Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-14
IS. W. Mercer, of Iowa State
Central Democratic Commit
tee After Chairman
LATTERs RESIGNATION
Mercer Says Maxwell Has Not Been
In Sympathy With Parker Movement
at Any Time and Has Even Stated
Publicly He Would Not Support
III Parker If Latter Were Nominated.
Anecial to imas-RepublicaE.

Iowa City, July is. w. Mereei.
Formerly editor of the Iowa State Press
and now a member of the Iowa state
central democratic committee, prae-
tically charges Chairman Maxwell with
disloyalty to this party, and demands
his resignation.
said Mr.. Mercer, in an interview with
d representative of the Times-Repub-
lican this morning: Mr.. Maxweli
should resign his alleged rights 10 the
craftsmanship of the state central COM
mittee, for the reason that he has not
been in sympathy with the Parker
movement at any time. and worse.
s III reports are true, he has even gone
SO TAI as to state publicly that II Mr..
Parker was nominated he would not
support him.
..The deadlock In the organization IN
Iowa. Mr.. Mercer also said. was
forced by the last state convention
without precedent, and the action was
clearly Irregular. 1t is now due TO the
party that Mr.. Maxwell resign,
THE conservative element of the
party was In control Of the state organ
ixation prior to the last state con-
yantion, and nothing was done by the
district caucuses to change that organ
ixation. 1t was left to the convention.
controlled by radical Hearst partisans.
10 break all precedents by electing the
member of the national committee
fCharles Walsh member of the state
committee This deadlocked the state
organization.
sThe campaign in Iowa should be
! handled by Mr.. Parker's friends,
otherwise we cannot hope for vigor-
Gus state campaign. ! can not state at
this time whether or no the state con-
yentfon will be harmonious, but my
hone Ia that Il will be great ratifica-
ton meeting, ratifying the action OF the
national convention.
II do not believe the friends of Mr..
Hearst should now jeopardize two OF
three democratic congressman In the
state by insisting on the control OF the
state organization for the purpose OF
sending an instructed delegation TO the
national convention In 1908. IL seems
To me that the experience passed thru
At the recent national convention
should teach all democrats that II is
not good politics for states like Iowa TO
aend delegates to national conventions
Instructed.
1T is clear to close observers that
Mr.. Hearst has burned his bridges De-
hind him. and that he will never again
1 be able to control MS many votes Tor
the presidential nomination, as he held
I in the last convention.
Touching things in the convention.
Mr.. Mercer said: 1t is the duty ana
province of the party next week. 70
bring forward for places on the state
ticket the strongest men obtainab.e,
and every congressional district In the
state. should nominate man with
ability to organize, a. man strong Ia
his party councils, man who IS
natural leader. In the Second dis
trict, Judge Wade, who is just such
a man, will surely be elected, and the
nomination OF Parker and Davis VIII
add 1000 votes to Judge Wade's list,
and that of the entire democratic tick
ct in this district. Democrats of high
rank, who have not been seen In poiit-
teal life for eight years. will doubtless
be in attendance upon the big ratihca-
ton meeting in Davenport, Saturday
night"
Committeeman Mercer. touching the
national situation, declared The
chances for Parker and Davis are good.
The nomination of Parker takes New
York and West Virginia out of the
doubtful column. Parker is stronger
today than the hour he was nominated.
His manly, outspoken utterance IN
reference to the money question. show
ed that he is neither a puppet, nor
fiEurehead, and that he Is a bigger man
than either Hill or Bryan. The Amer
lean people will admire the spirit Ut
man who would accept no honor at
the hands Of convention without first
letting that convention know exactly
where he stood-even though he spoke
but once during the preliminary skirm-
ish of the campaign
Parker will carry. besides the
solid SOUTH New York. New Jersey,
connecticut and West Virginia. These
states. with Indiana. or with Wiscon-
sin and Rhode Island, will elect him."
Speaking of the coming state GOA
verltion, Mr.. Mercer said:
"The Iowa city Commercial Club
has taken up the matter OF the enter
tainment of the expected delegates,
and no time or expense will be spared
to make the convention one OF the
most pleasant in the history OF the
state
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