The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-03-19
THE IOWA STATE CONVENTION
WAS ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
THEIR CEIIEFTAIN.
A BID FOR THE Negroes SUPPORT
Made in the Resolutions-The Ohio Con
vention Completes Its I.abors-Rhode
Island Democrats Nominate
Full State Ticket.

| convention unpleasant. by the time
for the holding of the district conven-
tons the atmosphere cleared and the
day became quite sharp and clear.
The conventions for each congression-
al district was held at 9 A. III. and dele
gates and alternatcs were selected for
| the National convention at st. Louis.
| The convention was called to order Mt
IL o'clock and the call read. Then
came the singing of the "Allison March
| for the first time. 1t made a great hit.
Hon. j. u. Dolliver, temporary chair
man, was introduced. Referring to Al
lison, Iowa's presidential candidate, he
said the demand is for somebody who
understands the business OF the govern
ment, who can read the account books
on both sides, what we take in and what
we pay out. We offer to the National
service a man trained in public bust
| ness, whose eye every item passes
Training like he has had is seldom APP
preached in American life. He would
| bring hope and deliverancc to the I'M
easy treasury. We have now Il man
agement that neither saves the internal
revenue from the distillers, nor the GUS
toluo houSe lTOH tHc importers. heDu-
table merchants are asking counties to
| exact peddlers' licenses from foreign
| factories so that foreign trade may not
| be driven away. We want protection.
No Republican has been proposed for
the nomination that would not bring
honor to the chief of the people, but
among all the men who are presented
for the favor of the party this year of
hopes and victory, no one outranks in
every particular the unassuming leader
! of Iowa, whose name is on the lips and
IN the hearts of all of our people today.
The address was frequently interrupt
ed by applause, which became tremen-
dous at every mention of Allison. -Four
| thousand people were present. The
convention was the most enthusiastic in
the history of the State. Adjournment
was taken till 2 p. M.
| Following is the list of delegates to
the st. Louis conventions:
| First district-C. III. Davis of Kooluk.
Nj. ID. jenkins of Fairfield.
| Second district-Seth Baker of Jack
son county, Col. George f. French of
| Scott county.
Third distribution. Edward Knott of
Wavery, Captain j. f. Merry of Man
| chester.
Fourth districts. b. Zeigler of West
Union, ed Collins of Northwood.
Fifth district-G. r. Struble of To-
ledo, $. w. Rathbun of Marion.
sixth district-Calyin Mannt of Wa
pello, w. III, Needham of Keokuk.
Seventh district-B. f.. Cummings of
Polk, DR.. b. ). Evanston of Madison.
Eighth districts. l.. Bank Wilson of
Creston, r. III. Spencer of Mount AYR.
Ninth district-.John n. Baldwin of
Council Bluffs, Hon. Slas Wilson of
Atlantic.
Tenth district-G. c. Call of Kossuth,
w. III. Macomber of Carroll.
Eleventh district-Hon. Il. c. Roach
of Rock Rapids, f. II. Hezell of Sioux
Rapids.
When the convention reassembed.
IL. A. IL. Cummings was made perma-
nent chairman. The committee on res
olutions made the following report.
which was adopted:
! TO the representatives of the Repub-
lican party of Iowa-Voicing the unani-
nous will and enthusiastic purposes of
the Republicans of the State, we here
with formally present to the Republi-
cans of the Nation the Hon. VIM. r.
Allison, United States senator from
Iowa, as a fitting candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for the presidency.
| The Republicans of Iowa, in their fealty
| to Republican principles and with a pro-
| found sense of their obligation to the
people of the Nation to do only what
| seems best to bring back to the Nation
| the health-giving tonic of Republican
| policy. present Mr.. Allison in a spirit
| far above any consideration of State
pride. For many years there has been
| universal feeling among the people
| OF Iowa that Senator Allison is conspicu-
ously fitted for the position of president
of their republic and this sentiment has
spread widely over the Nation, so that
we present his name today in no sense
| of personal compliment to him, in no
| spirit of local pride, but in the profound
conviction that we are fulfilling duty
TO the party and duty to the Nation.
I'VE believe that Senator Allison rep
! resents, as well as many men in the Ma
| ton, the competency of the Republican
| party to deal honestly, wisely and sue
| cessfully with all the interests of the
| country. For third of century the Re
publican party has solved all the great
difficulties in government that is posi-
bic for party to encounter. Its rule
was grandly benefcient and the growth
of prosperity of the nation under it was
marvellous. Since the Democratic party
displaced it in rule the record has been
one of wretched mismanagement and dis
NAL disaster. 1t is this contrast between
Republican competency and Democratic
incompetency that will carry the Repub-
lican party back to power. The strength
of its cause will rest, not upon issues,
but upon its demonstrated ability to meet
all issues firmly, wisely and successfully.
Senator Allison has been conspicu-
GUS figure in this benefcent work of the
party throughout it's whole existence No
other man in the nation more emphatic
ally represents the constructive and re-
sourceful capacity of the party to meet
In q practical and successful way the diff
ficult problem of administration. For
81 years he has had a moulding hand in
all the important laws upon the nations
statute books. Throughout this long pc
riod he has been a prominent and indefa-
tigable labOrer in all the different prob
lens connected with the war and the
means of sustaining it; reconstruction
and the harmonizing of the sections; the
abolition of slavery; the Acknowledgement
education and the upbuilding of the ne
gro, supplementing in this the work of
Iowa. which was the first State to give
the ballot to the black man; the raising
of revenue to sustain the government,
pay pensions and discharge thousands of
millions of the public debt; creation of
our financial system and the return to
specie payment; the creation of a sound
currency; the upbuilding of agencies for
the development of the West; the reform
of civil service: he National control of
railroads, the upbulding of American
industries; the protection of dairy and ag- |