The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-03
SILVER men BEATEN
Anti Reaffirmation Forces Garry the
Day in the Struggle at - -
Des Moines,
Sound Money Contingent Has the
Central Committee-0pening
of Convention.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 3.--The anti-re-
affirmation forces signally defeated the
opposing element in the caucuses pre-
ceding the state democratic convention
this morning. They. elected members of
the resolutions committee from seven of
| the eleven congressional districts. Those
districts electing members in favor Of re-
affirmation Of the Kansas City platform
| We're the SIXTH, seventh, eighth and tenth.
| In the third the vote was SO to Is
against. In the fifth district Cato Sells of
| Vinton sought to sway the caucus for sill
yer. His nominee for the resolutions
committee, c. D. Huston of Cedar Rapids,
| was beaten by Judge Caldwell Of Toledo,
| 35 to 80. In the ninth, J. J. Shea Of Coun
| ell Bluffs, a silver man, was beaten by
John P. Organ Of Council Bluffs by 20 to
| 40.
| The second, fourth and eleventh dis
tricts were practically unanimous against
reaffirmation. The following are mem
| bers Of the resolutions committee: First,
John j. Zeerley, Burllngton; second, Judge
r. H. layer, Clinton; third, Horace Boies,
Waterloo; fourth, H. c. Bishop, Elkader;
fifth, j. r. Caldwell, Toledo; sixth, S. A.
Brewster, OttumWa; seventh, G. o. Holly,
Des Moines; eighth, F.: o. Stuart. Chari-
ton; ninth. John P. Organ, Council Bluffs;
tenth. Ed Mcdonald, Rock Rapids; elev-
eil'h' 'uoge "A. Vanwagenn, Sioux City.
! 9oooiet the central Committee. 90 r.
In the seventh district after a bitter
hght j. &. Likes, a conservative, was
elected member Of the state central com
mittee over CT. Price Of Indianola. a,
silver man. In the third Representative
l.. F. Springer of Buchanan county was
elected to succeed E. M. Carr of Man
fchester, a silver democrat, In the second
rs. s. W. Mercer Of Iowa City was chosen
to fill the vacancy left by the recent res
1gnation of G. G. Hipwell, of Davenport In
the first N. G. Roberts of Fort Madison
was reelected. In the fourth D. A. Lyons
OF Cresco, sound money man, was re-
elected. In the eighth A.. w. Maxwell. a
silver man, was reelected. In the tenth
ID J. b. Romans of Denison, a .reaffirma ton :
list, was reelected. In the. eleventh J. II.
Quick Of Sioux City, a sound money man,
was Reelected The committeeman In
other districts are hold-overs. ~ e
The committee, which was in the hands
of the silver forces, is now clearly con-
trolled by the sound money men who
have captured control for the first time
since 1895 and who will elect a chairman
to succeed f. M. Mcconnell Of the sixth
district, a silver man.
Ex-eovernor's Mission.
The presence of Ex-Governor Horac,
Boies at the convention is significant. No
since 1896, has this venerable dem ocra
been at q state convention. His mission
here Is to harmonize and unite factions
for the purpose Of smoothing the way 70,
the congressional campaign in the third
district. where his son will be pittet
against Henderson. He prepared planl
: that avowed allegiance to the principle
q of the democracy, as .enunciated in a long
q line of national Platforms This met OBJ
. jections from the radical silver men AM
: from the sound money forces alike.
= THE money question" said ex-Gov
ernor Boies, is not an issue in this cam