The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-07-29
DEMOCRATS In
PEACEFOLD
Gathering at Council Bluffs Last
Thursday Most PeacabIe One
No Roll Call Necessary.
SILENT ON LIQUOR QUESTION
Denison Delegates Honored With Min
or Offices at District Caucuses-
The Platform As Adopted.

The Democratic state convention
was held at Council Bluffs on Thurs
day of last week and was peaceablt
affair and all delegates did not indi
cate anything other than good nature
and confidence and hope and expecta
ton. ,Asyemarkable feature Of the con
vention was the fact that not single
roll call was made. 1t seems that the
dc,,x...,'es did not congregate to have
a scrap, ut the one purpose seemed tt
be to heal over any sore spots that hat
been made during the recent primary
One OF the chief purposes of the con
vention was to line up the delegates
and perfect an organization for Maur
ice Connolly. the candidate for United
States senator.
The Morning Session.
State Chairman Nick Reed callet
the convention to order about 10:3(
o'clock and presented Rev. A G "A
Buxton, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopa
church, who delivered the invocation
the crowd rising to it's feet during the
prayer. DIR. Buxton asked for Divine
guidance on the deliberations of the
convention and upon public affairs ir
general. -,
Chairman Reed then announced the
list of temporary officials of the con
vention, headed by the name of con
gresham Connolly for chairman
which was received by many cheers
Mayor Snyder then formally welcomed
the delegates.
Chairman Connolly was then forma
~ presented to the convention and Al
once launched into his address as
soon as the applause would allow hin
to proceed. Congressman Connoll,
paid high tribute to President Wilson
and the policies of the present admin
istration and eulogized John T. Ham
ilton, nominee for governor.
The Afternoon Session.
There was considerable waiting dur
ing the afternoon session upon tho
resolutions The credentials commit
tee reported all counties represented
and no contest the report being adop,
ed without division.
The permanent organization com
inittee presented the name of Edwin
r., Meredith, OF Des Moines, the de
feated candidate for United States ser
ator, whose name was received with
cheers AS soon as the applause haG
subsidized, Mr.. Meredith expressed his
appreciation of the honor that had
been bestowed upon him. In his
speech he predicted complete dem
ocratic victory all along the line this
year-an idea that took" with the
crowd. He claimed that the accomp
lishments OF the Wilson administra
ton on the currency bill and Other
lines entitled the democratic party tc
a victory this year.
Prominent Democrats Speak.
A number OF prominent democratic
leaders of the state were then called
upon for speeches and those who
spoke were-Judge Wade. John T.
Hamilton, Congressman Henry Voll
mer.
Platform committe Report.
At the conclusion of Congressman
Vollmer's speech, the platform com
mittee entered the assembly room and
announced that they were ready tc
read the platform. The platform
which appears on another page Of this
issue OF the Review, was read zy T. J
Fitzpatrick. of Dubuque. chairman Of
the committee. The reading Of the
twenty planks in the platform was
listened to with rapt attention and was
endorsed by the convention
State Central Committee.
DR.. J. w. Reynolds, of Creston, was
elected chairman of the state central
committee who will have charge Of the
state democratic campaign this year
Earl Bronson was made secretary Of
the committee but the election of a
treasurer and executive committee
was laid over until a meeting which
is to be held in Des Moines, August
9Th. 90
The state central committee is made
up as follows:
First Distnict-August L. Johns
Fort, Madison.
t.Second District-August e. Balluff
Davenport. : 4. .a
.,Third District-Charles Rogers, Ell
dora. ~, tt..,
Fourth District-Tim Donovan. New
Hampton.
Fifth Districts. c. Huber. Tama.
Sixth District-L. S. Remington
Newton. g.
Seventh District-H. H. Crenshaw
Abel. A.
Eighth 'strict-J. w. Reynolds
Creston.
Ninth District. J. Hughes, Council
Bluffs.
Tenth District-W. l. Branagan
Emmetsburg.
Eleventh District-Earl Bronson
Spencer.
Tenth District Caucus.
Harmony prevailed at the 10th. dis
trict caucus which was presided ovel
by Douglas Rogers, of Manning, and
Henry Finnern, of Denison, acted as
secretary. Jack Dalton, of Manson
Joe ORES, Of Carroll, Mike Healy. OF
Fort Dodge, and other prominent men
we're in attendance.
IOWA DENoCRATIC PLATT01K :.
The democracy of Iowa views will
modification and regret the course of the
senior senator from Iowa in his unwar
ranted criticism of Woodrow Wilson. He
brings shame upon the state and sup