Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-02
IOWA REPUBLICANS
Hold State Convention and Re-
nominate Gov. Cummins.
Both Wings Of Party Claim Victory in
Framing the Platform.
Eut Two Contests and Only One New
Name on Ticket.

Dns Moines Ia, July 1.-The ticket:
Governor, \. =. Cummins, Dcs MONIES;
lieutenant governor, John Harriet Stu
art; supreme court judge, Charles \.
Bishop, Dcs Moines; railroad commits
siOner. David ]. Palmer, Washington;
state superintendent of schools, f. }.
Riggs. Sigourney.
The Republican state convention, to-
day, nominated the foregoing ticket
and adopted a platform. All the candi-
OATS were renominated by acclama-
ton. with the exception of the state
superintendent, for which office Mr..
= Riggs was nominated on the third bal
lot, his opponents being Present Supt.
r. G. Barrett and Fl. L. Adams.
Harmony marked the proceedings of
the convention, but after the ticket had
been completed and the platform
adopted. speeches We're made which in
Dictated that the Republican leaders of
the state are not entirely agreed as to
the details of tariff policy.
Senators Allison and Dolliver en-
dorsed the platform as correct state
merit of Republican principles. but
congressman Lacey and Cousins spoke
in opposition to the tariff changes.
While the action of the committee
was harmonious, both wings of the
party are claiming victory, tonight.
Gov. Cummins and his supporters say
that today'S tariff plank contains, in
substance, nil that is found in las,
years plank, while the stand putters"
are con2ratulating themselves upon the
elimination of the shelter to trusts"
clause which attracted so much atten-
ton to the Iowa platform of 1901 and
1872
There We're but two contests. today,
involving the questions of relative
STRENGTH Of the two wings of the party
and these ended with honors even.
The platform was adopted by unan-
imous vote just as the committee APP
peared with Gov. Cummins.
Gov. Cnmmins. in accepting the re-
nomination. expressed his unqualified
approval of "every line and letter" of
the platform. Then he said in part:
81 cannot allow this occasion to pass
without word respecting some differ
enccs of opinion in the Republican
ranks as to the tariff and reciprocity.
We all stand firmly for the policy of
protection. 1t is the fundamental
economic doctrine OF the Republican
party and every Republican must be-
ieve in it, stand for it, and advoca te
it, else he is not Republican. When,
however, we approach the application
of the policy to our industrial factories
there is room for honest differences of
opinion and for one, neither diScOur-
age nor condemn the fair. honest and
frank expression of these differences of
opinion. For myself during the vari-
Gus phases of the tariff and reciprocity.
] believe that the mighty TRANSFORMED
ton of the last six years demand Il
change in some of the schedules that
We're enacted to carry this policy into
effect; and | believe that some of the
tariff rates are too high, and that they
should be reduced; and I find in the
platform the warrant for my position.
I believe that monOpOlies are intoler.
able and that all just powers of the
government should be increasingly ex-
ertcd to prevent and overthrow them.
and ! find in the platform that tariff
schedule must be opposed to domestic
monopoly as well as foreign control. /
believe i'm the reciprocity which will i'll
crease the production of American
farms aud American workshops: and /
find in the platform that reciprocity be-
tween nations is trade for mutual al
vantage and both sides must give and
take. Conscious Of nothing but n spirit
Of amity. I yet intend to exert all my
power, humble and feeble as it is, to
make the views have so inadcquatcly
stated. the prevailing views of the Re
publican party"
Tho platform cOngratulateS the ma
ton for the present era of prosperity
conmendS the administration of Gov.
Cummings. rejoiccs in IoWa's leader
ship in nationa; affairs, favors good
roads legislation. endorses the Louis
ania Purchase Commission and on
other subjects says:
1--WE commend entirely and without
reservation the administration of
President Roosevelt. Called as he was
To the office of Chief Executive under
the most trying circumstances, his fl
deity to the public welfare. the wis
dom and moderation of his uttcranccs
and counsel. and the painstakinG zeal
which he brings to the performance Of
all his duties command our respect
and admiration.
Iowa Republicans in common with
the Republicans of the entire nation,
expect and desire his unanimous nomi-
nation as his own successor.
I'VE congratulate the people of the
state in his cabinet and among his adj
visers. Iowa has such wise. able and
judiciOus statesmen as Secretaries
Shaw and Wilson.
I'VE reiterate our faith in the his
toric policy of protection.
Tariff rates enacted to carry this
policy into effect should be just, fair
and impartial. equally opposed to for
cign control and domestic monopoly.
Duties that are too low should be in
creased and duties that are too high
should be reduced.
1--WE endorse the policy of reciprocity
rs the natural completion of protec-
ton.
I'VE approve the treaty with Cuba
recently ratified. as comforting substan-
tial benefits upon both countries and
urge that the remaining steps neces-
sary to make it effective be promptly
taken.
We believe that the large corpora
tons commonly called trusts should
be so regulated that their evil ten