Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-14

If Iowa should go to the republican
national convention at Chicago neXt
June to present the name of an Iowan
as a candidate for presidential nomin-
alton it would be the third time tho
effort had been made. Twice before
has this been lone. Once, at least,
the chance of inducing the republicans
Of the nation to accept lows leader
ship was most excellent. 1t will hard
ly be claimed by anyone that on either
occasion was there absolute unanimi-
ty of sentiment, for Iowa republicans
had been exhibiting signs of mental
| activity for many years and there
were strong differences between them;
but on each previous occasion all diff
f%erences were for the time being put
aside and the party presented to the
outside world a united front for an
Iowa candidate.
On both of these previous occasions
the national convention was held the
middle Of June n on both occasions
the state convention was held in
March, SO that if precedents are fol-
lowed the first of the two Iowa repub-
lican conventions Of 1908 will be held
not later than in March next.
Iowa republicans took the initiative
for an Iowa president early in 1883.
The state convention was called for
March 81, at Des Moines. Previous
to that time Iowa a always stood
for the nomination of Blaine, or at
least had for some time, but Blaine
was regarded as impossible after his
defeat and Iowa resolved upon pre-
senting the name of Allison. 1t was
already seen that the contest was to
be one between senators-Alger, Sher-
man, Depew, Hawley and Harrison.
In his group Iowa had one the equal
of either of the others. Iowa would
present his name as a favorite son.
The republican state convention was
harmonious and well managed. Con
gresham Dolliver was temporary
chairman and Governor Larrabee was
elected chairman. h
speeches We're all complimentary to
Allison. The delegates at large sent
to the Chicago convention were Hen
derson, Clarkson, Perkins and Dolliver.
Among other delegates and a%lternates
were j. F. Wilson, Milton Remley,
Thomas U%pdegraff, Johnson Brigham,
| John d. Glass. w. A. Hunter, f. M.
Drake, George w. Hanna, f. H. Hell
| sell, Ed C. Brown, A. K. Bailey, f. r.
Croker, E. w. Weeks, and Mahlon
Head.
There is no doubt out for the atti-
tude of some of those in charge of the
Iowa movement at that time Iowa
would have named the president to
succeed Cleveland. Senator Depew held
the balance Of power. He was dis
tinctly the Wall street candidate, but
he soon found he could not be nom
mated. Proposals were made and
considered for a sort Of senatorial
pool and the votes were to be passed
around. Word was sent to the New
| York delegation, said to have been
from Iowa, that in case of the nom
|ination Of DepeW he could not carry
the granger states of the west. Depew
resented this and he marked Iowa off
| his list. The deal was made with In
| diana n Harrison was nominated.
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Sherman 229, Gresham ia, Depew SO,
Alger "a, Harrison 70, Allison u,
Blaine 33, HaWley II. Depew with
drew and when the Sherman strength
! d~isintegrated Harrison was the bene-
ticlary.
The Iowa delegation elected j. S.
| Clarkson as Iowa member of the ma
tional committee. Perkins was the
Iowa member of the resolutions cons
mittee which framed the famous plat
form in which the republican party is
in favor of the use of both gold and
silver as honey and condemns the
policy of the democratic party in its
effort to demonetiZe silver" On the
platform the west had won but the
east had named the candidate. The
boom for the Iowa candidate had been
given its great start by a mass meet
ing in Des Noines where Senator
Wolcott a declared that Allison was
the best friend outside of Colorado
that state and the white metal had
ever had. The friends of DepeW knew