Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-09-09
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Free silver Men Of lows Hold Harino
aious Conventions st Marshalltown.
MARsHALLTowN, Sept. s.-The demo
Gratis, populists and free silver republi
cans, of Iowa, held their state conven
ton here yesterday and nominated tn
following ticket:
Secretary of state-Claude r. Porter
Appanoose county, democrat.
Treasurer OF state--Nels Anderson
Des Moines county, democrat.
Auditor Of state-E. b. Gillette, Poll
county, populist.
Attorney general. NJ. Parsons
Lyon county, democrat,
Supreme judge-W. A. Spurrier, Poll
county, silver republican.
Railroad commissioner Qong term)-
A. Hanson, O'Brien county, populist
Railroad commissioner Short term)-
II E. Wills, Clinton county, democrat
Clerk supreme court-Earl T. Per
kins, Polk county, democrat.
Supreme court reporter-W. A. Fer
rim, Taylor county, democrat.
There were three separate and dis
tinct conventions held. A division Of
the offices had been previously agreed
upon and each convention after per-
manent organization proceeded to nom
mate its part of the ticket and adopt
its platform. In the democratic con-
vention Frank @. Stuart, of Charlton,
was temporary chairman and r. f..
Graham was permanent chairman.
There was only one contest over can
didates in this convention, that be-
tween Walter McHenry, of Des Moines,
and j. NJ. Parsons, of Rock Rapids. for
attorney general. The ballotresulted:
Parsons, Col; McHenry, 373. The other
candidates were nominated by accla-
nation. Committees were named as
follows:
Committee on resolutions-Fifth dis
trica, A. r. Miller, Washington county;
Second, William Theophilus, Scott;
Third. j. S. Murphy, Dubuque; Fourth,
R. N. Douglas, Alamakee; Fifth, Judge
Caldwell, Tama; Sixth, Col. c. II. Mack
ey, Keokuk; Seventh, M. Fl. King, Polk;
Eighth, J. w. Rhinehart, Appanoose;
Ninth. X. r. Madden, Adair; Tenth,
M. F. Healy, Webster; Eleventh, j. Il.
Quick, Woodbury..
State central committee-First dis
trict, H. L. Ihroop, Mt. Pleasant;
Third, Judge Carr, Manchester; Fourth,
w. o. Holman, Cerro Gordo county;
Seventh, G. A. Huffman, Des Moines;
Eighth, w. R. Hart, Ringgold county;
Tenth, NJ. F. Healy, Fl. Dodge; Elev-
enth, T. F. Ward, Plymouth county.
In the convention of the popullstsP P.
a. Donlon, of Emmetsburg, was tenn
porary chairman, and E. Fl. Gillette,
of Des Moines, permanent chairman.
Committees were reported from the
districts as follows: Members of the
state central committee: Fifth, L. S.
Moore, Marion; Sixth, J. r. Clark,
Marion county; Seventh, J. Bellangee,
Des Moines; Eighth, W. 81. Robb,
Creston; Ninth, J. c. Frazier, Shelby;
Tenth, Ben Speer, Jefferson; Eleventh,
J. M. Hathaway, Onawa. The COM
mittee ON resolutions: Fifth, S. s.
Mann; Sixth, Gen. J. B. Weaver;
Seventh, E. H. Gillette, Des Moines;
Eighth, J. o. Jones; Ninth. G. A. Bas-
com; Tenth, J. E. Anderson; Eleventh,
DR.. II. "A. Evans. E. d. Gillette was
nominated for auditor without OPPOSE.
ton, as was A. Hanson for railroad
The convention, after
adopting their platform, ratified the
named by the other con-
ventions and adjourned.
At the silver republican convention
Judge Spurrier, of Des Moines, pre-
sided. H. ]. Budd, ]. N. Holman and
J. M. Wonser were appointed as COM
mittee on resolutions. But one Office
had been given the silver republicans,
that Of judge Of the supreme court,
and Judge Spurrier was named for the
place by reclamation. Following the
adoption OF the platform, the nominees
of the other conventions were ratified
and the convention adjourned. The
state central committee was consti-
suted as follows: First district. Robt.
D. Donahoe, Burlington; Second. Her.
bert Fairall, Marengo, Third, E. r.
Dow, Dubuque; Fifth. J. M. Wonser,
Tama City; Sixth, J. R. Gorrell, New
ton; Seventh, c. S. Wilson, Des Moines;
Eighth, B. v. Leonard, Bedford; Ninth.
n. 3. Holman. Guthrie Center; Tenth,
E. X. Burch, Denison: Eleventh, w.
B. Chapman, Washta.
1.-THE platforms of the three conven-
lions will be found in another column.
Hosklns Found Guilty.
Dies MONIES, Sept. flames NJ. Hos
kins, of Sioux Rapids, editor of the
Sioux Rapids Republican, has been
convicted of criminal libel by Judge
Quartin, of Storm Lake. Last week
J, J. Bruce, of Rolfe, was convicted
under the same indictment and both
he and Hoskins will be sentenced by
Judge Quartin. Both men were mixed
up in the writing and publication of
Nbellous letter calculated to reflect or
the character of Judge Helsell. Of
Storm Lake.
Batteries Mustered Out.
Dies MONIES, Sept. 6.--Paymastel
Monaghan, of Omaha, yesterday pait
off the two batteries that have beer
located at Camp Mckinley for some