The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-03-05
THE IOWA DEMOCRATS.
State Convention to be Held in Des
Moines June 18th.

Des Moines, Feb. 2S.-Des Moines
was selected as the location of the
next democratic state convention, and
June II as the date, at the meeting of
the democratic state central commit
tee at the club rooms Of the Saver
yesterday afternoon. Ex-Mayor j.. II.
Quick, of Sioux City, was chosen by
unanimous vote for temporary chair
man, and A. j. Hogan, of Iowa City,
county auditor of Johnson county, for
temporary secretary.
Far more important, however, than
the detailed business of the committee,
was the general tendency that devel.
oped in the direction Of harmony.
There was clear evidence that power
full influences had been at work in the
party of late for the purpose of keep
ing down f~actionalism and preventing
the coming Jefferson Day banquet from
becoming a celebration of one wing
of the democracy.
AS the time for the banquet ap-
prOaches, it becomes more and more
evident that if the democrats have not
yet ceased to bow the knee to Will
liam Jennings Bryan, they are gradual
ly growing more and more cold in
their worship. So strong is the influ-
ence in the opposite direction that the
original plan of those who started the
movement for the Jefferson Day BAN
Quet to hold a meeting on the after
noon of that day and organize the
Kansas City platform forces has been
abandoned. This is considered ex-
tremely significant in view of the fact
that Mr.. Bryan himseIffs scheduled to
attend the banquet, and the proposal
to organize the Kansas City platform
democrats rot only had it's direct ap-
proval, but was in accordance with
the Suggestions made by himself in a
recent issue of the Commoner
xvii Avoid Friction at Banquet.
z 1t was given out following the meet
ing of the committee yesterday that
the Jefferson Day banquet had not
been formally discussed in the COM
mittee session. 1t was admitted, how
ever, that it had been talked over
freely in an informal way, in and out
of the meeting. The members Of the
state central committee were given to
understand by G. A. Huffman, who has
been interested with G. F. Rinehart
and c. A. Walsh in the plans for the
banquet, that there had been a COM
plete departure from the original pur-
pose to have the banquet a fractional
oropF Tho nOnniffoo woc occrrnd
that it was to be a love feast for all
elements of the democracy and that
democrats of all shades Of opinion
were not only to be welcome, but to
be invited and urged to attend. The
feeling expressed by some OF those
present was that banquets of the kind
proposed were advisable and for the
good of the party, and that they should
be encouraged and factionalism should
be banished from them.
Mr.. Huffman was asked after the
meeting how it was going to be pos
sible to have harmony at the banquet
in view of the nature of the program
Of tOasts. 1t was suggested that hal
Cyon peace would be apt to take a
short cut for the nearest fire escape
when such radicals as c. o. Holly &.
A. Walsh, Cato Sells and Walt II. But
Ter arose to talk. Mr.. Huffman said
there would be no factionalism arous-
ed. Sometimes a thing gets to be so
big as to entirely get away from con-
troll of those who originally planned
it." said Mr.. Huffman. There will be
harmony at the banquet, and demo-
Gratis of whatever faction will attend.
There will be no attempt made to or
ganize the Kansas City platform sup
porters or any other faction at that
time"