The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-12
IOWA
IOWA DEMOCRATS
STILL DIVIDED
HEARsTITES DECLINE TO STEP
ASIDE FOR PARKERITES.
They Will Probably Take Their Fight
Into the State Convention at Iowa
City Next Week.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Moines. Iowa. July 12.-Iowa demo-
Gratis are still as far apart as on the day
of the last meeting Of the state commit
tee. With the state convention at Iowa
City but q week distant the nominations
for president and vice president made at
ST. Louis and the platform Of national
democracy settled, there are still no ef-
forts being made to get the warning 1ad-
lions together s. B. Morrissey or the
eighth district, one of the leaders OF the
anti Hearst and anti-Maxwell factions,
declared this morning that he had heard
of no overtures on the part OF either
faction. Jack Dalton, editor Of the
| Manson Democrat, on his return from ot.
| Louis said that he could say nothing that
| would indicate that peace will hover over
| democracy in Iowa at Iowa City. AS
nearly as can be learned, the anti-Hearst
| faction, which now has a majority OF the
state committee by a vote Of 7 to b, on
| account Of the recent accession OF Com
mitteeman Likes of Des Moines, will IN
sist upon organizing the committee and
convention. This will involve the Max
we'll craftsmanship, which is the pivitol
point in the fight. Suggestions are being
made that inasmuch as Hearst men were
downed at st. Louis, Maxwell, the Iowa
Hearst leader, should retire gracefully
and permit the Parker wing to control
the state. Sam Wright and Brewster OF
on that kind of a plan.
But Maxwell has another standpoint
and no compromise can be expected at
his suggestion. He has everything to
gain and nothing to lose by insisting upon
being chairman. The national campo ign
will necesstate the handling Of a big
campaign fund, the welding Of much
power, and in the event Of Parker's cleo
ton the chairman of the state commit
tee will be in a position to dictate many
of the appointments in Iowa. Then, too,
Mr. Hearst Is regarded here as still an
; aspirant for the presidency. and in the
, event of Parker's defeat Iowa democrats
, expect to be for Hearst four years hence.
= Maxwells friends say that his utilization
with Hearst will not preclude him from
receiving favors at the hands Of Parker
F, in the event the latter should be elected
But the strongest claim Of the Max.
! we'll men Is that the will of the last stats
s convention. which was pro-Hearst, mus
< not be defeated Maxwell contends thai
s he Is chairman Of the state committee
r will remain chairman, and that he is do
g ing nothing more than right. He say!
!, that only the next convention has thu
- right to unseat him. He denies that tn
- - state committee, even by 10-to-1 vote
y has a right TO unseat him.
IS C. w. Miller, w. w. Marsh of Water
Q loo and other anti-Hearst men say ther
d can be no compromise. They say tina
o They insist that the state committee an
vt convention will be organized without him
n Jackson the retiring chairman, who ha
n shown signs of attempting comprornis
, with Hearst men, antiHearst men say
:. now a candidate for reelection and |
:, not authorized to perfect a compromise
- The status of democracy in Iowa de
% ponds upon the convention next Tuesday
: The test in the last state conventio
IS brought prestige to the Hearst arms, bv
ty that prestige was lost at st. Louis whe
~ Sam Wright pronounced the Parkerite
Ill from this state the "unbought democrat
4 Of Iowa." and Iowa was at outs wit
In every majority movement in the turbulel
7c convention Now It Is a fight all ov,
~ again to see whether the gold men
a. the Bryan men control IN Iowa.
~ 1t is probable that II. J. Stiger Of Tan
30 will be temporary chairman of the comir
g. convention. He is acceptable to each IA
10 ton. In the event there Is no agreemel
on chairman, two will be named and tt
matter submitted to the convention f
nix decision.
C. Editor Dalton, in the city yesterda
be made statement which is significant
ad the factional fight which Is to be wag
NJ in Iowa this year among the democrats.
IN Sam Wright Is a marked man." sa
no Dalton. IF I were to accept the hosp
Ae tally of a man for days and then tn
upon him and spit in his face, I wou
be honorable compared to Sam Wrigh
position among his fellow delegates
he had arisen in the national convent
- and said that he represented portion
lss democracy in Iowa favorable to Park
and could not vote his instructions,
rom could have forgiven him. But to rise a
ent denounce us as purchased delegates s:
me you watch us get that fellow"