The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-04
DISPOSED. TO HARMoNlzE
Tariff Plank May Not Cause Trouble
for Iowa Republicans

DES MONIES, IOWA.-Republican politi-
clans of both the Cummins and the anti
Cummins factions have pretty generally
come to- the belief there will be no contest
over, the tariff plank at the republican state
convention July 80. The burden of the talk
now is for harmony. It is true a few news
papers are urging that the principal resolu-
tion of last year on the tariff be omitted
this year., The language Of this is to the
effect that the republicans of Iowa favor
.:any modification of the tariff schedules that
may be required to. prevent their affording
shelter to monopoly. 1t is urgsd that these
words imply the correctness of the democratic
charge that the tariff is breeder of molyop-
olies and that they ought to be stricken out
In spite of this. however, it looks now as if
peace would prevail at the convention, so
far the tariff plank is concerned. If the
Cuban reciprocity matter is brought up, there
may be dissensons.. a., g.. ..
',~ The real fact of the situation is, though
disguised under the plea that harmony must
be had, is that the delegation leaders, who
were threatening to shy brick at Cummins
| on account of his Minneapolis speech, have
| been put into a hole by the governor. At
least this is the view of the governor 8
friends. Not long ago he gave out state
ment that all he sought in the way of a
tariff plank this year a reiteration OF
last years plank or its equivalent. He in
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When the governor announced this it put a
different phase on matters at once 1t was
manfestly impossible for the congressional
delegation to attack the Cedar Rapids plat
form, written by Roberts and sanctioned by
all his friends in addition to those Of Gov
ernor Cumnains. Not caring to go up against
such a combination, the delegation began to
smooth things over, and there is every indi-
cation now the process will continue. Here
| in Polk county, where the Hull men con-
| troll the county delegation by a large ma
| jority, there will be no contest, though one
was for time threatened. 1t is probable
a man will be selected for the resolutions
committee who is satisfactory to Governor
Cummins.
Another fact that has strengthened the
| friends of tariff revision is the action of
| the recent Minnesota convention. Should the
congressional delegation seek to get a plank
| put in that opposes tariff revision, and should
| it have control of the resolutions committee,
| there will no doubt be contest on the floor
of the convention.
DUBUQUE. low A
| The 3-year-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Theisen of Holy Cross, near Dubuque, Was
drowned in a water tank.-J. w. Patterson,
| who has been retired collector of internal
! revenue for the northern district of Iowa,
returned from Washington last night, whittier
| he had gone to the president 1t was
generally believed he would be outspoken
| against Speaker Henderson because of the
| stand the latter took in the matter. How
| ever, Patterson attributes his defeat solely
to politics, and this explanation is taken as
meaning that Speaker Henderson and the
| Iowa delegation will look after Patterson and
secure him comfortable berth.