Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21
MERELY 1O A[EP
RECORD STRAIGHT
Cummins Presented His Reso-
luton So as to Explain
His Position
FULLY EXPECTED ITS DEFEAT
Result Of Iowa Convention Fixed Dele
CATION Against Him But There Had
Been So Much Misrepresentation He
Wanted to Go on Record = Will Not
Fight in Convention.
,pec,al to r,mes-Republ,can.

Special to Times Republican.
Chicago June 21.-The feature of the
republican national convention are it's
tameness and the general good feeling
which prevails among delegates ana
visitors 1t is in striking contrast to
| that nobody appears to be doing any
work for any candidate. The vice
presidency is all there is to fight about,
| and but few care for it. For a time
great efforts were being made to push
/ the Hit boom or to work for Cannon,
and the New York delegation came
near convincing everybody that the
Ipresident himself desires that Hit be
| the nominee, but despite this there is
| a general belief that Fairbanks will be
the man. There was a demand. how
ever, that the Hoosier senator should
declare himself in unmistakable
| terms.
But it remained for Iowa to put real
life into things on Monday. 1t was due
to the Cummins resolution in which he
undertook to commit the delegation to
a program on the tariff in full accord
with the much abused Iowa idea plat
forms of the state. OF course the gov
ernor knew very well that 1t was inn
possible that any such program could
go thru. The delegation was fixed In ad-
vance. But already the busybodies had
commenced to circulate all manner of
stories in regard to what was the Iowa
t idea or as to what they alleged Iowa's
governor had been in favor of. They
were representing matters to theF dis
advantage Of the governor much as
, they had done in the last campaign In
the state. Under the circumstances it
was incumbent on the governor to get
the view clearly before the republicans
of the nation. This he did by present
ing the resolution which embodies
what he believes should go into the
platform relating to the tariff. It was
merely move to keep the record
straight.
The debate, II such 1t might be called,
was good natured and did not cause
any disturbance. THE governor pre-
sented his well know views in regard
to the necessity or advisability of some
definite pledge for tariff revision. and
presented his views in a forcible man.
ner. He was seconded In his efforts
by Col. G. w. French, who stated plain
ly that unless there was something in
the platform under which the republi
can party could make revisions to meet
changing conditions 1t was a foregone
conclusion that congress would be dem
ocratic Senator Dolliver led off in OPP
posing any resolutions. taking the gen.
eral ground that the last Iowa conven
ton settled II in that the sentiment OF
Iowa people is against any change In
the tariff. The discussion lasted an
hour and half. It was in good spirits
and the delegation will be harmonious.
Senator Hansbraugh of North Da-
kota will probably present platform
on the tariff that will bring up this af-
ternoon in the resolutions committee
the same subject. His plank has been
submitted to Governor Cummins and
has the approval OF the latter. Cover
nor Cummins has no plan to go before
that committee nor to carry the matter
lilIO lIe CouNCitlioI AAC 40 WI
tent to let the record stand right where
it is and Is confident that the platform
adopted will be much more nearly like
that he has suggested than like the
platform adopted by Iowa republicans
in Des Moines one month ago. For
time there was CONSERVATION among
the republicans in the corridors for fear
the Cummins resolution would go thru.
and Iowans. outside the delegation. be-
came greatly excited.
The report went out after the Iowa |
canvass that there were only three |
votes for the resolution This was an |
error. There were at least five good t
and strong Curtis French, |
Whine and Cleves. Head would have
sustained the governor il he had been
present. But there was no roll call.
well, we We're right anyway" said |
Col. French. referring to the Iowa vote.
The republican party will revise the
tariff or fear 1t will be turned over to
those who are not friends of protection.
But some of these republican leaders
seem to want to keep about four years
behind the times At st. Louis in 1896.
there were just five OF our Iowa dele
cation solid for gold We were right.
At Philadelphia we demanded strong
antitrust plank and we were turned
down. But within a year we saw the
administration adopting drastic meas
ures against trusts. And SO 1t is this
time. There must be tariff revision.
Time will show that we were right. But
it was foregone conclusion that the
Iowa delegation would turn down the
Of Governor Cu1nmins. 1t had
been fixed that way
But aside from the furry caused by
the Town idea" there has been nothing
in the preliminaries to attract any at