Show EVERY EYE ON IOWA the ns strike a ly winning inning tail again willi BOXES WHEELER FOB FOR I 1 lo 10 bore mors doubtful business from that sturdy republican aro of 1 the convention CEDAR rapids RAI IDS iowa july I 1 one of the moat most enthusiastic republican conventions ever assembled in iowa convened in this city toda today to da day y the convention was as distinguished lor for le its to harmony a moy and good feelings as have been it the hc mentions vent ions of recent years tor for discord and dissension among the audience were many persons of state and national repute reputation t ion senator sent allison congressmen henderson perking I 1 flick licit dollivar and hall ex gove governor trier gear ex gover nor and solicitor of the treasury hepburn occupied seats on an the platform and mrs afro J ellen I 1 lien foster representative of the non par aisan womans comans christian onion union at the bead head of a delegation del gation of enthusiastic entkos aftic lady republicans who occupied a private box promptly at 11 chairman mack of the state central committee called the convention to order his ills speech was short a and d crisp it consist consisted edin in announce i lii johny john Y stone as temporary chairman and W K R cochrane of taylor county as temporary secretary of the convention in assuming the chair stone made a rousing speech which waa was interrupted many times by applause 7 immediately after the reconvening of the convention at 2 p in the permanent manent chairman gear was introduced and made a brief speech predicting party success on the tariff and local issues the nomination of state officers was then declared in order and the convention declared that no nominating speeches should be permitted III bitted for governor hiram 0 wheeler of Ode boldt SAC county was nominated on ion the first ballo great enthuse aam he was called upon for a speech and returned thanks briefly for the honor conferred upon him lor for lieutenant gover governor norv george van houten of taylor county da do unexpected strength and was nominated on the sec ind ballot d defeating the present incumbent me mr r for supreme judge 8 M weaver of iowa falls was bomin nominated ted on the third ballot defeating chief justice beck the present incumbent and other candidates henry sabin the present superintendent of 0 public instruction and frank T campbell the present railroad commissioner were renoi by acclamation A telegram of greeting was read from the secretary of the national republican league and one signed b by y john jay president of the league I 1 tor or the protection of american institutions tut ions asking the convention to recommend in the platform state and rational constitutional of sectarian appropriations as a feces sary airy measure of defense tor for the american common school system congressmen perkins chairman of the committee on resolutions lut ions reported the platform A J birach of davenport also a member of the committee protested against the plank endorsing prohibit lion and offered a substitute favoring such a system of local option under high license as will af at ford protection and prohibition to those theta communities which desire the same and also the wholesome restriction and regulation of those which under a system are and of necessity ever wit will h be cured by free liquor made a vigorous speech W fx favor of bis his substitute if it the democrats advanced a resolution of this kind it was only to be smothered on the tile first occasion whereas a resolution of this kind coming from the republican party is an effort to introduce true temperance in every part of the state henry S wilcox of polk county argued against the substitute and senator lawrence of sioux city favored it the latter said BO so i tar far aa as preventing intemperance i goes prohibition prohibit ioa is not only a farce but is is today to day breeding more intemperance than any other law that can be devised the general sentiment of the convention vent ven tion lon however was clearly against the substitute and on roll call it v was as defeated to and tremendous applause greeted the announcement of the prohibition victory on motion of one delegate that the platform as reported by the committee be a rising there were noa no opposing i votes v 0 tea and tho the platform was adopted p t e antu unanimously n ani on the subject of prohibition the platform says we have no apologies to offer the people nor the ilia democratic party for the republican record in the con conspicuous a ious issue laade in the state campaign this yea year in the interests of true temperance and under the laws of iowa enacted by the representatives of its sovereign people the saloon waa w as made an outlaw in this state we charge that the outlaw lias has bad had the patronage counsel and pr protection tion oi of the democratic party that the democratic party aa as it baa hits won power hag has nullified the law defied the authority of the state and the expressed fillol will of the people and that now an appeal la is made to the electors of the whole state for the approval of this lawless work we recognize that the law against the de defiance flance of law subordination against insubordination the state ct cf iowa against the demo cratic cratie party we recognize that the issue is between the interests of true temperance and the freedom and rule of indiscriminate traffic we renew our alliance to the people of iowa and submit to them the determination of the issue recognizing that the ilia control of the next legislature legie lature by the democratic party means in the state vi ide license and the control by the ke its publicans public icons ans means continued opposition J on to the behests behesta of the saloon power through the maintenance and enforcement of the law we denounce the democratic party of iowa aa as scandalous in n its dealings with the saloon issue we charge that the party in ita its service to the saloon and with the purpose to strength the saloon grasp wrecks the homes and arid politics of the stale state we cite in proof of this ila its surrender nur render this year of the local option feature of the plank of 1889 under which last year a pretense of endorsement indorsement Indor by this thin state was as made to which a pledge was giten given in proof for legislative authority we charge that this abandonment of local option to i the forerunner of further premeditated betrayal and that trust la in the democratic party will end in the complete breaking down of the temperance legislation of the state and the tile complete turning over of the state in every township tow nhip thereof to the pollution and teeter fester the thee aloon against whatever bat ever protect protest ol 01 the free chairman per k ne then han p presented resented a supple supplementary mentar y r u on from the a committee ommittee on resolutions and it was declared adopted by the chair although there was a strong vote against it it fa fakira vira holding the next V republican 6 presidential convention west 0 of I 1 the river in recognition of the fact that one third of the population I 1 lies lea in that direction and nam nampa s 0 amaba ba as that point adjoua adjourned n ne d sine dif die |