The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-21
Republicans Scored.


tne democrats was bringing Mr.. Bryan to Des
Molnes to make an address. At Des Noines. as
IN illinois,, Mr.: Bryan reiterated his statement
that any member Of the: state Committees Who
had opposed railroad tate legislation shonId "a.
sign. As Mr.. Marsh was not q member of the
committee the demand did not affect him. but
t tae aegister and Leader, taking up the club
iasn1oned by the Dubuque Telegraph Herald and
Manchester Democrat, used it with telling effect
against Chairman Miller, whom the records are
GAINED nee 70 prove was aade1egate with Mr. Marsh
cago one year ago last October.
the Bryan refrain and demanded that Miller
should resign. He retorted by writing a letter
TO the Register and Leader denying that he had
been delegate to the trump convention,
and claiming he had attended the REGULAR
convention. Thereupon the Register and Leader
e hs ssG1ta1 had Of sat- the
member In that assernbIage. s.,&e.f$ : ~7Is
Thus things drifted aalong until a few days
James B. Weaver, an ardent radical, journeyed
| to Lincoln to confer with Mr.. Bryan concerning
| the appointment on the national committee Just
what TRANSFERRED at the conference is not known,
but certain it Is that upon his return from
Lincoln Mr.. Marsh wrote letter to Chairman
| Miller withdrawing his name from consideration
for national committeeman.
Cato Jumps In. :"
| At once Cato Sells, who had presided as chair
| man Of the state democratic convention held in
| this city Aug. Z, announced his candidacy for
| the place, and entered upon an aggressive fight
| for the appointment. He claimed to have Sc
cured the Endorsement of twenty six members of
| the national committee.
! That he had the support Of the committee is
| implied by declaration by Chairman Miller that
the national body should not be accorded the
| right to select the member from Iowa, tho only
| few days previous he had commended this power
was lodged in the national organization, He
| now insists that the: appointive power lies with
the state committee, majority of whose men,
! bers had meanwhile Endorsed Judge Martin J.
| Wade Of Iowa City, former congressman from
the second district,
This proposal did not accord with the views of
Cato sens, who countered with a proposal made
to Miller that if Judge Wade would WITHDRAW
MS name from consideration for the appoint
| ment, Mr.. Sells would graciously eliminate him
| SELF as factor, provided the Marsh Miller fac
! ilon YOU'D accept Claude R. Porter, late candi-
GATE Tor governor, for national committeeman In
doing this Mr.. Sells executed clever coup. as
Porter had previously Endorsed the candidacy OF
| Sells. -
| But Chairman Miller met the PROPOSAL nv a
blunt refusal, contending that Sells had MT
made any showing that Judge Wade was unac-
ceptable to the democracy of the state and fur-
tner claiming that Mr.. Porter would decline to
| accept the appointment under existing conditions
AND here the controversy that threatens to dis.
Eupt the democracy Of Iowa rests at this time.
Attitude Of Radical Bryan Men.
me radical Bryan followers are attempting to
snow snow mat the light is between Bryan and the
! ultra conservative or gold wing of tbe nar+v
! Ihey hint that there is an awful conspiracy on
tne part OF the latter to pack the national com.
m n with members opposed to Bryan in the in.
terest of opposing his nomination twn "voors
hence; that the corporation wing Of the ren1hIi'
can party desiring to defeat Roosevelt in 1909
ana nominate candidate Of the Fairbanks a.
hoot type are conspiring with the conservatives
OF the democratic party in the interest Of ma r.
ing a weak candidate as part of shrewd nlan
TO eliminate Roosevelt and make possible the
electlon OF corporation candidate