The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-26
TRADITIONAL POLICY
OF PARTY REAFFIRMED
Convention Closes With En-
thuSiaSiIS Cheers for Bryan
and State Ticket
an AssoeIated Presal


Sioux City Iowa. June 26.-Enlivon
ed in It's last hours by spirited con
test over the liduo" plank in its
platform the fight on which had been
waged for four hours in
the committee on resolutions the dem
ocratic STATE convention was brought
to close at 5.45 o'clock yesterday af-
lternoon with enthusiastic cheers for
William j Bryan and Iowa state tick
et The so-cailed liquor plank which
was adopted by a good majority simr-
lg affigms the tHdadonal policy OF the
lIarty with refel nee to seltgoyern
menJ.
The afternoon proceedings also wit
messed an interesting fight between
/ four OF the leading democratic jurists
! OF TIE state for nomination FOR Judges
iOf the supreme court On a roll call
vote By counties, ID. W. Hughes of
| lC.eston ,and Judge A. i. House Of
Maquoketa. we-e the winners By sub
4 Istantial maiorities The otaer two
candidates were CAPTAIN w. II
jacques Of Ottwnwa, and Theodore
Bradford OF Marshalltowu.
While the fight over the LIQUOR plank
in the platform was begun i'm the com
mittee on rcsolutions,( the original
lplank to which exceptions were taken
by the temperance element was much
,diferent from that on which the CON
Ivention was called upon to vote. AS
urged 10y ex-Mayor Henry Vollmer Of
Davenport, representing the second
district, the plank replored the at
Tempt TO again inject into politics OF
the state the question OF re-submission
of the prohibitory amendment and
stated its OijOsition TO such an amend
ment, and urged in the nAne of tenn
lperanCe and home rule that the several
communities Of the state be given
Ipower 20 make their own purely local
police regulations on this subject Ia
the interests of harmony this plank
was finally Withdrawn in the commit
tee and in it's place was inserted The
! following;
We reaffirm the traditional policy
Of tae democratic party with reference
to local self-government and home
lrulc
Mr.. Vollmer presented the minority
report and led the fight for the liberal
leeIent but the convention after n
brief debate upheld the committee
compromiss.
The resolutions as adopted express
lgratification over the prospect for the
nomination of Bryan for president,
commend Claude r. Porter and Fred
f. White candidates respectively. fof
United States senator and Tor election
of senators by popular yote: denounce
government BY Injunction and It's pu
tative tather;H endorse legislation for
improved roads and Waterways de-
lnounce prevailing freight rates as q
: determination against the people OF
Iowa. and favor greater powers fer
The state railway commission. demand
enforcement OF IOWA statutes against
trusts and Illegal combinations; criti-
else the policy of the state board Of
healtl. and urge legislation more ac-
curately defining its powers favor the
establishment OF a state insurance
commission; urge state recognition OF
+ farmers Institutes. favor legislative
/ encouragement OF dairy interests; re-
! affirm "the traditional policy OF the
democratic party with reference to
; SELF government and home rule
Aside from the skirmish over the
; liquor issue, the convention was entire
ily harmonious The feabse of the
lopening session which WAS called 10
order al n o'clock this morning was
the address of Temporary Chairman
r. L. Clary OF New Hampton. which
agOused much enthusiasm At the al
teruoon session Jerry B. Sullivan OF
Des Mones. was made permanent
chairman apd spoke briefly
The state committee organized by
the election OF Linton Price OF Inai
anola chairman. and John Il. Dalton
OF Manson, secretary.