Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-08-17
IOWA DEMO- Gratis.
Proceedings OF the State Sonven-
ton at &c dar Rapids.

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to order yesterday forenoon ~
Chairman Huffman of the state cen-
tral COMMITTEES. After the lnvocatloD
John Il. Hamilton of Cedar Raplds de'
liyered a cordial address ot Welco1ne'
and then John d. Denison OF Wrlens
county was introduced as temporary
chairman. His address was lengliy
and was received with enthusiasm.
His declaration that every trust that
cannot be controlled must be destroy-
ed"was loudly cheered, and ms eulosy.
of Bryan was greeted with a storm -
applause. At the conclusion OF MS
address committees were named a'Au
the convention adjourned Till a1tei'
noon. ,,n
When the convention re-assembled y.
T. OConnell of Burlington was MACS
permanent chairman, Richard BurKe
of Oskaloosa secretary and y. IL. uii'
lespie of Burlington reading cierk'
Chairman O'Connell's denunclatlons
of the alleged Anglo-American am
ance. McKinley's partnership with the
trusts and his policy of benevolent as
sanitation were warmly applauded.
The present contest, the speaker sald'
is between lAmericanism and anu
Americansm, in the fierce hght OF
which all questions of ratio and tarlHs
sink into insigniticance. This remark
aroused the audience to the hlghest
pitch of the afternoon.
Cato Sells, chairman of the com.
mittee on resolutions, was greeted
with cheers when he appeared on
the stage and each plank of the plat
form as he read it was applauded.
The platform follows:
The democracy of Iowa in conven'
ton assembled, approves ana rear
firms the national democratic Plat'
form adopted at Kansas City on the
9Th day of July, 1900. we extend
greetings to those distinguished ana
patriotic Americans, William j. Bryan
and Adlai Stevenson, and pledge them
our loyal support in the impending
contest for the preservation OF the
republic. !.
As phase of the trust question:;
bearing disastrously on manufactur.
ing in Iowa. and other agricultural
states, we point to the fact that the
combination of the manufacturing
trusts and railway trust have result
ed in closing many of such factories
Many plants in Iowa now stand IDLE
because they have either been driven
out of business by unfair competition
or have been absorbed by the trusts
and closed down. We favor the Ell
actment and enforcement of stringent
laws. both state and national, to con-
| troll all trusts.
We deprecate the growing power
and influence OF railways in state pol
iticS and the subservlency OF the eN
ecutive council, the railroad commits
sion and even the governor himself
| to railway dictation. We demand that
railway rates and taxation, as well
as legislation affecting railways, shall
| be shaped and fixed for the benefit OF
the whole people without improper
interference from the special inter
ests involved.
We condemn the subterfuge of th>
muIct and pharmacy act by which
the republican party has returned the
saloon to Iowa while still maintaint
ing the farce of prohibition.
| The democratic party believes in
ma jority rule and favors the honest
and open policy of local control with
stringent regulation.
| We condemn the republican party
| for passing the anti-fusion law and
constantly changing other election
laws with the view to confuse the
voter and defeat the will of the cleo
| tor.
We earnestly urge all citizens who
| love liberty and oppose the imperial
istic policy of the republican party
to rally to the support of our stand
ard bearers in the presidential cam
paign.
When nominations for secretary OF
state were in order Henry Vollmer
of Davenport in speech which ere.
ated great enthusiasm, nominated
Mayor Hartenbowcr of Des Moines
and in all probability he would have
been nominated had not +. B. Evans
announced that the mayor would not
accept. s. B. Crane of Perry was
then nominated by reclamation. The
ticket was completed as follows, the
only fight being on electors-at-large
which resulted 0O1 for Eiboeck, So
for Romans and 7O2 for Mackeye:
/ Secretary of States. B. Crane Of
Perry.
| Auditor of state-J. NJ. Gibson o.
Hopkington.
Treasurer Of state-H. L. Williams
| of Primghar.
Attorney generally. G. Harper Of
Burlington.
! Supreme judge-Judge j. W. Free
land of Corydon.
Railroad commissioner. E. Ander
son of Forest City.
ors-at-large/-Col. JCeeph Eli
boeck of Des Moines and Col. c. II
Mackey of Sigourney.
District electors:
First--A. r. Miller of Washington
Second-F. ID. Kelsey of Jackson.
Third--.John Elwanger of Dubuque
Fourth-M. J. Carter of Winneshiek
Fifth-H. NJ. Robek of Tama.
Sixth-John G.. Williams of Mahaska
Seventh-C. c. LOOMS of Polk.
Eighth-W. 3. Maring of Appa
moose.
Ninth-J. J. Shea of Council Bluffs
Tenth-L. r. Anderson of Carroll.
Eleventh--W. w. Stow of Dickin
son.
The central committee was empow
cred to fill possible vacancies on tn
ticket and the convention adjourned