Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-08-20
SHAW AND MILLIMAN
NOMINATED TO LEAD THE RE-
pUBLlCANS OF IOWA.
Sabin Defeated for Superlntendeht-ne
publicans Express Confidence In
bn n,icLat.

SaDin DcTGateU 1Or SupoEAuSVAe"o
publlcans Express Confidence In
the Ticket.
CEDAR RAPIDS, August 19.-The re-
publican state convention was called
to order at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
inr bv Chairman Mcmillan, of the
state central committee. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. DR.. Barclay, Of st.
paul's church, Cedar Rapids, and the
Hon. Chas. NJ IIarl, of Council Bluffs,
who had been selected as temporary
chairman, was then introduced and adj
dressed the convention. At the close
of his remarks pandemonium reigncd
for fully five minutes, so we'll was the
convention pleased with his remarks.
Committees were then named. .Ihs
committee on resolutions was made up
as follows: First district, James &.
Davis, Lee county; Second, w. i.
Roach, Muscatine; Third, $. NJ.
Weaver. Hardin; Fourth, Thos. Upde-
graft, Clayton; Fifth, Il. Murphy,
Benton: Sixth, Judge II. c. Traverse,
Davis: Seventh, A. Il. Cummins,
Polk; Eighth, j. c. Mabrey, APP
panoose: Ninth, Smith Mcpherson,
Montgomery; Tenth, George Rob
crts, Webster: Eleventh, Geo. {.
Scott, Plymouth. New members OF
the state central committee were chos
en- as follows: First district, Fl. 0,
Weaver. Louisa: Third, c. Il. Hancock,
of Dubuque; Fifth, w. d. Lee, Tama:
Sixth, N. f. Kendall, Monroe; Seventh
S. NJ. Leach, Dallas; Fourth. L. L..
Greene, Fayettc; Tenth. John i.
Drugge, Hamilton. At noon the con-
vention adjourned until Up. m.
Samuel Mahon. of Ottumwa, was
made temporary chairman of tho con-
vention, and after a brief address the
convention proceeded to the nomina-
ton of Il candidate for governor. w.
E. Fuller, T.. Nj. Shaw, A. j.. Funk, j.
Il. Harsh, Matt Parrott, JAS Harlan
and a. u. Fiickinger were placed in
nomination. Byers and Cownie had
withdrawn. The first ballot re.
suited: Flickinger 80, Harsh 19s,
Parrott 335, Fuller ISL, Harlan 1853,
Shaw PA. Funk POS. The leaders
made slight gains in the second and
third ballots and on the fourth ballot
Shaw was nominated as follows:
Shaw 1os, Parrott 335, Funk 2?3, Full
Ter lO1, Harsh IS, Harlan &C.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J. II.
Smith, of Linn county; b. f. Clayton,
Geo. Van llouten, of Taylor, and j. c.
Millman, of Harrison, were placed
before the convention. Milliman was
nominated on the first ballot.
Short addresses accepting the nomi-
nations were then made by both the
candidate for governor and lieutenant
governor.
For judge of supreme court. Chas.
Il. Leggctt, of Jefferson; Charles NJ.
Waterman, of Davenport; Ben Mccoy,
of Mahaska county: and Dan Ryan
were named, and Waterman was NOM
mated on the first ballot.
c. l.. Davidson, of Sioux county, was
renominatcd for railroad commissioner
by acclamation.
Richard f. Barrett. Of Usage, Mitch
ell county; Henry Sabin, of Clinton; j.
W. CARRIER, of Pella, Marion county;
and 0. II. honeywell, of Des Moines,
Polk county, were placed in nomina-
ton for superintendent OF public
instruction.. bdffCLU was nominated
on the first ballot.
The report Of the committee onres-
olutions was adopted by .tanding
vote, and the convention then adjourn
ed. The platform will be found in an
other column.
The state central committee was re.
organized last-night by the reelection
of chairman Fl. g. Mcmillan, N. f.
Kendall for vice president and l. NJ.
TreynOr for secretary.