Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-06
DEMOCRATS CALL
STATE CONVENTION
August l6 Is the Time Chosen and
Republicans Change Their
Date to August 2.
FUSION AND ..1e TO II AVOIDED
Call Issued to Believers in the Prin
ciples Advocated by the Demo-
cratic Party and Silver
Is Sighted.

Des Moincs, la. April 5.--The demo
cratic state central Issued call Mon
day for the democratic state conven
ton Wednesday, August 16, leaving
open August ., the date desired by the
republicans for for their state meet.
ing. Chairman c. 4. Hancock, of the
republican state central committee
immediately announced that the re.
1 publicans had fixed the date of the
convention for August .. August 9
had been fixed, but il confictcd with
the Knights of Iythias grand lodge
dates.
The democratic convention will be
| limited to those who arc believers in
The principles of democracy. There will
be no fusion. Those who attend the
| convention will have to acknowledge
| themselves to be democrats, instead of
| populists or free silver republicans.
| The call asks the attendance of those
who arc believers in the principles of
| democracy and the committee purpose
to act i'm harmony with the party con-
| terence held last December and limit
| the delegations TO democrats alone.
IT IS also The purpose of the demo-
| cratic leaders 10 coniine the list of
! party nominees this year wholly to
those who have been known as demo-
| Gratis through the past two years and
whose party fealty has never been
| questioned. The populists and free
silver republicans will not be repre-
sentcd ON the ticket at all if this scnti-
ment pervades the party at large as
the leaders believe. This will also ap-
~ to the selections made of members
Tor The state central committee, five
vacancies occurring in the committee
TINS year. Those who will retire are:
j. n. Dunn, Williamsburg. Second dis
lllct; NJ. IL. jackson, Upton, Fifth
district; Fred Townsend, chairman,
Abba, SIXTH district; Il. III. Blaclsford,
Greenfield, Ninth district; j. b. Ro-
mans, Dcnison, Tenth district.
Mr.. Romans has served ON the COM
mlttce but one year. having been APP
pointed by the committee last fall TO
serve out the uneNpircd term of Hon.
Mike llcaly, of Fort Dodge, who re-
signed owing to the attitude of the
party ON the question of expansion.
1t is expected that MIR. Romans will be
re-electcd to represent the Tenth dis
irlct, even if he is not placed upon the
party ticket. it having been minated
that he was a probable nominee for
the 9overnorship.
The platform is already under dis
cussion among the party leaders. 1t
is expected that the convention will
rcailirn the Chicago platform without
making amy additional references to
the question of ratio. 1t will also re-
vlve the Liquor question and favor the
enactment of local option law. An
antitrust plank viii also be given
prominence. The election of United
States senators by popular vote will
also be urged. this being one of the
principal p'anlis upon which the lead
8ers plan TO make their campaign. The
theory OF expansion will be opposed,
as we'll as the maintenance of IL large
standing army. The party will make
ITS usual demands for the practice oil
more rigid economy on the part of the
state and federal governments
nder he call the attendance at the
next democratic state convention will
be LII. IT is the purpose oil the COM
nhttce TO secure tho full attendance of
all delegations. The party leaders
state they have every indication to
lead them TO believe that this amb-
ton ON The part OF he committee will
be realized, and that revival of interest
IN democratic circles can be attained
so hat he coming convention will be
the largest since 1896, when the party
began its struggles with the financial
problem.
Democratic CAN.
The democratic call is as follows:
he democrats of Iowa will meet i'm
delegate convention at Des Moincs, la.
Wednesday,. August rs. 1899, at 10
clock Il. M. for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for the following
Offices:
Governor
Lieutenant governor.
Judge supreme court.
superintendent public instruction.
Railroad commissioner.
And for the transaction of such 9th
er business as may be brought before
the convention.
Each county will be entitled TO two
delegates and one additional delegate
1nr every 200 votes and fraction of 100
or over cast for Fred Il. White for COW
el'nor i'm 1897.
MI voters who believe in the prin-
clplcs advocated by the democratic
party, and who are in favor of am
economical and constitutional govern
ment. are cordially invited to partici-
pate in the selection of delegates to the
state convention.
by order of the democratic state cen
trail committee.
Fred Townsend. Chairman.
u. y. huffman. Secretary.
keokuIS Is Democratic.
keokuk. Ia, April !5.-rhe demo-
crafts carried this city by -, clectiug
mayor marshal. judge and four alder
nen. The council stands divided even
y Nvitli u 'lcYocratic mayor. making