Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-05


Among the counties concerning whose
delegations there Ii dispute are Tama,
Clinton, Marshall. Mahaska, Keokuk,
Davis, Floyd Emmet, Monroe, Monona,
Humboldt and Webster. The number Of
votes Mr.. Cummins will get from this
list on first ballot cannot be determined
exactly. It is certain he will get some
votes from practically every one Of the
counties. But the delegations are not
INSTRUCTED.
Herriott expects some votes from the
First and Sixth districts on first ballot.
and he will probably get scattering
votes all over the state. Foster un-
doubtedly expects some votes from
Clarke, Page, Wayne and other counties
in that section Of the state but none
from his own county. The Mahon cam
didacy Is well understood to a be way
of permitting the Wapello delegates to
watch for the band wagon.
THINKING OF THE PLATFORM.
Consideration Of the question OF the
platform has already commenced among
the advance delegations to the conven-
tion. 1t is evident that not since the
republican party changed from the mo
backward step attitude toward the
prohibitory law and came out fia.-foot-
ed for modification of the law, there
has been no such interest in the plat
form of the party. Insthe platform will
be given expression OF the party's atti-
tude on live state issues. On the one
hand there are men here who are urg-
ing that the party reaffirm its old plat
forms. fndorse the party in sweeping
measure and specifically indorse the DO.
sitton OF some one or more of the state
officers and ignore the others. For in
stance 1t is understood that Gov. Shaw
and his friends will be here asking and
demanding an unequivocal Endorsement
OF his administration as a preliminary
to furthering his candidacy for presi-
dent three years hence. They will ask
that his position In regard to taxation
and assessments, as opposed to the posi-
tlon of Treasurer Herriott and others,
be unequlvocally indorsed. and the posi-
ton be taken that the party, as repre-
sented by the governor. has been abso-
lutely right on all questions at all times,
and that any change or deviation is a
confession of weakness. On the other
hand, there are many delegates VINO are
urging that the party give expression
to the general feeling in the state that
our laws and the administration there
OF shall be modified or improved. This
has particular reference to the methods
OF taxing corporations. A large number
OF counties have given expression to
this sentiment and some Of the fore,
runners OF the convention now here as
sert that they Will hataTe. satisfied un-
less the state convention takes advanced
ground and demonstrates that the party
is in fact, as 1t is claimed to be, e PRO-
gressive party.
FIGHT FOR THE COMMITTEES.
The fight for the control of the COM
mittees promises to be as hard as that
for control Of the convention itself. This
will be fought out in district caucuses.
In view of the wide differences between
republicans in different sections of the
state as to what ought to be put into the
platform on the question of taxation re-
form and in opposition to the discrim-
nations which have been practiced for
many years, the imortpance of the COM
mittee on resolutions is apparent 1t is
regarded as certain that those who may
be called the progressives as against the
reactionaries will control the caacuses
In the Second, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth,
Tenth and Eleventh districts, and thus
be able to carry their point in the reso-,
,lutions committee. If this is done the
platform will contain general indorse-
ment of the senator's. congressman,
governor and state officers, and demand
of the legislature legislation that will
place the matter of assessment and tax
alton of corporate property on the same
basis ss that of other property. Those
who are first on the ground are free in
discussing this matter of the platform.
They do not agree at all, but they are
Intensely in earnest. and II one may
Judge by their conversation. there will
be a spirited discussion OF the platform
either in the committee or the conyen-
tion or both.