The age-herald., 1898-09-02
WORDS OF PRAISE
 FOR M'KINLEY Iowa Republicans Eulogize the President and His Cabinet. SENATOR ALLIS0N'S SPEECH Says The People Trusted Congress in Their Emergency and It Met
 Every Requirement of
 the Hour.
SENATOR ALLISON'S SPEECH

Dubuque, Ia., September 1-The republic an convention today was decidedly an ad-
 ministrative body in all it's actions and
 speeches. No other sentiment than that
 of approval was to be heard anywhere
 Major Lacy, temporary chairman, sounded
 the key note and 1t was repeated with em-
 phasis by Senator Allison in his speech as
 permanent chairman. The senator was
 looked upon as echoing the sentiments of President Mckinley and the Washington cabinet and believing that the delegates gave their approval and indorsement of the administrative policy. There was some disappointment over the failure to emphat-
 ically declare for the holding and control of all conquered territory. both the dele gates were thoroughly convinced that what
 had been done was practically the voice of the national government and so were con- tented
 A recess was taken when MT. Lacy con cluded Then Senator Allison was perma-
 nent chairman There was much cheering
 when the senas,g arose and said in part:
 Two years ago this fall we elected Hon. Wm Mckinley as president Qong continued applause). I have heard of no man in
 this state who regrets casting his vote
 
 ours during these two years have been managed by him and his cabinet With fidelity and with a single purpose of pa triotic efforts in a way to fully meet the approbation of the American people. have never seen before in the long service
 in the councils of my country, vote after vote cast during the last session of con-
 gress, giving the unanimous support of Ia Df n
 great and good man and his administration. We have trusted the president and his ad- visors.
 We have trusted the congress Of the United States in their emergency and they
 have met every requirement with patriot ism that should receive the thanks of the
 country. We have seen by August 12 that the war has been suspended and the re-
 suits of that war in part achieved, and we have selected through our great presi-
 dent, the commissioners who are to deal
 with the remaining questions of the war. After these questions have been dealt with in the past, they will be dealt with in the future, and for the interests of the millions of the people of this country"
 After Senator Allison concluded, nomina- tions were taken up.
 George T. Dobson for secretary of state | and J. o. Harriott for treasurer were nominated by exclamation. Frank F. Mer-
 riam, of Delaware county. was nominated for auditor, Milton Ramly, of Johnson
 county for attorney-general, and ''Wel- come'' Mowery, of Tamara, for railroad
 commissioner; all have opposition. The platform was then read and adopted.
 It congratulated the country upon the wise and patriotic administration of President
 Mckinley, approves gold standard policy of the republican party and reaffrms the policies of reciprocity and protection. The platform continues: We favor the rpbuiding of the American merchant ma
 rine, the speedy construction of the Nica- ragua canal; the securing of naval and coaling stations and the protection of American rights in every quarter of the
 world, with an adequate navy. The repub- ltcan party under whose policeis and ad-
 ministration prosperity has been restored
 and a foreign war successfully conducted. has earned the right to be further en- trusted with the task of solving the terri torial, colonial and commercial problems that have resulted from the war.