The Washington herald., 1908-03-19
Cummins Gives Up Fight,
Finding 1t Hopeless.
ADOPT A TARIFF PLANK
Want Revision Such as En-
bodied in Ohio Platform.
George Perkins and Lafe Young
Among the observation-disclosures.
CONGREGATIONAL Districts All In
struet Delegates to Vote for Taft
at Chicago ConventiOn-Senaro Al
lison Wins After Hard Fight.

Des Moines. Iowa. March 1S-The Iowa
Republican convention to-day named four
delegates-at-large to the national eonven-
ton, and instructed them to support Will
lam H. Taft for the Presidency.
The following are the delegates thus
named: George D. Perkins, Of Sioux City;
Lafe Young. Of Des Moines; J. r. Lane.
OF Davenport. and Frank ". simmons. OF
Ottumwa.
Prior 10 the convening Of the state con-
ventlon this morning the Second. Third.
Fourth. Fifth. Ninth. Tenth, and Eleventh
districts had district conventions, selected
two delegates from each district and in
structed them for Taft.
District Delegates.
The district delegates named to-day are
as follows.
second distrct-DaTe BraEt Of Iowa City. ana
Frank Ellis. Of Clinton
Third district-J. r. Guthrie. OF Dubuque. and
Eugene sehafter Of Eagle Grove.
Fourth dis-ret-Duncsn Rule Of Mason City, and
Charles Webs;eF. of Decsrah.
Fifth district-E. R. Moore. Of Harlan. and J. Il.
Duan. Of Missouri valley.
Tenth district-Robert Eealy. Of Fort DodEs. and
A. d. Clark. OF Algora.
Elerenth district-M- L. De Wolf. Of speseer, ard
" C. Nstcalf. Of Paulina
The State convention this afternoon in
dorsed Senator William & Allison for
reelection and adopted tariff plank
similar 70 that of Ohio, which asks for
revision BY friends OF the tariff.
Gov -cummins gave Up the fight when
he found himself outvoted
Attorney General H. W. Byers who was
the temporary chairman. said the Re-
publican party never had brighter pros
poets than az present. He congratulated
/ the Republicans CT TIE STATE upon the
part they had borne in the creation OF
the party record. and detailed the fea-
tures Of Republican achievement al con-
/ siderable length. He further said:
( The American people have much rea-
/ son 70 be grateful 10 the Divine Master
( Of the world. but there is no one thing
for which they should be more thankful
I than that AT this moment there came into
/ leadership the greatest man OF modern
/ times, the most potent force in all the
world-Theodore Roosevelt He has boldly
/ undertaken TO find his way through the
/ labyrinth that surrounded Us. He has
( confidently appealed TO the sense OF JUS
tice. which always dominates The Ameri-
can heart His work IS not yet done, but
I it has been gloriously begun
If the Republican party IS retained in
power il promises 10 adopt and have
written into the laws OF the land every
suggestion made by the President in his
last message TO Congress
I "It seems 10 me TO have a part in this
great work ought 10 so I'll the hearts
with patriotism and love Of country that
there would be no room for petty Jealousy
and factional spirit, and appeal to You
TO bury forever in harmony and good fel-
lowship all purely factionaI differences.
Then give US as candidate for President
a man who IS pledged to walk straight
on in the ways Of justice and honesty.
and victory IS rs sure as the passage OF
time
I'VE need a man who is saturated with
the influence Of the administration now
drawing 10 an end We need a man who
understands all and appreciates the work
that Roosevelt has done
We need a man who knows that the
tariff schedule must be revised, holding
fast 70 the policies OF protection, but CIV
ing heed to the rights OF those who buy.
as Wei as 10 the rights os those who sell.
We need man who has already demon
strated that it is possible TO employ reci-
proCity TO enlarge our markets abroad
without inhicting injury upon our mar
! kets at home.
There may be many such men, for the
Republican party is rich IN leaders. but
the man I have in mind is. I believe. the
choice Of a great majority OF the RepUbli-
cans Of Iowa. the friend and adviser OF
the President the Secretary Of War,
William II. Taft"