Show holding a state con venti oiL LIKELY candidates the party feels certain of another victor renegade f special 0 o ass iowa augnat 23 A aeo today the capital city was besieged by the republican hosts boats today there id 6 another abnot ner besieging bei be eging artely artily but this time it iti bi ittie atie id democracy that has haa gathered to reaffirm iti convictions ilace its ila ticket in the field and to start appu a campaign which so its ila leaders predict will result n artill an NW other victory for the party most of the dee delegates deeg gates atee were on the ground last night and the situation nation ait of affairs created by the refusal of governor boles boies to again be considered as an available candidate and also the declination cli nation from judge john P allison Alli aon of sioux city who had been regarded as the best beat mun mum that could be named to succeed boise boies was discussed with vigor there is however r ro co o lack of available timber gov bestow has haa a large following and VV W witmer of this city judge french of davenport senator cleveland senator W A odge and numerous others othera have earnest supporters john C bills of daven port who acted with the republican publican Be party nationally until 1883 1888 when lie he voted for cleveland and has since been a hard worker for the case cae of democracy appears to be in the lead this morning for we governorship judge day of this city another ex republican who in 1882 wrote the decision declaring that the constitutional am amen dement was nat legally adopted and in 1889 seceded to the democracy on all issues will be the nominee for the supreme b JP knopfer will be nominated le ie for superintend et l of pu ju alic instruction to which office he was elected two years vears ago he is a german and has bas had many years of experience in school wark for railroad commissioner J D yeomans of sioux efty city who is a holdover oaf r member of the state senate is the favorite he came ameto to this state four years ago from Baff baffato aio N yi Y where 1 I he was Tirom ineat in i u politics and at once the political arena lie ile is a close friend of senator david B hill talks with the delegates this morning indicate that lol following lowing the example of the ohio Dem democracy at its recent recen t convention in cincinnati the tha convention will indorse the monetary plank of lof the last democratic national convention and make no additional reference to the silver question the convention was called to order shortly before eleven by HOD charles B fuller chairman of the state central committee eleven hundred bundred delegates dele gatei and nearly as ganv more spectators gave him a learn heart greeting alter after for mazy calling the convention to order the call was read by secretary Be evera the platform will declare strongly ugly f r a continuance of honest and sincer efforts toward the repeal of the prohibitory laws of the state find and will trill urge that abo democracy continue the fight on this line until that result has bai ba i been it will alo alio decara that abo present distressed condition of the itry is ia chargeable to republican nis misrule ur arnle rule and will speedily Hap pear 1 ore a wise and conservative demos demo cratic administration |