The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-08-09
PORTER FOR GOVERNOR
Democratic State Convention Names
Claude Porter, of CenteryiIle,
on 4th BaIlOt--ls a Winner.
THE TICKET,

Centerville.
For lieutenant governor-John D.
Denison, of Dubuque.
For secretary of state-J. S. McLuen,
of Guthrie Center.
For treasurer of state-L. F. Danforth
of Lake City.
For auditor of state-C. E. Munroe, of
Oskaloosa.
For attorney general-Fred Townsend
of Abba.
For superintendent of public instruc-
tion-W. S. Wilson, of Rock Rapids.
For railroad commissioners-W. L..
Carpenter, of Des Moines, and E. K.
Stoll, of Mount Pleasant.
For supreme judges--E. M. Carr, of
Manchester, and L. M. Fisher, of Daven-
port.
For clerk of supreme COURT. W..
Keenan,, of Shenandoah.
For reporter of supreme court-H. M.
Parker, of Muscatine.
The democratic state convention at
Waterloo on Tuesday placed in nomina-
tion full state ticket, headed by the
peerless young statesman Claude r..
Porter, of Centerville, who is one of the
greatest vote getters in the state, and
a man for whom thousands of the stand
pat republicans will vote for in prefer
ence to governor Cummins. D. w.
Hamilton, of sigourney, was temporary
chairman of the convention and Cato
Sells, of Vinton, was named for per-
manent chairman. For the first time in
many years there was genuine contest
for the honor of heading the state
ticket. The main opposition to Porter
came from his own district, and the op-
position to him was only because the
democrats of the eighth district wanted
him to run for congress this year and
defeat Hepburn. The balance of ticket
was mostly nominated by acclamation.
The platform adopted is remarkably
strong one, and will meet with the ap-
proval of the voters of the state. There
was more enthusiasm and harmony man.
Tested than has been seen at a demo-
cratic state convention in Iowa for
many years, and the prospects for an
other democratic governor of Iowa are
most flattering.
THE PLATFORM.
The democratic party of Iowa in con-
vention assembled declares it's adher-
ence and devotion to the fundamental
principles of the democratic faith,
tersely asserted in the words, Equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none."
We believe in tariff revenue only and
in approaching to that condition of our
revenue laws there should be an immed-
late relief granted to the people who
are now being robbed by extortionate
prices eXacted under the shelter of the
tariff.
We believe that the people of this
country, who produce our wealth and
pay our taxes and fight the battles of
the republic are entitled to purchase
the goods manufactured in this country
as cheaply as the people who reside
abroad. We denounce the extortion
inflicted upon our people under the pre-
tense of protection as an outrage upon
the consumer and upon the poor and
upon the laboring people who produce
the wealth of this country. We believe
the tariff should be removed from all
all duties on iron, steel, lumber and coal.
legislation as will effectually destroy all
trusts and the strict enforcement Of all
laws concerning the same, and we de-
nounce the executive of the state of Iowa
for failure to enforce existing laws.
That we are in favor of such railroad
rate regulation in the state of Iowa as
will give equivalent rates and service
to that afforded by the interstate COM
merce act and that we are opposed to
the present legislation in force discrim-
mating, as it does, against local Iowa
industries, and declare in favor of such
legislation as will give competition to
all competitive points in Iowa with
through billing anywhere in the state.
We demand that our next legislature
enact a 2-cent passenger fare on rail
roads.
We are in favor of primary law Civ
ing to the people the selection as we'll
as the election of all candidates from
senators down, SO drawn as to protect
all parties.
We favor the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
We are in favor of absolute and un-
qualified government control of the
interstate commerce.
We favor the enactment of such laws
as shall give to all manufacturers and
jobbers in Iowa the same rights to ship
their products and goods to all points
in Iowa as are now given by the inter-
state commerce law to manufacturers
or jobbers in similar products or goods
in other states.
We believe the politics of our state
should be unhampered by the influence
of corporate power and are in favor OF
stringent laws Furnishing all corpora
tions or persons representing them who
contribute campaign funds to any po.
litical organization.
We favor a terminal tax amendment
to the present railroad property tax in
the cities of our state.
We are in hearty sympathy with the
purposes of national labor organizations
as set forth in the late address of Sam.
uel Gompers, John Mitchell, ct al, call.
ing labor to assert its political rights
at the ballot box, and we condemn
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