Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-08
DEMOCRATS OF IOWA
NOMINATE JEREMIAH 8. suLL,.
VAN FOR GOVERNOR.
State Convention at Des Moinss Votes
Down Proposition to ReafRrm KAN
sns City Platform-P Plank for Gov
eminent Ownership Also Defeated.

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Governor ............ Jeremiah b. Sullivan
lieutenant Governor ..........D. b. Butler
Judge OF Supreme Court. John r. Caldwell
Eupt. of Public instruction. "A. II. McCook
Des Moines correspondence:
The Democratic State convention
"Wednesday was more largely attended
than any Similar gathering In Iowa since
1897. The prospect of a reunion of the
factions of Democracy had brought hun
dreds of Democrats to the State capitol.
Comparatively few delegates were miss
Ing from their seats, which was unusual,
md those who We're absent took pains to
send proxies By wire. They were mostly
farmers, whose duties at home this sea
son are SO pressing that they could not
leave. The boxes of the handsome audi
forum were occupied by women, whose
pretty summer gowns added dash of
brilliant coloring to the scene. There
We're women in the gallery also in great,
er numbers than for many years. They
came from all parts of the State.
State Chairman jackson called the
convention to order ats II o'clock and
named Mr. Quick as temporary chair
man. Mr.. Quick then made his address.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Quick's
speech the convention settled down to the
transaction of routine business. Work
ing committees were appointed and then
the convention took recess until 100
o'clock.
All of the fighting of the last three
months eliminated in the protracted ses-
sion of the committee. 1t had been uni
versally recognized that the paramount
business of this years Democratic con
vention would be the adoption of plat
form. Candidates for Offices were Sec
ondary considerations. OF the highest
Importance to the party, however, 1t was
to unite the convention on n conservative
platform that would enable all the fac
tons and elements of the party to find
a common ground hereafter in Iowa.
That was the reason why the commit
| tee did not conclude its deliberations un-
til nearly o'clock. From the first there
was majority of four in favor of the
platform which was submitted by e. A.
Sharon, who was selected chairman. 1t
was substantially the platform that was
subsequently adopted by the convention.
-Four members of the committee, McIn-
tyre, Davis, Robb and Dowd, were fav-
orable to reafflrmation. Mr.. Parsons,
who urged acceptance of the government
ownership plank, was opposed to reaf-
| firmation. Robb, as the leader of the
Bryan idea, offered several compromises,
but they were rejected.
The conservatives stood solidly and
fatty for their own position, which was
to ignore the past and deal with the pres.
ent and future. They won after an ar
duous and exciting session.
The committee on permanent organiza
tion decided on d. w. Hamilton of Keo
kuk for permanent chairman.
Mr.. Hamilton discussed the issues
without hesitation. He was especially
severe in his denunciation of trusts and
said that the time was coming in the his
tory of those enormous aggregations of
wealth when the people would rejoice
that the Democratic party existed
1t was nearly 5 o'clock when the plat
form committee reached the hall. Chair
man Sharon presented the majority re-
port, which was signed by himself and
Messrs. Matthews, Murphy, johnson, Or
gan, Wright and Parsons. As Mr.. Sha-
ron read the document it aroused the
'liyeliest enthusiasm among the delegates.
~ The platform contained scathing de
nunciation of trusts, n demand for the
repeal of tariff schedules covering trust
made goods and the reduction of all other
| schedules SO as to leave tariff for reye.
nue. only. 1t denounced the Aldrich cur
rency bill as an unfortunate scheme Of
imitation and demanded congressional In
vestigation of all of the departments Of
the government.
4 The most important and far reachin,
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