Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-29
CRANE is NOMINATED.
NAMED AS SECRETARY OF STATE
BY IOWA DEMOCRATS.
Ex-Mnyor vollmer Explains Why He
Returns to the Party-Colonel Eli
boeck and Colonel Mackey Candidates
for Electors at Large.

For Secretary of State. @ Crane
For Tieasa Sr -. l. Wi Jams
For Attorney General z. Harper
For Judge supreme Court. J. w. treeland
FOR Railroad Commissioner. j. Il. Anderson
For Electors at Large sS' IT. h .sSA
Cedar Rapids correspondence
The above ticket was nominated by the
Democrats in State convention. The spec
tacular features of the day We're the ad-
dress of Henry Vollmer of Davenport
naming Mayor Hartenbower of Des
Moines for Secretary of State, in which
he took occasion to explain why he had
been absent from Democratic conventions
for four years and why he is in line again
and the effort made to recognize the Pop
ulists by naming s. B. Crane for Secre-
tary of State after Mr.. Hartenbower's
name was withdrawn ut his request and
the fight made over electors ut large.
Mr.. Vollmer's appearance on the plat
form when it was announced by Chair
man O'Connell that nominations We're in
order was the signal for the first noisy
demonstration of the day, although the
addresses of Temporary Chairman Deni-
son and Chairman O'Connell had been
enthusiastically received. Mr.. Vollmer
gave his reasons for presenting the name
of Mayor Hartenbower and explained
his attitude toward the party in 1896 and
his present position with regard to the is
sues. He said that he had seen great
light and was content to stand with the
reunited party.
Crane Is Nominated.
When Mr.. Hartenbower's name was
withdrawn at his request Judge %. NJ.
Carr Of Manchester, committeeman from
the Third District, said he had a business
proposition to make to the convention and
suggested the nomination OF 8. b. Crane
Of Perry, Populist leader who has been
officially slated for railroad commissioner,
with the understanding that if he was
nominated the Populists would hold no
State convention.
Halt dozen delegates inquired wheth-
er 1t was a Democratic or Populist con-
yention and cries Of mo" arose in all sec
tions of the auditorium.
Mr.. Crane asked permission to make
an explanation and said in substance that
IL the convention did not nominate him
for Secretary of State or some other
office the Populists would consider that
they had been ignored.
This raised the ire of more Democrats,
hut ]. ]. Shea of Council Bluffs took the
platform, declared that Mr.. Crane Is
Democrat and delegate to the conven-
ton and ought to be nominated, his re-
marks being emphasized by Fred u.
White, twice Democratic nominee for
Governor. Fred Townsend Of Abba said
1t made no difference to him what q man
was last year so long MS he now stands
unalterably for Bryan and Stevenson,
and said in the interests of harmony Mr..
Crane ought to be nominated by acclama-
ton, moving that such vote be given
him,
All opposition disappeared as quickly
as it came and Mr.. Crane was named by
acclamation.
The contest over the two electors at
large was interesting and not entirely de-
void of amusing aspects. j. s. Murphy
of the Dubuque Telegraph previous to
the assembling Of the convention inform
ed everybody about headquarters that
Col. Joe Eiboeck of Des Moines, who was
slated as one Of the electors at large,
ought not to be selected, as he had stood
ont with Mr.. Vollmer and other promi-
nent Democrats of the State on the free
SILVER issue. Inc murphy IoEceS -huuuunc-
ed their intention to defend Mr.. Eiboeck,
intimating that they would make fight
on the floor of the convention.
Contrary to expectations the name of
j. d. Romais, of Denison, committeeman
from the Tenth District, was presented
to the convention first by Mr.. Shea Of
Council Bluffs. Then ex-Congressman
Walter ii. Butler presented the name of
Col. Eiboeck, saying that rs one Of the
free silver men Mr.. Eiboeck was good
enough for him; that he was glad the old
warrior from Des Moines was with the
party again. and he believed his return
| should entitle him to the honor for which
he had been suggested.
4 Cato Sells tried to head off any further
nomination by q motion to declare
Messrs. Romans and Eiboetk the pomi-
nees of the convention, but d. w. Ham
! ilton of Keokuk County took the plat
! form and named Col. G. II. Mackey of
Keokuk, n Democrat of thirty years
standing. Up to this time every nominal
| ton had been made by reclamation, but
the roll Of counties was called before the
dictatorship was settled, the vote stand
ing: Eiboeck, Sol; Romans, 563; Mackey,
7O2.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tons Endorsed the Kansas City platform
and was unanimously adopted.