Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-04
WAS DEMOCRACY DAY
Three important State ConVen.
tions, the Tickets and the
Platforms Adopted.
IOWA MEN DIsAeREE-oN SILVER
Two Resolutions Reports to Choose
From-WisconsinN Nomi-
mates Rose.

Des Moines. Ia, Sept. At was II
a. III. when State Chairman S. f. Nc
Connell called the state Democratic
convention to order in the new au-
tiitorium. Only half of the delegates
Were present. the attendance being
lighter than heretofore The principal
issue was the wording of the plank
with regard to the Endorsement of the
Kansas City platform. Charles y.
Walsh, secretary of the national Demo
cratic committee, asserted before the
convention began that there was no
doubt about the Endorsement. and that
the opposition would not have to eX-
ceed three representatives of eleven
on the committee on resolutions.
Trouble over the Resolutions.
By a vote of Z to 4 the district
caucuses yesterday morning decided
that there would he no reaffirmation
of the Kansas City platform by the
Democrats of Iowa. The convention
did its preliminary work and appoint
ed committees and then the trouble
began. A recess was taken to let the
committees get to work and at 2:45
the convention was called TO order
again and there was no report from
the committee on resolutions At 3:15
the committee on resolutions adopted
the following resolution i'm lieu of any
mention of the Kansas City platform.
I'VE declare anew our faith in the
fundamental principles of the Demo.
cratic party and renew our allegiance
thereto
Two Reports on n Platform.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported to the convention at $50 with
minority and majority one. They
agreed upon all planlls except the first
one. The minority plank is as follows:
THE Democracy of Iowa in conven-
tion assembled indOrse the principles
of Democracy as enumerated by the
last national platform adopted at Kan
SaS City in 1900" The minority re-
port is signed by four members-S. y.
Brewster, Sixth district; c. o. Holly,
Seventh district: F. Q. Stuart. Eighth
and Edward Mcdonald. Tenth.
The other report was as follows:
I'VE, the chosen representatives of the
Democratic party in Iowa. in delegate
convention assembled. hereby declare
anew our faith in the fundamental
principles of the Democratic party and
renew our allegiance thereto" This
after long debate was adOpted-;}S4
to 344-and so the platform says moth
ing on the silver or Bryan questions.
Synopsis of the Platform.
Following are the main points of the
declaration: Demands the throttling of
the mOnopolies that are claSSed as
trusts, and then changing OF the tar
iff so as to help throttle them. by re-
ducing it TO Il revenue basis; Iowa Re
publicanS are congratulated on their
tariff plank, which is claimed TO be Il /
criticism of their leaders,. discrimina-
ton in freight on railways is de-
nOunced and revision of the interstate
commerce law is demanded: the Boer
war is brought in by Il declaration
that the government should not have |
permitted the British to buy supplies |
here; the Philippine war is declared |
unjust and it is demanded that our
aim should be to prepare the Fill |
pinos for government and then let !
them decide on their own fate; the |
Fowler bill is denounced. and equal
taxation in the state is demanded
Names Put the Ticket.
Following is the ticket nominated: |
Secretary of state. Richard Burke. of |
Mahaska; auditor. J. $. McLuih. of |
Guthrie county; attorney general. John
Dennison, of Wright county: treaSur- |
er. II. L. Chapman, of Des AIOines:
judge of the supreme court dong term. |
Thomas Stapleton. of Iowa county: |
clerk of the supreme court, Jesse Tripp. !
of Jasper county; supreme court re-
porter, John f. Dalton, of Calhoun: |
judge of the supreme court tShOrt
term, w. II. Quick. of Woodbury.. |
railroad commissioner. Thomas Ben. |
son, of Fayette.