Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-23
Io,ya's Governor Unanimously
Endorsed by Marshall Coun-
ty Republicans
DELEGATION is INSTRUCTED
President RooseveIts Acts Commended,
and caswell Selects His Own List
., DeIesates-cousin and ketchum
Also Endor.ed-A Reciprocity Reso-
lution-The Delegates.

VNe repuDuCHnS Oh MdTSNdll SoulilS
In their annual convention this after
roor, commended the officiaA acts OF
President Roosevelt, and gave Cover
nor A. B. Cummins and the principles
Of reciprocity the heartiest kind OF a
unanimous endorsement. Judge Cas-
well was supported by the entire con-
vention in his candidacy, and he was
extended the courtesy of selecting his
own list of delegates. II N. S. Ketch-
CATION is instructed for him, and Rob-
eft g. Cousins, for congress, has the
support of the convention.
"A decided, stand for the principles
OF reciprocity. as chainpioned by Gov
ernor Cummins, was taken In a reso-
luton by Governor S. B. Packard who.
In a short address, gave a comprehen-
sive idea Of reciprocity, what 1t means,
and how 1t will benefit the farmer. The
resolution that was presented was re-
ported favorably back to the conyen-
ton by the COMMITTEES. and there was
not ID dissenting vote to the adoption.
The Forenoon Session.
The convention was called to order
by County Chairman Smith at 11:10.
Mr.. Smith named Honorable George A.
Turner as temporary chairman, and he
was unanimously endorsed by the con-
veIrtion. Mr. Turner thanked the con-
vention for the honor bestowed upon
him, and proceeded at once to business
ii. lo Caemons, OF Minerva township
TOD ots,r
and unanimously elected.
MI. Turner announced the following
committees Of temporary organization:
Resolutions-c. n. vanLaw. Mar
shalltown; ]. Z. Wylie, Greencashle; b
G. Wrhitehil, State Center.
Reddstricting DR.. w. S. Devine
Marshalltown; w. III. c. Woodward,
Marietta; John 8. Hixson. Liberty.
Permanent Organization Robert
Denbow, Iowa; T. J.. Fletcher, Mar
shalltown; H. L. Eckles, Vienna.
Crtsdentials-J. r. McBroom, Jeffer-
son: w. B. Mason, Logan: r. G.
Pierce, MarshaNtown.
g. ,B. Packard, Of Linn township, in
trodhced q resolution that was refer
red to the committee to be reported at
the afternoon session. Adjournment
was taken until 1880,
The Afternoon Session.
The, convention reconvened promptly
at 1880 and the different committees
reported. The committee on credentials
reported every precinct represented.
The committee on permanent organi-
zatiorl recommended that the tempor-
ary organization be made permanent,
and the report was adopted. The reso-
lutioYls committee reported as fol-
lows:
Convention Solid for cummins.
The resolutions were read by Mr..
G. II. Van Law. and on the adoption
there were but a few dissenting votes.
An opposition arose to the clause con-
cerning Cousins, for congress but a
motion to reconsider the vote to adopt
was lost The resolutions, as adopted,
are sls follows:
We, the republicans Of Marshall
county, in convention assembled on this
23rd day Of March, 1906, do congratu-
late the county, state and nation upon
the honest, efficient and wise admins
tration of public affairs under officials
selected by the republican party. We
ICJOlCC III {lAc OOuHlllul CTODS Oh the
past season. and in the maintenance of
the sound financial, Industrial, econom-
ical policies of the republican party,
which have given us such unprecedent-
ed prosperity amidst peace and con-
tentment in our governmental affairs.
We are unable to find language ade-
quate to express our pride and graft
tude in the production from our ranks
of the greatest president since Abra-
ham Lincoln, and we rejoice in the
homage which the whole world is
pleased to pay to Theodore Roosevelt,
as president Of the United States
We, believe that the greatest dam
ger concerning free government today
is the encroachment Of great corpora
tions and special interests seeking to
fill public Office with men whom they
can control, and we rejoice that the
republicans Of this state have leader
in Governor A. B. Cummins, who stands
courageously for the right of the peo-
pie to rule in every public office. We
commend his public advocacy of Pres
ident Roosevelt's railroad rate regula-
tion, Of reasonable reciprocity, and an
ti-pass law. pure food legislation and
a statewide primary, and we hereby
resolve. that Marshall county's dele
gates to the state convention be in
structed to cast the solid vote of this
county for the denomination of A. B.
Cummins for governor of Iowa.
I'VE believe that the Fifth congress
eional district has brilliant and able
representative in congress, and we
hereby instruct the delegates from this