Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-26
Effort of the Railroad Delegates
to Enter the Regular Meet
ing Fails
HOLD a sEpERATE MEETING
The Railroad Delegates Refuse TO Sign
Pledge to Support Roosevelt in his
Effort to Secure vitaIization Of In
terstate Commerce Commission and
Are Kept Out.

Chicago. Oct. 26.-Preparauons were
made early today by the advocates OF
Free speech" to demand entrance to
the interstate commerce law convention
which was scheduled to be called In
Steinway hall at 10 q. m. Facing the
possibility of being denied admittance,
arrangements were made to make a
hold trump" convention If necessary,
to protest against what the Free
speech partisans term Gag" Rule.
Matters apparently were in chaos
among the regulars early in the day.
The opposition had developed, such
strength that the convention was late
in assembling. It was said before the
convention was called to order the
opposition, which Is alleged by the con-
vention managers to represent the rail-
roads would be denied admission.
The socalled Railroad" faction dele-
gates to the convention met at the
Auditorium annex this morning to
prepare for the expected conflict with
the Regulars. The coal dealers, who
are identified with the Railroad" ele-
ment, also met at the Great Northern
Hotel and after satisfying them selves
their credentials were satisfactory pro-
ceeded in body to the annex where
D. M. Parry, president Of the National
Manufacturers Association and others
of the so-called RAILROAD Delegates
assembled. As soon as the coal dele
gates arrived, the question OF the mode
of procedure to be adopted was raised.
Parry n,opnted upon a table acted s. as
chairman Of the meeting.
A Michigan delegate moved that the
delegates go to the convention in a
body and, If refused adanittance, retire
10 Studebaker Hall where second
convention could be held. The motion
was laid on the table. A motion that
the delegates go as individuals was
carried. The badges thereupon were
distributed which read as follows: SIN
terstate law convention, Supervision,
not commercial revolution wearing
the badges conspicuously, all delegates
at the meeting, headed by Parry and
Robert Lake, Of Michigan, marched in
a body to Steinway hall, where the
so-called Bacon or Regular dele
gates were assembled with doors
guarded by uniformed police to prevent
admission Of the alleged representa-
tives Of the rail il-roads.
Railroaders Denied.
Following the plan decided upon by
the executive committee to avoid a
clash with the dissenting Parry fac
tion, no delegate had been admitted
to the convention except those who
subscribed to what the officers of the
organization called Greed and articles
of faith," which endorsed President
Roosevelt's message, asking enabling
legislation by congress, enlarging the
powers of the interstate commerce
commission so that it may regulate
freight rates subject to judicial re.
view. In addition to the police, half a
dozen regular" delegates guarded ev-
cry door leading to the hall. All who
had not signed the endorsement of
President Roosevelt's message were de-
MED admission. Among the first dele
gates to subscribe to the principles of
the convention and gain admittance
was L. w. Noyes, representing the Illi-
nois Manufacturers Association. May
or Dunno was also an early arrival
and he hastened to congratulate the
officers on their decision to bar dele
gates charged with being in sympathy
with the railroads.
II will see that you have all the
policemen needed to hold your conven-
ton without interference from the
railroad interest" said the Mayor.
Among the arrivals were Governor
Cummins of Iowa, and former Govern
or Laramie, of Wyoming.
Judge S. H Cowan received the fol-
lowing telegram from Washington, just
before the convention was called to
order:
81 hope the convention will resist
to the utmost the admittance Of
any delegates who will not sign the
proposed pledge. Let the railroad
hired men exhibit their free passes
and go home. II they outnumber
you by violence, go elsewhere and
hold Roosevelt convention.
[Signed] "W. E. CHANDLER,
''Forner United States senator
from New Hampshire"
Convention Opened.
In the absence of f. c. Bacon, chair
man of the executive committee, who
is Ill, Judge s. E. Cowan, of Texas.
called the convention to order. II
know the delegates who are here will
abide by the acton Of the executive
committee and endorse the railroad
rate legislation advocated by our great
president" said Cowan. We might
have had more delegates had we the
means to bring them here. hope the
convention win be peaceful; that its
deliberations will result in much good =