Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-17
Old liners INVITED.
cerro 0ordo Democrats Ask
Bryan Boilers to Address
County Convention.
Mcc onlosue. Cliffitt and Mark
Icy Are Invited to State
Their Position.
Benton County c Convention Unan.
imously for Cato Sells. Who
10 Leading Candidate.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.


Mason City, Aug. 1.-THE democracy
of Cerro Gordo county endeavored to get
together in convention yesterday. and
made special attempt to reclaim three
of their prominent erring brethren, Col,
McConlogue. John Cliggitt and j. E. E.
Marley, all prominent attorneys. These
three gentlemen in stormy meeting Of
the county democracy in 1896 paid their
compliments to free silver and what
they We're pleased to term popocracy,l
and Joined the democratic gold move
ment for Palmer and Buckner. 1t wasI
understood that they voted the last time
for Mckinley, but the claim has not
been verified by the gentlemen them
selves There wassa good deal Of Curl
osity manifested when Col. "A. l.. Sort
er. who whatever his party does is
always regular, moved that a committee
of three be appointed to wait on these
gentlemen, who went away after the
gold image in 1896. and invite them to
fraternize with the convention. One of
the delegates insisted on come assurance
that these gentlemen had signihed a de-
sire to return to the fold, and being CIV
en- assurance the committee went out on
their mission. Thomas McMannus an
old-time democrat. who for his oratori-
cal qualities is called the Patrick Henry
of the party, was chairman, and when
he put the motion it was to invite these
gentlemen as erring brothers, prodigals,
to place at the county festal board.
Col. McConlogue, who was found. made.
short address, in which he said his life
in this county had been an open book
and he had nothing to take back and
nothing to regret in his record in this
county politically or religiously. He had
followed the dictates of his conscience
always in these matters and that had
been his guide. Since 1887 he has been a
democrat and has always stayed by the
democratic party as long az 1t was dem
|ocratic as he had been taught democrat
cy. He was willing to take up new issues
now presented and fight the common
enemy. He was decidedly against the
Philippine policy Of the republican par
lty. He was against the aggregation of
capital known as trusts. improperly
\ formed, and chargeable to the republic
| can party, in its tariff legislation. He
was against the railroadism Of the re-
publican party in Iowa, and he said that
he found that the Milwaukee, Great
Western, Illinois Central and Rock Island
roads had furnished the money for the
i Cummins campaign as against the mon
ey furnished by the other roads against
Mr. Cummins. He wondered If the DEM
ocratic party would take up the battle
against railroadism which the republic
can party had failed to do. He said he
was out of politics as far as wishing any
personal recognition. He only wanted
4 the privilege of expounding as he saw
proper the principles of the democratic
party. The other gentlemen Were so
pressed with other business" that they
were unable to appear in person, but
wrote communications. in which they
4 said they thanked the convention for the
j Invitation, and hoped that the county
democracy and the state democracy
i would return to its old-time democratic
principles. The silver democrats who
4 made the tender of the olive branch can
not tell for the life of them whether the
branch was accepted or returned. Evil
4 IDENTIFY they are waiting to see whether
the Iowa democrats will stamp on Bry-
ants picture, as they did in Ohio. and in
4 that case they will probably so back In
Il to the fold.