Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-07
CONSERVATIVE
DEMOCRATS IN
1HE MAJORITY
Convention Goes Into Session
Without Any Agreement On
the Nomination
BALL, PORTER AND DENNIsoN
Attack on Balls Record Partially
counteracted by Attempt to Place
Porter in Light of Corporation At
torney-May Yet Turn to Dennison-
Bryan enthusiastically Endorsed.
necial TO Times-Republican.

Waterloo, Aug. 7.-When the conven-
ton met Cato Sells, at the head of 750
Benton county democrats, marched in
to the Coliseum and. on motion. this
large delegation was seated on the
platform. amid great applause The
convention gave close attention to the
was roundly appauded at all points.
1t was 12: 80 before Chairman Ham
llton concluded his speech. After the
announcement of the committee, Alex
Miller, of Washington, offered reso-
luton directing that message be sent
William j. Bryan, at Venice, extend
ing greetings and best wishes for safe
journey home.' This was adopted
with uproarious applause. A message
was received from Ex-Governor Boies,
expressing thanks for past favors at
the hands of the party and regret that
business has called him to Canada, SO
that he could not be present.
Conservatives Rule.
The conservatives showed them selves
TO be clearly in the majority in the eau
cuses this morning, but harmony pre-
vailed generally. The platform will be
written by Sullivan, Mathews, Weaver
and Lambert. The state committee
will be reorganized with C. W. Miller.
of Waverly, as chairman. There were
few contests in the caucuses, and in
only one any evidence of factional
line-up. This was in the Ninth. The
old Bryan free silver element wanted
H. B. Holl, the man of Guthrie, for
member OF the state committee, but j
Hughes, of Council Bluffs, a Parker
democrat, was elected by vote of 43
to SO. This was preceded by spirited
discussion, in which the record Of
Hughes was bitterly assailed and he
was accused Of not being at heart
Bryan democrat. Following are the
members Of the state committee and
resolutions:
State Committee.
A. r. Miller, Washington county.
S. w. Mercer, Johnson.
c. w. Miller, Bremen.
Tim Donovan, Chickasaw.
E. r. Moore, Jones.
Thomas Kelley, Wapello.
Clinton Price, Warren.
j. Il. McGinty, Ringgold.
j. Hughes, Pottawattamie.
John Dalton, Calhoun.
W. G. Sears, Woodbury..
Resolutions.
George o. Ray Des Moines county.
Thomas Lambert, Jackson.
A. L. Phons, Mathews, Dubuque.
D. A. Lyons, Howard.
G.. r. Walters, Tama.
James B. Weaver, Jasper.
Jerry B. Sullivan, Polk.
r. G. Weissell, Adams
H. Bruning, Mills.
j. B. Romans, Crawford.
Claude Smith, Cherokee.
The Fifth District.
In the Fifth district caucus ]. J. Me-
Mahon, of Tama, was chairman, w. ].
Van Dermuelin, of Grundy, secretary.
There were three contests for the
place. For the state committee E. r.
Moore, of Jones' received 40 votes, and
R. ]. Williamson. of Gruniy. 25. For
permanent organization G. A. Kenn-
derline, of Linn. received 43 ard Theo-
dore Halck, of Grundy, II. To- resoiu-
ton, C. e. Walters, of Tan.a, received
"A, and G. D. Huston, of Linn. 40.
Wade Will Not Run.
An effort vase made this morning
to get Judge Wade INTO the "aoe tor
governor, but the Second disrric- DEM
ocrats would not nave it. Thnv TOOK
a fresh hitch in the Ball movement
and undertook to convert the entire
Second district to Ball, but failed.
Some of the delegates from that dis
trict called attention to the fact that
they were already pledged to others
and gave notice they could not be
bound by district caucus. In the
meantime the Dennison people were
gathering strength and claiming great
confidence Porter has been hard at
work for his own candidacy. Another
small effort was made to revive the
Boies boom and a few Boies badges
were seen.
Cato Sells has been selected for per-
manent chairman.