Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-03
HAVE SILVER MEN SCARED
Sending Out in the State to Drum Up
Delegates to Conventions.
OLD DEMOCRAT LEADERS ARE ON HAND
siIverites ORer n Compromise Plank,
which the sound Money
wing Will Not
Accept.
lFrom a. stsn correspondent.l

L AOlA a. 0NnAA III
DIES MONIES, Sept. 2.-(special)-The
eve Of the democratic state convention az
fords little Indication OF what the morrow
will bring. When. the delegates began to
arrive today the fact became apparent that
a great many Of the old democrats who have
been absent from the state conventions for
years are On hand this time and their in
huence is being thrown almost entirely
against any r~eafirmation Of the Kansas City
platform. But this year for the first time
the silverites are ready for a compromise.
Today they distributed among the delegates
a plank which they propose as follows:
The democracy Of Iowa in convention as
| sembled endorses and reaffirms the princi-
pies OF the last national platform, with
the further declaration that Intervening
events. have so changed conditions that the
silver question Is not now an issue.
They claim that this should be acceptable
to all factions. The free silverites, under
the leadership Of Charles A. Walsh Of the
national comittee, are making a firm stand
for this plank. Nearly all the we'll known
free silverites are for 1t, including ]. b.
Romans, Denison; Walt Butler, Des Moines;
G. l.. Rhinehart, Newton; S. A. Brewster,
Ottumws; George Huffman, Des Moines;
Louis Murphy, Dubuque. and s. H, Lauder,
Osceola. They are confident that this plank
will win out. The Eighth. Ninth and Tenth
districts are nearly solid for this kind OF
a platform. There are counties in the other
districts for it. Polk and Dubuque coun-
ties, two Of the strongest, are for the COM
promise reafnrmation plank. The state COM
mittee is for it and the men are working
all their influence.
Opponents Say.
The opponents Of any reference to the
Kansas City platform are using the argu-
ment that II the platform is reanirmed no
congressional district in the state can be
carried. In the Third district and the Sec
ond district they claim they can elect dem
ocrats II the platform is right" The Sec
ond district delegates are solidly opposed to
~reahirmation. They want to nominate Judge
Wade for congress and he is here declaring
he will not run II free silver is Endorsed.
Ex-Governor Boies is here from Waterloo
for the first time since he was a candidate
himself. He Is opposed to reafirmation
and his son will be a candidate against Hen
derson II free silver is omitted. The Fifth
and Sixth and Eleventh districts are
strongly opnoRed tn free silver. Among
those who are opposing It are Senator Lam
bert and ex-senator johnson Of Jackson,
Judge Van wagenen Of Woodbury., James
NJ. Parsons OF Lyon, E. NJ. Hertert of Shelby
and e. NJ. Sharon Of Davenport. These
men declare that the party must some time
get rid of free silver as an issue and this,
a congressional year, is the time to do II.
Not over 1O~0sdeiegates were present dur
ing the day. but the factional feeling was
running high.soIt Is anticipated the con-
~vention will not be very we'll attended.
An effort Will be made to control the
platform committee through the district
caucuses, but even IL this is done the plat
form question will have to be fought out
on the floor Of the convention tomorrow.
Free silver Men Hustle,
A caucus Of free silver men was held
this evening and it was agreed that they
must send out and fetch In more delegates
or they would be beaten. A committee
was appointed to attend to this in every
district, and by tomorrow It is expected
a great many will be here from the coun-
try. Up to late tonight the gold demo-
Gratis have been most conspicuous, but the
silverites claim they are not yet beaten.
The compromise plank which has been
suggested is not satisfactory to anybody.
No names have been suggested for candi-
dates. No consideration will be given
candidates until the platform is decided
upon.
Iowa Crop Conditions.
Crop bulletin Of the Iowa section of the
climate and crop service Of the Weather
bureau for week ending September 1. 1902:
The average temperature OF the last week
was slightly below normal. The rainfall
was excessive In all parts Of the state ex-
cept the eastern counties. On the night Of
the 25th phenomenally heavy showers fell
In the central part OF the south central
district, causing damaging floods and In
creasing damage to the grain in shocks.
There were four to Eve fair days with sea-
sonable warmth and sunshine. during which
threshing and stacking operations were in
progress in the drier sections Of the state.
All reports indicate very serious injury to
small grain, and total loss Of a considerable
percentage OF oats In shock. The quality
Of all grain recently threshed from shock is
very much below the standard grades. Corn
is making fair advancement and reports
indicate that 1t is nearing maturity in por-
tIons OF the southern section. For the state
at large It is ten to fifteen days later than
in the average season, and q full month OF
favorable weather is needed to place the
entire crop beyond danger of harm from
killing frosts. The minor crops are doing
we'll. A very large second crop OF hay is
, ready to harvest.
Capitol Mission Meets.
The state capitol commission is holding
sessions today, Messrs. Funk. shoentgen
and Cumming being present. At this
} meeting IL is expected that more definite
/ plans will be made as to certain much
, needed repairs on the capitol and also a
new roof for the same. The commission
has had men at work on preliminary in
yestigatlons and has been having plans
, made for improvements. The commission
may also at this meeting adopt the plans
for a state warehouse, which is much
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Not SO Many Prisoners.
The September report from the statei
prison at Anamosa shows a still further
; falling on in the number Of prisoners, thu
= loss In August being thirteen. TIL tota
. at the first Of the month was SS5. At thu
: reform school at Eldora there was a gaiI
. Of three during the month OF August, tn,