Year: 1878

THE STATE CONVENTION AND


PLATFORM.


We never saw finer body of men
in political convention than that which
met at Des Moines on the 10Th inst.
The republicans of Iowa turned out
in force and by its best representative
men. It was grand assemblage OF
earnest, bold and determined repub-
licans who meant to speak out plain
ly their views, and they did it. We
give to our readers the platform enun-
ciated, with the fullest assurance that
it will meet with a hearty and enthu-
siastic response. If there be a single
statement in it that is not wholly and
most assuredly true to the letter we
have been unable to discover it. Let
any man undertake, if he dare, to
controvert one single declaration in it
we regard it as impregnable. Be
sides, its truths and principles are vi
tai ones; just such truths as sink deep
into the hearts of men and arouse a
burning enthusiasm that leads uner-
ringly to victory. The platform
speaks better in its own behalf than
we can for it. The ticket is splen-
did one.


j. A. r. Hull, of Davis county, can
didate for Secretary of State, has been
tried in several official positions and
has performed his duties with entire
satisfaction. He was beaten two years
ago for the nomination by the Hon.
Josiah T. Young, by only a few votes,
and then and there he had the volun-
tary assurance from many of those who
had opposed his nomination, that at
the expiration of Young's term they
would support him for the place.
During last winter Hull was Secreta-
ry of the Senate, and on every hand
he met with a most cordial sanction
of his candidacy, and during the
whole winter on to about the first of
May, he had no opposition. 1t was
thus that he became most thoroughly
intrenched in the good wishes and in
the pledges and promises of the re-
publicans of the State. 1t was utter
ly impossible to storm such position.
We have stated these facts that our
people may understand why it was
impossible to avoid the conclusion
reached in the convention. Mr.. God
ley made host of friends at the con-
vention, and everywhere it was said
by everybody that it would give them
supreme satisfaction, were not the cir
cumstances such as they were, to hon
or Mr.. Cooley with any position; ev-
erybody conceded his wOrthiness and
expressed themselves fully satisfied
with his fitness. l.. M. Cooley has
made an acquaintance with the peo-
pie of the State which leaves with
them kind, sincere remembrance of
him, togo forward into the future.
OF Buren, II. Sherman, nominee for
Auditor Of State; Geo. w. Bemis, for
State Treasurer; James III. Rothrock,
for Supreme Judge; j. s. Runnells,
for Supreme Court Reporter, and f. j.
Holmes for Clerk of Supreme Court,
we need not speak more than to say
that having filed the respective offices
to which they have been nominated
for one term or more and discharged
their duties with satisfaction, they
were called upon by the convention,
without a dissenting voice, to stand for
another term.


Capt. j. X. Powers, of Cass county,
nominated for Register of the State
Land Office, is one-armed soldier
who lost his arm under the old flag at
Shiloh. We made his acquaintance
on the day of the convention, and We
formed a very high opinion of him,
which is justified by the universal
commentator of him by all who
have known him long and well. He
had the advantage of our own soldier,
Cooley, in having three other candi-
dates in the field for the same office,
and SO the battle was protracted be-
tween him and his competitors and
not necessarily determined on the first
vote. In such a battle the result could
be none other than the triumph of the
soldier. ..


We are satisfied and well satisfied
with the days work at Des Moines,
though locally we did not triumph.
1t is splendid ticket and magniti-
cent platform.