The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-30

'AY. AUGUST 80. ]
Integrity of our candidates for president
and vice-presideht and pledge them our
earnest support at the poles.
We cordially indorse and approve the
democratic state platform adopted at
Cedar Rapids in 1900, as the ablest ex-
position of true democracy ever adopted
by any convention in Iowa, and believe
that the election of the democratic can
didates would be a blessing to the great
common people Of our state.
We regard the Declaration of Inde-
pendence as the great charter of human
liberty, so broad, 80 comprehensive and
SO true, that our work as a nation since
its adoption has not been to bring it up
to US but to bring the people up Ito it,
and contrast our policy with modern
republicans an, denying rights tosothers
they claim for themselves, and repudiat-
ing the Declaration Of Independence.
We condemn the action of the repub-
lican Legislature in pressnting a free
ballot, by refusing to allow all parties q
place on the ticket.
We condemn the action of the repub.
lican execu tive council in their assess
ment Of railways and other corporations
as rank injustice to the taxpayers Of
Iowa.
We indorse the nomination of our
candidate for congress, Hon. v. Il. Nc
Ginnis, and guarantee the voters of the
eighth congressional district in the event
Of his election, he will represent faith.
fully all the interests of the people of
his district and pledge him our earnest
and jealous support
We appeal to all lovers of liberty, who
are opposed to militarism, imperialism
and foreign colonial system, and its
attendant evils, and who favor equal
privileges and equal opportunities to all
and special privileges to none to aid us,
IN preserving government Of the peo-
pie, for the people and by the people.
The convention them proceeded to
nominate the candidates for the various
county offices, the first ballot being in.
formal.
The first to be nominated was can
didate for county auditor, and the in
formal ballot developed seven candi-
dates, the result being as follows: Geo.
Cartwright "a, Geo. w. Sanger 4O}, j. L.
Meter 383, S. E. Bowman 81, DR.. j. B.
Bennett 10. w. G. Cozad 6, j. B. Ed
wards IL.
1st Formal Ballot Cartwright 81,
Sanger 473, Meter 3SA. Bowman IA,
Bennett AZ, Cozad Z.
At the close of this ballot the names
of s. E. Bowman and w. g. Cozad were
withdrawn as candidates.
End Formal Ballot Cartwright 100,
Sanger A. Meter 40, Bennett 5.
On motion the nomination of Mr..
Cartwright was made unanimous. He
was called to the platform and in a few
well chosen remarks thanked the con-
sYentions md pledaesl himself TO do all
in his power to be elected, and il elected
Would do his utmost to make an official
who would do his duty to himself and
party.
When the next Office that of county
recorder was reached it was announced
that this office had been assigned to
the silver republicans, but they had
decided that lnasmuch as there was no
other candidate for the office except re-
corder Chas. II. Brown, they would
make no nomination, and on motion of
w. L. Edmonson, Of Bloomington town
ship, Mr.. Brown was nominated for re-
corder by acclamation.
When Mr.. Brown was called to the
stage he thanked the convention for his
nomination, not SO much for the office,
but in the thought that he had filled
the Office in manner to be thus endors-
ed by his party and hoped to be elected
again, which he will surely be.
The informal ballotfor county attor.
ney brought out four candidates who
received the following votes: Marion
Woodland III, Geo. W.. Baker 623,
Frank Horton Is, Roy Brown 3.
The first formal ballot gave the nomi.
nation to Mr.. Woodsrd by decisive
vote. Woodland 100, Baker 63, Horton
5, and on motion the nomination of Mr..
Woodland was made unanimous. He
was called for, and in short speech
returned his thanks for the nomination,
and said if elected he would endeavor to
conduct the Office at all times in the
interest of justice and the taxpayers.
That he had no enemies to punish and
no friends to reward, and if his friends
worked as hard as he did there would
be no question but what he would be
elected.
This completed the list Of candidates
to be named by the democrats, the can.
didate for clerk and member of the
board Of supervisors having been assign
ed to the populists, who. we're not yet
ready to report. While waiting for
them Rev. Hatch sang his famous song,
Rsjah Olah, the Slave Girl of Sulu,"
which produced most hearty applause.
Hon. q. P. Arnold was called for and
made a splendid talk in which he ar
raigned the republican administration
for its treatment Of the Beers, and com.
pared the present treatment with that
accorded other republics in years past
by the United States government. Mr..
Arnold in nj sya va a read dv talker and ono