Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
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Hull CONVENTION
prouty Delegates Thrown Out
and Resolutions Endorse
Blythe
cuMM'Ns FOR DELEGATE
Governor Not Allowed to Name State
DeIee alton and Resolutions Instruct
for Blythe's Compromise First, Last
and All the Time - Agreement vio-
lated and cummins Knitted in Effect.
i've Way.
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Des Moines, March 5.-The result Ct
the Polk county convention this after
noon was partly as expected, altho
there was manifest attempt to pre-
sent an appearance Of fairness. Be-
cause of the fact that the minority
delegates elected from the Prouty pre-
cints, combined with the Hull delegates
who We're friendly to Cummins were
enough to control and enforce a
strict observance of the agreement
made with the governor that he should
name the delegation to the state con-
vention, the credentials committee
threw out practically all the Prouty
delegates on charge of fraud. Then
resolutions were passed instructing the
delegation to vote for Allison. Dolliver.
Cummins and Blythe for delegates-at-
large, first last and all the time and
the selection Of the delegation put in
the hands of a committee of five. This
will remove from Cumrnins the aid of
Polk county in selecting two Cum
minis delegates from the Seventh dis
trict In violation of the agreement
made Jafe Young and Ed Hunter have
had their way and Cummins has been
fired upon while under flag of truce.
The credentials committee reported
at .. M. in favor of throwing out
practically all the Prouty delegates who
were elected in the city precincts on
the claim that the count had not been
in accordance with the vote. Evidence
was taken before the committee show
Ing that here were gross aftepts at
frauo. The temporary officers We're
made permanent.
The county convention then placed
the naming of the delegates to the
state and congressional conventions
the hands of committee of Ave per-
sons The vote In this was 81 to 40.
The resolutions adopted endorsed
President Roosevelt. his administration
and that OF Governor Cunrrnins. The re-
solutions expressed confidence in the in
tegrity of the governor and congratu-
late the people of Iowa on having him
as a leader. The delegates to the state
convention were instructd TO vote for
Cummins, Allison, Dolliyer and Blythe
for delegates -at-large and to vote for
them all the time until the delegates
to Chicago are elected, the resolution
also endorsed the principle of protec-
ton but made no mention OF recipro-
city. The resolutions were adopted
without divisions.
Was Well Attended.
The county convention was we'll at
tended. Chairman Bremner made an
address in which he advised moder-
alton and that the bitterness of the
past few weeks should be laid aside.
The hall was crowded and the dele
cation was filled. The disposition
among the delegates was to frown on
all attempts at creating a disturbance.
The committees We're appointed before
dinner and adjournment taken. Lafe
Young Is chairman OF the committee
on resolutions and Capt. Hull was
called into the committee room for
consultation as to the resolutions and
Endorsements The credentials COM
mittee reported that it would take some
time to act. since there were several
contests chiefly from the country. All
the committees are in full control of
the friends of Hull. The Capital got
ont a sensational extra and distribut-
cd it in the convention announcing
that it had affidavits which would con-
yict the Judges of election of fraud.
CAPTAIN Hull was on the stage and
fine portrait of him was brought on,
which was applauded.