The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
set at Wednesday nights adjourn.

set Mt Wednesday nights adjourn.
ment.
The committee on credentials pre-.
scented its report. which was adopted
declaring that there were no contest.
ing delegations and recommending
that the vote of Missouri he Increased
by two votes, that OF =Ohio by two
votes aud that of South Dakota by
three votes.
The COMMITTEES ON permanent or,
ganization reported the uame Zot
Thomas NJ Bntterson. OF Colorado
for permanent chairman. I'll, Cur.
ran, of kansnsi leo Vincent, OF Col.
orado, aud f. NJ. Deisher. of pennsyl.
Nania, as permanent secretaries.
In accepting the position of per.
manent chairman Mr.. Patterson
among other things said
'"rhe popultst party stands as q men.
tor" he continued. FOR other political
parties less advanced and iesa progress.
| NE than we are The peoples party
must and Hhall live, for Il ia the pioneer
Of every political reform that. by the
consensus OF American opinion II eaAens
| tial to American free government"
What Is the outiookF asked the speak
er, 'for the coming presidential elsction1
| cannot doubt the outcome. We viii
80 before the country as We went be-
| fore with the principles we have always
| prafosned. ami under the leadership Of
William J, nryan" et'heersl
The speaker then predicted q sweeptnN
| triumph for Mr. Bryan Ia November. and
| that hts election would mean that the
| rights of the people are advanced to q
higher level than ever before.
Whatever may be the glory af that
victory. he said, the peoples party
may ulaltn the greatest share, and IL will
have been the great political power that
brought about the great result
Innueeessfni Conference.
The conference of chairmen of state
delegations lasted until nearly two
o'clock. the discussion being entirely
over the question of the action to be
taken Ia regard 10 the vice presidrn.
| tial nomination. After considerable
debate the conference adjourned
without having reached any agree.
ment on the matter. The matter viii
therefore bc fought out ON the floor
| of the convention.
Iowa Republicans.
Des Moines, Ia. May tt.~h the
| Iowa republican convention held here
Thursday the following were made
Delegates nt large 10 the national nun'
vention at Philadelphia.
| Gov. l.eEie N, Shaw, Col. George III
French. Dasenporti DIR, r., II. smith
Cedar Rnpids Lafayette Young, Dies
| Moines.
The convention was called 10 order
| In the Auditorium by II q. Weaver,
chairman of the state republican com
| mittee Following the singing OF
america" prayer and the reading
of the call, Congressman Robert q
| Cousins, temporary chairman, was In
trodueed and delivered his address.
The platform ns framed by the res.
olutIons committee inStructs the del
egnAes gar AleIttalegs i,AanHsea hiH I'D
minintrntlon, mentioning the admin
istratlou's foreign policy and the eur
rency law, aud recommends proper
control of such trusts and comblnn.
tonA as are deemed inimicai Ia the
interests of the public generally,
A. B Funk, Of Spirit Lake, was
| made permanent chairman and IL u.
| Warren, of Koaauih county, peTma-
nent secretary
| Delcaatss Instructed for Mckinley.
Caueuses were held during the fore.
| noon for The eleven districts Of the
state and the following delegates to
! the Philadelphia convention eIetted'
First district. Capt ]. Eilrlek. Neo-
sauuua Capt " HetkwIth. Mount Pleas
ant SECOND. ] N w Humple, MarenRo'
| w. l. Roach. Aiuacatine THIRD. G. ".
| AlIbrnok Eldofa. g. Il Raneier. In
| dependence. Fourth. r.. %, N0rden,
/ Floyd, J ] Marsh Winnsshsih Fttth,
NJ j Tobin. vintoBs g. ~, Sargent,
| grundy Center, AiKth, G. NJ Illnsdale.
| Newton; John Dunn. BrookFistd sev~
cnih w. % Payne. Nevada William
| shamuH Dallas Eighth. William Eaton.
| sidney. J & Maybry. c@ntsrvilla Ntnth'
John A story. ureeniisld Haamns Boy
son. dray Tenth, J. y. Alien, focahon-
| fan A. T. Stevens. Boone. Eleventh,
| William ArFarlane Bleneoo. ". A. Lyon,
| Jr Peterson The detngatea were In
| stfucted tor Mckinley
| Colorado Republicans.
Denver, Col, May 1.-THE republic
an state convention met at the Broad.
way thenter az II o'clock Thursday
Nearly all Of the counties ~efe repre-
| sented. state Chairman A. II. Seaman
| called the convention to order and pre-
| asntcd United states senator w. ~
Woleott for temporary chairman. Mr.
| Woicott was enthusiastically recriyed.
lie spoke at some length upon the po-
liiical situation 10 the state and the
nation. highly euloglziug President
Mckinley and ind0fsing every act of
| The administration,
utab Republicans.
Salt Lake City, Utah, May II. ~- The
| republican state convention met here
| Thursday % elect sis delegates 10 the
national convention at Philadelphia.
| The convention was called 20 order Mt
". - O'Clock by Chairman Walton. The
call for the convention was read and
| " D. Livingston, of saapsts county,
sas made temporary chairman,
Chair MnksEs Organize.
Detroit. Mich. MAY IL seventy
chair makers from all parts 0t the
United states organized the National
| Chair association Ia the Hotel Cadillac