Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-19
TIE 'Y[Ok[N SPLIT
Paul Faction Bolt the Con
vention and Hold a separ-
ate Meeting
VIOLENT SCENES IN THE HALL
Personal Violence Hardly Averted and
tho Il. Frequently Passed Among
tho Delssates-Koch Faction Names
Delegates to Denver Meeting
Other Faction Will Protest.

Des Moines, Oct 19.-The Iowa state
conclave of the Brotherhood of Amerl-
can Yeomen broke up in a row at 1880
o'clock last evening and 200 Paul adj
herents left the convention hall and
called another meeting in the Well
lington hotel an hour later. The Koch
!, faction continued the business IN the
convention hall, electing a list of forty
delegates to the national conclaye IN
Colorado Springs in November, pledg-
ed to the support Of William Koch as
( grand foreman.
The Paul faction passed strong res
olutions declaring as illegal the con-
vention Of yesterday, which had been
called by John Denison, the Koch lead
er, and, further announcing that only
the delegates selected in February
( were official delegates to the national
4 conclave.
Pandemonfum reigned turnout the
main session. Men and women became
hysterical. Many quarrels were on the
verge OF breaking out In blows but in
most Instances were prevented by
y cooler heads. The chairman could
hardly be heard above the din and
u mutterings Of the losing side could be
4 heard among the excited murmurs Of
the winning forces.
Men stood on the floor asking for
recognition while across the aisle from
4 them some one Of the opposition was
presenting motions to the chair. In
i all 1t was the most exciting convention
! ever held in Des Moines.
A The split came after the chairman
pro tenn, n. c. Evans, refused to put q
\ motion to adjourn made by the Paul
faction. John r. Howard, OF Indian
ola, one Of the leaders Of the Paul
faction, sprang to the front and him
self put the motion. There was a
hearty response in favor, and then
Evans pounded on the table and de-
gclared It illegal. Then the Paul fac
ton bolted..
The Koch forces gained the ascend
J, ency when the chairman, John Denni-
4 son OF Dubuque, Koch man, was per-
mitted to retain his seat as q. holdover
from the regular convention in Feb,
giving the Koch forces the committees,
including the credentials committee,
which ruled in favor OF the Koch dele
gates as against the regular delegates
\ 1ns the February convention, notably .
Paul delegation.
Paul Loses First Fall
IAN important motion, made by NJ.
ecanlan Of the Paul forces, to the ef-
feet that the credentials committee to
/; the February convention be declared In
3 power at this convention, was declared
+ lost by Chairman Dennison after an
+ ave and nay vote in which both sides
strained their lungs. With this adj
vantage the chairman proceeded to
name a new committee on credentials
q well as committees on resolutions
md rules Of order made up Of Koch
men. So
Paul Offers 70 Withdraw.
Though exciting at all times, the
convention was strangely, dramatic
i when ]. E. Paul. the deposed grand
foreman and candidate for reelection,
having obtained the permission Of the
chairman for two minute speech,
threw down the gauntlet to his oppon-
+ ent by stating that for the sake OF the
order which he averred had been al
most disrupted by the fight, he was
/ willing to withdraw from the contest
if william Koch would also withdraw.
+ al tremendous cheer broke from the
convention as the deposed foreman,
bale vet calm, made this announce
ment and cries Of Koch, Koch, came
from all over the house. In the mids.
of it all the chairman, dancing up and
down and wildly waving his gavei at
the retreating ex-grand foreman, was
shouting:
81 gave you permission to make a
/ statement, not grandstand play" He
was at last able to make himself heard
Business was resumed without inter-
r,iption and Koch did not appear.
Delegates and alternates to the ma
8tional conclave at Colorado Springs
were named by the Koch convention
as follows:
Delegates-John D. Dennison, dele
gate at-large. NJ. p. Golf, Muscatine;
w. L. Dieckman, Clinton; William
Nelson, Belmond; James Heneberry,
Eagle Grove; f. W. Hartong, Water
loo; DR.. Auner, Waverly; Fannie Park
err. Oelwein; L. P. Philips, West Union;
M. ". Eaton. Waulson; A. A. Crosley,
Mason City; w. L. White, Cherokee;
DR. J. N. McCray, Marble Rock; W.
Gregg, Upton; ]. H. Hildebrand, Cedar
Rapids: M. S. Mclaughlin, Newton:
j. e. Van Wrinkle, Eddyville; F. r.
Korns, Des Moines: Elmer Deel, New
ada; j. F. McGovern, Mitchellville; E..
IS. Heine, Sandyville; II. c. Evans, Des
Moines; Morris Gardner. Leon; r. L..
Estes, Sidney; Bertha Hanks. Cleve-
land; w. NJ. McCandles, Mount Ayr;
Dr. w. l.. Snyder, Council Bluffs: J..
M. Davis, Logan; n. J. Fill, Bagley;
John Olsen, Forest City: w. L. Cham
hers, Corwith: DIR. Thompson, Buffalo
Center; George Davy, Fonda j. E.
Barker, Humboldt; Isaac Smith, Web
ster City; w. E. Pitkin. Sioux City;
N. Ida Macomber, Ida Grove; w. NJ.
Ward, Sac city; ]. J. Chapman, Primg-
har: ]. Knutson, Milford.
STRENGTHENS MURDER THEORY.
Waterloo Man Gives Important Evil.
dence at Inquest Over George D.
CorrelI.
Special to Times-Reppblican.
Waterloo, Oct s.-The inquest over
the remains Of George D. Cornell. the
man whose body was cut in twain at
the waist line ON the belt line Of the
Illinois Central Monday night, was
continued yesterday afternoon before
Acting Coroner 7 H KutnS The evil