The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-09-07
IOWA STANDS FIRM
IT ENDORSES THE CINCINNATI CON.
VENTION PLATFORM AND
TICKET.
ITS STATE CONVENTION IS TWICE AS
LARGE AS THE FUSION-DEMO-
CRATIC, AND MANY TIMES
MORE ENTHUSIASTIC.
PROF. GEORGE ID. HEBRON MAKES A
GREAT SPEECH, AND THE CON.
VENTION GOES WILD.
Qowa State Register, Rep.)
TICKET NOMINATED.

Qowa State Register, Rep)
TICKET NOMINATED.
Governor-Charles A. Lloyd, of Mus
catine county.
Lieutenant Governors. NJ. Harvey
Of Polk county.
Judge of Supreme Court-L. H.Weller
OF Chickasaw county.
Superintendent of Public instruction
&C. Worth, of Benton county.
Railroad Commissioner-Robert l.
Dunning, of Wapello county.
The Peoples party of Iowa held 9
state convention in Des Moines, We'd
nesday. 1t did some important things
Among others. it nominated full state
ticket; declared against fusion, and in
dorsed Wharton Barker, of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Ignatius Donnelly, of Mime
sofa, as the candidates of the party in
Iowa for president and vice-president in
1900. The convention also listened to
some remarkable addresses, by Prof.
George D. Heron, the Christian social
list, and Temporary Chairman A. w. c.
Weeks, also chairman of the state CEN
trail committee Of the party.
The attendance at the convention was
much larger than that at the Populist
convention that met under the tutelage
of James B. Weaver, as an adjunct to
the Democratic convention. There were
twice the number of delegates present,
and they were all to that convention.
while at the former Pops meeting, most
OF the delegates were also accredited
delegates to the Democratic convention.
The Peoples party settled definitely
that in Iowa its members can no longer
by any possibility be taken into the
Democratic camp. There were about
100 in attendance, and the convention
was held in Flynn's hall.
Chairman A. w. C. Weeks was the
author of the resolution indorsing
Barker and Donnelly, and declaring
that the Populists in Iowa are unaltera-
bly, opposed to supporting w. ]. Bryan
for president next year. Chairman
Weeks made a speech in favor of the
resolution, and said that an effort is
now being made to line up the Popu-
lists of the country in favor of Bryan
as the candidate Of that party, as we'll
as OF the Democrats. He declared that
the Iowa convention was no Bryan
meeting. The resolution was adopted
without an opposing vote, several of the
party leaders declaring that they had
had enough of Bryan. The adoption of
the resolution was really the most i'm
portant act of the convention, as it will
be made the basis for similar action in
other states. This resolution is as fol-
lows:
We favor the nomination of Wharton
Barker, of Pennsylvania, for president,
and Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota,
for vice-president, believing that they
are true representatives of the people
and the peoples cause.
All OF the nominations for the state
ticket were made by acclamation. Chas
A. Lloyd, of Muscatine, was the only
nominee for governor. His nomination
was unanimous and loudly applauded. |
A speech was called for, and Mr.. Lloyd |
responded with carefully prepared |
address in which he aroused |
much enthusiasm by outlining the |
creed dear to Populist heart.
S. M. Harvey, of Des Moines, was
nominated for lieutenant governor
any opposition. For Judge of |
the supreme court, A. w. G. Weeks, of
was nominated, but declined.
L. H. Weller was then elected by ac-
clamation. For superintendent of pub
lie instruction, A. w. Kicker, of Decatur
county; A. Norelson, of the Tenth dis
trict, and G. Worth, of Van Horn. were
all placed In nomination. Kicker and
Norelson withdrew their names, and
the nomination of Worth was made
unanimous. Robert L. Dunning, of
county, was made the nominee
Tor railroad commissioner without oppo-
sition.
On the adoption Of the platform there
vas some difference of opinion. In the
meeting of the committee on resolu-
ions the trust plank attracted much
and ALI Reed, Of Sioux City.
unlimited a minority report to the con-
1ention on the Imperialism plank. He
aid the plank presented by the COM
aittee was not explicit enough. He
wanted to lay all the blame on Presi-
ent Mckinley, and called the policy in
he Philippines criminal aggression.
he other leaders of the party declared {
hat it was not worth while to make
seless enemies, and the minority re- I
ort was voted down. The platform as
nally adopted is as follows:
First-The Peoples party of the state Y
l Iowa, in convention assembled at !
'es Moines, this 30th day Of August,