Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-10
WALSH A DELEGATE
Cctumwa Man a Delegate.at.Large
to Kansas City.
THE DEMOCRAT STATE CONVENTION
Nominationsit Made Yesterday-Cheer.
ed for Dom Pauline Definite Nlen.
sion Of Silvor-Chicaso Plat.
form is Endorsed.

Des Moines, nay 4.-The democratic
state convention completed its labors
late yesterday afternoon. The nomina-
tions are:
Delegates at large Charles 4.
Walsh, of Wapello; Cato Sells, of Ben
ton; j. S. Murphy, of Dubuque, Geo.
Baker, of Scott.
First district-W. F. Kiel,. of Lee, and
H. L. Thorp, of Henry.
Second district-Alf Hurst, of Jack
son, and j. G. Van Luit, of Musca-
tine.
Third district-A. NJ. Potter, of
Bremen. and ]. H. Howell, of Wright.
Fourth district-W. j. Reinke, OF
Cerro Gordo, and A. j. Andrews, of
Fayette.
Fifth district-E. c. Hall, OF Jones,
and Thomas Emmert, OF Grundy.
Sixth district. r. Gorrell, of Jas
per, and Thomas Kelly, of Keokuk. s
Seventh district-A. r. Dabney, of
Madison, and j. S. Cunningham, of
Marion.
Eighth district-W. T. Davis, of
Fremont, and Walter, Dewey, of Luz
cas-.
Ninth district-E. H. Bickford, Of
Adair, and j. NJ. Kelly, of Pottawat-
TAME.
Tenth district-Chas. Bullock, Of
Crawford, and E. j. Murtogh, of Kos
suth.
Eleventh district. NJ. Parsons, Of
Lyon, and VIM. Mulvaney, Of Cher
okee.
The fights waxed so warm in the
district caucuses in the morning that
the democratic convention could not
open at 1920 as was announced and
was delayed until IL. Meantime the
work gathered in the Auditorium and
were entertained at concert by the
Iowa State concert band. The Audi
forum was lavishly draped with flags
and buntings. Upon flag-draped
platform in the center OF the stage
was picture of Bryan, the hero Of the
hour.
The crowd was clearly a free silver
crowd The attempt of j. B. Butler,
of Webster county, to get. a Tenth
district resolution against the incor-
poration Of a 16 to ratio in the demo-
cratic platform failed in the district
caucus by vote of 81 to 96 and the
Tenth district sentiment was a safe
index of the will Of the convention on
the, money question.
One of the interesting features of
the convention was the proposition OF
ex-Congressman Butler that three
cheers be given for Dom Paul and that
a collection be taken up to help the
old man out OF his troubles The
proposition was no sooner made than
hats were circulated thru the audience
and quite sum realized.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following We're the resolutions
adopted. by the convention at the last
hour yesterday afternoon.
The democracy of Iowa invites the
cooperation of all friends of civil ana
personal liberty and of equal rights,
and who are in favor of the mainten-
ance OF constitutional government as
founded by the fathers, and make the
following declarations of principles in
support thereof:
First-We reaffirm our unqualified
allegiance TO the principles set forth
in the democratic national platform
adopted at Chicago in 1896, and recog-
nizing William j. Bryan as the great
est living exponent OF said principles,
we demand his nomination as the stan
dard bearer of democracy.
Second-We are opposed to the sin
gle gold standard and denounce the
action of congress in attempting to
establish it, and in retiring the green
back currency in circulation and in
surrendering the sovereign power OF
the government over the money of the
country and the placing of this power
in the hands of banking corpora
tions.
Third-We denounce trusts and
combinations in restraint of trade and
the protective policy of the republican
and demand legislation that will re-
promptly, thoroly and effectively.
Fourth-We deplore the adoption
Of the recent Porto Rican measure
which the people and the press of all
parties have branded as violation of
American pledges and of the constitu-
ton, and as stain upon the Ameri-
can honor, and we heartily commend
the action of the house of representa-
tives of the Twenty-eighth general as
semly of the state of Iowa in. adopt
ing by unanimous vote resolution
opposing the Porto Rican tariff.
Fifth-We condemn the imperialis-
tic policy of this administration as
fraught with danger to the best in
terests of our country and destructive
of the principles Of liberty guaran-
teed by the constitution, and condemn
it's course toward the Philippine ISL
ands as un-American and contrary to
the principles that our fathers main
tanned against the tyranny of Great
Britain during the war of the revolu-
ton.
Sixth-We, as citizens of republic.
extend our sympathy to the citizens
Of the South African republics in the
gallant fight they are making for the
right of government, for life, lib
erty and home.
Seventh-We favor the election Of
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