Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-10
THE oTTUMwA COURIER: THURSDAY. MAY 10 1900.

a measureless benediction upon the
principles of this party. May the
golden rule find hearty reception ev-
erywhere in this state. Grant this
state abundant peace"
AIR. Huffman then read the names
OF the temporary officers selected BY
the state committee, and introduced
j. B. Sullivan, of Union county, tenn
porary chairman of the convention.
Enthusiastic applause greeted Mr..
Sullivan,as he. stepped forward ano
took his place beside the picture OF
the orator of the Platte. Attic only
one-third of the seats in the building
were filed the audience, made. up i'll
enthusiasm what it lacked in. numbers.
Abundant applause greeted Mr.. Sulli-
vans utterances in support of the Chi
cago platform of 1896.
Short Notes of the Convention.
The platform declaration that 1--WE
affirm our unqualified allegiance to the.
Chicago platform was received with
the widest applause, and no man
thought of asking for anything more.
1t appeared to be, together with Muir
phys election, sufficient to satisfy all
the demands of.thel most extreme sill
yer men. If that was not enough, the
demand for the nomination of Bryan
and the declaration that that party sis
opposed to the single gold standard and
the retirement of the greenbacks," was
a further qualification to the silver
ties.
Mr.. Murphy's plan and ambition is
to become the Iowa member of the
committee on resolutions at Kansas
City, and to there continue his demand
for specific declaration for 16 to /. 1t
is hardly likely that he will be selected
for this place.
The majority of the delegation are
to have this issue emphasized in this
campaign. They say that Cato Sells
will be the Iowa member of the com
mittee on resolutions, and his posi-
ton is known to be in opposition to
THE continuance of the 16 to 1 cam
paign.
There was considerable division in
the committee on resolutions over the
silver plank. Mr.. Stubbs, of Fairfield,
and Mr.. Stanley, of the eighth district,
were insistent upon the IL 10 / decla-
ration and the resolution that was fl
nally adopted was compromise be-
tween the two elements, as the con-
servatives feared that unless they
made some concessions the 16 to 1
crowd would go into the convention
and win.
The new democratic state central
committee, organized last night by re-
electing George A. Huffman, of Des
Moines, for chairman; A. +. jackson,
of lama, secretary, and H. B. Romans,
of Denison, for treasurer. The COM
mittee decided to hold the next state
convention in Cedar Rapids, probably
the last week in July. The delegation
to Kansas City organized by eleecting
Cato Sells as chairman, Walter Dewey
secretary, j. c. Cunningham treasurer,
and H. C. Evans, of Des Moines, SER
geant-at-arms.
One strange feature of the conven-
ton was the selection of f. B. Evans,
OF Des Moines, a prohibitionist and
leader of the anti-saloon crusade at
Des Moines, to be- 4an alternate-at-
large. He was candidate for dele
gate-at-large, but his friends changed
many of their votessto Baker, of Dav.
export, giving him enough to nomin-
ate.
Th convention was in good spirits
and enjoyed joke, SO it fully enjoyed
the antics of the permanent chairman,
Douglass Deremore, of Waukon, whose
school boy efforts were supremely ri
diculous.