Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-03
bryan IS THEIR IDOL
His Friends Determined to
Write the Platform In the
Next Convention
He pENouNcEs REoReANIZERs
HE DENouNcEs REoReAN'zERs
The Supreme Thought Was That They
Must Not Be Allowed to Gain an
Advantase-committee Selected to
Organize the Party for Kansas city
PIatform-6ryans Speech.
to Times-Republican.


conference of yesterday was certainly
La success as such things go, and its
success forebodes no great amount of
harmony in the next state convention.
cessful that it puts at an end all
thought of a fight in the convention.
The purpose of the conference was
strictly adhered tot was gathering
for the purpose OF effectfng an organ
ization to take charge of the party and
keep it in line with the party plat
forms. 1t was a convention of DEM
|ocratic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who are
welded to old idols and refuse to move
forward There was a free exchange
OF greetings and an interchange Of
views. If such 1t might be called among
those whose views are almost Identical.
The cue to the whole thing was given
by William j. Bryan. He was the
hero of the hour. He was the man for
whom all had gathered to meet and to
applaud Mr.. Bryan came to the con-
ference about 2::30 o'clock He had
waited to have his coat busted and his
face made smooth and when he entered
the room which was packed with DEM
ocrats he was warmly greeted. He
said in substance:
II assume that you who are here
gathered are fighting democrats of
Iowa; those who do not fight are all at
|home. You are gathered here because
you believe in making the fight for the
principles you love. There are vari-
Gus kinds OF tighters-those who begin
a fight at the first sign of danger. those
who wait till the fight Is on and those
who don't fight until they are over
whelmed. You are OF the first class.
You began the fight along some seven
or eight years ago which eliminated
In the Chicago platform. In my esti-
nation that was the most democratic
fight we have had in this country. 1t
was fought out in the open. 1t was
not unlike the fight of early IN the
century between Jefferson and Hamil-
ton, men of opposite views and tastes,
Jefferson having unlimited faith In the
people and desiring that they should
govern in their own way, Hamilton ever
looking for an uprising that would ne
cessitate some strong man seizing au-
thority and establishing different
form Of government. When the repub-
lican party was founded it referred
back to the principles of Jefferson; now
the name of Hamilton is used by repup-
licans as guide. The fight of early
days was between democracy and ar
listocracy, now between democracy and
plutocracy. I believe that that fight
| is on today just as much as in 1895. 1t
was not the fault of the men who be-
|lieved in the Chicago platform that we
failed then. 1t comes with poor grace
from the men who stabbed the party
then to declare that it must be reorgan-
lized and because they were traitors
then and encompassed the defeat of the
lparty it must be turned over to them
now. Inever believed in inviting man
into my house just to see if he was
big enough to put me out. When the
men who turned traitor to the party
lcome back realizing fully the enormfty
of their sin they should be welcomed.
But they must not come back bearing
club. The door is wide open. Not
one Of the reorganizers dare write a
platform of six planks and submit 1T to
the people. They know that If they
should write it for plutocracy it would
not stand any show, and II they write 1T
! for democracy they wouldn't stand on
lit themselves. That which made me a
tariff reformer also made me bimetal-
list and an ti-imperialist-the prin-
ciple is the same running all thru. We
must stand by that principle.
This was the spirit OF the wnole con-
ference and of the banquet at night.
The thought was that the reorganizers
must not be allowed to gain an ad-
vantage. The friends of Bryan are the
only true democrats. and they must
remain in control of the party no mat
ter what the issues or the candidates.
The conference was presided over by
Harry Evans of this city with III. G.
Brewster of Ottumwa, as secretary.
The conference passed unanimously
motion to the effect that there should
lbe committee formed to organize the
party for the Kansas City platform,
| and to get in touch with all the party
workers and see to 1T that delegations
be sent to the state convention from
| the counties favorable to platform
| in harmony with the national platform.
This committee was formed as fol-
| lows:
First district-N. c. Roberts. Fort
Madison.
Second-Not named yet.
Third-M. e. Lyons, Dubuque.
Fourth-Douglas Deremore, WaukolR
F'ifth-John Hobbs, Marshalltown.
Sixth-G. F. Rinehart, Newton.
| Seventh--H. c.. Evans. Des Moines.
Eighth-E. j. Sankey. Leon
NINTH. J. Shea, Council Bluffs.
Tenth--P. H. Dolon, Emmetsburg.
Eleventh-Earl Bronson. Spencer.
The committee is to meet soon ana
elect chairman and secretary and en-
ter upon correspondence to get in touch
with the voters. Mr.. Rinehart who is
at the front of the movement is con-
fident it will be very easy to control
the next state convention.
There were two things in connection
with the banquet that We're conspicuous
the friendly feeling shown toward
Judge Van Wagenen for governor and
the plain effort to interest the DEM