Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-26
STRONG FOR bryan
BIT NOT HARMONIOUS
Democratic Convention With a
Single Purpose Marked By
Dissension
MILLER wlrHpRAWs AS FACTOR
Present State Chairman Concludes to
Seek No Further Honors-Rinehart
Turned Down as Delegate But Writes
the ResoIutions-No Change in Next
Meeting Place.
special to rimes-Republican.

Special to IlmeS-RepuDhCaH.
Cedar Rapids, March 26.--The larg-
est attendance in the history of the
party in years characterized the state
democratic convention. which met here
in the Auditorium today. While not
many sensations were promised IN
what was recognized on all sides as a
BRYAN love feast, much comment and
surprise were evoked by State Chair
man Miller's action refusing to be
considered as the active leader of the
party. Miller not only positively re-
fused to be a candidate to succeed
himself as member of the state COM
mittee, but also gave notice that he
would not act as district delegate, With
which his name had been prominently
mentioned, While the committee mat
ter would rot come up until the sec
ond convention, Miller evidently want
ed to establish his position once and
for all.
The fight for the relocation of the
second state convention, threshed out
In the state central committee last
night, gives every indication of coming
to the floor of the convention in the
form of a motion. The prospects are
now that the date will be changed, and
Sioux City will keep the second. Even
the Des Moines delegates themselves
are divided on the question of a change
FERRY sullivan himself being opposed
to 1t.
Every indication is that the resolu-
t:ons will follow the general trend of
the Nebraska platform in order that
BRYAN may point to the significant ac-
ton of both states.
John D. Dennison, of Dubuque. Will
likely be permanent chairman. G. ..
Holly, of Polk, is most likely the chair-
man of the resolutions committee.
A surprise was In the turn down of
G. f. Rinehart as member of the
resolutions committee in the Seventh
district, which was claimed by many
as solely owing to his personality. II
the resolutions are adopted as they
now stand and in Hollys hand, they
will mean the adoption of Rinehart's
resolutions, as he prepared the present
draft.
Judge Carr, Claude Porter, Jerry"
Sullivan and Ed Dunn are most
talked of for delegates es-at-large, altho
S. B. Wordsworth, of Council Bluffs,
and John F. Duncombe. of Fort Dodge,
are mentioned. General Weaver was
sidetracked because of his prohibition
tendencies.
pennison is Chairman.
The convention was reconvened at
i:15 by Chairman Porter. The COM
mittee ON credentials settled amicahly
the Hardin county contest in the Third
district by seating fourteen delegates
with half a vote each. Every county
and every district was represented.
John Dennison was reported by the
committee for permanent chairman.
He was selected in committee over
Maurice O'Conner, of Fort Dodge.
Dennison delivered a spirited ad-
dress and announced that the commit
tee on resolutions would not be ready
to report for some time. Amid much
enthusiasm a request was made that
Judge Wade be escorted to the plat
form. The members of the democratic
national committee from Iowa then de-
livered an address.
Deadlock in Resolutions Committee.
At $3.50 there was no indication
whatever as to the platform. Some of
the committee want to adopt the Ne
braska platform in full; others seek
revision, and still others want new
platform altogether.
The eleventh hour predictions for
delegates t-large are Sullivan, Carr,
Wardsworth and Porter.