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enthusiastically Endorsed BY
Iowa Democratic Convention.
THE UNIT RULE ADOPTED.
Tho Chicago Platform and tho Nebraska
Statesman Endorsed ana Trusts Do
nounccd-RinginG Address of Tempo
rnry Chairman Sullivan sympathy Ex-
tended to Citizens of the South African
Repubiic-Elcction ofU. S. Senators by
Direct Vote Favored.
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DesMoines. Iowa, May 3.-For Dele
gates-ot-Large to the Kansas City Con-
vcntion-Cato Sells, of Vlnton; Charles
A Walsh. of Ottumwn; John S. Muir
ply. of Dubuque. and George Baker. of
Davenport
Acknowledgement B. Evans.of Des-
Moines: AVIAN Wagenen, OF Sioux City;
L. T. Young. Of Miles county, and
Daniel p. Stubs. of Fairfield.
These were the nominations made by
the Iowa Democrats In session here to-
day. The proceedings were harmonious
throughout and the convention was the
largest held by the Democrats of this
State in recent years. nearly 1000 dele
gates being present. The prevailing
sentiment was Overwhelmingly for
Bryan and the delegates were instruct
ed to vote rs n unit for him at Kan
sas City. In the framing of the plat
form the more conservative clement
prevailed. The Chicago platform is en-
dorsed and the gold standard de-
nounced. but the ratio of 16 TO / does
not appear in the resolutions.
The selection of John S. Murphy,
concession to the radical advocates OF
free silver.
Jeremiah B. Sullivan, of Creston, was
temporary chairman and Douglas
Deeremore. of Waultegon, permanent
president of the convention. Mr.. Sulli-
van was given tremendous applause in
response to his denuncation OF trusts
and Imperialism and his endorsement of
William j. Bryan for President
MIR. SULLIVAN'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Sullivan. among other things,
said:
THE Democratic party stands for
bimetallism and ever will. 1t is op-
posed to q money trust as much rs IL
Is to q sugar trust.
THE trusts must go and there is but
one party that can and will accomplish
1T. and that is the Democratic party.
You cannot hope the Republican party
VIII crush the trust. Do you expect
father to chastise his most obediept
son?
Imperialism. militarlsm, and trusts
are one. They mean n gigantic CONSOLE
dalton and wee to the common people
when they are united.
The infinite God gave us victory with
extremely small cost of life. Instant
~ Tie cry went up Tor IL colonial SyS-
tenn in foreign lands, the bark of i'm
perlalism was foated and the Republic
mad departed from the mornings of its
founders.
IF Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philip
pines are not to become part of the
ohited States" he concluded, then
the nag of our nation floats over
THE PLATFORM.
me convention adopted a resolution
offered by former Congressman Walter
butler,providing that the delegates con-
trfnute 10 fund in aid OF the Beers.
FOLLOWING is the platform adopted:
The Democrats OF Iowa invite the
cooperation OF all friends of civil and
personal liberty and of equal rights
and who are for the maintalnance of
constitutional government as founded
oy the fathers and make the following
declaration of principles in support
thereof:
we re-affirm our unqualified allegi-
ance to the principles set forth in the
Democratic platform adopted at Chica-
go In 1896, and recognizing William 7
Bryan as the greatest living exponent
OF those principles, we demand his no
minauon as the standard bearer or
Democracy.
We are opposed to the single gold
standard and denounce the action Of
Congress in attempting 1t, and In re tir-
ing the greenhack currency in circula-
ton 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
corporations.
We denounce trusts and combinations
In restraint of trade and the protective
policy of the Republican party upon
which they are founded and demand
legislation that will relieve the people
from their burdens promptly, thorough
ly and effectively. We deDlore the
adoption OF the recent Porto Rican
measure which the people and press OF
all parties have branded as n viola
ton of American pledges and of the
Constitution and as stain on Ameri-
can honor, and we heartily commend
the action of the House OF Represent
atives of the twenty-e;ghth General AS
sembly OF the state OF Iowa in adopt
Ing. by unanimous vote. a resolution
opposing the Porto Rican tariff.
We condemn the imperialistic policy
of this Administration as fraught with
danger to the best interests of our
country and destructive of the prin-
ciples OF liberty guaranteed by the
Constitution, and we condemn its
course toward the Philippine islands
as un-Arnerican and contrary to the
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