Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-05-08
The Democratic State Con-
Yention,

1 iIIV 6CtiIOCt dLlC 0IdIe IOns II
vention.
Il The Democratic state convention
which in Des Moines last Thurs.
day, May 3rd, was the most largely
lattended, enthusiastic and harmonious
| held by that party in recent years,
almost the entire quota of 1866 dele
gates being present, comprising the
most prominent democrats in the
state, and who by their mutual con-
cessions and harmonious proceedings
this year present an unbroken and
undivided front to the enemy.
| Howard county was represented by
| County Chairman McCook, Senator
Lyons, John McCook, A. G. Campbell,
p. /. DeLange, Il. j. Hardy and
Dana Mead.
Preceding the convention, at the
district caucus, the 4th district met
and was presided over by S. M.
Mitchell, of Floyd county, and with
A. r. McCook, of Howard, secretary
and w. A. Reed, of Fayette, assistant
secretary II. c. Bishop, of Ellader,
and j. A. Bishop, of New Hampton
were nominated as members of the
committee on resolutions, the former
being elected by a vote of 53 to IS.
| The nominees for delegate to the
national convention were NJ. j. Carter,
Winneshiek; w. j. Reinke, Cerro
Gordo; Daniel Doherty, Cerro Gordo;
A. j. Anders, Fayette; and Tim G..
Clary, Chickasaw.
The successful candidates were w.
}. Reinke, of Mason City, successful
young business man who is one of the
District of the young and aggressive
democracy. Mr.. Anders is banker
and lawyer of Oelwein.
T. G. Clary, of New Hampton, and
NJ. j. Carter, of Ossian, were elected
as 4th District alternateS.
Senator ID. A. Lyons was elected
district committeeman, receiving 53I
votes to 274 for W. O. Holman, whose
term expires this year.
The convention was called to order
at 1880 a. m. by Chairman Huffman
who introduced j. B. Sullivan as tenn
porary chairman who in bright,
witty and eloquent speech sounded
the keynote to which the convention
was attuned, devoting the first and
major portion to discussion of the
Chicago platform and the silver
question, the enthusiastic applause
showing that the 16 to l men were in
the vast majority. Trusts, imperial
ism and militariSm received some
cauStic treatment.
The afternoon session, with Douglas
Deremore, of Waukon, as permanent
chairman, was devoted to hearing the
report of the committee on reSolu-
tions and nominating the delegates at
large to the National Convention.
Following are the nominations made:
L. f. Genung, Cato Sells, Walter ii.
Butler, d. p. Stubbs, ]. S. Murphy.
Geo. L. Baker, Chas. A. Walsh, 4.
Van Wagenen and e. B. Evans. The
ballot resulted in the choice of Cato
Sells. j. S. Murphy, G. A. Walsh and
Geo. r. Baker as delegates, and w,
81. Butler, d. p. Stubbs, L. F.
Genung, and A. Van Wagenen as
alternateS. Mr.. Butler withdrew in
favor of q. b. Evans.
The Howard county delegates sup
ported j. S. Murphy, of Dubuque, w.
III. Butler, of Des Moines, Cato Sells,
of Ninton and G. A. Walsh, OF
Ottumwa.
by tf1ep te5ffffUthe of ffes66ffe
The democracy of Iowa invite tho
cooperation of all friends of civil and
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 declaration of principles in
support thereof;
We reattirm our unqualified allie
glance to the principles set forth in
the democratic national platform
adopted in Chicago in 1896, and recog
nizing William j. Bryan as the great
est living exponent of said principles,
we demand his nomination as the
standard bearer of democracy.
We are opposed to the Single gold
standard and denounce the action of
congress in attempting to establish it,
and in retiring the greenback curren-
cy in circulation and in surrendering
the sovereign power of the govern
ment over the money of the country
and the placing of this power in the
hands of banking corporations.
We denounce trusts and combina-
tions in restraint of trade and the
protective policy of the republican
party upon which they are founded,
and demand legislation that will re-
lieve the people from their burdens
promptly, thoroughly and effectively.
We deplore the adoption of the
recent Porto Rican measure which
the people and the press of all parties
have branded as a violation of Ameri-
can pledges and of the constitution
and as a stain upon American honor,
and we heartily commend the action
\ of the house of representatives of the
Twenty-eighth general assembly Of
the state of Iowa in adopting, by
Unanimous vote, a resolution opposing
| the Porto Rican tariff.
We condemn the imperialistic policy
of this administrat ion as fraught with
danger to the best interests of our
country and destructive of the princi-
pies of liberty guaranteed by the COM
stitution and condemn its course to-
ward the PHILIPPINE islands as un-
| American and contrary to the princi-
pies that our fathers maintained
against the tyranny OF Great Britain
| during the war of the revolution.
i We as citizenf of a republic, extend
Jour sympathy to the citizens of the
South African republics in the gallant
fight they are making for the right OF
self government, for life, liberty and