Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-05-05
HEARST WINS;
! Be NO B0LT|NG
Congressman Wade Prevents
DETECTION OF the Forces Op.
posing the Journalist.

OeIieCtlOn OF the FORCES Up
posing the Journalist.
CARRY SEVEN DISTRICTS
Parsons, Weaver, Carr and Wadsworth
Are Named for Delegates at Large
to the st. Louis Con-
vention.
Des Moines, Ia, May 5.-William
Randolph Hearst had things very much
his own way in the democratic state
convention. With a clean majority
of 144 delegates, the hoy editor of
Lake Michigan" swept everything be-
fore him, and the desperate efforts of
remindful of the tabled hero who
fought the stormy sea waves with a
broom.
Jeremiah b. Sullivan, who a few brief
months ago. during his vigorous guber-
Material campaign. was hailed as the
plumed knight of Iowa democracy, was
Sccused of unfaithfulness and hooted,
and Martin j. Wade, the only demo-
sratic representative of Iowa in the
halls of congress, was jeered by the
excited mob
The first real test of the Hearst
strength came on the presentation of
The majority report of the credentials
committee, recommending the seating
Of anti Hearst delegations in counties
N which there were contests. The
minority recommendation was defeated
IN ha vnta nf tn ha
tested counties not voting.
The next test was even more decisive.
The minority of the committee on reso-
buttons recommended no instructions
for the national convention, and this
recommendation was defeated by the
vote of 81 to SIS.
Dies Moines Ia. May 5.-The morning
session of the convention was given up
TO routine business and listening to the
address of Chairman Cullison, which
was We'll received
Mht. the afternoon session opened
he committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported the name of Walt But
Ter for permanent chairman and he was
elected.
At 8 p. M the convention was waiting
patiently for the report of committees.
The resolutions committee was haN-
ing trouble with the platform and had
not agreed ON anything.
A report came from the credentials
committee to the effect that II was en-
gagged i'm unseating all the anti-Hearst
delegates, and this caused Il renewal of
the talk of boiling.
The convention waited an hour and q
half before calling for speeches, and
then called for Judge Wade. 1t was
announced that he was before the COM
mittee on credentials.
Alumor reached the hall that am eff
fort was to be made to call new eau
Gus i'm the First district, and have it's
work done over again.
AT 1920 p. m. the first man was called
to the floor, and 1T was NJ. V. Cannon
Of Chicago. ID took five minutes to get
the convention to listen to him, as his
associates i'm the Second district Missed
him.
Hearst Delegates Seated.
1t was just 6 o'clock when the Gre
dentials committee came to the hall
The majority report, presented by j.
III. Rogers of Wapello, reviewed briefly
the work of the committee in investi-
eating each county. This report show
the contested votes, those from Des
Moines and Keokuk all others Hearst.
The report was signed by eight MEM
bcrs.
The minority report, signed by MEM
bers from the First, Second and Third
districts, would seat all the anti
Hearst delegates. 1t referred to the
county as showing u manifest intention
to secure control of this convention,
regardless of the result
A. Il. Howard, in presenting the mi
nority report. declared that to uphold
the majority would be to inaugurate
reign of boiling in the party. This
declaration was greeted with Misses
A Period of Great Confusion.
Then the feature of the convention
came, when the convention virtually re-
fused to lister to anybody, and for a
long time there was interininable con-
fusion.
John T. Sullivan of Waterloo spoke
for the minority but could not be
heard.
A. w. Maxwell. the Iowa manager
for Hearst, said 1T was an insult to
refer to purchased men In the conven-
ton, and he declared that il there was
y single purchasable Hearst man in the
convention he would have been bought
by the antis long ago He said that the
opposition had spent SIS to every dollar
Hearst had spent in perfecting his or
ganization. This caused great laughter
When he tried to tell what had hap
pened i'm Scott some one shouted,
You're n liar" Then Chas A. Walsh
tried to explain what happened in Scott
He said he was there.
You had no right there shouted the
delegates.
Then came cries, How much did
you get" and these were repeated to
his great confusion.
When he spoke of the fact that GER
tain leading democrats We're not select
ed as delegates, cries of Shame"
greeted him.
While he was speaking the chairman
handed Walsh note and delegates
cried out, Your check. Take your
pay" He was literally hooted down in
confusion.
Then A. z. Howard tried to speak for
the minority and was refused hear
ing, and General Weaver spoke for the
majority report
The roll call resulted, for the ma
jority report, 1851; for the minority
report. a341a.
The big Scott delegation which was
unseated marched out followed by
scores of others, and the Hearst dele
cation came in and was warmly greet
ed
During the roll call scene was Great
ed by Sam S. Wright jumping up in a
box and protesting In vehement man
ner because men We're standing behind
the tellers and prompting them.
Walt Butler Takes the GaveI.
When the credentials matter was set
tied the report of the permanent or
ganization was made and Walt Butler
took the gavel and asked the con-
vention to begin business.
The resolutions committees report
was presented by Secretary Matthews
The majority report. with six names
favored the Kansas City platform and
instructed for Hearst
The minority report would strike out