Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-27
Two Conventions of the Inter-
state Law Delegates Resume
Sessions Today
PARRY DELEGATES cHAeaINED
Failure Of Their Plan to Stampede the
Convention in Opposition to the Real
Purpose for Which Il Was Called
Puts Thorn in RidicuIou. Attitude
Other News.

and Studebaker hall today, without
much of any indications Of concilia. :.
tory spirit. All prospects Of cou-'
solidation Of the two conventions
seemed to have vanished.
When the tSteinway hall convention
assembled former Lieutenant Governor
Campbell. Of Iowa, took occasion to
deny the report intimating he was a
socialist He incidentally criticized
Mayor Dunne's municipal ownership
ideas.
II have no sympathy with social
ism." said the speaker. ''If the kind
of movement we are advocating is So
icialism. we are all socialists. told
Dunno on this platform thought his
plans for municipal ownership were So
cialistic."
The next speaker. Murdo Macken-
zie. of Trinidad. Col, president OF the
American Stock Growers Association,
predicted that congress at its next
session would adopt radical railroad
rate Legislation which will surprise the
most ardent supporters OF Roosevelt's
policy.
Tho aRumpr Convention.
At Studebaker hall where the So
called "anti-delegates gathered
Chairman Mcleod announced the re-
port Of the resolutions committee was
not prepared and would not be pre-
serted until later in the day. Several
resolutions were presented by the
delegates. F. A. Hobbs, Of Benton
Harbor, Mich, offered q resolution
that Railway corporations should be-
kept within their defined rights and
steps should be taken to protest
against keeping Of members of con-
gress on the pay roll Of railway cor
porations; and that such legislative
action should be taken az would tend
to remedy existing evils" Delegate
Freeman, Of Pontiac, ILL.,, offered res
olution to increase the humber of
members Of the interstate commerce
commission from five to seven mem
bars. A resolution on the rights Of
free speech" was introduced by Del
egate Mead, OF Pennsylvania. After
the resolutions had been referred to
the committee, suggestion was made
that steps be taken to express the
views Of the convention to the public.
he delegates saying that persons were
being given false idea of the objects
of boiling the melting. "The charge
has been made" said Delegate Mead.
ttfhof ov
and service OF railroad corporations.
l want TO say am here as business
man representing business interests,
and do not think that am with a
bunch of political grafters." It was
then decided to ask the resolutions
committee to prepare statement for
the public. A speech which was re-
ceived with enthusiasm was made by
Delegate Lane, Of Alabama, who made
a plea for careful consideration of the
question under discussion. In sneak
Ing of the aeed of immediate legisla-
ton Lane i'd: Inside Of month
the traffic managers of the different
railroads Of the country could agree
on the Blanket law rates which would
be fair to all. This is the day of the
demagogue and socialist and we must
stop and consider things in a careful
light before their forces run riot with
u.s."
Parry Speaks.
d. M. Parry, of indianapolis, made
an address favoring the formation of
a permanent organization. 1--WE want
our work to continue" he said, until
this dispute is finally settled, IL 1t can
be-" Pending the report of the commit
tee on resolutions the convention re.
cessed.
At the Steinway hall convention,
Joseph H. Call, of California. present.
ed the report of the Regular" COM
mittee on resolutions as follows:
"ResuIar" Resolutions.
Resolved, We the delegates as
sembled in convention at Chicago,
under the call issued to those
commercial, producing and man
ufacturing organizations that sus-
tain the president of the United
States in his publicly expressed
views as to the interstate COM
merce law amendment congratu-
late the country that. Theodore
Roosevelt, as president of the
United States, has shown his wis
dom and patriotism in recommend
ing to congress, a constitutional
effective and just measures for
regulation Of interstate commerce
that shall provide for the people
national tribunal with power to
substitute reasonable and just
rate or classification for one proven
~ Nd j,ycf
yet that shall preserve to the rail-
roads Just and reasonable con-
troll over their properties and rev.
,enues. 80
1--WE also commend the house Of
representatives for having shown
a spirit of earnest cooperation