Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-03-25
THE STATE CONVENTION.
List d lows Delegates to National convea'
.tien and the Farty's Platform in Full.

As predicted in the last issue O
this paper, printed on the day of tn
Iowa republican convention, Iowa i
enthusiastically for Allison. TIL,
convention at Des Moines was al
Allison convention from start tt
finish. Cummins controlling only
about one-third of the counties of tn,
state. The Cunmins men, including
the state paid officials of Des Moines,
had gone into many of the counties
and waged campaign for weeks be.
fore the convention for control, and
from the very start the Oummins
counties passed resolutions favorina
Cummins and instructing their dele.
gates to vote for Oummins delegates,
SO that it cannot be said that Cum
Minis did not attempt to control this
convention. Two votes were taken
that tested the strength OF the candi-
dates. Senator Allison winning one
by 2J1 and the other by 175.
The temporary chairman of the con-
vention was Attorney General Byers,
who delivered splendid speech in
opening the convention. The perma-
nent chairman was Senator @. g.
Saunders Of Council Bluffs. Senator
J. Fl. Jamison of Clarke county was
permanent secretary, and John Q.
Crockett. reading clerk of the u. S.
Senate, reading clerk.
The delegates at large from Iowa to
the national republican convention
are George ID. Perkins of Sioux City.
Lafayette Young of Des Moines, Joe
r. Lane of Davenport. Frank Sim
mons of Ottumwa. The alternates at
large are ID. l.. Heinsheimer of Glen
wood. W. f. Lake of Arlington, E.
j. O. Beaier of Cedar Rapids, George
H. Spahr of Henry county.
The district delegates are as follows: !:
lst-H. l. Sawyer, Lee county; H.
8. Rand. Des Moines county.
2d-F. w. Ellis, Clinton David
Brandt. johnson.
3d.. II. Guthrie, Dubuque; Eu-
gene Shseffer, Wright.
4th-Duncan Rule, Cerro Gordo !:
Charles Webster. Fayette Alternates
w. l.. Eaton. Mitchell; W. E. Bed
dow, Allamakee.
Rth-S. wertheim, Benton s. r,
MuUro, Linn. - r.
9TH Major ]. f. Lacey, Mahaska !;
NJ. A. McCord, Jasper.
7th-C. r. Quade, Story l.. N.
Hayes. Marion.
Sth-Frank A. Abbott, Union; J.
A. Harvey, Decatur
9th-L. +. Potter, Shelby; j. H.
Duell. Harrison.
lOth-Robert Healy. Webster; A. d.
Clark, Kossuth.
llth-M. E. DeWolf. Clay; W. G.
Metcalf, O'Brien.
l.. b. Whitney of this county was
chosen to fill the vacancy on the state
central committee from this district
until the next convention.
Speeches were made before the con-
veRtion by George d. Perkins of
Sioux City, Lafe Young of Des
Moines. Congressman Birdsell of
Clarion. Major Lacey of Oskaloosa
and Atty. Gen. Wade Ellis of Ohio.
manager Of the Taft presidential
Following is the party platform
adopted. Upon the reading OF the
resolution referring to Senator Allison
the greatest demonstration ever seen
in state convention followed The
Allison delegates waved American
flags, stood upon the seats and yelled
hoarse. The ovation lasted
from ton to fifteen minutes.
IOWA REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Resolved, by the republicans of
the state of Iowa. i'll convention as
sembled, that the record of our party
during more than SO years of unex-
ampled national history is the large
asset of the republican party and the
pride of all republicans; that we
earnestly desire the continued
supremacy and expanding influence of
this great organization; and we here
by renew our expression of pride in
the recent record of the party in ad-
and legislation. We
have faith to believe that the republi-
can party under the guidance of the
people will meet just public require
ments in the future. as in the past.
I'VE declare unequivocally for pro-
lection as a cardinal principle of the
republican party, and we affirm our
nnalterable purpose to maintain it.
Events have confirmed the wisdom !
)f the makers of the national plat |
form of 1904. wherein the party !
pledged REIMBURSEMENT of rates OF
iuty only when conditions SO change |
hat the public interests demand their
alteration. In accordance with this
of four years ago the re-
publican party Of Iowa endorses the
Of the Ohio republican
platform OF this year in behalf of Re-
'ision OF the tariff by special ses-
lion of the next congress insuring the
of the true principle of
protection by imposing such customs
luties as will equal the difference be-
ween the cost of production at home
md abroad, together with reason
bile profit, to the end that without
duties american manufac-
urers. farmers, producers and wage