Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-23
The IOWA DEMOCRATS
Many Important Controversies
Will be Settled In State
Convention Tomorrow
GENERAL REVIVAL OF INTEREST
Convention Will Be More Representa-
tive Than for Some Time-Contests
on Platforms to Be Fought Out in
Caucuses Tomorrow Morning-Fisht
On Resolutions Committee.

On Resolutions Committee.
Special to Times-Republ;can.
Des Moines. June ga larger pro-
portion of delegates to he democratic
state convention are on hand at noon
today than usual. Nearly 200 delegates
are on hand, and the fight is warming
up. The outlook varies according to
the position Of the speaker and II is
! favorable to silver and then to gold. In
dica tons are that the contest Will be
close Both factions are claiming con-
| trcl and caucusing is going on and
| comparison of notes, with view to eS-
| Itimating strength. Ju1ge Van Wag-
enen appeared in the lobbies this morn
ling with his government ownership
resolution which has been carefully
worked, but his followers, after can
Nassing the situation, expressed grave
fears Of their ability to get the plank
thru. Many delegates are outspoken in
opposition to the plank.
| The talk for Jerry Sullivan for gov
ernor started strong among the silver
| ties this morning. The plank he wrote
for Union county on finance is to be
rut forward as the wishes of the silver
| democrats and this reattirms the Kan
sas City platform only by inference.
Walt Butler stated al noon: II be-
Eeve the vote will be close, but we will
win. If we do. Sullivan will be the
nominee for governor
| G5F Rinehart said: unless the
resolutions committee reports in favor
OF reaffirmation the fight will be car
ried to the floor and we will win this
year
Judge Wade said: "Tle Second dis
trict is unanimous in opposition to re-
affirmation. and it looks now like a
platform substantially as last year will
| be carried
! Chairman Jackson declared the reor-
ganizers would win.
| Jerry Richardson expressed the belief
that the platform would be much like
the one last year.
Pins far the gold men have the larg-
est numbers of delegates present and
| they appear to be more confident than
the silver men. There are no indica-
tons of compromise, but 1t will be
| fought cut in convention as last year.
Many of the delegates declare that the
convention will leave the party in bet
ter condition than last year and there
will be few sore spots.
| Special to imes-Republican.
| Des Moines. June 23.-The democrat
| ic state convention for Iowa will be
held in Des Moines tomorrow. This will
| be the earliest democratic convention
| held in Iowa in many years save on
| presidential years, and the first time
| within the memory of the oldest poli-
ticians when the democrats have held
| their convention in advance of the re-
publicans The early convention idea
| was deliberate and premeditated. and
it was largely in the belief of the state
committeeman that the democrats
would this year have some advantage
| over what appeared to them to be diff
ferences of opinion among republicans
on the tariff question. 1t is not expect
ed. however. that there will be any real
campaigning until long after both con-
ventions have been held
The temporary officers of the conven-
who were selected by the state commit
tee some time ago will be: Chairman,
J. II. Quick, Sioux City; secretary, A.
| j. Hogan, Iowa City; assistant secre-
taries, w. II. Dewey, Charlton: j. p.
Blaise. Des Moines: reading clerks. j..
Fl. Gillispie, Burlington; N. e. Carroll,
Tama sergeant at arms, Frank Mathis.
Des Mones; assistants. Stephen A.
Douglass. Adel; Clint Price. Indianola.
The convention will be called to order
by A. f. jackson, of Tama, chairman
of the state committee. There will be
authorized s53 delegates. Chairman
Jackson and other members of the state
committee arrived in the city today.
Mr. Jackson expressed the belief that
the convention will be better attended
than any convention held by the demo-
Gratis in Iowa for a number of years.
"'rhe interest taken in the county con-
ventions and the caucuseS this year.
said Mr.. Jackson, has been greater
than usual and we find that the dele
cations selected are as q rule stronger
than for a number of years. and contain
the names of many who have been
earnest party workers in the past, but
who have not taken much interest in
politics for several years. There APP
pears to be. in fact, general revival
of interest in the party in Iowa and the
convention is likely therefore to be
more nearly representative of every
county of the state and of the whole
party than any we have had for some
time. look for an interesting and
spirited convention, but a result in the
way of Il ticket and platform that will
unite all democrats in hearty support
this year
The convention will be called at IL
O'Clock in the forenoon and the address
of Temporary Chairman Quick, which
is likely to be most excellent one and
calculated to inspire the democrats with
new hope, will be the sole feature of
the forenoon session.
In the caucuses held in the morning
there will be fought out the first con-
tests on the platform. The members
of the state committee will be selected.
The terms of only four expire this year
namely, s. w. Mercer. Iowa city; S.
b. Morrisey. Harlan: S. +. Mcconnell,
Bloomtield and A. e. Jackson, Tama.
In all probability, all will be re-eiected,
unless it is Mcconnell, who rs said to
desire to retire this year. Ia that case
it is regarded as probable that G. f.
Rinehart, of Newton, Will take his