Willmar tribune., 1897-08-24
IOWA REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings Of the State Conven-
ton at Cedar Rapids.
l.. M. Shaw, Of Crawford County, Nom
mated for Governor-Other Nom-
inees-Summary of the Plat
form Adopted.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 10. - Hon.
John Mcmillan, chairman of the state
central committee, called the republic
an convention to order yesterday at11
a. m. and introduced Rev. John Barkay,
of Cedar Rapids, who invoked Divine
blessing. Hon. Charles M. Hart, OF
Council Bluffs, was then introduced as
temporary chairman and made short
address.
AT the close of his speech the con-
vention adjourned until two p. M, and
on reassembling the report of the COM
mittee on permanent organization.
naming Maj. Samuel Mahon, of Wapello
county, as permanent chairman, was
adopted.
The Nominations.
The convention. at once proceeded to
the nomination of a candidate for gov
crnor. Seven candidates were placed
in the field. James Harlan, of Henry
county; Matt Parrot, of Blackhawk
county; w. E. Fuller, of Fayette coun-
ty; Thomas b. Harsh, of Union county;
A. T. Flakinger, of Pottawattamie coun-
ty; L. NJ. Shaw, of Crawford county; A.
b. Funk, of Dickinson county. On the
fourth ballot Shaw was nominated.
The convention then proceeded TO
complete the ticket, the following nom-
inetions being made: For lieutenant
governor, Capt. J. C. Milliman, Of Har-
rison county; for supreme judge,
Judge Waterman, of Scott county; for
railroad commissioner, c. L. Davidson,
of Sioux county; for superintendent of
instruction, r. G. Barrett, of Mitchell
county.
The Platform.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions was received and approved with
out dissenting vote. A synopsis of
the resolutions follows:
They declare that the republicans OF Iowa
view with the utmost satisfaction the cam
paign OF last year. and congratulate the
whole nation rpon the election Of William
dom and energy in directing the whole
force Of his administration toward an
early and complete fulfllment OF all
pledges; they applaud congress for its
prompt action, and refer with gratificat ton
to the part taken by the senator's and rep
resentatives OF Iowa: they reaff1rm and
adopt in every part the declaration Of
principles announced by the republican ma
tional convention Of 1896. and again declare
tor protection and sound money: they de-
mand rigid economy In all departments of
the government, to the effect that burdens
may be le6sened; demand a system of tax.
alton which will justly distribute among
taxpayers the amount necessary for public
expenditures, and insist that all individuals
| and corporations shall be so taxed that
| they shall not escape a fair and proper
tionate share Of burdens: declare selfish
| ness should be rebuked and avariciousness
| and power Of combination restrained in
| order that all may have equal opportuni-
| ties: invoke the birth and history Of the
party as guarantee Of TIE pledge that II
| exists only to do justice; they point with
| pride to the long record of economical ad-
| ministration of state affairs by the repub-
established on a rate Of taxation uniformly
| below that Of sister states. and commend
| the general assembly for it's efforts to re-
| duce taxation; the administration of Gov.
| Dixie Is indorsed, and the farmers are
| congratulated upon the selection of James
Wilson as secretary of agriculture. The
| platform closes with this paragraph: 1--WE
! believe in the justice Of those laws here
tofore enacted by republican Legislators
| securing to employees of railways the right
from negligence, and we favor such leg1s'
| lation as may be found necessary to per-
| feet such right and prevent It's impalrmen,
or notification in letter or spirit"
| The Candidate.
| L. M. Shaw, of Denison. has for many
years been one of the most prominent law
| yers and bankers of western Iowa. He was
| born in Vermont in 1S4S, but all of his man.
| hood has been passed in this state. In 1871
he entered Cornell college at Mount Yer.
non, Ia, and, having no means he worked
his way through college. In 1876 he was
| graduated from the Iowa college of law
and in the same year began the practice OF
his profession in Denison, where he still
resides. Mr.. Shaw is especially wen known
| among the friends of the Methodist church
in Iowa. He is at present member of the
| board Of directors of Cornell college, and
for three consecutive years he has repre-.
| sented the Methodist church Of Iowa in the
general conference.