Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-16
sHERWIN IS NAMED.
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATE FOR
SUPREME JUDGE.

Governor Shaw and state oficials Are
Renominated for Second Ter,u-Ad.
ministration of President Mckinley
Given Endorsement In the Platform.
For Governor-L. N. Shaw, of Denison.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. c. Milliman.
| Of Logan
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
n. G. Barrett, of Usage.
For Railroad Commiss.oner-E. A. Daw-
son, Of Wayerly.
For Supreme Judge-John c. sherwin, of
Mason City.
Des Mones correspondence.
Iowa Republicans Endorsed the McKin-
ley war policy and the gold standard,
nominated full State ticket and com.
mended the national ind State admins
trations for the present business pros
perity Of nation and State, but avoided
any test of strength or expression rela-
tive to the United States senatorial con-
test, which was the subject Of principal
consideration among the 1900 men who
| attended the State convention. There
was but one contest over places on the
State ticket. John G. Sherwin, district
judge of Cerro Gordo County, was nomi-
| mated on the fourth ballot for supreme
judge over five competitors.
Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw was renominated
by reclamation, and made speech in
which he referred to the distinction en-
joyed by Iowa on account Of the promi-
nence Of her representatives in the ma
tional Congress, and in which he gave
the convention its sole opportunity for a
demonstration on the senatorial question,
the friends of Senator Gear taking one
reference he made to be directed to Mr..
Gear, and improving the occasion ac-
cordingly.
Eieut. Gov. j. @. Milllman, Railroad
Commissioners E. A. Dawson and Super
intendent Of Public Instruction r. G.
Barrett were renominated for second
terms without opposition.
The judgeship contest afforded the prin-
cipal interest Of the convention. The
deal which was practically contaminated
between the hackers of Judge q. w.
Burnham Of the Fifth district and Judge
Sherwin of the Fourth, looking to the
latter's retirement this year In favor Of
Burnham in return for support for NOM
nation next year, was broken in two in
the middle BY the withdrawal from the
negotiations of Judge Sherwin himself,
who refused to listen to his managers.
It was suspected at that time that he
had received personal assurances from
the friends Of Judge Robert Sloan OF the
First district Of help early in the fight.
Sherwin took second place on the first
ballot. Judge G.. 8. Robinson of the
Eleventh district, who was asking third
term. leading. and Judge Burnham being
third, with Judge 7. NJ. Fee of the
Eighth district fourth and Judge Sloan
NTH. No candidate had to exceed 317
votes. There were few slight changes
on the second ballot, Sherwin gaining
sixty votes, mostly from Sloan and the
Second district, Durham and Judge
Robinson gaining about thirty votes,
mostly in the Ninth district. The third
ballot was almost identical with the sec
ond.
On the fourth ballot Judge Burnham
withdrew. This was the signal for a
general break from Sloan to Sherwin and
from Burnham to Robinson. Burnham
could not throw all of his strength, Mus
catine, Scott and Clinton counties going
to Sherwin. Sloan's strength practically
all went to Sherwin. Part of Fees
strength went with Sloan's. The result
was the nomination Of Sherwin, the vote
standing: Sherwin, $40; Robinson, 500;
Fee, 80.
The Fifth district delegates are bitter
toward the Gear forces, whom they
blame for Burnham's defeat. They s:Ss
the Gear men refused to permit Sherwin
to combine with Burnham for Burnham's
advantage, and they swear vengeance in
the senatorial contest for members OF
the Legislature in the Fifth district.
x-Congressman Sam NJ. Clark wrote
the platform.
Features of the Platform.
After approving the administration OF
,, platform reads:
We commend the action of the Iowa dele
CATION in Congress in Its support of pro-
lection Of the Dingley tariff, OF the mainte-
nance Of the gold standard and In Its faith
full support of the administration of Prest-
war. We rejoice In the prospective election
of David b. Henderson to be Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives and indorse
him as wholly worthy Of that honor.
the Iowa Republican platform Of 1898:
.The momentary standard of this country
and the commercial world Is gold The per.
manence Of this standard must be assured
by Congressional legislation, giving to 1t
the validity aud vitality Of public law. All
other money must be kept at parity with
gold And we urgently call upon our SEN
ators and Representatives In Congress to
lend their best endeayors to enact these
propositions into law
We denounce the Chicago platform and
its declaration In favor Of free trade and
free-siiver coinage at the ratio of IS to 1,
and Its attacks upon the courts as threat
ening the American people with departure
from the policies of good government that
would prove fraught with evil to the AmerI-
can people. The enormities of that plat
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zeus. As Republicans we make recognition
Of the loyalty and exalted patriotism OF the
sound-money Democrats and men Of all par
ties who put aside partlsanship In order
In resistance to the Chicago platform and
Its candidate to maintain the welfare of
the people.
Industry and commerce should be left free
to pursue their method according to the
natural laws Of the world, but when the
business aggregations known as trusts
proves hurtfu to the people they must be
restrained by natural laws. and II need be
abolished.
We believe In the wisdom and high pur.
pose of the President of the United States.
We admire the skill and courage Of our
officers and glory In the valor. the constancy,
the hereditary heroism Of our soldier boys
Of the army and navy: Nothing Of support
or sympathy or moral or material aid and
comfort will we ever withhold from them.
There shall be no division among us until
all IN arms against tue nag snail CONFESS
the supreme rights and honor and shall
know that even In the farthest east 1t is
the sign and promise Of equal law. of jus.
tice and liberty throughout the land and to
all the Inhabitants thereof that for the
national defense. for the reinforcement of
the navy. for the enlargement Of our foreign
markets, for the employment of American
workingmen, In the mines, forests, farms.
mills, factories and shipyards, we favor the
enactment of legislation which win regain
for American ships the carrying of our for.
eign commerce.
Cheers for Dewey.
The convention met in the new audito-
rum built in pursuance of resolution
passed by the State convention last year
demanding it of Dies Moines. Charles L.
Pickett of Waterloo was the temporary
chairman. His speech created intense en-
thusiasm. Just before he began speak
ing a huge portrait of Dewey, which
had been concealed behind slightly
larger one of Mckinley, suspended from
the ceiling above the footlights, was drop
ped into view, and the convention went
wild. Men stood and shouted and wom-
on Joined in the sensation Tho snea Ear,,