The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-06
". R. HEARST
GETS ENDORSEMENT OF
IOWA DEMOCRATS
AFTER A HOT CONTEST
The Convention Was in
Uproar.

DeS Moines, Ia, May 4.-After one
of the most tumultous conventions
In the history of the state, the Dem
ocrats of Iowa went on record at ten
minutes before o'clock tonight in IA
vor Of VIM. Randolph Hearst for pres
ident. The vote on the question of in
structions was 515 to 371.
When the roll was called the first
time, the anti-Hearst forces led until
the list of counties had been more
than half completed, and 1t began to
appear that the earlier estimates had
been at fault. The lateness of the
hour of adjournment was occasioned
by the long wrangles in the commit
tees on resolutions and credentials,
neither of which made its report to
the convention until after o'clock
The principal plank in the report OF
the resolutions committees follows:
"The representatives of the Demo
cratic party in Iowa re-affirm theiI
loyalty to the historic principles Of
the national party and our last ma
tional platform and express their con-
fident belief that upon such a broad
basis the Democrats of the entire ma
ton can and will present once more
solid front to the common enemy.
'In William Randolph Hearst we
recognize a living exponent of true
Democratic faith. We hail him as the
sworn and unconquerable foe of all
predatory trusts, an untiring defender
of the rights and liberties of the peo-
pie, true friend of labor and all le-
gitimate business and patriotic
American.
1--WE commend his unselfsh work
an editor and as private citizen in
tIe courts where trust-owned Repub-
lican officials brazenly ignore the
law and refuse to do their sworn duty
and we declare him to be our choice
as the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent of the United States and hereby
instruct our delegates to the national
convention to be held in st. Louis,
July G, to vote for his nomination
A minority report of the resolutions
committee opposing instructions for
Hearst was presented to the conven-
tion and argued at great length by
the party leaders. During this debate
the convention was literally bowling
mob. 1t was impossible to hear the
speakers on account of the jeers and
shouting of the opposing factions.
You're liar" Throw his out"
How much of Hearst's money did
you get" and similar expressions could
be heard above the din. Time and
again personal violence seemed about
to take place among rival delegates
and many there were who begged the
anti-Hearst forces to hold rump con-
vention.
Representative NJ j. Wade and Jer
ry b. Sullivan, lately candidate for
governor, opposed bolt although
they were unalterably opposed to IN
structions. The credentials commit.
tee was controlled by Hearst to
and decided to seat 40 of the more or
less contesting delegates which hao
been sent to the convention by the
Hearst forces. Scott county's big del
egation of 23 was given to Hearst.
The delegates to the national con-
vention is twenty Hearst men and six
who oppose Hearst. All however, are
tied down by instructions and the unit
rule will operate. The delegates at
large are:
General James B. Weaver, s. B.
Wadsworth, j. M. Parsons and Judge
n M Carr