The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-03-12

platform, jumped to mis- feet and said:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention-I move that those resolutions
be unanimously accepted and endorsed by
the convention by rising. vote, and that
three cheers and tiger be given for Alli-
son, the next president of the United
States.'
Almost before Chairman Cummings
could open his mouth to put the motion,
the vast assembly of delegates and thous-
ands of visitors in the galleries arose and
gave three cheers and a tiger. the like OF
which has never been heard in Iowa.
Before the final adjournment there were
repeated calls for speeches. Congressman
Henderson responded to his name in a
mastery speech in which he told the peo-
pie of Iowa what the people of Washington
thought OF Mr.. Allison.
General S. Clarkson did not attend the
convention. having gone west last night.
1t was thought there would be some oppo-
sition to him on account of a protrac ed
absence from the state, but he was elected
one of the delegates at large and received
special personal endorsements in several
of the district caucuses. The mention of
Senator Gears name in connection with
free sugur was cheered at great length.
The Iowa delegates held a meeting at the
Savoy House tonight and mapped out a
plan of procedure. No chairman has yet
been elected. The delegation will act as q
unit in all matters. 1t is a strong and har-
monious delegation, every member of it an
Allison man from start to finish.
The district conventions were held at 0
a. M, and the delegates and alternates Sc
lected for the national Republican conven-
ton.
RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 1.-THE
Rhode Island Democratic state convention
today nominated the following candidates
Governor, George Littlefield; Lieutenant
governor, Augustus .. Miller; secretary OF
state, George L. Church: Encouragement,
George l.. Brown; treasurer, John G.
Perry.
The platform adopted does not touch
upon national issues.
The convention to choose delegates to
the national convention will be called after
the state election, April l.
LOCAL CONVENTION
SACRAMENTO, March 11.-Hon. j. f.
Kidder, chairman of the Republican con-
gressional committee of the Second con-
gressional district, has issued call for a
meeting of the committee in the supreme
court room of the capitol on Monday,
March %, 1895, at 3 pm.
The purpose of the meeting is to arrange
for the election of delegates to the state
convention, which is to meet in Sacra-
IueUtO OH May OH 10 SelecL ueleRdtcS W
the Republican national convention.
NON-PoLITICAL MEETING
HELENA, Mont, March 1.-THE largest
popular non-political convention ever held
in the state closed it's labors this evening.
1t was the immigration and mining con-
ventlon, called for the purpose of etfecting
permanent organization that shall work
for the development of Montana by secur-
ing the immigration of desirable farmers
and the enlistment of capital in mining
enterprises. Every county was repre-
sented. Hon. Walter Cooper of
Bozeman was made chairman and A. Ii.
Barrett of Butte, secretary. For two days
there was score of Papers by specialists
from all over the state, setting forth the re-
sources of their respective sections. Never
! was there such a resume of the advantages
on the fact that though there are thousands
of acres of tillable land IN the STATE, a very
large percentage of the farm products and
supplies used in the larger cities are inn
/ ported from other states. The city of
| Butte alone sends outside 100000 annu-
| ally for butter, eggs and flour. Scarcely
ten per cent of the pork produces consum-
ed in the state are produced at home.
Resolutions were adopted declari g that
no more inviting field for immigration ex.
| lists than Montana. The state has abun.
dance of the finest grazing lands and a
great number of rich valleys which will
produce crops in abundance. Besides, the
| state is rich in precious metals. A perma
nent bureau will be or anized for the prep
aration of authoritative statements of the
| resources of the state and the dissemina
ton of literature among farmers and CAPT
| talists.