The herald., 1897-06-24
IN IOWA
Three State Conventions All Favor
ing Silver

n
: DEs MONIES. June 2S.-About' a
thousand delegates were present when
: State Chairman M. F. Healey called the
e Democratic State convention to order
r today. The attendance was very small
Y The announcement that ex-Congress~
!, man f. f. White of Keokuck, the lead
ing candidate for Governor would pre-
side as chairman was greeted with
: cheers A large picture of w. j. Bryan
: was unveiled at the rear of the stage.
Three cheers were given for Bryan and
then White delivered an address. He
said in part:
None but veritable demagogues and
reckless partisans will dissent from the
r statement that conditions throughout
our country are not only unsatisfactory
; but deplorable. not only deporable but
actually alarming and becoming more.
alarming with the lapse of each succeed
ing day. These conditions are sought to
be intensified and made perpetual by
certain class of people who are direct
pecuniary beneficiaries, and while COM
paratively few in number, are powerful
in their influence. The cause of true re-
form suffers immensely because great
many people rest secure in the hope that
freedom remains unimpaired so long as
not actually sold upon the block. Let
the working classes once thoroughly
comprehend that the power to fix wages
and determine prices is the omnipotent
power in this material world-a power
that can most effectually create an au-
tocrat upon the one hand and a menial
on the other-and the carnival of the
theving fraternity will come speedily to
an end"
IiavyV rix h ts
evening, having completed its work.
The two allied conventions the Silver
Republicans and the Populist conven-
tons completed their work slightly in
advance. The three factions were, after
much controversy, 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 Populist. The ticket will be placed
on the official ballot under the name
Democrat" When this became known,
there was a split in the Populist conven-
tions, the middle of the road faction. un-
der the leadership of A. w. c. Weeks,
walking out The seceders numbered
probably 100 of the delegates. Gen. j.
B. Weaver's faction remained with the
Democrats, whereupon he was bitterly
|
union of all free silver forces would have
been complete.
The ticket is composed as follows:
Governor-F. E. White, Democrat
Keokuki
Lieutenant governor-B. A. Plummer,
Silver Republican, Winnebago county.
Judge supreme court-L. q. kinne,
Democrat, for Bryan, of Polk county.
G
Populist, Dallas county.
SUPERINTENDENT instruction-G. F.
Rhinehart, Silver Republican, Jasper
county.
Mr.. White, the candidate for governor,
was formerly member OF congress
from the Sixth district. He was de-
feated for reelection last year by John
E. Lacey. He is an out and out free
silver man and he has an established
reputation as good campaigner.
Mr.. Whites main competitor for the
nomination for governor was j. T. Bur-
gest of Ottumwa a Cleveland postmas-
ter, who supported Bryan. His candi-
dacy was pushed by the younger men.
Half a dozen other candidates were
placed in nomination, but Ex-Governor
Boies' name was hardly mentioned in
the convention.
Judge Kinne Is chief justice of the SUI
preme court now. He supported Bryan
last year, but under some protests. He
is a prominent Democrat. The senti-
ment of the convention was almost over
whelmingly for Bryan. Every reference
to his name was greeted with lusty
cheering.
His picture was repeatedly displayed
and every time an orator pointed to-
ward 1t there was applause. There was
no quarter given to the gold Democrats.
The silver element of the party had it's
own way in all the proceedings. In
point of numbers it was one of the larg-
est conventions ever held in this city
and in point of enthusiasm 1t will COM
pare.favorably with any of them.
! The platform adopted strongly in
dorses the national Democratic platform
adopted at Chicago, with special en-
phasis on the financial plank This sec
ton of the platform concludes as fol-
lows: "And we enter into the first cam
: pagn of the great battle of the people
against the combined corporate and
money power, in which that peerless
statesman and patriot William j. Bry-
; an, was our leader, with the reassertiOn
that we demand the free and unlimited
: coinage of both gold and silver'at the
legal ratio of 16 to l without waiting
, for the aid or consent of any other ma
ton"
!. The Republicans in the management
of the national campaign last year are
, charged with bribery intimidation, col
onization and deception. 1t is charged
that the rich men contributed millions
upon millions to Mark Hanna's cam
paign fund and he has triumphed by the
corruptness of this vast sum. They are
, now able to reeoup themselves from the
pockets of the people,"
SILVER REPUBLICANS
DES MONIES, Iowa, June 23.-The
Free Silver Republican State convention
opened today with about $50 delegates.
j. b. Romans of Des Mones, temporary
chairman, arraigned the Republican
, party for its failure to bring the pros
perity promised during McKinley's cam
paign, and predicted victory for the al
lied silver forces in Iowa this fall. He