The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-04
DEMOCRATS OF IOWA.
Hold Convention, Select Delegates
and Adopt a Platform.

0A0 AOORL q 4AdLlUluls
Des Moines, Ia, May S.-The Democratic
state convention selected for delegates at
large to the Kansas City convention, Cato
Sells of Vinton. Charles A. Walsh of OF
tumwa, John S. Murphy of Dubuque,
George Baker of Davenport
The proceedings were characterized by
harmony throughout and the convention
was the largest held by the Democrats of
this state in recent years, nearly 1O3j
delegates being present. The prevailing
sentiment was overwhelmingly for Bryan,
and the delegates were instructed 20 vote
as unit for him at Kansas City.
In the framing of the platform the
more conservative element prevailed. The
chicago platform is endorsed and the
gold standard denounced, but the ratio
OF 10 TO does not appear in the reSOlu-
tiOns. The selection of John s. Murphy
editor of the Dubuque Telegra ph, was a
concession to the radical advocates Of
free silver.
Temporary Chairman jeremiah 3. Sulli-
van received tremendous applause in re-
Spouse to his denunciation OF trusts and
imperialism and his endorsement Of Will
lam Jennings Bryan for president No
where IN his speech did he mention IS to l.
He said in part:
The declaration of independence an
nounced at Chicago in 1886 will never die.
The Democratic party stands for bimeJ-
alllsm and ever viii. 1t is opposed to a
money trust as much as it is to a sugar
trust
The trusts must go and there is but
one party that can and Will accomplish it,
and that is the Democratic party. We
cannot hope the Republican party will
crush the trusts. Do you expect d father
to cast off his most Obedient son?
Imperialism, militaryiSm and trusts
are one They mean gigantiS cOnsOlida-
ton, and woe to the common DeODle when
they are united. Imperialism cannot be
a success without standing army. a
standing army BODIES no good to II free
people: If maintained it will lead 10 but
one end dictatorship.
I'VE cannot have colonies under our
system Of government We cannot hold
territory IN any other capacity. Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines are 20 be
come d part OF the United States are they
not? If they are, then say so. II they are
not, then the people of this country are in
bondage and the flag Of the republic 1oats
over slaves
Cato Sells and Charles A. Walsh had no
appreciate opposition for delegates at
large. The contest for the other two
places on the delegation was spirited and
close, resulting in the selection Of Muir
ply and Baker.
Frederick e. White, candidate for gov
ernOr in 1897 and 1899. who had been
strongly urged for delegate, withdrew his
name and earnestly advised the nomina-
ton of Murphy.
The convention adopted a resolution
offered by Former Congressman Walter
Butler providing that the delegates con-
tribute to fund in aid of the Beers.
Following is the platform adopted:
Reafirms unqualified allegiance to the
principles set forth in the Democratic ma
tional platform adopted at Chicago in
1885, recognizing William J. Bryan as
HE greatest living exDOnent of these
principles, and demand his nomination
as the standard bearer Of Democracy. 1t
opposes the single gold standard; de-
nounceS trusts and combinations in re-
straint of trade and the protective policy
of the Republican party, upon which 1t
alleges they are founded; deplores the
adoption of the recent Porto Rico meas
ure as a violation of American pledges
and of the constitution and a stain upon
American honor; condemns what it calls
the imperialistie policy of this admins
tration; extends sympathy to the South
AFRICAN repubhcs and faVors the ,elec-
ton of United States senators by direct
vote of the people.