Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-29

1usene '. Oeos. public ownership
of railways and telegraphs, telephones
and other means Of transportation and
communication.
Assuring the small farmers that their
land possession will not be disturbed
during the process of Specialization OF
industries proposed by Socialists.
Declaring that the Socialist move
ment is primarily economic and polit-
zeal and 'is not concerned with re-
liglous Beliefs"
Demanding that the government use
the power Of eminent domain to start
public works in the interest Of the I'M
employed.
To make the fight for woman suf-
frage feature Of the campaign.
To send Eve general organizers into
the south.
On most Of these propositions the
convention divided, and the discussions
were bitter, but in every case the will
of the majority was accepted, and after
the unanimous nomination Of Debs and
Hanford to carry the standard again
the 219 delegates ended their seven
days proceedings with the utmost en-
thusiasm. The olive branch of the So
cialfst Labor party, however, was re-
Jected.
Bryan Keeping His Lead.
Notwithstanding that the Pennsyl-
vania Democratic convention rejected
1877 to 123-the motion to indorse Bry-
an for president and under the leader
ship Of James NJ. Guffey sent IN unin-
structed delegation to Denver, the fail
ure Of the johnson boom to catch on In
either Alabama or California, where
great expectations Of Its friends were
advertised, and other Endorsements Of
the Nebraskan have kept the great
commoner well in the front Of the race
for the Democratic nomination. The
Alabama primary gave Bryan large
majority, but Johnson said he was well
pleased at the fair showing he had
made as comparative stranger. The
California Democrats constructed a
radical platform In which public own
ership and Asiatic exclusion figure
prominently.
In the Michigan Democratic conven-
ton at Lansing not vote was cast
against the Bryan Endorsement and
the unit rule-this in spite of the fact
that Bryan's old friend, National Com
mitteeman Campau, was shelved.
At Jefferson City tho Democrats of
Missouri in convention instructed the
delegation to Denver to support Bryan
as unit.
The Washington Democratic conyen-
ton at Spokane Endorsed Bryan and
cheered Roosevelt las good Demo-
craft"
Burrows to Sound Keynote.
Somewhat to the surprise and disap-
pointment Of the friends of President
Roosevelt, the Republican executive
committee selected Senator Burrows
Of Michigan to be temporary chairman
Of the coming national convention at
Chicago. as 1t was we'll known that
The president favored the choice of Sem
htor Beveridge Of Indiana. The i'm
portance Of the position is well under
stood, as 1t gives capable speaker
The opportunity of sounding the key
note Of the entire convention one way
Or the other. 1t was freely talked at
Washington that the president was
deeply angered by this variation from
the programme which he had caused
his friends to favor. Others said he
was satisfied, on the whole, because
Burrows was not entanglcd with either
faction of the party, and when Taft
returned from Panama and held pri
waite converse with Burrows harmony
was said to reign. Later protests be.
gan pouring in from Roosevelt ad
mirers In all parts of the country, SC
that there is talk of fight over the
chairmanship on the floor of the con.
vention.
California For Taft.
Although the regular Republican fac
ton beat the Lincoln Roosevelt league
for control OF tae ealifornia state con-