Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1895-07-13
DRAKE is NAMED.
Iowa Republicans Settle the
Contest for Head of the
State Ticket.
TOOK SIX BALLOTS TO DO IT.
Resolutions Favor BimetalliSm
and Endorse Allison for
President.

Dies MONIES, July ii. The Republi-
can state convention was one of the
largest and most memorable in the his
tory of the party in Iowa. There were
10 candidates for governor and six bal
lots were necessary to decide the con-
test, resulting in the nomination Of
General F. M. Drake of Centerville for
governor; Hon. Matt Parrott of Water
loo was nominated for lieutenant gov
ernor on second ballot, and Supreme
Judge Given, State Superintendent
Sabin and Railroad Commissioner Per-
kins were renominated. Senator Alli-
son was present and received with wild
and enthusiastic demonstrations when
his name was mentioned in connection
with the presidency. The resolutions
are conservative, mainly reiterating
the Republican national platform on
the currency and tariff questions.
During the balloting for lieutenant
governor General Drake reached the
convention hall and made a short
speech containing very happy illusions
to his competitors before the conven-
tion. He said he was prepared to make
vigorous campaign upon the broad,
national platform adopted by the con-
vention.
The Platform Adopted.
The platform was presented to the
convention during the balloting for
governor. 1t was adopted without de-
bate or dissent. The following are the
main planks:
We, the representatives of the Repub-
lican party of Iowa, in convention assem-
bled, reaffirm our fealty to the great prin-
ciples which our national party from it's
birth has steadfastly proclaimed in the
face of an ever shifting foe. We congratrl-
late the people of this country upon the
evidences of returning prosperity and re-
joice in each instance of labor re-em-
ployed, wages restored and industry re-
established upon a prosperous basis. In
the record of the building of our indus
tries under Republican policy, the paraly-
sis under Democratic power and their re-
vival with the repudiation of the Demo-
cratic party and the dissolution of the
Democratic house of representatives, sue
ceeded by one elected upon the platform
of the Republican party, vindication Of
the policy of protection is complete.
The Currency Plank.
On currency the platform says:
We affirm the declaration of the Repub-
lican national platform of 81, adopted at
Minneapolis, that the American people
from tradition and interest favor bimetal-
ism, and the Republican party demands
the use of both gold and silver as standard
money, with such restriction and under
such provisions to be determined by legis-
lation as will secure the maintainance 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 workingman demands
that every dollar, paper or coin, issued by
the government shall be as good as any
other.
We urge that the United States exertits
influence to establish with the important
commercial nations of the world such an
international agreement as will enable
this country to reopen its mints to the free
and unlimited coinage of both metals
without loss of one or the other from the
volume of our money.
The platform favors restriction of
immigration and pensions for all hon
orably discharged Union soldiers and
closes with an Endorsement Of Senator
Allison