The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-04
IOWA DEMOCRATS convene
PREVAILING SENTIMENT OVER
wHELMINGLY For BRYAN.
Sixteen to One Sighted and the
Philippine and Trust Questions
Are Brought Prominently to the
Front-Features of the Platform.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, May s.--The Dem
ocratic state convention selected for dele
gates at large to the Kansas City conven-
ton Cato Sells, OF Vinton Charles A.
Walsh. OF Ottumwa; John s. Murphy, Of
Dubuque, ana George Baker. of Daven-
port.
The proceedings were characterized by
harmony throughout and the convention
was the largest held by the Democrats Of
this state in recent years, nearly 1000 del
egates being present. The prevailing SEN
timent was overwhelmingly for Bryan.
and the delegates were instructed to vote
as unit for him at Kansas City. In the
framing OF the platform the more conser-
vative element prevailed. The Chicago
platform is indorsed and the gold standard
denounced. but the ratio Of 16 to does not
appear In the resolutions. The selection
Of John 8. Murphy, editor of the Dubuque
Telegraph. was a concession to the radical
advocates of free silver.
Temporary Chairman jeremiah b. Suli-
van received tremendous applause in re-
Spouse to his denunciation Of trusts and
Imperialism and his Endorsement OF Will
liam Jennings Bryan for president. No
where in his speech did he mention 16 to l.
He said In part:
''The declaration Of independence an
nounced at Chicago In 1895 will never die.
The Democratic party stands for bimetal-
lism. and ever will. II Is opposed to a
money trust as much as 1t is to a 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 will
crush the trusts. Do you expect father
to cast or his most obedient son?
imperialism. militarism and trusts are
one. They mean a gigantic consolidation.
and woe to the common people when they
are united. Imperialism cannot be sue
cess without standing army A stand
ing army BODIES no good to a free people;
II maintained 1t will lead to but one end
dictatorship.
I'VE cannot have colonies under our
system of government. We cannot hold
territory In any other capacity. Cuba,
Puerto Rico and the Philippines are to be-
come part of the United States. are they
not? II they are, then say 80. II they are
not. then the people Of this country are in
bondage and the nag Of the republic floats
over slaves"
Cato Sells and Charles A. Walsh had no
appreciable opposition for delegates at
large. The contest for the other two
places on the delegation was spirited and
close. resulting in tho selection OF Murphy
and Baker.
Frederick e. white, candidate for gov
ernor In 1897 and 1899. who had been
strongly urged for delegate, withdrew his
name and earnestly advised the nominal
tion Of Murphy.
The convention adopted a resolution Of
fered by former Congressman Walter But
Ter providing that tho delegates contrib
ute to a fund In aid of the Beers.
Following is the platform adopted:
Reafiirms unqualified allegiance TO the
principles set forth in the Democratic ma
tional platform adopted at Chicago in 1896,
recognizing William ]. Bryan ms the
greatest living exponent of those prin-
ciples and demands his nomination as the
standard bearer OF Democracy. Ut opposes
the single gold standard. denounces trusts
and combinations In restraint OF trade and
the protective policy of the Republican
party upon which II is alleged they are
founded; deplores the adoption of the re-
cent Puerto Rico measure 40 a violation
OF American pledges and of the constitu-
ton and a stain upon American honor;
condemns what II calls the imperialistic
policy of this administration: extends
sympathy TO the South African republics
and favors the election of United States
senators by direct vote Of the people.