Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-02

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and you shall be pointed to the chair
occupied by the renowned and veteran
statesman of Iowa. You shall there
lected to the second place in the coun-
try, to the position Of influence sec
ond only to that Of the presidency, is a
gallant, intrepid stateman Of Iowa.
"Go. to the vartoNq departments and
there inquire who IL the most frequent,
persistent and successful caller in the
interests of the people of his state, and
you will hear the name of an untiring
republican Of Iowa. You will there al
30 be informed that the two most poll
ished and accomplished orators whose
utterances are listened to with the
greatest delight, are representatives of
Iowa.
ASK for the man who is foremost in
debate, whose lance Is most quickly
drawn and most justly feared and who,
In a running "catch-as-catch-can" con-
tention Is without an equal, and you
will again be told that this man is from
Iowa. Then ask for the man who is
the most indefatigable worker, who
keeps the best informed on pending
Legislation and who is always prepared
to speak advisedly on any bill when
placed upon its passage, and you will
be proud that he also Is from Iowa
Then ask for the man renowned for
his flve-minute speeches, each to the
point, who with unpretentious but un-
Ianswerable logic, and who, with quick,
incisive statement and few words,
brings safest counsel, and there learn
that he is q republican representative of
Iowa.
Ask on the street cars, ask in the
galleries, ask on the streets, ask any
where In the District of Columbia, what
state has the most influential delega-
ton, the delegation that never quarrels
the delegation in which there is no
semblance Of faction or strife, the dele
cation that always agrees touching one
thing and that one thing the greatest
good to this common country. and those
you meet without exception, will an
sw r, "Iowa."
Go north, go south, go east, go west,
go anywhere, make diligent inquiry,
and you will be told that the most pros
porous state of the forty-five is Iowa:
that Iowa people enjoy more comforts;
that Iowa wealth is more equally dis
tributed; that poverty Is a greater
stranger in Iowa: that the semblance of
caste is unknown in Iowa. You will al.
so be told that politics is cleaner and
less subject to those influences which
are commonly called bad and less like
| ly to be controlled by the spirit of boss
ism; that the standards of statesman
ship are higher and more generally
emulated than in most of the states of
| this Union.
| Then inquire who is in closest touch
with the administration on all matters
! of military nature and is most fire.
quently called to consultations touch
ling the organization and appropriations
for the army. and again you are told, an
experienced member from Iowa.
1 II repeat, gentlemen of this conven-
| tion, that to be twice selected as the
chief executive of this state, and of
such people. and by such party.
places me under obligations far exceed
| ing my power to discharge.
| Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you
for the kindly demonstrations you have
given me. Gentlemen of this conven-
| tion, thank you most sincerely for the
honor you have so generously and un-
animously conferred. Fellow-citizens
| 1t shall be my supreme endeavor to
prove that the reSponSlDtlltleS which
are thus imposed have not been alto
gether unworthily bestowed"
| Congressman Hepburn moved the
nomination of j. c. NIilliman for lieu
tenant governor and 1t was made by
reclamation.
RALLOTING FOR JUDGE.
The formal ballot for judge was then
begun.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
| When it came to nominations for
| judge of the supreme court an ominous
wave of sound passed over the assem-
| bly,. A hot one was promised. There
were no formal nominations and the
| balloting began at once. The first ball
lot resulted: Robinson, 3161s; Sherwin,
262: Burnham, 23sk; Fee, 2l61a; Sloan,
1879; Giffen, 30.
SECOND BALLOT.
Robinson. 3461s: Sherwin. 327: Burn
ham, 1S21s; Sloan. 16S; Fee, 206; Gif-
| fen, 2.
WRESTLING WITH RESOLUTIONS.
| The committee on resolutions is
wrestling over eX-Congressman Clark s
antitrust plank. which is vigorous
one and aimed to require national leg
Iislation for eradication. The committee
may not be able to report for several
hours.