New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
IOWA NAMES ALLISON.
,o1sING ENDORSEMENT OF HER FAVOR
lTE SON
rur REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION SELECTS
DELEGATES TO ST LOUIS AND URGES THE
CLAIMS OF THE sENAToR-DoL-
LINERS STRONG SPEECH

Des Moines March 1.-THE Republican state
Convention met in this city to-day to select dele
rates to the National Convention at 81. Louis
and formally TO inaugurate the candidacy Oh
senator William b. Allison OF Iowa. for Presi-
sent The convention one Of the largest ever
held in the State, and hundreds of people were
turned away from the tabernacle in when II
vas held Congressman J. p. Dolliver was named
as temporary chairman. His speech served 10
rouse the enthusiasm of Allison's supporters to
the highest point and 1t vas cheered TO the echo
from first 10 last. He said in part;
We have heard it said that American politics is a
s0TsuP sns Who ana affect mora elevation above me gen
eral level of the word. from which fhey oiigenE fn
Culture and bogus patriotism: sometimes by tTave ,he
Valiant Nis irO mariner Of spain brought The cara
yes OF Columbus to the Worlds Fair and the other
the United States Government is so immoral ina,
people do not to sit next to politicians San,s al
foreisn capitals. when last November the riaaIn Ann
SSnssa O a Tns u s aTeass G Of sei
isai Society of Edinburgh the cheerful informa;
ton hP5 sa ns seen anea by obbefs and
into where e fnom b S Free Trade
sCd TSfeyeS Of sH the American Of
ns pages and Since less Of
It reates the business Of the Free Trade asagds hue
Of naye been gathered up for the comfort Of the
somewhat dilapidated international par'"eis"ip ~
wnS s s IS the seni-centennial of Iowa and the for
IN s' this i'as assembly and sitting by quiet residss
throughout the State are men nnS wnS ranSri IN a have
fortune Of b s Psy P35s ensa ana ofVf o duy fsp hy
faith Wh 1} mSupf s prnSpe5 SHS e in The ihe ana
have have raned he cRdre It's unsesn seTvGs
These are the s9ns pD,e that mature the strength Of
m Political parties that make public life honorable H ,Siry
lfsrs. Mhou, reserve and without dissentinns in
have syen Of an %Wam r. sGS From this
council chamber Of the bis Rsry yeadHrshP from the
Seginnng of his public life. send greetings from the
Old homestead 70 the scattered ehiiofe" u i0"A
wherever Vel w iner appesl @ without confidence our neigh
bo Of Iowa to The sea{ 6r and have
called in vain upon the goodwill OF our peopie. ,o
!on | bas her the trusted representative not alone
~ the political convictions but Of the materal con-
Germs OF o ,mr is for Somebody who understands the
everyday business OF Ihe oi sne on hoh
sdes what we take in and what we pay ou,, We
offer TO the Maosa wba ha left the impress Of
practical wisdom on every revenue easudde SUE wbose
since the the Scn FOR every appropriation bill for
nearly generation has passed raihhns nhss He He
nans na sedGm e sef Bns hope and to the
uneasy Treasury Of the United tSa has neither
he energy TO the internal revenue from from te ,he
hands Of seGs nor Sf MSn Year aq"e every shady
% ~ - Tnndervaluation has come forth 70 enjoy
me p,enlfS are already asking the House Com
Of WAYS and MSans "a the 20 oTe factories in
order that legitimate merchants may not Oe .'''0"
ii'n am nne not here 70 frame railing ascussat,on sa
against the Chief Magstrate nor asasi es e he can
a Of The %n0 rspu3aon IS uGf In our
CIV 20 attack the Administration we ougn ne me- re-
sampon Of hs
Ssn people PToyaea han the aee by which AMER
has been @ Ike kept EARN s s'f% For as so
nat exact equality OF paper with coin ana b OF s.oh an
eher exsns snvioabiy preserved That man Is p99s
student Of the National welfare ap ynT tsbes to the
eestres Of American business the' ,nieves a ot
again faten on the WRaut dsparasns pa any
nublican leader justified n @ me commerce
that the irouSe,n security in the nomination OF
me man who was generously commence T 70 once a
rbute m to senator Asons profound mastery al
the problems of National finance an anu dsv fnev en-
fered the House Of REPRESENTATIVES togetneT anu
ended only in the valley OF the s'au0" -
The speaker continued at length 70 DISCUSS tsc,,nn
monetary issue and the doctrine oi ~ ~ oniv
axnros,in, his solemn conviction that the ON!
@ 80. 20 resent misfortune lies in giving back
20 the workingmen OF the united STATS, STATS ,me nIe
porunty TO do the work OF me Sa n cdnceal
The Republican party. he said, mace no 80
nant ~ lis desire to continue the largest p,ac-
tIoable use of silver. short OF lntrouuciis .d
rero,Is elements of disturbance ana nuc . g.,
into the coinage The true remedy Iay no, "a -,
1a~ilous experiments in banking, currency anu anu
Coinage but in the prompt provision Il a" Con-
ouate National revenue. III 0O"N'''
gresham DOlliver said
This world. no, always able TO deliver itself from
,,ths va bumbugs has In recent years escaped
rom TWO grotesque hallucinations-GroV ord
iaud nd Hung Chang, the Democratic parry aiIr
the Chinese army Not wars and Tumors OF
,ra can revive popular interest in the Aoins''a a.
.Gotip
o"r nU smnatbv for the oppressed we begin TO grow
Of the % three hundres years od
to cover up the mess that mas oer f,,nd States OF
tnTee yearS M II, do not intend 10 allow brass band at
the State Department or aipoIhdtc h ve from the
nrsnn 's issue Of this years restoration
of American conditions 70 the n be historic
a. administration min OF benjamin Harrison that the
Democratic party made i's our aairs They
got the contract and seventy millions OF people less
than half Of whom ba%e since te been patiently
waiting for the opportunity as hand Three
hundred and eght days rGm this -, msdan hs enn,a th1
;s5BP'Rfsainb1l ;5sP RanIblican 'President
'"S NO man has been proposed for the nomination
oacs os tha neope but among all the ilus,rous
men who are presented for the favor OF the parry
in rpsnsd preparaton for it's duties the
Ing leader Of the Republican,sm OF owa va % one
people to-day.
J. n Baldwin, OF Council Bluffs. offered
resolution naming Senator John H. Gear Con-
gresham w. p. Hepburn and David b. Hender-
son and ]. s. Clarkson as delegates-at-iarge
There had been movement to keep ClarKson
of the delegation. but 1t was promptly squeIched
before the convention came 10 order. ana the
resolution carried una nanmously For aternates-
At-large there a number OF aspirants. ana
those selected were II. G. Mcmillan. Of Lyon
David Heimsheimer. Of Mills: Phillip Schaler
OF Sac and j. E. Foster. of Mahaska.
The resolutions in form at variance from