Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-05
Hearst Managers Shackle the
Conservative Delegates
With the Unit Rule
AMENDED THE RESOLUTIONS
Majority Report Endorsing Hearst Did
Not Specify Unit Rule, But the Man
ayers Got the Convention to Make
Amendment-Text of the Resolu-
tons.
Special to Times-Republican.

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resolutions (which opposed instruct-
ions, was defeated. by springing reso-
tuition for the unit rule as an amend
ment to the majority report dnstruct-
ing for Hearst Mr.. Maxwell. who is
| Mr.. Hearst's manager in Iowa, intro
duced this little joker" at a late hour.
and Chairman Butler declared 1t aodp-
| ted by viva voce vote, refusing the
demands of many delegates for roll
call.
The action OF the Hearst people in
unseating the anti-Hearst delegations
is severely criticised by TIE conserva-
tives. Mr.. n. d. Ely, o. Davenport,
one of the Scott county delegates who
were compelled to "ncve out" said:
1T was most humiliatng to us. 1t
was gall and wormwood mixed with
carbohc acid and a dash of lnuriatic
acid, but there was nothing for US to
do but submit as gracefully as posi-
bic. We are democrats and believe IN
| having our fights within the party and
not on the outside
| The delegation at large, consisting
| of j. NJ. Parsons. General Weaver, Il.
| NJ Carr and S. Il. Wadsworth shows
| how thoroughly the old greenback and
! free silver element has gained control.
| Congressman Wade was present by
sufferance Jerry Sullivan was tolera-
| ted and that's about all, while Chair
man jackson wasn't heard of after he
called the convention to order.
/ The convention WIGS the most up
| roarious ever held in Iowa There We're
i Kisses. cat calls and derisive shouts for
| for every speaker from one faction to
! the other, until permanent Chairman
Walt Butler finally lost his patience
| and told the howlers that there was
l mo law to prevent them making
damned fools of themselves, but the
convention would not finish its busi-
ness until csGer VS. restored" Cen
f eral Weaver was about the only speak
err who got anything like a respectful
hearing. On the whole it was a con-
vention that viii long be remembered
as the first Tammany convention ever
1 held in Iowa
The Resolutions:
i Following is the text OF the reSolu-
/ tons:
Il
/ cratic party in Iowa reaffirm their 10y
Ialty to the historic principles of the
Irrational party and express their conf
| dent belief that upon such broad ba-
sis the democrats of the entire nation
can, and will, present once more a
| solid front to the common enemy.
| I'VE declare
| First. the historic principles of jus
tice equality and liberty upon which
our party is founded We're never more
urgently required than now in the So
| luton of the grave questions pressing
upon us. Among these are taxation for
public purposes only, local self govern
ment and the observance of the just
rights of the states under the constitu
| ton. the freedom of the individual, un-
| hindered by governmental interference,
i except to the extent demanded by law
and good order. The equality of all
men before the law with special privi-
leges to none, economy in public ex-
penditures, honesty in the public serv-
ice and strict enforcement of all laws
without fear or favor. These are not
mere generalties, they are essentials.
| Second, that we recognize in the
predatory trusts the greatest danger
that has ever threatened the life of
the nation and the welfare of the peo-
pie and we denounce their scheme of
levying tribute upon all producers and
consumers as a modern system of
brigandage which while masquerade
ing under the cloak of the law in fact
makes Of law mockery and justice a
farce. In utter disregard of the natural
TO-. sfrtxt
the merchants and the great army of
wage earners the trusts have ruthless
ly seized upon every branch of pro-
duction and distribution until every
avenue of human endeavor is COM
PEELED to bow at the behests of these
constituencies criminals and pay tri-
butte or cease to exist.
Third. that we denounce the VIC
ious tariff system fostered and perpet-
uated by the republican party under
which the trust. have been born bred,
fattened and the species multiplied
until they have every Industrial and
commercial interest by the throat and
we demand the repeal of every tariff
which denies "equar' opportunities
for ALL"
Fourth that in William Randolph
Hearst we recognize a living exponent
of true democratic faith. We hail him
as the sworn and uncomfortable foe of
all predatory trusts, an untiring de-
fender of the rights and liberties of the
people a true friend of labor and all
legitimate business and withal pa
triotic American. We commend his
unselfish work for the people as a con-
gresham, as an editor and a private
citizen in the courts where trust-owned
republican officials brazenly ignore the
law and refuse to do their sworn duty
and we declare him to be our choice as
the democratic nominee for president
OF the United States and hereby in
struct our delegates to the national
/ convention to be held in st. Louis on
IJuiy TO vote for his nomination and
l~sa I'll honorable means to secure his
! cnination,
4 I'VE hereby certify that the above re-
Dort OF the committee on resolutions
was adopted. six members of the COM
inittee voting in favor of such report
and five members of the committee
voting against the adoption of the re-
port"
Burglars Busy at Tabor.
i Council Bluffs, May 5.--Three resi-
dences in Tabor We're broken into and
robbed Tuesday night. AT the home