The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-18
Iowa Republicans Meet in State
Convention.
Shaw Seems to Lead in the
Race for Governor.
CONVENED IN A TENT.
5000 People Crowd in Long
Before the Opening.
C. NJ. Harl, Temporary Chair
man, Sounds the "key Note"

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 18.-The Re
publican state convention began to-
day.
All night and early this morning
special and regular trains brought
crowds verifying the predictions that
this woald be the largest convention
ever held in the state The interest was
by no means confined to delegates, eV-
cry visitor being an active partisan for
one or the other of the candidates. The
late withdrawal last night of Speaker
Byers as a gubeEnatorial candidate,
while ostensibly in favor of F1iclinger,
really throws strength for Shaw. The
district caucuSeS confirmed the belief
that there is a drift of sentiment in
favor of Shaw. The withdrawal of
COwnie, the Second district delegate,
for supreme Judge. Eleventh district
caucus declared overwhelmingly in
favor of the Temple amendment as a
platform plank.
The huge tent, holding 1000 people,
was crowded long before the time for
opening. Senator Allison, who entered
with eX-GOv. Iarrabee, was greeted
with great applause. State Chairman
Nc MILAN called the convention to or
der and introduced Mr.. c. M. Hart of
Council Bluffs, the temporary chair
man. Mr.. Hart was heartily applaud
ed.
He said in part:
From the organization of the party,
Iowa Republicans have had a potent
influence in its councils by reason of
their just appreciation of its principles
and policies and their steadfast loyalty
to it's candidates. This influence has
been more and more extended as the
center of political power in the ma
ton has moved westward, until in the
last presidential campaign, when the
issue was trembling in its balance,
when the principles of sound money
and conservative, patriotic policy were
threatened with an overwhelming
flood nOlitlcal
the eyes of the nation were turned to-
ward the states of the central west as
the arbiters of the contest. Upon
them was thrown the responsibility of
defeating of the political vandalism
that would have overturned the very
foundation on which rest the rights of
the people and in the administration
of affairs of government would have
substituted for the experiences of ages
financial vagaries which would speed
lily wreck the fortunes of cross roads
store.
LAS trustees of the Republican party
of Iowa, we are charged with the duty
of so conducting our deliberations that
we should strengthen the hands of the
inspire the faith of all the friends of
good government and make over
whelming success a certainty.
THE Republicans of Iowa are IN
cOmprOmiSingly in favor of upholding
the plighted faith of the nation, re-
deeming its obligations and preserving
the equal purchasing and debt paying
power of every dollar coined or issued
under the authority of the national
government
They are now, as in 1896, in favor
of maintaining the gold standard, the
standard of the most enlightened ma
tions of the world, of sustaining Amer
ica's position in the front rank of the
army of progress-rather than taking
its policy from nations 5000 years be-
hind the age in which we live. They
are opposed to Mexicanizing either our
politics or our finances. They have no
patience with that modern alleged phil
Osophy that a man can lift himself over
the front gate by his boot straps or
with recent chimerical alleged discov-
cry in the field of finance which would
rival the miracle of creation by mere
ly speaking into existence wealth and
prosperity out of nothing
The convention adjourned until 2
o'clock. 1t is now believed the work
of the convention will be completed to-
day