Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-08

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Waterloo. Aug. s.-For the first time
in years the nomination for governor
in an Iowa democratic state convention
required more than one ballot to de-
eide. In the convention yesterday five
candidates were voted for and 1t took
four ballots to nominate Claude X.
Porter of Centervile. John d. Dennf-
son of Dubuque, one of the candidates
for governor, was named for lleuten-
ant governor by acclamation.
The convention was strongly In ia
yor Of Bryan Every delegate wore
BRYAN badge, and the Endorsement OF
him as a candidate for president in
1908 was received with great enthusi-
asm.
TN to the time of the convening OF
the convention it appeared as II
George w. Ball of Iowa City would
win. He had the Endorsement OIL
Former Congressman Wade and the
support of the Second district, besides
scattering delegates in other parts Oh
the state. However, the discovery that
he had voted in the state senate for the
Molsberry merger bill put corpora
tion tag on him, which not even
wade,s eloquent plea In his behalf
could remove.
An attempt was made to stampede
the convention to H. B. Boies, of Wa
terloo. son of "Uncle Horace" Boies,
but. owing largely to the fact that the
district was not solidly for him, anu
there was q division among the Black
hawk delegation, he failed to make the
showing expected. When Balls name
was withdrawn, 1t was believed Bo1es
would be the beneficiary of his strensth
for the Second district, which is MI.
Balls home district, had been disposed
TO "shy" at Porter because of his sup
posed temperance proclivities. A good
nart of the Second did go to Boies, but
Porter had secured too strong fol-
lowing among the delegates from the
central and western parts of the state
and he won out handily.
The adoption of platform contain
ing no reference to the liquor question,
ard the nomination of candidate
for governor who besides living in the
20 reservation" is known as a tenn
perance man, marks new era in DEM
ocratic politics in Iowa. 1t is even de-
clared by leaders that the democratic
party in Iowa no longer is the whisky
party" Former State Chairman jack
son declared':
."rhe saloon vote of Iowa has gone
to Cummins, and even if we should
nominate brewer, we couldn't get it
back"
General Weaver was largely respon-
sible for the silence of the platform on
the liquor question. He fought the
liquor plank in the committee on reso-
lutions, and tho the representatives
from several of the river districts"
pleaded for it the committee finally
voted it out and the convention in
dorsed it's work by acclamation.
The platform is as thoroughly anti
monopoly and anti-corporation as
could be asked. 1t indorses 2-cent fare
and joint freight rates, opposes all
sorts of discrimination, and takes the
most pronounced democratic stand on
the tariff question.
The leaders of the party expect to
make strong campaign this fall. Both
Porter and Dennison are said to be
stumpers of ability, and it is claimed
.hey will attract to the ticket many re-
publican voters who are dissatisfied
with the action of the republican state
convention.
After naming committees the con-
vention adjourned until 2 p. m, but it
was after when the delegates reas-
sembled. The delay was caused by the
committee on resolutions discussing
the platform A motion to proceed with
the nomination of a ticket was lost,
and the time was put in listening to
speeches. During the wait a large Oil
portrait of Horace Boies was placed
on the platform and this, too came in
for applause.
When the nomination of state tick
ct was finally taken up, the following
candidates for governor We're named:
George w. Ball, Iowa City; Claude r.
Porter, Centerville; John D. Denison,
Dubuque; Donald MacRae, Council
Bluffs; H. B. Boies Waterloo. MacRae
withdrew after the first ballot, and Ball
after the third. The ballots for gov
ernor were as follows:
list. Cd Sd 4th
Dennison .245h 256 249 1927
Porter .........2s2 293 33s 507A