Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-03
IKE IOWA PLATFORM
Full Text Of the Resolutions Adopted
BY the Republicans at Des
Moines.
Governor Shaw Eminently Satisfied
With the Declaration Of Princi.
ples-The senatorship.
Judge Hubbard's Anti Convention
Statement Causing Some Inter.
est In View Of Results.

L
est In View Of Results.
For Lieut.. Gov. c. MILLIMAN
For Supt. Instruction. r. g. BARRETT
For Railroad Com. e. A. DAWSON
For Sup. Judge. JOHN c. sHERWIN
Des Moines, Aug. 3.-The above ticket
and appended platform constitute the
work of the republican convention yes
terday. incidentally there was a good
deal of quiet wirepulling done in the
interests of the senatorial candidates, I
but the actual work of the convention
in the making Of nominations and adop- /
ton of platform is not believed to
have had any material effect on the
chances of either Of the senatorial as
pirants While Judge Sherwin is regu-
larly classed as a Gear man. the nomi-
nation can not fairly be said to be a
Gear victory, because the supporters of
Mr.. Cummins contributed to start the
landslide in Judge Sherwin's facor.
The two decisive acts which made
Judge Sherwin's nomination certain
were first, the action of Van Buren,
county, the home OF Judge Sloan, in
withdrawing it's support from the lat
ter on the third ballot and giving it SOL
| idly to the victor, and second, when
Senator Gear, as chairman of the Dies
Moines county delegation, gave nearly
the entire vote of that county to Judge
Sherwin early in the fourth ballot. Then
lit was arace between the Gear and
| Cummins men, outside of the Fifth and
Eleventh districts, to see who could
contribute the most toward the sue
cess of Judge Sherwin.
Judge Hubbard, Of Cedar Rapids, was
lquoted before the convention as saying
4 that if the Gear managers expected any
help from the Fifth district they must
come down with some substantial aid
for Burnham. AS the Blythes managed
the campaign for and succeeded in ac-
Icomplishing Sherwin's nomination,
there is considerable interest as to what
position Hubbard will now take on the
senatorial question.
The situation in the Fifth district on
the senatorial question up to yesterday
: was described by H. G. Mcmillan. for
mer chairman of the republican state
central committee, and now one of the
editors of the Cedar Rapids Republican,
who said:
1.-The Fifth district may possibly have
, 81 chance to decide the senatorial ques-
!, ton. There isn't county in the dis
!, trict that is tied up with instructions,
. land it is probable that before the leg
. isature meets the members from our
+ district will hold a caucus and agree
r to vote as unit for some candidate Tor
$ United States senator.
!, He added that ne was not ready to
$ say at present whether that candidate
would be either Gear or Cummins.
i The platform is precisely the one de-
i sired by Governor Shaw. and upon 1t
says he will make the best campaign
that is In him. Like the great majority
of the leaders of the party in Iowa, he
was very strenuous for the most posi-
! tive declaration upon the money ques-
Ition. He is also. an ardent expansion
list. These two issues Will be made
a prominent in the campaign.
The full text of the platform is as fol-
p lows:
"Resolved. First-The republicans OF
iowa in state convention assembled re-
:, affirm their devotion to the repub-
n !ican party and its principles For fort,
years in the administration of STATE
and nation, it has made its epoch II
history the happiest for mankind
known in the history of the world. Tn
y success of the past makes US contiden
for the future.
"Second-We approve the administra
" ltion Of William Mckinley. He. came t
81 the presidency with every American in
n Idustry Frustrated in city and town ia
lie throughout the land, and with tn
= American people pervaded with discon
ieha low If tb.a dos
N potIsm of Spain rested upon neighbor
- ling lands. Today the borders of the re
=, public have enlarged the era of freedom
II lin two oceans, and the prosperity o
!, q the American people is beyond that o
a any time in our history. William Nc
Kfnley takes rank with the greatest @
presidents.
"Third-we approve the administra
ton OF Governor Shaw. He hat
st wrought business wisdom and the spiri
in of the people into the conduct of stat
ne affairs, and we congratulate the peopi
to Of Iowa upon the legislative and exeeu
tie tive management of their affairs whic
IN management has met honorably an
ne successfully the responsibilities of o,
is ganizing and equipping volunteers fc
&C the army, has provided adequately fc
e. the many and important state institl
u tions, has wiped out the state debt an
lis has established large and satisfactor
ol balance in the state treasury.
1t "F'ourth-Ne commend the action
the Iowa delegation in congress in il
support of protection, of the Dinge
tariff of the maintenance of the gol
standard and in its faithful support {
ne the administration of President McNit
-. ley in his policy in peace and war.
ue "Fifth--We rejoice in the prosperity
-, election of David B. Henderson to
" speaker of the house of representative
and endorse him as wholly worthy
-, that honor.
eu "Sixth-we readopt the followir
~ declaration from the Iowa republica
- platform of 1898:
~ 1.-The monetary standard of Il
w country and the commercial world
VI gold The permanence of this standal
must be assured by congressional le
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