Drake Nominated

Des Moines, la., July 11.- The Repub.lean stato conventton held in the auditorium of Cavalry Tabernacle was the eener of interest to politicians iu this stato. imong those on the stage at the opening vas Senator Allison, and when he appeared the entire assemblage arose and anited iu a series of tremendous cheers. Senator Allison bowed his acknowledgoaent, but maintained silence. Chairman Blythe named J. R. Lane, of Davenport, ia temporary chairman. Lane's speech was short, but lts delivery was delayed by almost incessant applause. On the silver cfuestion he said: "In my view we should favor bimetallism, the use of both sllver and gold, with the largest use of silver In our currency that will not impair or endanger in any way the parity in value of all money in circulation, whether metal - lio or paper. We should iavor an international conference to adopt such measures as will insuro a parity of value between gold and silver for use as money throughout the world. Not in Favor of Free Colnage. "The Ucited States ahould not open lts mints to free coinage of silver until an arrangonient has boen made with other commercial nations whoroby they wlll agree to ooncurruntly open their mints. Let thia convención, with the spirit of harmony and wisdom that proviüls among you, ito what is right and 75,000 will be our majority." At the conclusión of Lane's spech tho usual committeea were annouuced and convention adjourncd to 2 p. m. The auditorium was packed with delegates (of whom thera was a full attendauca) and onlookers, and the whole throng was very enthusiastio. Ferinaoent OrgaaiZ'itiou KfTooted When the convención was called to order again at 2 o'clock Governor Jackson and other dignitaries oooupied tho platform and every seat in the auditorium was filled. Hon. LaFayette Young, editor of The D lily Capítol, was elected pormanent chairman, and J. W. Willets, of Tama coumy, secrecary. Considerable difliculty was experienced in securins geats forthe delegates. Chairman Young was esoorted to the ohair and made a brief speech in which he said that neither defeat nor success seeins to have any effect on the Democratie party. It was needless, he thought, to say anything about the Democrats. They were aaying worse things of each other than he dare to say of them. An allusion to the "val ley of the shadow of the Democracy" evoked the wildest applause. Drake Noininated for Governor. The convention then proceeded to ballot for governor and it required six ballots to settle thls matter, Drake beginning at 366 with Harían neir., 24, and gradually climbing- 5. 500, 556, 597- to S6i% on the sixth, Harían having 139 3-14 on that ballot; Parrott, 231 314; Harsh, 2; Kam rar, 2, anit Ormsby, 2. With tha an nouncement of the vote Chairman Young declared General Drake the nominee o the convention for governor. After pro longed cheering balloting for lieutenantgovernor was commeuced. Matt Parrott of Waterloo, was nominated on the thirc ballot, defeating Lieutenant-Governo Dungan, ot Chariton, for re-eleotion. In rapid sucoession Henry Sabin was renom inated for superintendent of public in Btruction; Greorge W. Perkins for rail road commissioner and Josiah Given fo judge of the suprema court.