The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-25
SILVER MEN BEATEN IN IOWA.
NO REAFFIRMATION or THE
CHICAGO PLATFORM.
j. II. sullivan, a Bryan Man. the Nominee
for Governor, Though lie Would Pre-.
fer Another Plat for

DIES MONIES, Ia, June ?4.-The Demo
cratic State Convention to-day nominated
this ticket: For Governor, J. b. Sullivan
| of Creston: for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, John
B. Butler, Iowa county; for Judge of the
Supreme Court, Judge John r. Caldwell,
Tama county; for Superintendent of Public
Instruction, A. r. McCook, Howard count y
for Railroad Commissioner, F. s. Porter
Hardin county
Every man was named by acclapaton
The only fight was on the platform, and in
that the Bryan men met defeat after a gal
liant struggle. They accepted the over
throw with good grace and the conclusion
OF the convention was marked by more en-
thusiasm than in any similar gathering in
Iowa in years.
The platform was framed by the con-
servative men. Two minority reports pre-
scented by the silver men were voted down.
Judge Van Wagenen of Sioux City, to whom
the nomination had been conceded, went
down on the Government-own ership plank,
without which he did not care for tho
nomination.
Sullivan, the nominee, was hit upon rs a
popular dark horse upon whom both fac
tions might unite He is an ardent silver
form with reluctance. His nomination
was made with a view to appeasng the
Bryan adherentS.
The majority platform was adopted
by vote of i64 to 1853. 1t declares for:
Elimination of government by injunction:
election of Senators by direct vote; re-
peal of Iowa rnuct law and adoption
of local option liquor law; State aid IN build
ing public highways; defeat of Alcrich
Financial bill; larger. volume of money;
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Post Office Department and publicity of the
corruption. removal Of tariff from all goods
produced as cheaply here as abroad; limita-
ton of charges by railways and prohibition
of discrimination in rates in favor OF big
corporations.
three of the eleven delegates 1t asked
for an amendment Of the majority re-
port to reaf'irm the national platform Of
1899, and also to include plank favoring
ultimate Government ownership of rail-
ways.
Another minority report was presented
by one member of the committee embody-
ing the Government ownership plank as
desired by Van Wagenen
They were in turn voted down after
series of acrimonious speeches had been
made for and against the Bryan platform.
Ey-Congressman Walter Butler. famous
for his bill in Congress advocating the
official recognition Of the pansy as the
national emblem, made the principal speech
for the Bryan men.
IF we were right in 1896 and most OF Won
admit we were,' said he, we are still right
No principle can be settled until il is settled
right. We are cravens If we recede
in the face Of defeat. Ii we would strengthen
our cause we must stand by principles and
let no fancied policy swerve us fro m our
course This is the only true policy. The
Republicans lost the respect Of their constit-
uents by. turning squareiy around in 1906,
from their stand for Dimetallism taken in
1892, and now they are about to back water
on the tariff question. II we hope to sup
plant them we must stand by our guns.
+. NJ, Sharon of Davenport replied by
declaring that Democracy Is too broad
and embodies too many principles to have
one issue made test Of party fealty He
argued that jefferson and jackson OK
listed long before Mr. Bryan, and that
Democracy lived even before them. The
difference on the silver question, he de-
clared, was unfortunate, but still left plenty
of common ground on which all Demo
Gratis may stand