The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-31
IOWA REPUBLICANS FAIL TO RE-
AFFIRM DECLARATION ON
TRUSTS AND TARIFF
BUT THEY ARE FlERcELY
i AGAINST MONOPOLY
Resolutions Go So Far as to Approve
the Work of Congress Long and
Hard Fight in the Committee on
the Tariff Clause Of the Platform
State Ticket Nominated.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 30.-The
Republican state convention today
named the following tickets:
Secretary or State-W. B. Martin,
Adair county.
| Auditor of State-B. Z. Carroll, Da-
Wis county.
Treasurer of State-Gilbert S. Gill
Dertson, Winnebago. county.
Attorney General-C. w. MUllane,
Blackhawk county.
Judge of Supreme Court-Scott M.
Ladd, O'Brien conunty
Judge of Supreme Court (short term)
Charles A. Bishop, Polk county.
clerk OF Supreme Court-John c..
Crockett. Hardin county.
| Supreme Court Reporter-W. w.
Cornwall, Clay County.
railroad CommisSioner-G. A. DaW-
son, Brewer county.
Nearly 1,100 delegates attended the
convention, practically Iull delegations
representing every county.
| Inc only controversy was over the
| tar1ff and trust utteranceS of the plat
| form, and that was settled in the COM
| m1ttee on resolutions in favor of re-
| iteration of last years utterances,
with an addition to the trust plank,
| congratuiatfng President Roosevelt for
| the inauguration of judicial proceed
ings to enforce the antitrust laws.
Little Oratory.
| With the exception of the address of
the temporary chairman, the conven-
ton was devoid of orarory. No nom
| mating speeches were made and the
| notable visitors, who included the en-
| tire Iowa delegation in congress, were
not calledtupon Chairman Spencer, of
the state central committee, called the
| convention to order Congressman
| Walter I. Smith, of Council Bluffs, was
temporary chairman, and made a
| speech. II
Among the members of the commit
| tee on resolutions were Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson and Director
of the Mint George Roberts.
The meeting of the committee on
resolutions developed the expected
| controversy over reaffirming that
clause of last years platform which
declared for "any modification of the
/ tariff schedule that may be required to
prevent their affording shelter to
monopoly"
| Judge H. NJ. Towner, Of the Eighth
| district, and James c. Davis, of the
| First district, led the fight for the elm
| nation of this clause, each suggesting
| substitute and each supporting his
position in extended remarks.
Clause Eliminated.
| Two roll calls were had, there be-
! ing two votes for modification of the
| language on one and on the other four
| votes in favor of the elimination of the
| clause. At the close or the session
| Judge Towner asked that the chair
man, in presenting the platform, re-
| port it as recommended by majority
of the committee. Objection was made
| to this by Col S. w. French, Secretary
| Wilson and George E. Roberts and the
| suggestion was withdrawn.
The debate was a repetition of that
which has been carried on in the Iowa
press for some months Messrs.
] Towner and Davis insisted that the
Objectionable plank in last years plat
! form was virtually a piea OF guilty to
| the Democratic charge. that the tariff
| is the parent Of trusts. In reply to w.
H. Berry, of the Seventh district, G.
| E. Roberts and others insisted that the
! language expressed the exact vieWFof
large majority of the party, that it
| had stood the test of one campaign
and that it's elimination at this time
! would make it an issue in this years
campaign, put the party on the de-
| fensive and lead the people to believe
| that the party is changing front on the
| trust question.
There We're no contests. E. G. Roach
of Rock Rapids, was recommended for
| permanent chairman, and the COM
mittee's action}was indorsed.
What the Platform Says.
| N. e. Kendall, of the Sixth district,
chairman of the committee on resolu-
was adopted without dissenting
voice. The resolutions congratulated
the people upon the prosperity that
perYadeS every part of the country"
"deplore the uhtimely death of our
great and beloved leader, William Nc