Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-18
EXPECT BLYTHE
10 Be SELECTED
BY Iowa Delegation as States $
Member of the Committee
on Platform
THOUSANDS TO CONVENTION
Believed That About 400, Members
Of Local Republican Club, Will
Leave Oes Moines For Chicago Sun
day Evenins-Few Of Delegation
Will Be Absent From First Meeting.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 1S.-The Iowa del
egation to the national republican cons
vention at Chicago will leave for Chi
cago either today or Sunday, and
there will be very few of them
absent from the first meeting
on Monday. 1t is not expected, how
ever, that the delegation will complete
it's organization on Monday in Chicago
After the convention here the delega-
tion organized only to the extent of Sc
lecting Senator Allison as chairman
committee on headquarters and the Sc
lection of United States Marshal
George Christian as sergeant-at-a arms
for the delegation. The delegation did
not indicate who would be named as
Iowa member of the committee on plat-
form, which is the only important po-
sition in the gift OF the delegation. II
is expected, however, that ]. w. Blythe
will be selected for this position. and
that therefore the Iowa delegation will
indicate it's desire for platform like
the expression of the last Iowa conyen-
ton in regard to the tariff. containing
no reference to revision of the tariff
and opposing reciprocity in general.
Iowa has delegation of twenty-six re-
publicans, and there are the same num-
ber of alternates who will get seats III
the convention. But aside from the del
egation 1t is expected that Iowa will
send thousands TO the convention, be-
cause it is SO close.
A special train will leave Des Mofnes
Sunday evening to take members Of a
local republican club, and it is believed
that about 400 will go on this train.
They will have headquarters in build
ing specially rented for this purpose.
They will take band.
While other sections of the state may
not do as much. it indicates that the
state is going to be very Well represent
ed at Chicago.
The Iowa delegation will not be
for the recent Iowa plat
form in case there is any controversy
on that point. The delegation is known
to be about evenly divided. Mr.. Blythe,
with the majority of the delegates, will
favor a platform like that in Iowa, but
Governor Cummins will do what he can
for a platform containing some refer
ence to revision or possible pledge for
specific examination of the tariff look
ing toward revision. In this attitude
it is believed he will have the support
Of the two United States senators who
are on the delegation and of about half
Of the other delegates, including sew
eral Of the strongest of the delegates.
Recent discussion has demonstrated
that the tariff revision question Is still
a live issue among republicans of Iowa
and that the sentiment of the state is
for some action looking toward
revision by republicans rather than
"What do you think of John A. Kas-
son being democrat or populist and
never having been sound on the tar
iff?'" was asked of Isaac Brandt, the
veteran of this city and Des Moines
iuIlueI
well, it is surprising that at this
time anyone should undertake to make
the people of Iowa believe anything of
the sort. l was one of those who helped
organize the republican party in In
diana. and we held our convention on
the same day that Iowa people organ
lied the party. have been republi-
can ever since. l have known John A.
kasson all the years of his long and
useful public career, and ! have always
considered him one of the ablest and
the soundest and the wisest of our
great Iowa republicans. 1t is positively
ridiculous that men should brand as
statesmen of this class SIM
ply because they refuse to subscribe to
some new notions in regard to public
lffairs."
Governor Van SAINT, of Minnesota.
many years a resident of Iowa. is one
# the delegation from Minnesota to
he Chicago convention. As contri-
,ution to the platform discussion IN
owa he sent the writer the following
rom his speech before the Minnesota
tate convention when he was named
IS one of the delegates at large, and as
xpressing his present sentiments:
did ever a party have more en-
liable record? While proud of its rec
rd. we should not be satisfied with our |
,ast glores. great as they are. We
hould not be satisfied TO let well i
nough alone if we can better our con-
Iition. Growth is as essential to a |
,arty as to an individual or a nation. |
BY reason of the industrial conquest |
mentioned moment ago new problems |
ave arisen. Shall we meet and solve |
hem? Shall we stand still or move |
N? I do not desire to be misunder |
tood, and for that reason | will not |
tate that am firm believer in the |
principles of protection. In my judg |
nent it is and has been essential to !
ur growth, development and prosper |
ty We have never departed from 1t |
Without disaster. but at the same time |
10 tariff schedules should be 80 sacred