Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-25
ELEMENT IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
TO STRIVE FOR PROGRESS.
s,vE PLATFORM.
GET AWAY FROM TRADITIONS
is PRESENT PLAN
Convention at ottumwa This Week
May Develop a Lively Contest Over
Platform-suIIivan to Sound Keynote
Claude Porter to Try Difficult
StraddIins Feat
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! Des Moines, July 25.-The democra-
tic state convention at Ottumwa this
week may not have the largest possible
attendance, but 1t is going to rival IN
interest the republican convention
scheduled for one week later.
The Des Moines contingent will go to
Ottumwa in full force, making the
journey tomorrow and there will prob
! ably be a hundred in the party. They
are going to the convention to aid in
mailing ap latform, so they say. that
will meet with the approval and COM
| mand the support of the very best peo-
! pie Of the state. Their effort will be,
! If they are properly understood, to
! make platform that will get the party
as far as possible away from the tradi-
tons of the past and to plant 1t firmly
| on progressive democratic ground.
The two nominations will cause no
great interest, Judge p. B. Wolfe, OF
Clinton, will be one Of the nominees
for supreme Judge. The other may be
Judge Anthony Van Wagenen, Of Sioux
| City, provided he will consent to go on
1.-THE ticket. He declined to accept a
place to be voted for at the primary. If
\ he declines some other equally as good
will be selected.
Sullivan to Sound Keynote.
Jerry B. Sullivan, Of this city, who
made great race for governor few
years ago against Governor Cummins,
will be the temporary chairman and
keynoter for the convention. He is fix
ing up a keynote that will ring true
and clear. 1t will have no liberation
whatever for that contingent Of the
party which joined with certain repub-
licans in congress to maintain Cannon
ism in the speakers chair; nor will he
have a good word for the kind of DEM
ocrats they have in Illinois who made
Lorimerism possible. While Mr. Sui
Ivan is an ardent adn1irer Of Mr..
personal eulogies. Mr.. Sullivan's idea
is that the democrats have a fine OPP
portunity to set their party before the
voters Of the state as representative Of
we'll defined principles which relate
largely to the tariff, corporations, rail-
roads, banking and political methods.
Congressman w. d. Jameson, Of
Shenandoah. who has been picked for
the permanent Craftsmanship, also will
be expected to make speech. Mr..
Jameson has been quietly watching
the drift Of affairs at Washington and
will be able to say some things that
| will show what is the matter with
| American political affairs.
Porter Has Difficult Task.
There will be other speakers at the
state convention. Claude Porter of
ICenterville, carrying with him his GER
tificate Of merit from over. $4,000
standpat repu blicans as one entirely
fit to be governor Of Iowa, will be on
hand and he will be expected to make
speech. Just how to so deliver HIM
Iself as to retain the good will of the
Jackson's Taft Club" as regulars"
and to catch the votes Of all the dem
ocrats and perhaps handful Of the
republicans Of the state, is the prob
lem ahead Of him.
Several Of the candidates for con-
gress are good speakers and will be
called out. Among them are Clint
Price of Indianola. D. D. Murphy Of
| Elkader, Frank Stuart of Charlton,
Dan Hamilton of Sigourney and John
Denison Of Dubuque.
The state committee will be elected
| by the state convention and be given
| authority. in accordance with the laws
Of the state, to carry on the campaign
work. 1t is certain that N. F. Reed Of
| Ottumwa. will be entrusted with the
| campaign management. He has head
quarters already open and the machin-
| cry at work. A vigorous campaign
| will be waged not only for the state
i ticket but for candidates for congress.
There is much talk Of ability to get
congressman from the First, Second,
Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth
districts.
Chance For a Row.
One matter will come up which
may cause some trouble. A number
| OF democrats, headed by the Ottumwa
people who are friends Of Mayor Phil
Hips, will dem and a resolution con-
demning the 'Cosson laws. But this
will never get thru without fight. for
many Of the democrats believe that
their party ought not to take any po-
sition that would seem to Indicate OPP
position to the enforcement Of the laws
| Of the state.
| One thing is certain that the resolu-
tons will indorse the principle Of the
CALL and possibly the Oregon plan Of
electing senator's The present postal
savings law will be condemned and the
fact will be pointed OUT that in the
preparation Of rail bill the admins
tration sought to deceive the people
by palming OFF a fraud. The tariff res
olution will be for tariff reform and for
lower duties on cotton and wooden
goods and free iron and Steel
| Democratic leaders say there will be
no effort whatever to try to frame up
platform in anticipation Of what the
republicans may or may not do. The
plan will be to make a platform good
for all time and under all circum-
| stances and to make q square fight
| They will not mentions the Indictment
of the governor nor try to take advant-
age of the unfortunate preddcament o.
| the republican party in this regard.
IOWA HORSES IN DEMAND.