Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-03
TIE IOWA DEMOCRACY
Meeting Of the State Convention for
Selection Of Delegates to
Kansas City.
Chairman Sullivan Sounds Keynote
Of the Campaign Silver Not
Prominent,
Trusts and Imperialism the Main
Points Of the Address The
Resolutions.

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Points Of the Address-1he
Resolutions.
Special to Times-Republican
Des Moines. May 3.About IS per
cent of the chairs on the first floor Of
the Auditorium were occupied by dele
gates and others when Chairman HUFF
man, OF the state committee, called the
convention to order this morning
Around the edge of the first balcony
was q row OF spectators, while about
seventy-five persons were on the stage.
The gallery was empty. No accommo-
dations were provided for the conven-
tion and there was much grumbling.
Finally Committeeman Hart, Of the
Eighth district, called for some one
lessaries, saying Des Moines was get
ting conventions by default and must
do better. No tables, no district ban
;ners. nothing usually required was pro-
lvided. The Fifth district convention
passed a resolution faSoring Cedar
Rapids for the next convention. Tenn
porary Chairman Sullivan's speech was
we'll received. The crowd frequently
and vigorously applauded. When he re-
ferred to Bryan as sthe man we. want
for a leader" the convention gave tu-
multuous approval to the proposition
The convention adjourned to 1870 p. m
DISTRICT TDELEGATES.
District delegates were chosen this
morning as follows:
First-H. L. Throop, Mount Pleasant
and w. F. Kiel. Fort Madison.
Second-Alfred Hurst. Maquoketa
and j. S. Van Lent. Muscatine.
Third. S. Howell, Eagle Grove, and
A. NJ. Potter, Waverley.
Fourth-W. ]. Reink, Cerro Gordc
county. and A. j. Anders, Fayette
county.
Tifth-E. c. Holt, Ars,mosa, ant
Thomas Emmett. Grundy county.
SIXTH. r. Girrell, Newton; Thomas
Kelly, Sigourney.
seventh-A. r. Dabnes. Madison
county: j. S. Cunningham, Marion.
Eighth-W. r. Davis. Fremont coun.
lty:: Walter Dewy. Charlton.
Ninth. $. Bickford. GREENFIELD; J
/ Tenth-charles Bullock. Denison; E,
lJ. Murtagh, Algona.
Eleventh.. NJ. Parson, Rock Rap
ids: w. NJ. Mulvaney, Cherokee.
/ The committee on resolutions is a!
follows:
4 First-D. Fl. Stubbs, Jefferson.
| Second-Walter l. Hayes. Clinton.
Third-Leggett, Franklin.
Fourtll-H. c. Bishop. Elkader.
Fifth-John T. Hamilton. cedal
Rapids.
sixth-Richard Burke oskaloosa.
4 Seventh-W. H. Schooley, Indianola
Eighth-E. j. Sankey, Decatur coun
NINTH. NJ. Emmert, Atlantic.
Tenth-W. 1. Branagan, Emmets
Iburg.
Eleventh-w. II. Wonder Monona.
STATE COMMITTEE.
4 The new members of the state com
lmittee are:
First-N. G. Roberts. Fort Madison.
4 Third-E. NJ. Carr, Manchester.
Z Fourth-D. A. Lyons, Cresco.
Seventh-George A. Huffman, De
Moines.
Eighth-W. r. Hart, Ringgold.
TENTH. r. Romans. Denison.
The Eleventh district passed tn
|lelection of committeeman to the neS
3 convention on account Of hot fight
SILENT ON SILVER.
The resolutions committee began II
a session at 1870 this afternoon. It is ger
; Ieraily agreed that the Chicago platforl
twill be endorsed and there Viii pc =
!. s.lfurther direct reference to l6 to or
!. Isilver. The committee is made up Of
: largo majority of conservatives, Us "a
Z as this platform is concerned on give
4 Trusts and Imperialism will receive ha1
!. shots. Sullivans speech was most nots
!, BILE for the absence Of any reference
! 16 to 4. He passed over silver as light
r as possible His speech was censore
!, by the democratic state committee an
/ the omission of silver agreed to. Dout
las Necemore, of Allamukee county, ";
81 selected for permanent chairman. III
; crowd at the afternoon session Is som'
Il what larger than the forenoon. but u
lhall is less than half full. It 10 Il
smallest attendance at any democrat
state convention for years. John
e Murphy, of Dubuque, champion of 81
S ver did not get much attention. He ";
! not put on the committee on resolution
E or made district delegate as he hope
n NOMINATIONS FOR DELEGATES
a Walt Butler introduced a resolutic
: that each county chairman take up
]. collection for Paul Kruger and the Bo
D lcause and send to NJ. 7. Van Oosterhau
e |of Orange City, treasurer Of the fun
Senator Ball objected to the wording
Il the resolution until he found what
was. Then he Withdrew the objectit
; and the resolution was adopted
; unanimous vote. Nominations for de
e egates at large We're made as follow
e l.. r. Genung, Mills county: Cato Sell
S Benton county; Walt H. Butler. Pc
4 county; H. d. Stubbs. Fairfield; John
/. Murphy. Dubuque. Fred White W
i. given a warm welcome when he appea
z ed to nominate John s. Murphy of d
{ buque for delegate at large, who he d
\ clared had done more for democra
than any other man in Iowa. The me
tion OF Murphy's name provoked anot
= er burst of applause, silver yell"
r White made a strong personal plea I
4 Murphy and 1t Is evident 1t will
L needed. White declared Murphy was
: more radical on silver than Bryan.
: When White had finished amid ca
OF time" from the crowd M. H. Kir
: of Des Moines. moved to nomina
u Murphy by acclamatlon. An attempt
]. suspend the rules met with violent q
position ana 2. n. Carr. Of SAanchest