Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1880 — IOWA DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

IOWA DEMOCRATS.

A Burge, Harmonious and Jlnllmsiaslic Con veil I ion. Tho Democratic State Couventim of lowa, held at Des Moines, on tho 2d inst , was one of the largest over held in tho Slate. Eightvcight counties wore represented, casting 492 votes. Mayor Merritt, of Dob Moines, niado a welcoming address. Tho temporary Chairman wah F. \Y. Lehmann, of Folk ; Secretary, Hon. W. W. Garner, of Louisa county ; assistant Secretaries, T. W. Drees, of Carroll, and Byron Webster, of Marshall county. Mr. Lehmann made a felicitous address, which was frequently aj>planded. The following committees were appointed : On Permanent Organization—First district, L. P. Wells, of Louisa ; Second district, 11. .T. Lauder, of Muscatine; Third district, E. M. Carr, of Delaware; Fourth district, Louis Lichty, of Blackhawk ; Fifth district, J. J. Snouffer, of Linn; Sixth district, J. A. Pearson, of Appanoose ; Seventh district, .1. M. Ostes, of Clark; Eighth district, O. F. Chase, of Cass ; Ninth district, M. D. Davis, of Woodbury. On Credentials—First district, Wm. Gladden, of Henry; Second district, E. C. Holt, of Jones; Third district, T. F. Kenyon, of Buchanan ; Fourth district, D. Dougherty, of Cerro Gordo ; Fifth district, A. J. Morrison, of lowa ; Sixth district, J. B. Elliott, of Mai ion ; Seventh district, Henry Mobly, of Guthrie; Eighth district, M. C. Ridenour, of Page ; Ninth district, Geo. L. Wright, of Crawford. On Resolutions—First district, George Smith, of Van Buren ; Second district, M. V. Gannon, of Scott ; Third district, John Van Slade n, of Clayton ; Fourth district, James B. Adams, of Butler ; Fifth district, L. 11. Worth, of Tama ; Sixth district, W. It. Hollingsworth, of Keokuk ; Seventh district, E. T. Best, of Lucas ; Eighth district, E. W. Sherman, of Mills ; Ninth district, S. S. Webb, of Boone. State Central Committee.—First district, J. Dodge, of Des Moines ; Second district, M. It. Jackson, of Cedar; Third district, I). H. Malien, of Delaware ; Fourth district, George It. Miller, of Cerro Gordo ; Fifth district, L. G. Kinne, of Tamas Sixth district, E. H. Gililes, of Mahaska ; Seventh district, J. M. Walker, of Polk ; Eighth district, R. G. Phelps, of Cass Ninth district, John Dond, Jr., of Webstir. The following was reported as the permanent organization : President—Daniel F. Miller. Vice Presidents—First district, T. O. Carroll, of Henry ; Second district, P. Mitchell, of Jackson ; Third district, David Bell, of Fayette; Fourth district, T. C. Medary, of Cerro Gordo ; Fifth district, J. F. Hamilton, of Linn ; Sixth district, It. W. Duncan, of Monroe ; Seventh district, G. W. Huffman, of Decatur; Eighth district, P. Brytle, of Pottawattamie ; Ninth district, J. J. Hartenbowor, of O’Brien. Secretary—Col. W. W. Garner. Assistant Secretaries—J. M. Drees, of Carroll ; Byron Webster, of Marshall ; T. O. Walker, of Davis. Chairman Miller, in his speech, alluded to the number of prominent soldiers who were lemocrats, which evoked the wildest enthusiasm. Col. Trimble was called to the platform, and announced that an lowa Soldiers’ Hancock Association had bien formed, and that by closo count there were 126 old-soldier delegates in the convention. The following platform was reported from tho Committee on Resolutions: 1. We, the Democracy of lowa, in delegate convention assembled, indorse the platform that the party adopted at Cincinnati, and pledge our earnest efforts in its behalf. 2. The Democracy of lowa are heartily in favor of the national nominees, Hancock and English, as they give a decided assurance of a pure and more thoroughly-careful administration of national affairs. 8. We are in favor of a judicious license law, and condemn all efforts to legislate against those natural rights which do not trespass upon those belonging to the whole community, and we applaud the action of our representatives at Des Moines in the Eighteenth General Assembly for their manly and able opposition to tho attempts at sumptuary legislation made by the Republican Legislature. On motion, the following nominations of District Electors were approved : First district, J. D. M. Hamilton, of Fort Madison; Second district, G. L. J lekson, of Maquoketa; Third district, L. E. Fellows, of Lansing; Fourth district, C. G. Shater, of Grundy Centre ; Fifth district, L. B Patterson, of lowa City ; Sixth district, J.H. Stubenrauch, of Pella ; Seventh district, 8. J. Gilpin, of Winterset; Eighth district, W. H. Stowe, of Hamburg ; Ninth distiict, John B. Allison, of Sioux City : at large, J. A. O. Yeoman, of Fort Dodge, and J. H. Murphy, of Davenport. Tho following nominations for State officers were made without balloting : Secretary of State—A. B. Keith, of Crawford. Treasurer—Martin Blim, of Blackhawk. Auditor—C. A. Barker, of Des Moines. Attorney General—C. A. Ciark, of Linn. Land Office Register—D. Dougherty, of Keokuk.