Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-19
GAVE PLENTY Of ROPE
Administration Plank Was
Turned Down by the
Radicals
SHAW REFUSES AN INTERVIEW
cumnins Men Pleased at Action Of
Radicals Because They Believe Ma
tional Convention Will Adopt Lam
euase Similar to Perkins Plank
Identical With Their Own Views.
TO Times Republican.

| Special TO mes-Repubiican.
| Des Moines. May 19.-The republican
state convention that Will be known IN
history as the one standpatter conven-
! ton has been held. 1t was in truth a
standpatter But 1t was a long way
from standing pat as the real stand
pafters wanted it. Yet 1t was sufficient
| ly so as to set itself UP above the party
| leaders who have recently assembled
at Washington to prepare for a national
campaign. 1t was for Roosevelt but
against that which he represents In ma
tional life. It was 80 much feminist the
Iowa platform that it leaned clear over
and went on record as against whole
| lot of things.
1t was in the making Of the party
platform that the convention showed
| it's temper more than elsewhere. While
| the real work of making the platform
was behind closed doors in the commit
| tee room, there had been such vast
amount of platform making in the cor :
| ridors and among the leaders that II
was as II the convention did 1t all 1t
was in the resolutions committee that
| the spirit of the convention showed it
self plainly, for the convention was
never allowed to take vote on any
question to test its standpatism or its
views on the personality of any candi-
date. a vast amount of work was done
in the conferences The Iowa platform
advocates became interested specta-
| tors of what turned out to be warm
contest between two brands of stand
ratism, or to put it another way. be-
tween standpatisrn and conservatism.
In the end the Iowa platform people or
revisionists got the most comfort out of
it all.
There was no question that the rad
ical standpatters had control bat they
were connseied to be wise and wai;sfor
the national convention to pronounce
Judgment on the Iowa platform IL it
must be done. The standpatters heed
ed no advice and while their produce
tion was toned down very much from
the platform as they at first proposed,
it was far from being a moderate pro-
duction. The story of the, work OF the
resolutions committee was the story of
the convention. The first resolution
presented was one offered by S. c.
Scott, Clinton, which was understood to
be in line with the wishes OF Governor
Cummins and his friends. 1t reaffirmed
last years platform. Three voted to
adopt it-Messrs. Scott. Perkins and
Kenyon. Then the more extended plat
form of the standpatters was presented
by Mr.. Young. 1t was explained pri-
pately that it was much modified from
the first draft of the resolutions, but ii
included. aside from the tariff plank,
which left no room for revision. a plank
for reciprocity in rlon-competitive arti-
cles only. George D. Perkins offered as
q substitute for the tariff planks
statement he urged as a moderate
statement. 1t was understood that Sec
retary Shaw and Senators Allison and
Dolliver, at the various counsels held
had all personally indorsed this as a
proper statement. They having come
fresh from the councils of the party at
Washington. it was believed that this
plank represented as nearly as any
thing could be secured at this time
what the national convention is most
likely to adopt next month. 1t was an
Improvement on the national platform
of 1900. The standpatters objected to
1t. The vote was again to 3. as be-
fore. The standpa. ma jorfty was ready
to vote down what appeared to be and
was understood to, be, in a sense the
administration platform Then Mr..
Perkins moved to strike from the plat
form as presented the section which re-
ferred to reciprocity in nom competitive
products only. TIE vote on this was
to 6-Messrs. Perkins, Kenyon, Scott.
Waite and Dewitt voting to strike it out.
Originally the suggestion for striking
out was made by M. l.. Temple. but he
voted no and explained that while per-
sonally he was opposed to the plank his
district was in favor of it and would
desire it to remain One member ex-
planned afterwards that the votes for
striking out We're not sincere and that
the two votes from the First and Sec
ond districts We're given as a blind and
to prevent minority report But the
report as prepared by the standpatters
was adopted by the committee and
unanimously adopted by the convention
without debate. 1t was explained be-
fore the convention, however, that three
lating to reciprocity.
Knowledge of the fact that the plat
form committee had turned down the
plank suggested ty the distinguished
leaders of the party caused pleasure
among the advocates of the Iowa plat
form They declared without hesitancy
their belief that in less than six weeks
they Will get Their yindication at ths
hands of the national convention Gov
ernor Cummins declared himself as en-
tirely satisfied with the work of the
convention. Secretary Shaw decline
absolutely to express an opinion on the
platform.
The whole business of the conven
tion was done in few hours in the
afternoon. Captain Hull presided rs
chairman. and while the convention
waited for the resolutions speeches
We're in order. Then came opportunity
for oratory galore. But there was
much speaking without aoyttta'r ~ =
cident. Those who spoke We're Dolli-