Show will CARRY IOWA grand old party iu convention A TIME HAS republicans expect to carry every office m the state nominations by telegraph to the RAPIDS la july 1 there is but one sentiment among the republican hosts that hava feathered here today to attend the state convention that sentiment is that some hard fighting is before them for the next three months and that they must fight to win no effort no labor no expense is to be spared to keep the hawk eyed state in the column of the good old party A week ago today the democracy of iowa threw down the gauntlet at Ottumwa declaring that the state was already theirs and even went BO far as to prophesy that democratic success in november next would be but a fore runner of the placing of governor boies upon the next national democratic ticket as the nominee for the aice dency the republicans leave taken up the cb allenee and propose to give the democracy of the state such a fight as they have never had before two years ago for the first time in more than a third of a century they lost the goyer last year they recovered some ground by electing the nominees on their state ticket although this was counterbalanced by the loss of several congressmen this year they propose to capture everything every thin in ane this year is the largest that lii eyer assembled in the stale the ivor kerB are out in force old war horo es who carried the republican banner 10 victory twenty five years ago and young men just initiated into their political campaign there is moreover plenty of enthusiasm and plen ty of and if the temper of the delegates is any criterion it is going to be a rattling ficht and it will be made on but three issues approval of the national republic administration approval of alie bill in its entirety and all that it implies and last but not least approval of the prohibitory liquor law there were moro people in the opera than it had ever held before when at half past ten the state convention was called to order by hou edgar E mack the 1058 delegates whose credentials had been handed in occupied the seats in the and the back of the the boxes were filled with matrona matrons and maida a fair and smiling galaxy of the bella of this beautiful city in the balcony and tho gallery were the representatives of the rank and file of the party all bursting with enthusiasm ad ready to yell on the slightest provocation with a few pleasant worda of welcome chairman slack introduced as temporary chairman attorney general john Y stone of glenwood whose popularity was ar tested by the vocation which he received as be stepped to the footlights his speech was characterized by a true re publican pub licon ring he colonized the national administration dwelt upon the bene aits which would accrue to this country say the enactment of the mckinley tariff bill criticized criticised the policy and performance of the cresent democratic governor and declared that the republican party of iowa will stand firm to its previous record on tha prohibitory question this latter declaration which was regarded as in the nature of a challenge to a few republicans mostly of the second dis t who have put themselves on record as against tho continued indorse ment of prohibition measures was received with applause which lasted for some time when the attorney gener al had concluded his vert appointed on permanent and platform and a was taken when the convention re assem bled this afternoon atter noon three candidates for the governorship will be placed in nomination H 0 wheeler of odebolt Ode bolt ben F clayton of pottawattamie and daniel kerr of centre wheeler is to be nominated on the first ballot he is a big farmer culli vates six thousand acres of land and waa for many years president of the agricultural society he was a candidate for the nomination two years ago for the lieutenant gover J H rumple of IC arengo george finn of bedford W messervy Mee servy of cherokee and C H poyner will be placed in nomination rumple is in the lead this morning but he lias not enough votes to get the nomination on the first billot b and the chances are that there will be a break to who is very much of a diplomat and is likely to get the nomination there vill be very much of a scramble for judge of the supreme court with the votes at tho start split up all around and judge bianchard of oskaloosa oscaloosa Osca loosa has a very good show so also has S N weaver of hardin a member of the legislature that set up the prohibition amendment band ano although suffering with a leg was carried into the hall of representatives on a stretcher in order that he yote against liquor tate superintendent of public instruction H sabin of clinton will be by acclamation and so will railroad commissioner fredarick Fred crick campbell of jasper the platform will eulogize eulogi ae the administration of president harrison declare for high tariff I 1 antagonize tag onize the democratic to on the silver question ana raie thu klauk of last year declaring for out and out prohibit im the following are the candi dates nominated for governor hiram C wheeler of odebolt Ode bolt sac county nominated on the first ballott amid areat enthusiasm he was called upon for a speech and returned thanks briefly for the honor conferee conf ered the committee on resolutions will not report its platform to the convention till a late hour in the afternoon in dictations are that there will be lively dispute over the prohibitory ahe platform as finally for presentation to the convention enco BS the mckiniry tariff low in the warmest terms tha coarse of the republican party on the pension question is endorsed and liberal weniona to disabled soldiers and widows of the notions defenders is fraed tho financial question is briefly disposed of y the endorsement of the present silver w harrisons administration ia endorsed the large of e congress are defended as having been i necessary i ij for aji the inc welfare and aam of e country as oro tn those to whom the liberal appropriations were voted for having hazarded this life and limb in defense of their country the prohibition plank platform was at last reaffirmed and the democratic narty and local officials are arranged for conspiracy with the law breaking clement for the violation and non observance of the prohibition law the course senators and depre in national con wa commended ana particular la declared in favor of senator allison for hia liberal and patriotic course as chairman ot the senate committee appropriation for the world columbian ekpo expo at chicago |