Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-02
Great Majority of the Standpat-
ters Recognized Right of
Majority to Rule
REAL HARMONY TO RESULT
Proeressives Took No Unfair Advan-
tase Nor Did They Allow Their op-
ponents to Do so-some Comment
on the ResuIts-PaImer's Personal
ty Helped Him.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2.-There were
many who went home from the repub
lican state convention supremely hap
py; and many who went away sore and
discouraged. But on the whole, as
conventions go, the harmony which
be enduring.
The key to the situation was the
existence of voluntary and somewhat
irregular committee of the progressives,
with firmness and determination, pre-
pared TO assert their rights and to see
TO 1T that the square deal was not a
meaningless nothing in this state con-
vention. This committee took charge
ten days ago and continued in session
more or less irregularly, and the last
three days was in session practically
all the time. The central thought in
the minds CT the members of that
committee was never deviated from -
majority rule, the elimination of the
fakes, good ticket fairly representa-
tive of Iowa republicanism 1t was
the existence and the attitude of this
committee which forced the congress
sional delegation to give notice to the
railroad attorneys that it was time to
surrender. This committee let it be
known that if Perkins was before the
people it must be on a bolting ticket
and no other. 1t was this committee
which made it very plain that respon-
sibility for a break in the party must
rest, if it should come. on the other
fellows.
The nomination of Garst was made
inevitable by the fact that the real
contests were decided fairly on their
merits; and yet it is true that even
il the votes of the five counties in which
the state committee picked out real
contests had been given to Raymond
he would not then have been nomin-
ated. In other words. if every contest
had been decided adversely Warren
r. Garst would have been the NOM
inee just the same. The nomination
of Palmer came as a natural sequence
to the days work He profited by cir
cumstances and conditions, and in a
way it was demonstrated that he was
much stronger personally than others
who had been associated with him.
There had been those who were fear
full, or appeared to be so. of SLATE"
by Governor Cummins; yet the vote
on attorney general showed that there
certainly was no slate. The situation
in regard to other offices also indicated
as much Byers was nominated by
reason of his personal strength and
by the votes of many counties that
could not be delivered either to Cum
minis or Garst.
The making of the platform was not
an easy task. 1t was really made In
the committee on resolutions 1t rep
resented much patch work. On the
tariff question there was much dis
cussion and some changes were. made
in the tariff plank after consultation
with others. The standpatters had
their way and much was conceded to
their demands. A minority report was
barely averted The standpatters felt
that they were conceding great deal
on the ticket and parts of the plat
form and they were pretty stiff in the
committee on resolutions.
The fact was developed on the last
day before the convention that there
was a decided break in the ranks OF
the antis, following the snuffing out OF
their hopes by reason of the attitude
Of the congressmen. 1t Is true that
Mr.. Perkins at last got onto Blythe's
curves and came to realize what had
been done, and it is true that he went
to Blythe's room and, in angry mood,
entered into heated argument with
the great leader of the reservation,
who absolutely controlled nearly 500
votes What was said perhaps neither
one will ever divulge, but that Mr.
Perkins broke with him, at least for
present purposes, is probable. 1t de-
veloped, also, that there was decided
breach between Manager Hunter and
some of the other and sundry mana
gers of the opposition campaign and
that some of the others are repudiat-
ing connection with Hunter. On the
whole the campaign which failed left
quite as many sore spots because OF
the conflicting interests OF the various
persons concerned as because of the
general failure.
The temper of some Of those who
have been fighting Cummins was
shown in the Second district caucus.
Mr.. Hubbell virtually notified the re-
publicans of the Second district that II
the Perkins boilers did not get into the
convention regularly they would not
vote the republican ticket next fall.
One Betz a leader in the delegation,
was openly boasting that the majority
for Cummins would be cut thirty or
forty thousand next fall. "1f we get
left we give them the axe, don't we?'
he quered of his followers, and they
assented. One of the delegation want
ed to bet that if Cummins is nomin-
ated the democratic ticket will get 3
500 majority In Scott county this year.
The speech of Governor cummins