Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29
NOTICE OF CONTEST SERVED
Thirteen Counter Whose Delegates Have
Cloud on Title to Seats.
LEADERS OF BOTH FACTIONS CONFER
Perkins Men Map Out PIan Of Action
and Cummins Followers AEree
on TarIH Plank for the
Platform.
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DIES MONIES, Ia, July B.-(Speciai
Telegram. )-Formal notice was tonight
served on Chairman r. H. Spencer by w.
F. PARROT, manager for George D. Perkins,
that certain counties would be contested.
The same notice was served on Governor
A. b. Cummins. The counties enumerated
in the notice as contested are Des Moines
Jefferson, Lee, Scott, Delaware, Allamake
Chickasaw, Jasper, wspello. Dallas, Au-
dubon, Carroll and Lyon. OF these the no.
tice claims for Perkins all but Carroll and
Lyon. Chairman Spence has served no
tice that the committee will meet at 1
o'clock Monday.
Gathering of standpRtters.
At an enthusiastic meeting Of over $50
standpatters in the savery club room to-
day the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That II is the sense OF this
meeting that Il Is the duty OF the repub-
| lican state central committee to hear the
| claims OF the contestants from all coun-
! ties in which the delegations are contested,
and after such hearing make up pro-
| vlsional roll of delegates and see to i that
! all delegates whose names are placed upon
| said roll are seated in the temporary or
/ gsnization Of the convention.
! The adoption OF the resolution was unani-
nous and following it's adoption an exc
cutive or steering committee was APP
pointed to further determine the action of
the standpatters. This committee may de-
eide to call another meeting for next Non
day. The committee consists OF National
| Committeeman E. f. Hart Of Council
Bluffs as chairman, J. G. Berryhill Of Des
! Moines, Bernard Murphy OF Vinton, w.
| w. Benson OF Dubuque, W. l. Roach OF
| Muscatine, c. Kuehnle of Denison, c. J.
| Mabry OF Abba, d. c. Schulz of Sioux
| City, E. Dawson OF Waverly, II. o. Weaver
| OF wapello, ]. II. Henderson Of Indianola
The gathering at the standpat confer
! ence was very representative. Hon. George
! ID. Perkins Major S. w. Rathbun, ]. w
Blythe, Colonel d. J. Palmer, Colonel M
L. Temple of Osceola, Congressman Hep
burn. Julian Richards. Chairman Spence OF
the state central committee, j. Scott
| Stevens and c. J. Wilson, members of the
central committee; v. p. Twombly OF De'
Moines. Colonel NJ. L. Temple of Osceols
was chairman and w. o. Payne Of Ne
vada was secretary. Most Of these and
several others, including Lafe Young and
Congressman Hedge, addressed the meet
ing number of the speakers advised
that action should be taken to force the
acceptance of Judge II. NJ. Towner, the
nominee OF the state central committee, az
the temporary chairman.
Cummins Tariff Plank.
fAl = NOultINHC6 VI Nho ChhlAulhS men "
day the following tariff plank for the re
publican platform Of Iowa, to be adopted
Wednesday next, was drafted:
We are uncompromisingly in favor of the
| American system Of protection. Duties OF
foreign goods should not be levied for rev
enue only, but should be so adjusted al
| to promote our domestic industry, enlarge
our foreign markets, secure rernunerativ'
prices for the products OF our factories anC
farms and maintain the superior scale OF
| wages and standard Of living of Americas
labor. Wise and unselfish tariff laws main
| tanned in the interests of the general web
i fare, equally opposed to foreign control and
/ domestic monopoly, are essential to oul
commercial and industrial prosperity. W.
believe that all inequalities in the tariff
j schedules, which inevitably arise from
changing industrial and commercial condt
tons should be adjusted from time 4
1 time, and condemning without, reserve al
assaults upon the protective system W.
favor such reasonable and timely change
j as win keep the tarif In harmony will
our Industrial and commercial progress W.
favor the reciprocity inaugurated by Blaine
advocated by Mckinley and Roosevelt ant
recognised in republican platform and leg
islation. While the growth of our foreigl
trade is most gratifying, we believe tina
a judicious application of minimum tarin
will multiply our exports without restrict
ing our home market.
This plank will be offered by the Cum
Minis people at the state convention.