Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1895 — DRAKE IS THEIR MAN. [ARTICLE]

DRAKE IS THEIR MAN.

lOWA REPUBLICANS NAME HIM FOR GOVERNOR. Six Ballots Were N ccessary—Parrott for Lieutenant Governor—The Plat-form-One Thousand Fall with an Atlantic City Convention Hall Floor. The Ticket Governor Francis M. Drake Lieutenant Governor Matt Parrott Supreme Judge Josiah Given Supt. Public Instruction.... Henry Sabin Railroad Com. George W. Perkins The lowa Republican State •■onvention met in Des Moines for the purpose of nominating candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Judge of the Supreme Court, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Railroad Commissioner. There were 1,242 delegates, .•equiring to nominate.

The auditorium of Calvary tabernacle, the scene of the convention, was plentifully decorated with flags and bunting, and when the chairman of the State Central Committee, J. E. Blythe, called the convention to order at 10:54 every seat was filled, There were 2,000 visitors in addition to the delegates. Senator Allison appeared on the stage and the entire assemblage arose and united in a series of tremendous cheers. Senator Allison bowed his acknowledgments, but maintained silence. Chairman Blythe named J. R. Lane, of Davenport, as temporary chairman. Mr. Lane’s speech was short, but its delivery was delayed by almost incessant applause. The Mon. Lase Young was made permanent chairman and made an exceedingly brief but epigrammatic address. When the chair announced that balloting for Governor was in order there were no nominating speeches nor presentation of candidates, and no changing of votes while a ballot was in progress. This facilitated matters greatly, and the six ballots required to decide the nominee for Governor were taken in about two hours. There was intense interest manifest throughout the tiresome ordeal. Gen. Drake made a ten-minute speech accepting the nomination. The convention then proceeded to the nomination of Lieutenant Governor, and a ballot was taken resulting as follows:

Dungan .....346 Parrott 606 Ormsby 211 Kamrar go During the second ballot Dungan’s name was withdrawn and the nomination went to Parrott. State Superintendent Sabin, Supreme Judge Given and Railway Commissioner Perkins were quickly renominated by acclamation. The resolutions were read and adopted and the convention adjourned sine die. Platform Adopted. Theplatform in brief reaffirms the fealty of the party in lowa to the national party, congratulating the people upon the evidence' of returning prosperity, labor reestablished on a prosperous basis, all of which is attributed to the prospective return of the Republican party to power. It deplores the-’’destruction of the reciprocity agreements "by the Democratic party, affirms the declaration of the Minneapolis national convention on ihe currency question, quoting that plank entire, and urging an international agreement on the siiver problem; welcomes the honest and industrious immigrant '.nd declares no other should be permitted to come; favors liberality to the nation’s defenders in the way of pensisons; congratulates the people that the State will be represented in the next Congress by two Republican Senators and eleven Republican Congressmen, and “with especial pride remembers the services < f our senior Senator, whose long and honorable record entitles him to full confidence and enduring affection, and hails with satisfaction the universal desire of the Republicans of the State to continue him in his present field of usefulness until called to the larger services of rhe nation.”