The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-28
CLING, TO FREE SILVER
Conference Of Iowa D Democrats-Row
-. in Eleventh District.

DES MOINES, IOWA-A conference of
the leading democrats Of the state was
held here yesterday preparatory to the
state convention, and out of the twenty
five or thirty in attendance all, except
two or three, were in favor Of reaffirming
the Kansas City platform. -.
Among those in attendance were G. A.
Walsh, secretary Of tie national commit
tee and Cato Sells of Yinton. Practically
the only subject under discussion was re-
affirmation and the most of the forenoon
was taken up in It's consideration.
When the meeting had been called
to order Chairman Mcconnell requested
those present to express themselves on the
subject, and almost all declared that the
thing to do was to reaffirm.' None re-
garded silver as a live issue, but prac-
tically all were of the opinion that the
Kansas City platform was the doctrine
Of the party until the next national con-
vention. 1t was suggested that trusts
and tariff should be made the leading
features of the Iowa platform, and this
suggestion met with general approval
The conference was rather an impromp
tn affair. Each member Of the committee
was requested to invite few of the
leading democrats from his district. There
was some discussion Of the congressional
situation and the consensus was that the
chances for democratic success were good
in the first. second. sixth and eighth dis
tricts, while the third presented fruit
full field of work. 1t seemed to be the
general impression that the Kansas City
platform would be reaffirmed with little
or no opposition in the state convention.
LIE MARS, IOWA-The democrats of
the. eleventh congressional district at LIE
Mars yesterday nominated for congress T.
M. link of LIE Mars, and for district
judge, e. j. Stason, Sioux City.
Mr.. link is a lawyer of 45 years who
has lived in LIE Mars fifteen years. He
is an avowed socialist. He was in Des
Moines when nominated and no one knows
whether he will accept or not. Before
his nomination, J. H. Quick Of Sioux City
and J. T. Montgomery of Ida Grove were
named, but declined.
The action Of the district upon the ques-
tion OF whether or not the Kansas City
platform should be reaffirIned by the state
convention has been looked forward to by
the whole state: The test came in yester-
days convention upon an amendment in
troduced by Judge E. Van Wagenen, OF
Sioux City, to do away with the reso-
| lutions committee. The free silver wing
was anxious for a resolutions committee
| to declare their views, and all knew. this
was the test. However, only two voted
against the amendment.
Earl Bronson, of Spencer, was so pro-
voked by the action Of the convention
that, remarking it did not seem to be g
democratic convention at all, he moved
Congressman Lot Thomas, nominated by
| the republicans, be indorsed, but was
| ruled out of order. Later in the day he
made a personal attack upon J. M. Par
sons, Of Rock Rapids, before the judicia
convention, asking him if he would vote
for a. democrat If one was nominated. He
| declared Clay county would not support
| T., M. link for congress-
SIOUX CITY, IoWA-A chance raid by
| the police of a lodging-house at 221 Pear
street yesterday saved the life Of Anna e
| Whylie, a Sioux Falls girl. She had writ
| ten a letter to her mother, telling her life
| was burden, and was preparing to Kill
| herself with morphine, Of which large
quantity was found On her person. Tht
girls life has been a sad one. Her moth
! er at Sioux Falls is dissolute woman
who insisted on putting her on the stree
when she was II years old. Since then th'
| girls fall has been rapid, and, though bu
-21 years old, she, is addicted to morphin,
and ist broken In health and spirit. Sh,
fought the police at the station and de
clared she would kill herself there.
NEW MARKET, .MINN.-The stee
gang working on the Farmington- Manka
to branch Of the Burlington road is com
| ing this way from Pennington, havin,
the rails placed to point about five mile
from here. Progress is somewhat slow
as the contractors find 1t difficult to kee]
a full crew at work, owing to difficultie
about wages, but it is thought the stee
will be in place as far as this station
named Elko, by the middle Of next week
FRAZEE, MtNN.-Will1am Chiffon die
at St. Luke's - hospital In St. Pau
"Wednesday morning, after having a.
operation performed for an affection Of tn
stomach. He was Sc years Of age an
was one Of the first settlers In this county
The funeral was held from the M. E
church in this place to-day Mr.. ~Chiltol
left wife and several grown UP children.