The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-11

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form, II is true, was not based on the
Ohio model; it was based on better
authority than that-the national
platform. 1t is hoped that now that
the convention is over and that Iowa
republicans have declared them
selves the atmosphere will clear, the
storm pass and ali find themselves
with a better understanding OF one
another and disposition to secure
the success OF the party in which all
have faith. nt
Ottumwa Courier:lt has been many
years since republican state con-
vention was held in Iowa on which a
roll call was demanded and made on
almost every question brought up.
Every one knows that in politics the
minority of today may be the major
ity of tomorrow and vice versa; that
in the detail OF states politics and
in the detail of a political party, like
the weather, there is nothing certain
except that there is always liability
of change. A summing up of the
action of yesterdays convention in
brief, holds one to believe that the
factional fight among the republicans
of Iowa has just begun. Senator
Dolliver served notice on the conven-
ton that he was going to keep it up
in every township in the state.
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Boone News-Republican: Nothing
can prevent republican success in
Iowa this year as result of this con-
yention. The great rank and file OF
the party will stand upon the plat
form and will vote for the men it en-
dorses. Differences should dsap.
pear like the mists of the morning
for it was fair and square test of
the strength of the two factions.
When the convention has spoken,
factionalism should fade away, and
the members of the party buckle on
the harness for the. great test of
principles in November.
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Waterloo Reporter: It was merry
war and with all the pulling and haul
ing, a better feeling prevailed, there
was less spleen and bitterness than
that displayed at all former conven-
lions in the past several years. The
standpatters made a strong fight for
a Taft administration platform as
they deemed they were entitled to
and lost by majority reaching the
800 mark. The progressives present,
ed a reasonably fair platform and
with the exception of the tariff plank
and the specializing of several en-
actments, it wa" as satisfactory as
could be expected The Carroll
plank of the progressive platform
was very satisfactory indeed to all
wings of the party and this majority
report and it's adoption practically
unanimously, will do more to cement
the party at theoNovember election
than any other Che business act of
the convention. d8 2FE Ge fEi5arsT
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Marshalltown Times Republican /:
The voice of the. convention of the
of Iowa is decisive. 1t
should be so considered, both in Iowa
and in the east; in Washington as in
Des Moines, Iowa is progressive.
More, she is 'insurgent" as the term
has gained the new and honorable
sense of an expression of patriotic
defense of the square deal between
public and private interests. Iowa
so declared herself yesterday clearly,
boldly, unfalteringly, Enthusiastically.
Let it be so written and so under
lumbia. There is now new opportun-
ity for harmony, a harmony which
chords with the chorus of Iowa re-
publicanism and there is no other ba-
sis for harmony. Time and again
the republicans of the state have
spoken their will 1t is time that
those who pirate most of harmony and
party regularity submit to the party
will and fall into their places in the
ranks of the organization, for pro
gressiveness is the republican party
of this state and standpatism is rebel
lion. If there is TO be victory, an
overwhelming victory in November,
an old-fashioned Iowa majority, every
republican must do his duty. The
ticket in its entirety is worthy of all
republican votes The platform rep
resents the definite conclusion of
iowa republicanism. Iowa is pro-
gressive, some of the candidates are
not. Turn in and elect the ticket.
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Des Moines Capital: The progress
i've or insurgent republican conVen-
ton was emphatically Cummins
convention. The more than 500 in
surgent delegates out OF the total of
over 1900 were the widest Cummins
men. Every time the junior senator
appeared his eight hundred men were
ready to get upon their feet. 1t is
true a majority of the delegates in
five congressional districts were not
Cummins men. When the Cummins
applause prevailed the delegates in
these five districts sat stlll and mute.
They did not hove hand or foot. Upon
a majority of the faces there was q
look of disgust But the other eight