Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-05
JOSEPH HOLMES 70 ssrREAsuRER
MarshaIItown Man Is Nominated For
Treasurer of Statt--About Fifty
Delegates, Representing Eight Of the
Eleven Congressional Districts, Pres
ent-convention Passes OF Quietly.

] transaction of business which passed
off smoothly and without dissenting
voice. Almost all nominations We're
made unanimous by exclamation. Two
sessions were held, one in the forenoon
4 and one after dinner. The former was
/ the more important, and at it tie fol-
lowing state ticket was nominated:
Presidential electors; neutrality-suspicious.
Nj. Work. of Des Moines, and Henry
! Biltermail, of Avery.
Secretary OF stated. z. SHANK,
Sioux City.
Auditor of state-MIs. Carrie J. Til
Her, Dubuque.
IS treasurer of state-Joseph Holmes,
Marshalltown.
Attorney general. S. McCrillis. Des
Moines.
Judge Of supreme court-W. ]. Mar
tin, Sac City.
Clerk of supreme court-,Jacop
! Raphaelson, Davenport.
R3eport,ar of supreme eourt-E. Enos.
/ Waterloo.
Railroad commissioner. w. zetler,
/ Muscatine.
Holmes Wins Nomination.
The only nomination on which there
was a contest was that Of treasurer of
state. and it was the only one which
was not made by reclamation. The
two candidates named We're Joseph
Holmes of this city, and John T. Puck
cit of Lake City A vote by district
was called for, Holmes receiving lag
to Puckett's 126, or a majority OF rs.
| The nomination was later made lnani-
nous.
Committees Reports Adopted.
The committees on platform and
constitution, which We're appointed at
the morning session. made their re-
norts nj the forenoon session. That OF
the platform committee was adopted
without discussion The constitution
was charged in number of unimpor-
tant places. at the suggestion Of the
committee having that in charge
District Officers Nominated.
The following district officers were
nominated by the district caucuses at
the convention. also electors and con-
gressional candidate:
First district-Not represented.
second district-Pr Presidential alector
T.. w. Lang, Muscatine; state commit
teenan, w. A. Jacobs, Davenport; cam
didate for congress, Karl Rick, Clin-
ton.
Third NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. elector,
Robert Brown. Dubuque; state COM
mitteeman. f. Holtz, Dubuque; candl-
date for congress, +. j.. Hammond,
Waterloo.
Fourth distriet-Not represented.
/ tdp,etfal elect or.
| Watson Roberts, Marshalltown; state
committeeman. A. b. Van Sickle, Mar
/ shalltown: candidate for congress-. w.
1 j. Ford, Marshalltown.
/ sixth district Presidential elector.
If. j. West, Avery; state committee
man. E. j. Rohrer, Sigourney; candi-
date for congress, Perry Engle' New
! town.
Seventh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cleo
tor r. L. Bennett, Polk City: state
! committeeman. l.. b. Patterson, Des
1 Moines
Eighth district-Not represented.
Ninth district = Presidential eleetor
j. S. Morris, Council Bluffs; state
/ committeeman, j. S. Bliirell, Council
Bluffs.
Tenth NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. elector,
j. F.. Sample, Boone; state commit
teeman, r. r. Mcdowell, Lake City;
candidate for congress, Stanley
/ Brown. Boone.
Eleventh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cleo
! tor, ]. NJ Maus, Sioux City; state COM
I mitteenlan. John r. Shark, Sioux City
/ Those, districts not represented ana
1.-THE nominations which were not made
lin others, viii be filled by the state
/ committee, which was empowered to
! act.
Tho Morning Session.
1 The first session was called to or
der at $50 o'clock by J. j. Jacobson,
state secretary. Perry Jingle, Of New
1 ton, was elected temporary chairman
1 and "A. Tiller, of Dubuque. temper
airy secretary. The election of MI
Tiller was made permanent. The tenn
! porary organization chose w. A. Jac-
obs, of Davenport. permanent chair
man, and he appointed the following
i committees:
Platfprnl--L. w. Lang, Muscatine;
w. M. Shaw, Newton; ]. c. McFadden,
Des Moines: J. e. Shank. Sioux City;
r. r. Mcdowell. Lake City; A. b. Van
1 Sickle, Marshaltown, and Mrs. c. G
| Tiller, Dubuque.
constitution--Jos Mohr. Mar
| shalltown; Mrs. e. d. Hammond Wat
erloo; Carl Rick, Clinton: i. ]. West
| Avery, and George Bisbee, Boone.
Both the temporary and permanent
| chairman ommitted delivering their u.s.
! ual addresses.
The Platform.
The following platform was adopt
| ed:
j The socialist party OF the state OF
| Iowa. in delegate convention assembi
ed, at Marshalltown. July 4, 1904 cal
upon every member of the WORKING
class to join with us for the purpose OF
capturing the powers by government
by the ballot that we may take pos
session Of the tools Of production, abol-
ish the, wage system and establish q
system of production for the beneii'
| of the workers.
Today the tools of production arr
| owned by the capitalist class; they are
operated by the working class, but only
when their operation viii make prof1'
| for the owning class Ownership O.