Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-06-26
REPUBLICANS meet.
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION At
WATERLOO.
pRoGREssvEs in CONTROL
Platform Adopted, Candidates Nom
mated and State Committee
Elected. '0

the republican state convention. hau
no business TO transact except the
adoption of a platform. the nominal
ton of two candidates for judges OF
the supreme court, and the election
of state committee.
There were no contests The pro-
gressives were in control and organ
lied the convention.
William S. Hart Of Allamakee
county was temporary chairman ana
the committee on permanent organ
ization selected Robert Healy OF Fort
Dodge as permanent chairman.
The nomination OF Supreme Justices
Scott NJ. Ladd and S. NJ. Weaver was
purely formal matter. Judge Ken
needy of Sioux City included them IN
the same motion, and Lewis Niles
seconded it. and they were nominated
by reclamation. All other nominal
lions were made at the primary.
The platform follows:
eve, the republican party OF Iowa
in convention assembled. do approve
most heartily our national party plat
form recently adopted at Chicago ana
we do hereby emphatically indorse
the wise policies and splendid admin
istration of President Theodore
Roosevelt. We unhestitatingly de-
clare that the party presents to the
nation worthy successor and a
grand leader in the candidacy OF Will
liam H. Taft for president and like
wise his associate, James S. Sherman
for vice president.
1--WE are proud to indorse the wise
craftsmanship of United States Sena-
tors William B. Allison and Jonathan
P. Doliver and our entire delegation
in congress- Especially do we glory
in the peerless position OF influence
and leadership in the councils OF the
nation which our venerable senator
! has given to our state.
at is with pride and confidence
that we appeal to the people OF Iowa
for their approval Of the wise, able
and economical conduct of our state
affairs by the present republican adj
ministration The maintenance or
our public institutions has been Ell
fected with broad intelligence and
the administration of our entire state
government has been conducted with
such integrity and efficiency as to
constitute period conspicuous in the
craftsmanship of our time.
1--WE rejoice in the great advance
ment in popular government secured
by recent republican legislation I'M
der the able, sincere and courageous
leadership of Gov. Albert B. Cum
minis. We believe that the abolition
of the railway pass has removed an
insidious temptation from the paths
of our public servants.
1--WE believe that the law prohibit
ing contributions by corporations to
political campaigns has materially
purified our politics. We believe that
the Iowa legislature, by preventing
the creation of fictitious values and
the issuance of watered stock, has
pointed to the nation the way to in
tegrity and confidence in the Sc
curities of the modern corporation.
eve believe that the enactment OF
a 2-cent fare law has proved just to
our common carriers, while giving to
every citizen, one man with another
absolute equality in the tax he pays
for his personal transportation:
I'VE approve the efforts of the last
legislature to secure joint freight
rates and in passing the pure food
law We believe that the enactment
of state wide primary law, while
perhaps showing some imperfections
in detail which can be corrected, has
fully indicated the wisdom Of its
principles in bringing the nomination
of party candidates to the unpervert
ed choice of all the voters, and we
hereby declare that it's provisions
should never be impaired in principle
or in purpose. We especially com
mend the restrictions which this law
has placed upon the character OF
campaign expenditures and their com
pulsory publicity.
1--WE demand for the agricultural
interests of Iowa the same co-opera
ton from the railways of this state
in reduced passenger rates for the
Iowa state fair that railroads extend
to the state fairs and large public
gatherings of neighboring states
duly approaching the supreme i'm
portance of the agricultural interests
of our state as well as the rapidly
growing Importance of the manufac'
turing interests, and recognizing the
wisdom Of promoting these interests
we favor the most ample provisions
for general education along industrial
and agricultural lines.
Loyal to the national declaration OF
our party principles and faithful to
the record of our great party, we do
hereby present to the people of Iowa
united party, declaring approval for
the election Of Senator William B.
Allison for his successor, and all the
nominees Of the party, state, congress.
sional, legislative and county.
"This committee recommends the
adoption of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That this convention
has learned with regret of the death
of former President Cleveland, an
executive whose patriotism, firmness
and courage challenged the admiration
of his fellow countrymen of all parties
and honored American manhood. It
extends it's sympathy to his bereaved
family and to the nation he loved and
served with fidelity and sincerity"
Governor Cummins having been
called for, said that word personal
was not out of place in view of his
relations. to the recent primary. He
said he was progressive republican
among republicans and among parties
republican who would give all his
energy for the party and it's ticket
He said:
Senator Allison is entitled to two
things-tirst, a republican legislature.
There must be no anarchy in the
state of Iowa. Iowa Is republican
state and shall give to the campaign
the same zeal and enthusiasm I gave
to the campaign just closed. Senator
Allison is entitled to more. He is
not only entitled to republican legis-
lature, but is entitled to the votes of
every republican in the assembly. and
you can reckon on my influence for
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