Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-08-24

central committee, called the state
convention to order in the Auditorium
yesterday at 1890. After prayer by
Rev. J. A. Writ, Hon. Cato Sells was
introduced as temporary chairman.
He said in part:
"Just what the democratic national plat
form Of 1900 will contain ! do NOT Know. .
| the lines of the list platform, with such
an Indictment of the Mckinley regime for
its mal-administration, class prefcrment.
| and unconstitutional conduct as t. insure
| the support of every citizen who ~ been,
| is, or wants to be a Jeffersonian democrat.
And l sincerely hope that no democratic
| Robin charge of censorship, but that all
will be respected in the expression of, and
contention for, an honest conviction, end
| that when the national convention has
again spoken the will of the ma jority will
| be acquieSced'in by reunited nj irresiSt-
ible democratic party, and thus make GER
| tain the supremacy and consequent pros
| perity of the liberty loving, law abiding,
home building and industrious masses ovei
the now favored classes who, TO" selfish
| purposes. advocate or tolerate the prcsti-
| tuition of the executive, legislative powers
| of the government, the federal cGnsLttu"
| ton, Monroe doctrine and declaration of
| independence.
| "Bmetallism is as much fundamental
| principle of democracy as equality of
rights, and this convention would befray
| the party should it fail to declare for rhe
| reinstatement of silver to it's legitimate
| place in the nations monetary system.
But the Mckinley administration has
| developed conditions which were they
| to become operative would forever over
| throw all democratic principles and make
of 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 sufficient reason why
| the democracy should not permit them to
hide. these burning questions. OuY re-
publican friends will have ample oppor-
| tunity with the cry of cheap money and
| 'debauched currency to attempt to make
silver 'bogy man, but they will never be
| able again to deceive the people as they
| did in 1896. They are up to- other issues
! as we'll as the money question, and will
| have to meet and answer them on every
! stump in Iowa, and the more they try to
| avoid, dodge or duck the more aggres-
| sive will democracy drive such issues
| home and push them to the front. They
have made the new issues are responsible
| for them, and must meet them squarely, or
| desert the field and take the consequences.
! 1--WE have reached a crisis in our nation
| al life. The declaration of independence,
| federal constitution and Monroe doctrine
| are being devoured by vicious cannibals
The money trust, industrial trust. and pa
triotic trust have masked in the false
| garb destiny Tor desperate attack.
| THE state and national campaigns up
| on which we are about to enter will be
! the turning point for the republic and its
| people. The armies are forming in battle
| 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
| the muster roll. Loyalty to the cause for
which we fight is the only requirement.
Our commander is democracy's great
| est leader-the able, fearless and incorrup-
| tible champion Of equal rights and human
| hberty-the modern Thomas Jefferson
| William Jennings Bryan"
On motion, the roll of districts was
called and members of the commute
on resolutions and the state central
committee were announced as follows:
| RESOLUTIONS.
| First district-P. Henry Smyth, Des
| Moines county.
Second district-M ]. Wade, Iowa coun-
Third district-J. S. Murphy, Dubuque
| county.
Fourth district-P. F. McHugh. Howard
Fifth district-John Baum. Benton
Sixth district-E. c. French, wape:lo
county.
Seventh district-Charles o'Donnell,
Eighth district-E. J. sankey. Decatur
county.
Tenth district-J. w. Hinchon. Kossuth
| county.
Eleventh district-A. Van wagenen.
| Woodbury. county.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
First district-W. L. Throop, Henry
county.
Second district-C. G. Hipwell, Scott
| county
Third district-E. NJ. Carr. Delaware
county
Fourth district-G. Holmes, Cerro
Gordo county.
Fifth district-A. E. Jackson. Tama
| county.
Sixth Districts. F. Mcconnell, Day.
is county.
Seventh district-George Huffman,
| Polk county.
Eighth district-w. R. Hart. Ring
gold county.
Ninth district-E. H. Bickford, Mills
county.
Tenth district-J. B. Romans. Craw-
| ford county.
Eleventh district-Thomas Ward, Ply
| mouth county.
The convention then took the usual
noon recess.
At the afternoon session, Judge Il.
| 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.
The convention seemed to be deter =
mined to wait for the report of the
committee on resolutions before pro-
ceeding with the nominations, but
finally became tired of waiting and
proceeded to the nomination of a cam
didate for governor. L. Il. Genung
nominated Fred E. White. r. A. Ora
ham, of Newton, nominated Cato Sells.
Mr.. Sells denied that he was a can
didate and seconded the nomination
of Mr.. White. S. III. Bashor, who had
withdrawn from the contest, also Sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. White.
Jas. R. Burgess, of Ottumwa, seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Sells. Ex-mayor
Craig, of KeolSuk, nominated Mr..
Daugherty, of Keolsuk. j. G. Red
mond, of Oskaloosa, nominated An
thony c. Daily, of Marshalltown. o.
j. Lnylander, of Cedar Falls, nominal
ted S. H. Bashor. The convention
then proceeded to an informal ballot,
which resulted as follows:
w niue. ..''...... ..'....'. az y
Sells, .................. ..l92
BaSnOr. .......... .'...... ...... S42
Daly.. ........' ..'........... ~ .
Daugherty. .................. 100
Mr.. Bashor announced that Mr.. Sells,
Mr.. Genung and himself had conferred,
and he moved that the informal bal
lot he made formal and that Mr.. White
be made the nominee by reclamation.