Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-08
Democrats Decide to Hold Two
Conventions in Cedar Rapids
and Sioux City
Resolution Adopted Without oppos-
tion-Porter and Clary Selected as
Chairmen of Two Gatherings =
Proxy Votes Cause of Des Moines'
Defeat.
Special to 'rimes-Republican

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Des Moines, Feb. S.-Because a men,
| Der of the democratic state central
committee held several proxies Des
| Moines was turned down and the two
state conventions We're given to Ce-
dar Rapids and Sioux City. The first
convention will be held in Cedar Rap
| ids March 26 and the second at Sioux
City July =.
| Des Moines was candidate for one
| of the conventions, but received only
three votes-Miler of the First dis
trict Price of the Seventh and Nc
Gnty of the Eighth. Kelly of the
Sixth would have been for Des Moines
had he been at the meeting, but he
had sent his proxy to Chairman Mil
Ter of the Third, who also held the
proxy Of Sears Of the Eleventh. giving
him three votes against Des Moines.
MIR. Miller, the chairman of the
committee, freely criticised Des Moines
to members of the business mems
committee asking him to give this
city one of the conventions. He OBJ
jected to the way the newspapers had
treated him and the committee.
Democrats say that the trouble arose
from the campaign which real Bryan
men in Des Moines have led on behalf
of the radicals for the control of the
state committee, now in the hands of
1.-THE conservatives, who have never for
given the interference that resulted in
Mr.. Bryan compelling one of their
faction to relinquish his ambition to
serve on the national committee, after
the committee had unanimously in
dorsed him.
Claude R. Porter of Centerville, late
democratic candidate for governor. was
selected for temporary chairman of
The first convention, and Hon. Tim
&, Clary of New Hampton, represen-
tative from Chickasaw county. was
chosen for temporary chairman of the
second convention.
Other officers OF the convention were
selected as follows:
For the first Notwithstanding.
Fl erman Schurz of Council Bluffs; as
sistant secretary, Samuel Monnatt,
Jr., of Kalona: reading clerk. j. A.
Gillispie of Burlington; sergeant-at-
arms. Dan Bringolf, of Des Moines.
FOR the second convention-Secre-
tary. IF. B. Volkringer of Iowa City;
assistant secretary. G. W. Van Atten,
of West Union: reading clerk. S. l..
Ettar of Sigourney: sergeant at arms,
Phillip LEM, Of Carroll.
Tie representation in the conven-
ton was fixed as formerly, except in
1906, by giving each county two dele
gates at large and one delegate for
each 200 votes and majority fraction
thereof cast for Claude r. Porter for
governor.
While the republicans had warm
contest over the basis of representa-
ton the democrats had no trouble,
what ever. choosing the vote of Mr..
Porter as the basis. He received about
1856 OG0 votes. so that it is figured that
the democratic conventions will have
from 1000 to 1000 delegates. Chair
man Miller has not yet figured out the
ratio. but will do so when he returns
to his home.
The committee adopted the usual
resolution, indorsing Mr. Bryan. 1t was
offered by Committeeman Dalton of the
Tenth district and was adopted with
out dissent. 1t was then wired to MI.
BRYAN It's text follows:
Believing that the Waterloo conven-
ton correctly reflected the sentiment
of the Iowa democracy by unanimously
lndorsing William j. Bryan for the
presidency in 1908 the democratic state
central committee of Iowa hereby UNI
Gualifiedly rendorses the great Ne
btaskan for the same high and honor
able office.
The adoption Of this resolution and
the maneuvering of the whole day
rnerely emphasized the fact that the
radical democrats and the conserva-
tives are playing a handsome game to4
gain control of the democratic party
organization in this state. i
At the Waterloo convention the con 4
servatives gained complete. control. al
tho so overwhelmingly was the senti-
ment for Bryan that a resolution for
him was early adopted. A persistent
fight has been made ever since by the
leaders of the radical wing in hope Of
raining SccntrO1 for Rryan "a the state