Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-26

Webster City, Aug. 26.-Ex-Judge
Hyatt. prominent in democratic state
politics until the break in 1896 and a
leading attorney of the state; also grand
high priest of the grand chapter of
Masons of Iowa, died here last night.
DON'T LIKE THE PLATFORM.
Gold Democrats Generally Refuse to
Endorse Action Of the Convention.
Davenport, Aug. 26.-The conserya-
tive democrats here who made such a
hard fight at Des Moines to induce the
state convention to ignore Bryan and
the Kansas City platform confess their
disappointment at the platform and
their belief that it will cost the party
many votes. e. NJ. Sharon, who was
temporary chairman of the state con-
vention, urges the democrats of the Sec
ond district to declare themselves at the
approaching convention to nominate
county officers, saying their sentiment
will represent the democracy of the
state better than the action of the re-
affirmers.
Ex-Mayor Henry vollmer said:
Pennsylvania showed us the right way
it seems almost ridiculous to see the
democrats of Iowa coming into the
arena riding dead horse"
All profess to be satisfied with Phil
lips as candidate. and encouraged by
the showing made, believe that the con-
servative element will easily control the
convention next year.
Dubuque, Aug. 26.-old line demo-
Gratis here are not all pleased with the
result of the Des Moines convention.
Many of the leaders express themselves
as very much dissatisfied. and while
expressing disappointment, decline to
be quoted.
j. j. Mccarthy, president of the State
Bar Association, said: Il think the Des
Moines convention fixed it so the demo-
cratic party will lose thousands of
votes this fall. The platform is weak. 1
think the democrats lost grand oppor-
tunity."
NJ NJ. Ham, editor of the Herald who
the democratic national committee said:
1T is unfortunate for the democratic
parry that this reaffirmation should
j
had to be gone thru it might as we'll be-
gin now as at any other time. But it
would have been much better to have
devoted energies to more important is
sues"
Alphonze Matthews, former prosecute
ing attorney for this district: Demo-
Gratis must know that many of the is
sues made in the Kansas City platform
are dead and think the next national
convention will drop it out. 1t would
have been wise not to have made any
mention of national issues at this time"
Burlington. Ia, Aug. 26.-The local
old line democrats accept the candi-
dacy of Thomas j. Phillips. of OF
tumwa, for governor good naturally.
The fact that Phillips is known to
be at heart gold man saves his face.
with good many of the conservatives.
But the governorship is not the ques-
ton which vitality interested the old
liners. The leaders here went to Des
Moines to help put the party on it's
former basis, and they are so we'll
pleased with the great advance they
made along the line of conservatism
that they accept the nominee, altho
Oh q SllNSl WIFI SOOu grace.
Ex-Congressman j. ]. Secretly, who
led the conservativeforces in the First
district, expresses his conviction that
the gain made by the conservatives
was so pronounced that one more cam
paign will see them completely in con-
troll of the party. A. H. Kulemeler,
w. w. Turpin, w. G. Mercer, j. H. Pet
tibone and other prominent democrats
share Seerley's views. 1t is believed
that their control of the resolutions
committee and the very narrow margin
by which the substitute was adopted
points the way to complete dominance
at an early period in party affairs by
the old liners.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 26.-Demo-
Gratis in this vicinity without regard
to previous differences are satisfied
with Phillips nomination. Old line
democratic leaders express the belief
that he will be a strong candidate, es-
pecially in the mining sections and
among the workingmen.
Clinton, Ia, Aug. 26-While not
overly ready to express themselves,
many of the old line democrats are not
pleased with the introduction of ma
tional issues into an Iowa state fight.
AS to the state ticket as whole or
Individually there is no particular OBJ
lection and most of them express salts
faction.
$50 long az the democratic party
of the state or nation Endorses the Kan
sas City platform am thru with it.
nor will vote for any man standing
upon such a PLATFORM" is the way
former Postmaster H. L. Getz expresses
himself regarding the action of the
democratic convention, and his views
are echoed by many old time demo-
Gratis of Marshalltown.
Said Byron Webster. who was del
egate at the convention: "Mr. Phillips
is an honest, able man, but he has been
assassinated on the spear of dead
issue. do not believe we gold dem
ocrats are expected to support him.
know many of us will vote for Cum
Minis. The majority Of the delegates
were against the Kansas City Plat
form, but the unit rule bound their
hands. cannot indorse the action
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