The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-23
is SILVER DOOMED?
leading Democrats of Iowa Demand
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!. pEs MoINEs,. IoWA.-All doubt as to the
genuine and bitter nature of the contest that
win be- waged at the democratic state conven-
stion between the friends and the opponents
OF the Kansas City platform has been re-
moved by the aseertaning. of the views Of
the democratic leaders in the second district.
Several have expressed their, views recently
and have declared they will come to the con-
vention prepared to resist reaflrmation of the
Kansas City platform or declaration OF alle-
glance, to- silver in any guise. No jugglery
with terms and no play upon words will
satisfy them. What they want Is simply that
the Kansas City. platform be let severely
alone II they can accomplish this, then
they have no doubt Judge Wade Of Iowa City
will accept the congressional nomination
against Hoffman and that they will have an
even chance of winning. They expect, too,
that the element opposed to the Kansas City
platform will be much stronger than 1t was
a year ago and that they will be backed by
the third district led by Dubuque county, by
at least a strong element in the sixth dis
trlct and in the first. Added to this, they
will have the energetic support OF Woodbury.
and other counties.
In addition to abandonment of the Kansas
City platform, the democrats in the second
| want to see the issue Of imperialism either
dropped or given a very subordinate place
in the state platform. as we'll as in their
straight out contest over tariff revision and
the trusts.
One of the rea sons why they are tho more
desirous Of getting rid of the silver agitation,
| is that the republicans at Clinton recently
| shrewdly adopted platform that contained
| a clause inviting all friends Of sound money
| to join in the election Of the republican con-
gressional nominee.
| The Clinton county delegation has not yet
been chosen. It will be- a conservative,
sound money delegation, however Ex-
Mayor J. NJ. Gobble Of Clinton is willing to
take the nomination for congress If Judge
Wade does not and he Is sound money man
as well as Judge Wade, though each has
stood loyalty by the democratic ticket in the
| past.
| Third district leaders who are backing E. L.
Boies hope for no show Of success against
Henderson unless the state convention breaks
away from silver. John P. Reese, the dem
ocratic nominee in the Sixth district against
Lacey is said to have come to realize that he
will be certainly defeated unless conserva-
tive course Is adopted by the state convention
The recent action of Wapello county, the
home OF Charles Walsh, in not reafirmine
| the Kansas City platform, in spite Of the pro-
nunciamento Of Walsh preceding the county
convention, is significant Of the influences a.
work In that, district. T. J. Phillips Of Ot'
tumwa, nominee for governor last year, II
working against reafirmation.
| A shrewd move has just been made by Con
gresham Lacey in Jasper county In his con
gressional district. The hope Of his oppo
nent, Reese, Is to get the undivided supper
Of the miner vote. Lacey is seeking to di
vide that vote and in Jasper has got William
Lenihan, leading miner, to head the count!
committee.
The better element Of colored people II
Des Moines is greatly aroused over the In
fux Of colored criminals. These have be
come alarnitngly numerous Of late and man,
shooting scrapes and other crime are trace
able to- them. Representative colored citi
gems are organizing to help the police ge
rid Of the worse element. They have calle
mass meeting for next Tuesday, when the
purpose to take steps to force tile uadesirabl
part the negro population to enigrate
Dozens of colored gamblers and criminals
taking It for granted Des Moines is being ru
as wide open city, have been coming i
here for weeks. They have found shelter l.
the dens kept by colored women and it i
believed have been responsible for much q
the crime committed
The rty-eighth annual state fair opene
yesterday. It will attain remarkable proper
tions If the: weather is favorable. The cat
tie exhibit will be the greatest display Of pur
bred breeding stock ever seen in this coun
try. Over 100 hogs will be displayed an
large numbers of sheep, horses, goats an
poultry. The machinery exhibit will surpas
; anything Of the kind ever seen in this state
the machinery section covering sixty acre:
The new livestock pavilion will be dedicate
Monday. with speeches by Governor Cum
minis, Senator w. F. Hartman Of Hampto
and others. Governor e. P. Savage Of Ne
: braska was to have been present, but b
cannot attend. Tuesday will be old soldier
, day. The veterans will be addressed b
Senator J. P. Dolliver.