Morris tribune., 1895-07-17

rott, of Waterloo; J. B. Harsh, of Ores.
ton; E. S. Ormsby, of Emmettsburg:
j. L. Kamrar, of Webster City; w. M.
Mcfarland, of Estherville (the present
secretary of state); state Senator A. s.
Conaway, of New Sharon; F. c. Let's,
of Marshalltown, and W. S. Russell, OF
Perry, were presented. Six ballots
were taken, the last resulting in the
nomination of Gen. Drake.
Rest of the Ticket.
Matt PARROT, of Waterloo, was nom
mated for lieutenant governor, defeat
| ing the present incum bent, Lieut.. Gov.
DUNCAN, of Charlton. Supreme Judge
Josiah Given, of Des Moines; State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Henry Sabin, of Clinton, and Railroad
Commissioner George w. Perkins, of
Farragut, were renominated.
The Platform.
After the nominations had been
completed, the resolutions commit
tee made it's report, which was adopt
ed, and synopsis of which is as fol-
lows:
1t reafirms the fealty of the republican
claimed by the national party since its birth;
congratulates the country on the evil
dences Of returning prosperity; declares
that the building up of our in
dustries under republican policy, their pa
ralysis under democratic power, and their re-
vival upon the reputation of the democratic
party, is complete vindication of the policy
of protection; denounces the democratic adj
ministration of national affairs for it's incom-
potency; announces it's belief in maintaining
not only the highest wage rate for the laborer,
but the integrity of the money in which he is
paid; practically reafdrms the Minneapolis
platform OF 1892 on the leading national issues,
and quotes the plank which says:
1.-THE American people, from tradition and
interest, favor bimetallism, and the repub-
lican party demands the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, with such restric-
ton and under such provisions, to be deter
mined bys Legislation, as will secure
the maintenance of the parity of the
value Of the two metals, that the
purchasing and the debt paying power OF the
dollar, whether of silver, gold or paper, shall
be at all times equal The interest of the pro-
ducers OF the country, its farmers and the
workingmen, demands that every dollar, paper
or coin issued by the government shall be as
good as any other"
The platform urges "that the United States
exert its influence to establish with the inn
portant commercial nations of the world such
an international agreement as will enable this
country to reopen its minis to the free and un-
limited coinage of both metals without loss of
one or the other from the volume of our
money"
1t favors more stringent Enforcement of the
immigration laws SO as to exclude criminal,
pauper and all other undesirable classes whose
presence tends to degrade American labor and
incite disorder. It also favors the granting of
pensions : to all honorably discharged union
soldiers and sailors, whose disabilities or ne
cessities justly entitle them thereto; it ig-
nores the prohibition question and indorses
Senator Allison for president
Candidate Drake.
lF'rancis Marion Drake, nominated for gov
ernor was born in Illinois. The Drake family
removed to Davis, county. Ia, in 1882 while
Francis was about year old He picked up
an education and in 1855 he was mar
ried to Mary Jane Lord and removed
to Centerville, which has since been
his home. He enlisted as a private
in 1861 and was promoted until he became bre-
vet brigadier general In 1865 he was badly
wounded at Marks Mills, Ark. After the war
he engaged in railroad construction and has
since been largely interested in railways.
He is now president of the Indiana, Illinois &
Iowa and is interested in several Iowa lines
He is the founder of Drake university of Des
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