Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-18
THE CONVENTION MEETS.
Preliminary Work Out of the Way and
EHneknd

The convention met at the advertised
hour with prayer by Rev. Bigler. When
Allison and Dolliver appeared they
were greeted with applause. few
minutes later when Cuminins appeared
In the same box and was given a great
ovation from the body of the conven-
ton. AS Chairman Irwin mentioned
the various distinguished men of the
party their names were applauded.
The districts were called and the
committees announced after which the
convention adjourned until 1.S0.
The conventio reconvened shortly
after the hour named.
The credentials committee reported
no contests and the organization COM
mittee named Congressman Hull for
chairman. He spoke but briefly. The
resolutions were not yet ready. Sena-
tor Trewin made the nominations Tor
delegates -atll large, all four In one mo-
ton, Their names were received with
great enthusiasm and carried by ac-
clamation. The convention Immediate
ly went wild. calling for the deiegates
to make speech. Blythe was called
for first. but was not present. Dolliver
appeared and spoke.
,rhe resolutions committee had
lunehed at o'clock and announced that
II was ready to begin the work OF ac :
tually making the platform. The plat
form which had been declared too mod
crate by the radicals was unders1oou 10
he a paraphrase of the national plat
form of 1900, including declaration
that whenever there We're changes IN
conditions the tariff schedules should
be changed and this revision should be
by the friends of protection ana the
declaration that 1--WE favor the asso-
ciated policy OF protection and reci-
procity.e The radicals declared this
was as much of an Iowa idea platform
as the state platform.
Cumnnins No 1olter.
More expectant interest awaited Gov
ernor Cumrnins when he arose In res
sponse TO the tails or the convention
than any of the other speakers, for the
reason that he was the leader OF the
losers. The governor was game and
enowed by his smiles and good chez
that he was good leader. He prefaced
| by saving that he had not heard the
platform to be adopted but whatever
| ii was he shoulr stand squarely on 1t.
right in the center. and would not be
found lettering on either edge. He then
told the story of the Kentuckian who
loved only one thing on earth better
than to play poker and lose, and that
was to play poker and win. He then
hoped that some day he would again
draw four aces. The governor asserted
seriously that he had always been a
\
trade breath In his life and asked only
one thing of his fellow republicans. viz:
to "Jutse me by what / have said and
not by what somebody has said have
said" The applause greeting this ref
erence to campaign of misrepresenta-
ton was deafening and prolonged.
Three Planks Presented.
Three planks We're presented before
the resolutions committee. The first
was one which represented the views
of Cummins and merely referred to the
platform declarations of last year.
which We're adopted unanimously, and
took occasion now to reiterate them
and refer them to the national conven-
ton.
The second was the plank of the
standpatters and very radical
The third represented the comprom-
ise or administration view and was
moderate.
Cummins Plank Rejected.
The first plank offered to the res
olution committee was draft in Gov
ernor Cummins' own handwriting
and 1t was intended to put on record
what the governor and his friends
I t.tA nod f.,r Iofn Il
With respect to the two great re-
publican policies. the tariff and reci-
procity, the republicans of Iowa, after
the most mature thought and the most
! careful deliberation, expressed their
views with absolute unanimity in the
platform of 1903. They now reaf-
firm what was then declared and re-
spectfully refer these utterances to the
national convention about to assemble
/ in Chicago"
A Standpat Platform.
At :45 the resolution committee re-
ported. The plank indorsing last years
platform had been turned down. also
what was supposed to be the admins
tration plank, which followed the
| lines of national platform OF 1900. The
! platform contained declaration for
| reciprocity in nom competitive pro-
ducts only. a motion made in commit
tee to strike out this plank and. voted
down to S. The platform was adopt
ed as presented. unanimously. 1t was
explained that three members dissent
ed, but did not report minority resolu-
tions.
HARMONY IN THE FIFTH.