Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
HOLD LOVE FEAST
Only Faintest Trace of Old
DalyBradtord Feud Nam
Tested
DAILY - NOT a DELEGATE
But Delivers the Principal Address and
Has Word Concerning Convention
Eth,cs-DeIegation to Cedar Rapids
Convention Instructed for the
'PeerIess One"

1t was q democraytic love feast that
was held in the east court room Sat
urday afternoon under the gulse of a
county convention. Proverbially
small but enthusiastic, the handful OF
democrats representing the county
met, passed complimentary remarks to
all who loved the peerless commoner,
and damned those who didn't. There
was only the faintest trace of the old
bitter feeling that has characterized
former conventions in recent years,
due to the Bradford Daily embroglio.
1t was hard to keep this feeling
down. however, try as they might. Mr..
DAILY was not member of the con-
Yention, yet he had his little say con-
corning convention ethics, and deliv-
cred the principal address OF the aft
ernoon upon the invitation OF Chair
man George Herman. An audience of
between sixty and seventy, including
all spectators. was present at the con-
vention. There was nothing shown by
the credentials committee to indicate
the number of voting precincts repre-
sented.
Question as to Committees.
chairman, and Editor J. S. Darrah. of
the Gilman Dispatch, was temporary
secretary. Mr.. Herman spoke in his
Enthusiastically forcible style in OPP
ening the convention, and paid his re-
spects to the old line democrats in no
unmeaning terms. He urged that ev-
cry democrat make it a personal duty to
see that all of their number voted the
democratic ticket in the primary.
MIR. Herman then announced the
committees, and Mr.. Bradford raised q
point. He did not think this duty was
within the province OF the chairman.
but matter that the convention should
attend to- Mr. DAILY. altho not a del
egate, had the chip On his shoulder and
remarked that the quickest way was
always the best. 1t was finally de-
cided to put the committees, as the
chairman had chosen them, before the
convention for ratification. The COM
mittees were as follows:
Credentials-E H. Schilling, State
Center; J. ID. Fraley. Albion; Thomas
Marley, Vienna.
Dn~yS, n rtru mi
Hobbs, Marshalltown; A. 4. Lowery.
LaMoille; Charles +. Pohle, Gilman.
Resolutions--Rev. p III. Hines, G. a.
Smith, Marshaltown; w. Dresbach,
Timber Greek.
Delegation-Wi!l Clemens. Volney
Kent, Marshalltaown; Henry Welp,
Jefferson.
The credentials committee report
ed all delegates entitled to seats in the
convention, and the committee on or
ganization recommended making the
temporary organization permanent.
Daily Radical as Ever.
Mr.. DAILY was called upon by Chair
man Herman to deliver an address
while the committees were at work.
He spoke for over half hour. and
gave evidence on every hand that he
was as radical Bryan man as ever 1t
gave what the convention appeared to
want, however, and at the conclusion
the speaker was loudly cheered.
Mr.. DAILY referred proudly, in open
ing, to the party that had been found
ed by Jefferson and nurtured by Jack
son. 1t had been fifty years since 1t
had been in power, and still meets and
resolves and nominates. He thought
1t marvellous and without q parallel
that it should still live.
The same fifty years under the DOM
ination of the republican party, the
speaker declared, had been one grand
exploitation of graft. 1t used to be
that to hold an office was an honor;
now an office holder was looked upon
as one for sale to the highest bidder.
Mr.. DAILY referred at length to the
recent San Francisco graft episode and
particularly to the record of an attor-
ney who accepted SIS per month to pro-
tect bawdy women. Think of it, gen.
tlenen, he said, "think Of lawyer
being paid IS every month to protect
the bawdy and her pimp. There is
much of it. elsewhere, and / regret to
say that democrats have not escaped
the contamination Of this dreadful pub
lie disease"
Campaign Of 1896.
Mr.. Daily referred at length to the
Of 90. and urged that the
fight on the same principles be carried
until it was settled right. Cali the
principles of that platform" the speak
err said,. "have been adopted by the OPP
position party in power. The present
president of the United States has TAX
en- the platform to his bosom and it
has received the approval of his par
ty Every article has been surrendered
to the enemy, and every one has been
adopted excepting the money plank.
Mr.. DAILY urged democrats to stand
On these principles and accept moth
ing from the men who were against
US at that time. 1t is not the repub-
leans we are quarreling with but the
democrats that we want
to get at"
Touches Up the Bank.
Mr.. DAILY referred to the money sit
lation and the recent panic. This he
attributed to republican rule. He criti-
,ized the banks and said that If man
drew his own money out Of bank
during such times as We're experienced
70 ba 1ac1arad he no