Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-05
THE POLITICAL WORLD
IOWA DEMOCRATS ELECT A
HEARST DELEGATION.
Bryan to Rule or Bolt-South Dakota
Republicans Ticket stanchfield
for Governor.

A dispatch from Des Moines, Iowa, says:
William Randolph Hearstfcarried the Iowa
democratic convention by q majority Of
more than 100 votes. Hearst resolutions
were adopted, Hearst Delegations from the
contesting counties were seated. and
Hearst delegates were selected. The dele
gates were instructed to vote as a unit and
to stand by Charles Walsh for national
committeeman
M J. Wade, the only democratic repre-
sentative from Iowa; j. b. Sullivan, late
candidate for governor, and M. r. Healy
who came out of a retirement of six years.
appealed in vain against Instructions
Hearst's supporters would listen to no
compromise, and Wade and Sullivan were
kept of the delegation
and point to william n Hearst as the
champion or the ANTITRUST idea.
Bryan to Rule or Bolt.
of the Democratic Success League, recent
~ organized here, say they are convinced
1t Is w. ]. Bryan's purpose to leave the
national convention If he cannot have what
he wants.
within month" said one of the MEM
bers Of the league, u. r. Harley of Lin
coin told Bryan he would like to be can
didate to the st. Louis convention. He ex-
planned his position on public questions,
and promised Mr.. Bryan he would back
him in everything he wanted
viii you stay with me in a bolt If 1t
should come to that?' asked Bryan, and
Harley replied that he would not"
w. ]. Bryan controlled the democratic
convention in his home county at Lincoln
and platform reafhrming the Kansas City
platform was adopted. No names for the
presidential nomination. were mentioned
i'm toAn vnt he 1t,}f
rule, and practically agreeing to act as Mr..
Bryan thinks best in the national conven-
ton.
Stanchfield to Head State Ticket.
A dispatch from New YGrkssays: John B.
Stanchfield, who was defeated in 1900, when
he headed the state ticket, by Gov odell,
is to be the democratic candidate for gov
ernoT again next fall. 1t Is said ex-Sena-
tor Hill has offered him the nomination,
and he has told Mr.. Hill that he will be
glad to make the race a second time.
Mr.. stanchfield believes that If he can
placate Charles F. Murphy and get the
Tammany men into line for him he will
win, whether the state is' carried for the
democratic national ticket or not He
thinks that the best way to get on good
terms with Mr.. Murphy is to get into more
intimate relations with Mr.. Murphy s
friends.
South Dakota Republicans Name Ticket
A dispatch from Sioux Fails, s. D., says
Republicans Of South Dakota in state con-
vention Endorsed Reoseveitr for President,
elected delegates who were Instructed to
vote for Roosevelt's nomination at the
national convention, named presidential
electors and nominated full state, con-
gressional and judicial ticket The state
ticket is as follows: II
Governor, s. H. Elrod, Clark county:
lieutenant governor, ]. E. McDougal, Mar
shall: secretary of state. D. w wipf,
Hutchinson; state treasurer, c. b. Collins,
Brown; state auditor. ]. F. Halliday,
kingsbury; superintendent of public in
structfon, George w. NASH Lincoln; at
torney general, Philo Hail., Brookin9e.
Nominated for Congress
The Yates faction of the Republican party
of the twenty-first Qlinois) district noir1i-
mated ]. E. Colvin of Hilishoro' for Con-
gress.
Benjamin P. Birdsall was renominated by
reclamation by republicans of the third
Qowa) congressional district.
Congressman H. M. HoRg was renouat-
mated by the second (Col) Congressional
district republican convention.