Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-08-18

Dies MONIES. August l7.-Chairman
Townsend, OF the democratic state
central committee, called the state
con vention to order in the Auditorium
Yesterday ut 1890. After prayer by
Rev. J. A. Writ, Hon. Cato Sells was
introduced ms temporary chairman
He said in part: .ra 1s"
"Just what the democratic national plat
form Of 1900 will contain | DO not Know.
but I firmly believe that It Will pc along
an Indictment Of the Mckinley regime for
it's mal-administration, ciass prelerm s,;n
and unconstitutional conduct as 70 insure
the support Of every citizen VINO nas peet'
And / sincerely hope that no dcnocratiS
convention will subject itself to the .rcund
Robin charge Of censorship, but that "a;
contention for. an honest conviction. end
that when the national convention has
again spoken the will of the majority w
he acquiesced in by reunited nj rresls.-
ible democratic party, and thus make GER
tain the supremacy and consequent pros
perity of the liberty loving, law ab;Gi:ls,
home building and Industrious masses eve.
purposes advocate or tolerate the prcstl-
tuition Of the executive, legislative powers
OF the government, the federal cfnsIttu,,
ton, Monroe doctrine and declaration or
"Bimetallism is as much fundamentai
principle of democracy as equality OF
rights, and this convention would BET ray
reinstatement of silver to its legitimate
place in the nations monetary system.
"But the Mckinley administration has
developed conditions which 9o, were they
throw all democratic principles and make
If Il but little Importance what kind of
monetary system prevails In the country.
The very fact that the republicans are de-
termined, If possible. to smother the ques-
ton of protection, trusts, imperial colon.
ization. militarism. foreign alliance and
kindred issues, Is sufiicient reason .f WY
hide these burning questions. Our re-
publican friends will have ample oppor,
tunity with the cry Of cheap money and
silver a 'bogy man. but they Will never be
able again to deceive the people as they
did in 1885, They are up to- other issues
as well as the money question, and vii!
stump in Iowa, and the more they try to
avoid, dodge or duck the more aggres.
sive will democracy drive such issues
have made the new issues. are responsible
for them, and must meet them squarely. or
desert the field and take the consequences.
haTG 6a aeae4aien of
are being devoured by vicious cannibals
The money trust. industrial trust and pa
Earb destiny Tor desperate attack
1.-THE state and national campaigns up
on which we are about to enter Will be
the turning point for the republic and nd ). It's
array. The call for enlistment has been
made. 1t is not what you have been but
what you are now that puts your name on
which We fight is the only requirement.
"Oura commander Is democracy's great
lest HESS
tible champion Of equal rights and human
William Jennings Bryan"
On motion, the roll of districts was
called and members of the committee
on resolutions and the state central
committee were annOunc ed as follows:
RESOLUTIONS.
First district-P. Henry smyth. Des
Second district--M. J. Wade, wa coun-.
Third district. S. Murphy. Dubuque
county. ...--
Fourth district-P. F. McHugh, Howard
Fifth district-John. Baum. Benton
Sixth district-E. c. French. wape:lo
Seventh district-charles o'Donnell.
: Eighth district-E. J. 'sankey, Decatur
Ninth district-J. NJ. Emmert. Cass
Tenth district-J W. Hinchon. Kossuth
county. :
Eleventh distrlct-A. Van Wagenen.
Woodbury. county. ..f- .ra., .
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
First district-W. L. Throop, Henry
county. p
Second district-C. &. Hipwell, Scott
county. 80. -.
Third d!strict-E. M. Carr. Delaware
county. -
Fourth district-G. Holmes, Cerro
Gordo county.
Fifth district-A. E. Jackson. Tama
county. G*
Sixth districts. F. Mcconnell, Dav-
is county.
Seventh district-George Huffman.
Polk county. e. vs. &.
Eighth district-w. R. Hart. Ring
gold county.
Ninth district-E. H. Bickford, Mills
county. . E ..- ,..
Tenth DISTRICT. B. Romans, craw-
ford county, -.
Eleventh district-Thomas Ward, Ply
mouth county. 1
The convention then took the usual
noon recess. an 49, -.
At the afternoon session, Judge I.
L. Maxwell, Of Des Moines, was in
stalled as permanent chairman, the
rest of the temporary organization
being made permanent Judge Max
well spoke briefly, mainly against i'm
perlalism. = .si.:ys. r., 4 ~. -.
The convention seemed to be deter
mined to wait for the report OF the
on resolutions before pro-
ceeding with the nominations. but
became tired of waiting and
proceeded to the nomination of can.
didate for governor. L. T. Genung
nominated Fred E. White. r. A. Gra-
ham, of Newton. nominated Cato Sells.
Mr.. Sells denied that he was cam
didate and seconded the nomination
of Mr.. White. S. Fl. Bashor, who had
from the contest, also sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. White.
Jas. r. Burgess, of Ottnmwa, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Sells EX-mayor
Craig, of Keolxuk, nominated Mr..
Daugherty, Of Keokuk. j. G. Red
of Oskaloosa, nominated An-
thony C. DAILY, of Marshalltown. O.
j. Laylander, of Cedar Falls, nomina-
ted s. H. Bashor. The convention
then proceeded to an informal ballot,
which resulted as follows:
White. $50 .1.. 74279
Sells l92 *
Bashor. .................. s4l5
DAILY 80
Dsugherty 100
~. q. 1855. 13
Mr.. Bashor announced that Mr.. Sells,
Mr.. Genung and himself had conferred,
md he moved that the informal bal
lot be made formal and that Mr.. White
be made the nominee by exclamation.
The motion carried.
1 Mr.. White was called for and brief
81 thanked the convention for the