The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-08
PORTER TO
 HEAD TICKET Democrats of Iowa
 Meet. MIR. BRYAN IS ENDORSED Sympathy for Labor Organizations
 is Expressed. Ticket Was Chosen Only After spirited Fight for Gubernntorial Nomina- ton, Nominee Being Selected
 as compromise Candidate.

Waterloo Iowa. Aug 1.-The Demo- cratic State Convention today nomi- mated a full State ticket headed by Claude R. Porter of Appanoose County, for Governor. adopted platform and adjourned sine die.
 The platform favors a tariff for rev. enue only: the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. and demands the enactment of such legislation as will eJectualiy destroy all trusts.
 The platform expresses sympathy with the purpose of national labor or ganixations as set forth in recent ad- dresses by Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and others calling on labor to assert it's political rights at the ball. lot box.
 A resolution was adopted pledging to William J. Bryan the support of the Iowa Democrats for the Presidency in 1908. The ticket nominated follows:
 Full Ticket Nominated.
 Governor, Claude R. Porter; Lfeuten- ant Governor, John D. Dennison, Jr.; Secretary of State. J. s. McLuen: Audi tor, c. B. Munroe; Treasurer, l. r. Dan- forth; Attorney General. Frederick X. Townsend: Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. S. Wilson; Judges ot the supreme COuTCf IA 1A. EhehGA Ai1N E. NJ Carr; Clerk Supreme Court, T. w. Keenan; Reporter Supreme Court. IF. M. Parker: Railroad Commissioners, W. I. Carpenter and E. K. Stool
 It required four ballots to nominate candidate for Governor John P. Dennison was nominated for Lieuten- ant Governor by exclamation. Both Porter and Dennison were called De- fore the convention and spoke briefly. aadA hxr a n- clanation until Judges of the Supreme Court were reached. Four names were presented ana on roll call B. M Fish CT and D. M. Carr were nominated over E. A. sager and E. c. Herrick.
 The delegates went to work early, devoting themselves in the main Co the fight over the nomination for Gov ernor The ao-called conservatives rallied around ex-Senator Ball. while the men who three years ago cornered the convention for Hearst rallied around John Dennison.
 The conservatives turned to ex-Sen- ator Porter as compromise and then an effort was made to have ex-Con- gressman wade enter the race. He refused and worked for Ball
 The convention was called to order by acting chairman Miller of Waverly. Prayer was offered by Rev. Father C.ooney. of this city. Daniel Hamilton was named as temporary chairman,
 The chairman was instructed to send to William J. Bryan at Venice mes sage, extending the greeting of Iowa Democrats and "best wishes for safe tourney home" A despatch was read from ex-Governor Boiss. who is in Canada, expressing regret at his in- ability to be present
 A recess was then taken.
 When the convention reassembled, the Committee on Resolutions was still at work on the platform. The Committee on Organization reported in favor of Cato Sells of vinton for Chairman. He was elected. The Credentials Commit tee reported that there were no con- tests.
 Destruction of Trusts.
 The platform unanimously adopted demands legislation to destroy trusts favors rate regulation in Iowa to give rates as low as interstate rates, favors two cent passenger fare. State pri- mary law that will protect all parties, election of United States Senators by a direct vote of the people. favors laws to punish corporations for cntribution tc political funds, expresses sympathy with the political program of national labor leaders. assessment of railroads in Iowa by non-partisan commission.
 On the tariff and national questions the platform says:
 we believe in tariff for revenue only there should be immediate relief grantd to the people who are now be- .fng robbed by extrortionate prices exacted under the shelter of tariff
 We believe that the people of this country who produce our wealth to pay our taxes to fight the battles of the republic are entitled to purchase the goods manufactured in this coun- try as cheaply as the people who re- side abroad. We denounce the extor- tion inflicted upon our people under the pretense of protection as an out rage upon the consumer and upon the poor and upon the laboring people who produce the wealth of the country We believe the tariff should be removed from all trust made goods and in the removal of all duties on iron, steel, lumber and coal.
 "We demand the enactment of such Legislation as will effectually destroy all trusts and the strict enforcement of all laws concerning the same. and we denounce the executive of the State of Iowa for the failure to en- force existing laws. We favor elee- tion of United States Senators by di- rect vote of the people. We are in favor of absolute and unqualified Gov ernment control of interstate com merce We are heartily in sympathy with the purposes of national labor organizations as set forth in the late address of Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and others calling labor to assert its political rights at the bal lot box and we condemn government by injunction"
 The following was added as en- dorsemept of William J Bryan:
 We endorse the exated characttr, peerless statesmanship. the high- minded and pure personality of De- mocracy's conceded leader, William Jennings Bryan. and pledge him our unqualified support for the Presidency in 1908, '"