Rock Island Argus., 1897-06-24
HAWKEYE FUSION.
Three Parties Agree to Support
s.zs a. One State Ticket.
MIDDLE-oF-THE-RoAD MEN KICK

Clcar Out of the Traces to the Number of
About 100. T.ecause the Ticket VIII Go
ON the Ballot as "Democratic"-OhioR Re-
pubiicans Complete Their Busihess and
Opposing Factions 60 Hosnc In Appar-
emily Good Humor Generally.
Des Moines. IA, June 24.-The Demo-
cratic state convention adjourned early
last evening. having completed Its work.
The two allied conventions, the silver
ReputDeans and Populists. completed
mir work slightly in advance. The
three factions were after much contro-
~orsy able to agree on one platform.
with free silver as the main idea, and
one ticket. composed Of two Democrats,
two silver Republicans and one Popu-
At The ticket will be placed on the
o@o1ai ballet under the name Demo-
0Rt." WhA this became known there
~tss sPsI in the Populist convention,
t& piddle-of-the-roed faction under
the leadership Of A. w. C. Weeks, walk
Ing ost. The seceders numbered prob
ably 100 OF the delegates. General j. =.
Weavsr's facttnn remained with the
Demscrats. whsreupon he was bitterly
denounced. But for this rupture the
union OF al the Gree silver forces would
have been complete.
Ticket That Was Selected.
The ucket Is composed as follows:
Governor. y. l.. White, Democrat, Keo-
lsS& ceunty; lieutenant governor, B. A.
Plumsner. silver Republican, Winnsbago
county; Judge supreme court, L. G.
kinns, Democrat fsr Bryan, Polk coun-
~: railroad commissioner, s. B. Grain,
fopnsS, Dallas county; superintendent
OF hstSSiotfUn, q. =. Rhinehaft, silver
R2putstoes. Jasper coalnty.
"hke. the candidate for goyerno<,
tsas hrraesiy n momber OF congress
from the Sixth district. He was defeated
for re-eleettua last year by John F.. La
cey. He h an out-and-out free silver
man and has an established reputation
as radical and a good campaigner
WHITES main competitor for the nomin-
alton for governor was J. r. Burgess Of
ottunwn. n Cleveland postmaster, who
supported Bryan. His candidacy was
pushed by the younger men. Half
dozen other eandidates we're placed in
nomination. but Ex-Governor Boie<'
name was hardly mentioned in the con-
vcntion.
They Were All Rryan Men.
The sentiment Of the convention was
overwhelmingly for bryan. Every ref
erence to his name was greeted with
lasty cheering. There was no mistakiug
the fact that he is still tho IDOL of the
Democrats OF Iowa. His picture was
repeatedly displayed and every time an
orator pointed toward II there was an
pfause. There was no quarter given to
the gold Democrats. The radical element
q tho party had its own way In all the
proceedings. In point OF numbers It was
one Of the largest Democratic conventions
ever bod m this city and in point Of en-
thusiasm 1t win compare favorably
with any of them.
Principal Plank OF tho Platform.
The pla form states its faith In Bryan
fssn in the first paragraph, which says:
I'VE lay special emphasis upon that por-
tion OF the national platform Of the
Democratic party on the financial quss-
tion, believing that the very existence
of the farming. laboring and commercial
interests Of this country depends upon
o change Of our financial policy, and we
coter into thc first campaign after the
groat battle Of the people against the
oorahned corporate and money power.
In which mat peerless statesman and
patriot. w. J. Bryan, was our leader.
with the reasscrtion that we demand the
frue and unlimited coinage of both gold
ard. stivef mt the present legal ratio of