Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
VAN wAGENEN's PLANK LOST
Sioux Cityan's Name Was Mot Pre-
sented for Governor.

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sented for Governor.
l)es Moines, la, June 90 The demo
cratic state convention, by vote of
400 $40 to 1854 ITO, late this afternoon
refused to adopt n minority report
signed by four members of the commit
tee on resolutions adding to the plat
form reported by the seven members
constituting the majority of the com
mttee a plank reaiirminG the demo-
cratic national platform of 1900. and
by Il vote of 62S l-6 to 1885, rejected am
other minority report addin:y to- The
plank demanding government control
OF railway charges Il provision that in
case such control should not prove Of
fective the national government should
acquire ownership of the railroads.
All the nominations We're made by
acclanation, the friends of Judge A.
Nan Wagencn, of Sioux City, having
concluded not to present his name for
governor after it became apparent that
the convention would not adopt GOV
crnment ownership Of railroads plank
Which he has favored.
j. I'. Sullivan the nominee for gov
crnor has been affiliated with the
bryan wing of the purity, but he was
acceptable to the gold democrats
When the afternoon convention met
AT O'Clock permanent organization
Was effected, with ID. w. Hamilton of
Kcoliuk county as chairman. H. NJ
Sharon of Davenport presented the re-
port of the committee ON resolutions.
and made the only speech in its sup
port.
j. M. Parsons of Rock Rapids, sub
united ,ilc ..siiil3lit, Dor. i'm favor of
government ownership. of which ne MAS
the only sgner and spoke I'm favor of
its adoption. After the rejection of the
report w. H. IRobb of Creston pre-
scented the reaflirmation plank Its
adoption was urged by Mn Isobb q. S.
lGnehart of Newton. Congressman
Walt III. Butler OF Des Nloines and
Colonel G. IL. Mackey of sigourncy. Ii
WAS rejected, and the report If the ma
jority of the committee was adopted
without division.
Nomination by AccIamation.
SaAi Wright of Upton nominated
Jerry Sullivan for governor, and no
other name WAS presented.
Sullivan made a pleasing address and
pledged that he would SO into every
part of the state and carry the cemo-
cratic principles of the past hundred
years into every corner.
ON motion of Judge Wade, John -.
Butler of North English, was named
Tor lieutenant governor.
Judge John II. Caldwell, Of Tana,
was nominated for judge of the SUI
preme court. a. II. Mct'oolS, of Howard.
Tor superintendent and w. S. Porter.
OF Hardin. for railroad commissioner
all by acclamation.
The hopes of a small party of Hearst
boomers who came from Chicago and
New York to start the movement and
make u deal for a newspaper, We're
blasted when they found there was to
be no reaffilmation, and they did not
present resolution favorable to
the Hearst candidacy. for it would
have been merciessly slaughtered.
The majority of the committees on
resolutions took Il sudden turn and de-
clared they We're not going to have
anything to do with the republican
Iowa idea" and that was left out of
the platform. Some of them declared
IN committee that they We're afraid
they would be led into IL trap and might
not get out again. as it appeared the
republicans We're getting together.
The democratic state committee mo,
and reorganized by the reelection of
jackson as chairman and A. w. Max
wen OF seymour as secretary.
Jerry Sullivan has purchased n homo
i'm loes Moines and plans to move here
at once.