Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-09-26
Democrat County Convention.

Persuant to call, the democrats met
at the court house in Audubon, We'd
nesday afternoon, at O'Clock in dele
gate convention for the purpose of
nominating a county ticket and the
transaction of such business as might
come before the convention. The early
trains brought in many of the delegat-
es from the North and South part of
the county and many others who were
delegates drove in early, and by noon
the most of the delegates were present,
divided into groups here and there
discussing the possibilities and advis-
liability of the candidates for the var
ious offices.
By two o'clock the delegates of the
various townships had assembled at
their respective stations in the court
house. County Chairman, r. c. Spen-
Ger called the convention to order and
introduced Samuel A. Graham as tenn
porary Chairman and Bert Mason as
temporary Secretary.
The chairman without any speech
other than saying. "The Convention
will come to order and proceed to bust
ness, opened the convention, ready
to accomplish The business for which
it was called.
4 ID. E. Soar of Audubon moved that
a committee of three be appointed on
credentials, which was duly seconded
and carried.
1 ]. M. Graham of Audubon made a
motion, which was properly seconed,
placed before the convention and car
ried. that the chair appoint comittee
of three on permanent organization.
John Ward moved that the chair
appoint committee offs on resolutions
j The motion was placed before the dele
gates and carried, receiving the unan-
imous vote of the convention.
| The chair appointed the following
persons as members of the various
committees, Committee on Credentials
| D. p. Soar of Leroy, G. G. Hawk of
Evira, and George Foley Of Viola,
Committee on permanent organization
j. NJ. Graham of Leroy, VIM. Northup
Of Douglas. and Amos Fancher of
John Ward of Leroy, j. W. Mcclure
of Melville, and W. E. Hensley Of
Greeley. The committee on creden-
tials reported all the townships repre-
sented and recommended that the
delegates present would cast entire
. vote of the delegation. The report Of
The report of the committee on or
ganization reported In favor of max
ing the temporary officers, the per-
manent officers, which upon votes of
the convention carried and was &C.
cepted.
i The following is the report of the
committee on resolutions, which was
unanimously adopted.
II we the Democrats of Audubon County
IN convention assembled do hereby re-
affirm our allegiance to the time -honored
We deplore the assassination of Pres.
Nc hinley and deem the act national
calamity and direct blow at popular
government.
II We deplore the eXistance of anarchy in
any form and do hereby resolve that it is
the sense of this convention that Con gress
Should speedily enact such laws as will
eHectually check the spread of anarchistic
doctrines and enact such laws as will Sc
cure the safety of the persons of our presi-
dent and other public officers.
Il we believe that following such a nation
al calamity sthe assassination of presi-
dent it is the duty of all law-abiding pat
trl otto citizens, to lay aside party orpani-
cation and unite in one common patriotic
protest against anarchy and alllaw-less
mainl II: of violence in any form
and with this thought in view we believe
that in this campaign national issues
! should give way to other matters that re-
l 1a Only 10 tne cltlzenS OF this state and
a reflection upon our late president, his
acts, or policies.
We firmly believe that the laws of this
State with reference to the taxation of the
] property OF corporations, as we'll as the en-
forcefnent of such laws now upon the
statute books of this State should be re-
vised: that they should be revised having
IN view the great cardinal principle of tax
alton. That the tax burdens of the State
should fall equitable and fairly upon all
Glasses oftaxable property alike and that
in the enforcement OF such laws, corporate