The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Democratic County Convention.


last Saturday, being called to order
by county chairman DR.. F. A. Bow
man, who announced tho business to
come before the convention and the
list of delegates as certified by the
county auditor was read by F.. II.
CoZad secretary of the county com
mttee. All the townships were rep
resented at the convention except
Grand River and High Point
Hon. Heman G. Smith, of Lamont,
was selected as the temporary chair
man, and O. e. Hull temporary sec
rotary. In taking the chair Mr..
Smith made a few remarks, compli-
past successes and the able admins
tration of President Wilson.
The convention regularly cndors-
by the county auditor, and on motion
the chair was authorized to appoint
a committee of three members each
on permanent organization, resolu-
tons and to select delegates to the
state convention, the following being
named as the committees:
Permanent Organiza tom. L..
Still, Garden Grove, w. A. Boone,
Leon, F. w. Ncwcomb, Lamont.
Resolutions--E. J. Sankey, Leon,
O. E. Hull, Leon, M. c. Freestone,
Decatur.
Delegates to State Conventional.
e. Cozad, Morgan, M. F. Springer,
Center, Carl Kline, Franklin.
Hon. E. J. Sankey was called for
and he spoke for a few minutes, his
remarks being pointed and were
most heartily appreciated and ap-
plauded by the delegates. He is one
of the old school democrats, we'll
posted ana splendid talker
On motion the convention then ad-
journed to meet at 1880 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The convention convened prompt
ly at 1880 o'clock, and the reports
! of the committees were received
; The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the tenn
porary officers be made permanent
and the report was adopted.
| The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows, their report be-
ing adopted by unanimous vote:
| We, your committee on resolu-
tons, report the following:
| We indorse the administration of
President Wilson and the democrat
ic congress, as wise and just, and in
the interest of all the people. We
especially approve of the election of
United State Senators by popular
vote; of the income tax; OF reform
of the tariff; of the currency and re-
gional reserve bank system, and for
trust legislation now pending, this
democratic administration is and has
been cOnservatively constructive in
building up industrial and business
interests on the solid foundation of
justice to all, and special privileges
to none
We demand a just system of taxa
ton to provide the necessary mon
ey to pay the expense of government,
state and county economically adj
ministerial To that end we would
abolish the millage system and de-
mand from each county the amount
of money required for state pur-
poses, and each county levy the re-
CURED amount on the property with
in the county, in their own way, SO
that the present method of state
equalization of lands may be dis
pensed with. We want appropria-
tons for the state institutions to be
for fixed sum, SO that the people
will know the cost of their state in
situations, instead of the present
millage system, which attempts to
, conceal the enormous sum of money
placed under control of said institu-
tons, and which has produced an ex-
travagant and reckless misuse of the
peoples money.
We condemn the capitol extension
law as a graft, and demand it's re-
peal, there being no state wide rea-
son or justification for such an un-
necessary appropriation of the mon
ey of the people, and that there shall
be no appropriations of public mon
ey for any purpose, except support of
the state government and state insti-
tutions unless submitted to a popular
vote of the people of the state, where
the amount required will exceed
$250,0O0.
In county affairs, we congratulate
the people of this county on the eff
ficency and fidelity shown by our
democratic county officials, and we
specially indorse the actions and
record of Hon. M. F. Thompson, our
county representative, and commend
MIN 10 the VOTERS OIL D0CdIuI county
IS faithful representative of our
interests.
The committee to select delegates
to the state convention reported the
following as delegates and alter
mates:
Delegates j. L. Still, Garden
Grove; M. F. Springer, Center; F.
Fl. Cozad, Leon; NJ. F. Thompson,
Long Creek; E. j. Sankey, Leon;
Frank Moore, Franklin; Lewis Gam
mon, Eden; R. E. Mclaughlin, Leon;
C. w. Hoffman, Leon.
Alternates- Jennings, Gar
den Grove; A. e. Silvers, Leroy;
Frank Lewis, Franklin; Aaron Good
man, Center; James Woodmansee,
Bloomington; j. NJ. Halstead, Long
Creek; W. H. Wilson, Woodland;
Brent Tye, Hamilton; NJ l.. Logan,
Morgan.
The convention then proceeded to
fill the vacancy on the county ticket
for county attorney, by nominating
Geo. w. Baker, of Leon, who recciv-
ed the solid vote of every township
IN tho roll COLL oovn r,iffoo WAC