The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-23

eolngs Of tho State Conven-
tlOn at Ce dar Rapids.


Cedar Rapids Aug. 1.-THE demo.
ocratic state convention was called
60 order yesterday forenoon by
Chairman Huffman of the state cen-
tral committee. After the Invocation
John T. Hamilton of Cedar Rapids de.
livered cordial address of welcome,
and then John ID. Denison of Wright
county was introduced as temporary
chairman. His address was lengthy
and was received with enthusiasm.
His declaration that every trust that
cannot be controlled must be destroy
ed"was loudly cheered, and his eulogy
of Bryan was greeted with storm OF
applause. AT the conclusion of his
address committees were named and
the convention adjourned till after.
noon.
When the convention re-assembled d.
u. O'Connell of Burlington was made
permanent chairman, Richard Burke
of Oskaloosa secretary and j. II. Gill
lespie of Burlington reading clerk.
chairman O'Connelrs denunciations
of the alleged Anglo-American ALI.
lance, McKinley's partnership with the
trusts and his policy of benevolent as
Himilation were warmly applauded.
The present contest, the speaker said,
is between Americanism and anti.
Americanism, in the fierce fight Of
which all questions of ratio and tariffs
sink into insignifcance. This remark
aroused the audience to the highest
pitch of the afternoon.
Cato Sells, chairman of the com.
mittee on resolutions, was greeted
with cheers when he appeared on
the stage and each plank of the plat.
form as he read it was applauded.
The platform follows:
The democracy of Iowa in conven.
ton assembled, approves and reaf.
firms the national democratic plat.
form adopted at Kansas City on the
5th day of July, 1900. We extend
greetings to those distinguished and
patriotic Americans, William j. Bryan
and Adlai Stevenson, and pledge them
our loyal support in the impending
contest for the preservation of the
republic.
AS a phase of the trust question;
bearing disastrously on manufacture.
ing in Iowa, and other agricultural!
states, we point to the fact that the
combination of the manufacturing
trusts and railway trust have result.
ed in closing many of such factories
Many plants in Iowa now stand idle
because they have either been driven
out of business by unfair competition
or have been absorbed by the trusts
and closed down. We favor the en-.
actment and enforcement of stringent
laws, both state and national, to con.
troll all trusts.
We deprecate the growing power
and influence of railways in state pol.
ttics and the subserviency of the ex.
ecutive council, the railroad commits.
sion and even the governor himself
to railway dictation. We demand that
railway rates and taxation, ias well
as legislation affecting railways, shall.
be shaped and fixed for the benefit OF
interference frok Donecial inter
We condemn the subterldge Of til.
mulct and pharmacy act by which
the republican party has returned the
saloon to Iowa while still maintain)
ing the farce of prohibition.
The democratic party believes in
majority rule and favors the honest
and open policy of local control with
stringent regulation.
We condemn the republican party
for passing the anti-fusion law and
Constantly changing other election
laws with the view to confuse the
voter and defeat the will of the cleo
tor.
We earnestly urge all citizens who
love liberty and oppose the imperial.
tstic policy of the republican party
to rally to the support of our stand.
ard bearers in the presidential cam
paign.
> When nomination for secretary of
state were in order Henry Vollmer
of Davenport, in speech which Gre
ated great enthusiasm, nominated
Mayor Hartenbower of Des Moines
and in all probability he would have
been nominated had not E. B. Evans
announced that the mayor would not
accept. S. B. Crane of Perry was
then nominated by reclamation. The
ticket was completed as follows, the
only fight being on electors-at-largeJ
which resulted 9O1 for Eiboeck, SGD
for Romans and 7O2 for Mackeye:
: Secretary of States. B. Crane of
Perry.
Auditor of state-J. NJ. Gibson of
Hopkington.
Treasurer of state-H. L. Williams
of Primghar.
Attorney general-T. G. Harper of
Burlington.
Supreme judge-Judge J. w. Free
land of Corydon.
Railroad commissioner. z. Ander.
son of Forest City.
Electors-at-largeI-Col. Joeeph Eli
boeck of Des Moines and Col. C. II,
Mackey of Sigourney.
District electors:
Z First-A. r. Miller of WASHINGTON,
Second IF. D. Kelsey of Jackson.
Third-John Elwanger of Dubuque.
Fourth-M. j. Carter of Winneshiek.
: Fifth. M. Robek of Tama.
Sixth-John G. Williams of Mahaska.
Seventh-C. C. LOOMS of Polk.
Eighth-W. B. Maring of Appa-
moose.
Ninth. ]. Shea of Council Bluffs.
Tenth-L. T. Anderson of Carroll.
Eleventh-W. w. Stow of Dickin-
son.
The central committee was empow-
cred to fill possible vacancies on the
ticket and the convention adjourned.
Horses, CRATES and ostriches have
larger eyes-.n anv other creatures
Return of Missionary's Family.
Kokomo, Ind, Aug. 2O.-Mrs. Pyke
and four children of this city reached
home from fTiantSin China bor b,,c