Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-01

BRYAN TO HEAD DELEGATION
Chairman Hanks in His Address Says
the Democrats Should Reaffirm the
Kansas City PIatform-Not Likely
That Any Contest Will Be Made at
Convention.

| Omaha, June 1.-Nearly all the 1859
delegates to the democratic state con-
yention arrived on the early morning
trains and the caucuses, district con-
ventions and other ante convention
business began at once. William j.
BRYAN, to whom everybody looked as
the central figure of the convention,
did not arrive until noon. Former Su-
preme Court Justice Sullivan announc-
ed his recent endorsement for vice
presidential nomination by his party In
Nebraska was unauthorized by him and
stated he would be forced to Withdraw
his name if 1t We're presented In the
convention.
The convention Is hardly expected to
divide on any question, the contest be-
| ing for delegates at large. Three w. j.
Bryan, c. J. Smith, of Omaha, w. II.
Thompson, of Grand Island, last demos
cratic candidate for governor, were
practically decided upon before the
convention was called 10 order. UP to
the time of convening the fourth can
didate- had not been decided
upon definitely.
| The convention was called to order
this afterHoon by DIR. Hall, OF Lirlcoui'
chairman OF the state cenfrai ecoilll'l.-
| tee He made an address ana INTRO
| duced II. ii. Hanks. of Nebraska '-lty,
i no Temporary chairman. Hanks. in his
address. spoke in part. as follows:
AIN all the history of the country
there never was a time OF greater heeu
/. for the application of true democratic
principles: time when Roosevelt
should be replaced by an Andrew JACK
son chosen from the ranks of the ften :
ocratic party: time when the Demo-
cratic party should be brave enough to
! reaffirm the principles of the Kansas
City platform.
Trusts are menace to ind1Viduai
prosperity. They stand as barriers
across the pathway of progress. They
destroy the opportunities of the young
! men of our country. They increase the.
wealth of the few and make dependent
| the masses of the people. Let the prin-
ciples of democracy be applied and the
! avenues of success will be open to all.
| Il believe in competition, the main
spring of industrial freedom. am op-
posed to letting our party become the
tool of the trusts. The manhood OF our
country cannot afford to do the bidding
of the trust magnates. Individual lib
ety must not be blighted. Money must
mot be placed above manhood. We can
not afford to measure our success or
manhood by financial gain. That ideal
| is wrong.
| "A democratic platform should mean
something and should handle the trust
question openly and fearlessly. There
should be no imitation of republican
platforms; no meaningless or vague
planks, and the man looking for truth
and something definite should find it
| in the ST Louis platform.
"The trust should find no protection
under the tariff. II the Iowa idea which
sounds a little democratic, rs good
| thing, why shouldn't there be embodied
| in our laws tariff reform drawn from
| the very fountain of democracy?
1--WE need for delegates to the ma
tional convention the best men in the
state At the head of the delegation
will be the leader Of the democrats OF
the United States. This fascinating
6gure--this mighty oak defying the
| storm-this greatest statesman in
American politics-is only now in the
morning Of his day. In his youth he
was taught honesty by Cody parents.
and at the very beginning Of his ca
reer in politics he espoused truth, and
the betrothal has never been broken:
/ a obar,pjop of the foilerS of our cOun-
try, knightly friend of the common
people, gentleman noble, true and
brave. a man fit to be president of the
United States William Jennings Bry-
an"