Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-18
Council Bluffs,
DEMOS SELECT CLEVELAND
Congressional Candidates All With.
draw in His Favor.
SHELBY COUNTY MAN ACCEPTS
Makes speech while Delegates Cheer
Platform stands Firmly for Rec
iprOcity Agreement Proposed
by President.

The democratic congressional convention
for the Ninth district was called TO order
at 1880 by Emmett FINLEY yesterday. w. F.
Campbell Of Shelby county was chosen
temporary secretary. Mr.. FINLEY made
few brief and pungent remarks but
brought the convention down to the point
Of doing business within the first minute.
Committees were appointed on resolutions.
credentials and permanent organization,
and after they withdrew there was time
and opportunity for some speaking.
Former Congressman Dan Hamilton of
the Sixth district was ready to do his part
and he spoke for twenty minutes.
The credentials committee reported that
there were ninety delegates entitled to seats
and that all of them were present. and
after the temporary organization was made
permanent the resolutions were reported
and approved unanimously II could not
have been otherwise for unanimity was the
rule all the way through.
In the presence of half a dozen other men
who came into the convention avowed
candidates for the nomination. w. j. Burke
of Missouri Valley, until yesterday a hope
full candidate, arose and nominated w. F.
Cleveland. He told how nearly Mr.. Cleve-
land had come 20 defeating Judge Smith
last fall and when he had concluded, Rep
resentative John T. Hazen OF Avoca. at
tempted to second the nomination, using
his long trained auctioneer voice, but no
body could hear him for the shouting.
Make IL UnanimOus.
After ten minutes he succeeded in making
one sentence audible. 1t was a motion to
make the nomination by aocIamatiOn.
There was no doubt about 1t. Mr.. Cleve-
land was hustled to the front and talked
a good deal.
Only Judge Martin Wade was present to
represent the national democrats who
promised to be here to take part in the
convention. Judge Wade said the candidate
would have the whole national organization
back of him and would go into the cam.
paign with every assistance his party coult
give him.
In contrast TO the republican,, whose
resolutions embraced but a dozen lines
the democrats adopted a lengthy declaration
OF principles, the cardinal points of which
follow:
Democratic Platform.
The platform adopted renews allegiance
TO the principles of the democratic plat
form of the national convention of 1SO'
and the state platform of 1910: congratu-
lates the democrats upon the nationa
democratic victories in congressional cleo
tions endorses the election of CiamI
Clark as speaker; praises the nationa
house for changes in rules; commendi
democratic effort to reduce expenses Of
the government; praises the proposed re
ciprocity agreement; stands for a reduc
ton of tariff schedules upon the necessar
ies of life; endorses the farmers free list
condemns the republican senate as inter
posing dilatory tactics against good legisla
ton: praises democracy in congress- as Civ
ing no excuse for calamity bowling; stands
for direct election of senators and con
demning Governor CAROLS veto of tn,
oregon plan bill; endorses dollar a daS
pensions
The section Of the platform on reolproo
ity follows;
We commend the democratic house o
representatives upon its support and pass
age of the bill providing for recipTpca
trade relations with Canada Fair re
ciprocity has always been a democrati
doctrine and while the pending trad
agreement originated with a republica
president the democratic members OF tn
while not perfect, opens the way for bette
trade relations and the extension o
American markets, have patrioticall
given II their support, They have Ou
demonstrated TO the country that the
will place patriotism above party advan
tage and support any meritorious measur
which has for its object the purpose @
Tightening the burdens resting upon IN
common peopis.