The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-19
IOWA REPUBLICANS ENDORSE
TAFT AND FAVOR REVISION
or THE TARIFF.
PEACEFUL THROUGHOUT
Delegates Chosen BY Acelamation-
Only Contest When Cummins
Men Wanted Endorsement of
Allison Left Out.

publican state convention u day elec
ed four delegates at large to the M
tlonai convention, Instructed them 10
Taft, endorsed Senator Allison by
vote of G72 17-24 to 507 72i, and al
proved the plank of the platform cal
ing for revision Of the tariff at
special session of congress.
The Allison people dominated th
convention from opening to close an
had things their own way throughout
The Cummins people, although de
featcd in the convention, took especia
delight in having, as they declared
forced the stand-patters to endorse tn
plank calling for a revision of th'
tariff and they made 1t point Il
frequently remind the Allison peopl
of the fact.
The latter insisted, however, tha
there were as many reyisonsts il
their ranks as with the Cummins mel
and declared that the vote in the con
vention showed conClusiVcly the rela
tive popularity of the two mer
throughout the state When the chair
man of the committee on resolutions
read the plank declaring Allison had
served his party and his country well
delegate from Polk. home county oil
Cummins, interrupted with: "--ane
the railroads"
When the platform announced the
senator possessed strength for all
emergencies, another member of tht
same delegation asked sareastically
Then why don't he use it?"
The Allison men were as quick t.
retort as the Cunmins men were
ready to jibe and the witty salles
that passed from one side to the othe'
set the convention in frequent roars
of laughter irrespective OF factionaI
feeling. 1t was give and take, and
both sides although in deep earnest
were good natured and behaved like
thoroilg hbreds.
1t was generally expected before th
final session of the convention that
there would he majority and minor
ity report on the tariff, and the Cum
minis men had prepared to make a
strong fight for the administration of
the Ohio plank. When the committee
actually settled down to work, how
ever, it was evident that the Allison
people were determined to endorse
the plank themselves and the only
fight made on the report of the com
mittee on resolutions was against the
endorsement of Allison
Four members of the committee
united on the minority report object
ing to the endorsement Of the senator
but did not offer any substitute Aside
from the vote on this question aud one
on the report of the committee on ere
dentials the convention was unani.
nous and all selections for delegates
and alternates at large were made by
acclamation.
The platform was read by Judge
party during more than fifty years
unexampled in national history, is a
large asset of the Republican party
and the pride of all Republicans; that
premacy and expanding in favor of
this great organization, and we hereby
rene wour expression of prode in the
recent record of the party in admins
tration and legislation. We have faith
to believe the Republican party under
the guidance of the people will meet
just public requirements in the future
as in the past
I'VE declare unequivocallv for the
protection as a cardinal principle, of
the Republican party. and we affirm
our unalterable purpose to maintain it
Events have confirmed the wisdom
of the makers of the national platform
of 1904. wherein the party pledged the
'readiustment of rates of duty only
when conditions so change that pub
lie interests demand their alteration
II was for this declaration of four
years ago that the Republican party
in Iowa endorses declaration of the
Ohio Republican platform of this
year on behalf of the revision of the
tariff at special session of the next
congress, insuring the maintenance If
the true principle of protection by i'm
posing such duties as will equal the
difference between the cost of produc-
tion at home and abroad. together with
profit. and excessiN = dues of Ameri
can manufacturers. so farmers. pro
ducers and wage earners may have
adequate protection.
THAT we will favor the nomination
of William II. Taft by the Republican
national convention to man on the
10th of June We have confidence in
his ability. his manhood. his compre-
hension of the large and vital public
questions, his upcompromising In