Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-26

action of last night in changing the
date of the second state convention
from July to June % and not chang
ing the place of the meeting from
Sioux City to Des Moines.
Other District Caucuses.
The First district selected as dele
gates John p Cruikshank of Lee, and
e. A. Lippincott Van 8uren; alter
mates, knupp of Washington and Reil-
ing. Of Des Moines.
The Second chose A. Erant of jack
son. and Nj. Sharon OF Scott. delegates.
and II. NJ. Bartlett, of Muscatine, l..
G. Mosinger of Citation. alternates. The
delegates We're instructed for, Bryan.
In the Third one ,f the hottest cau-
cuses of the morning developed.
Chairman Miller. of the state central
committee announced he would not be
q candidate to succeed himself as
committeeman. The contest then CEN
tered on the committee on permanent
organization. The radicals favored
Dennison for permanent chairman of
the convention and to insure his sup
port nominated Harry Cook. of Wright.
for the committee. The conservatives
sought to take out spite for the defeat
of Dennison and nominated Senator
John +. Widebreamer. who refused to
promise to support Dennison. On the
vote Cook won by two votes. The
delegates are II. c. Lizzett of Frank
lin. and w. NJ. Higbee of Buchanan;
alternates. j. b. kenetick of Wright,
and c. c. Gethman of Hardin.
In the Fourth district the delegates
r1l~, .>r IfcI&y I'd nd
b. Dorsey of Mitchell alternates, G..
w. Dillon of Worth, and A. Bernatz of
Winneshiek. The only evidence OF
discord was when an effort was made
to instruct for Judge Wade for dele
gate -at large, and some one else moved
that the vote be cast for Edward j..
Dunn of Cerro Gordo. After much dis
cussion Wade's name was withdrawn,
and the district will support Dunn.
Delegates from the Sixth are S. B.
Reynolds of Mahasl<a. and Claude W.
Meyers Of Wapello: alternates D. w.
Bates of Monroe, and ]. II. Platte Of
Poweshiek.
The Seventh district caucus elected
John F. Mulvaney of Polk county. and
j. p. O'Malley of Dallas, delegates to
van. Of Polk county, was endorsed for
delegate at large A fight developed
in the Seventh district over the selec-
tion of district delegates, which result
ed in the defeat of Farley Sheldon. OF
Story county, as one of the delegates.
Sheldon was offered the position of al
ternate delegate but refused to accept
it. The alternates chosen are J. w.
Brady, of Marion, and N. J. Harris. OF
Polk.
Eighth district delegates are John j.
Dunnigan, of Page. and e. j. San
key. of Decatur: alternates, w. I'll.
Wilson, of Wayne, and w. B. Perkins.
of Wayne.
The Ninth selected John Blake, of
Cass, and w. G. Campbell, of Shelby;
j: w Morris, Of Guthrie,
and William Doik. of Audubon.
The Tenth named D. l.. Caswell. of
Crawford and j. A. Mention, of Boone;
alternates, r. l.. Wacholz, of Winneba-
CO. and l.. c. Tranger. of Humboldt.
The Eleventh district delegates are
W. F. Hutton, of Tda and Charles G.
Cannon, of O'Brien; alternates, p. l..
Crow. of Monona, and H. L. Pierce. of
Buena Vista.
Committee on Resolutions.
Members of the resolutions commit
tee by districts follow:
First, Fred Smith. Des Moines; Sec
ond. P. B. Wolfe, Clinton: Third, G. B.
Thompson, Buchanan; Fourth, c. H.
Williams, Cerro Gordo; Sixth. John c.
Demar. Davis; Seventh. c. O, Holly.
Polk: Eighth. DR.. Launder. Clarke;
Ninth, F. j. Sidney. Adair; Tenth, D.
A. Mugan, Jefferson: Eleventh, Ira
Broffel. Dickinson.
FOR BRYAN AND kERNE.