The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-07
munity. No language is too erudite
where that splendid uplift organiza-
ton makes it's influence felt.
THE STATE CONVENTION.

Cumm1nS affair lTOHi uSSihAiH6 "
end. The junior senator mapped out
| the program to the minutest detail
and his henchmen carried out his
1 behests to the letter. The convention
was composed of $50 regular Republi-
| cans and about $50 insurgents. This
lpreponderance of the latter enabled
Mr.. Cummins to manipulate his road
roller at WILL and there is none con-
yersant with the proceedings OF the
convention VITO will say that it was
not industriously employed.
The spirit and purpose OF the mas
ter mind in control of the convention
first disclosed itself early in the de-
livery of Senator Cummins' address
He took occasion to speak OF the
party of Lincoln, of Grant. of Blaine,
OF Garfield. of Mckinley and of Roose-
welt. stopping short at the mention
of the last name. And of Taft
shouted a voice recognized as that OF
Major Jno F. Lacey. But the senior
senator was obdurate. He stood with
mouth firmly closed while $50 Iowa
Republicans, for a period of five min
utes, urged him TO name tie eS-offiefo
head of the party TO which all pres
ent were supposed 10 belong 1t was
the first time that such a thing ever
occurred in the history of the Repub-
lican party in Iowa.
Senator Cummins speech is already
familiar TO the readers of this paper.
1t was essentially a Democratic
speech. 1t contained no word of en-
dorsement of the President nor OF
the Republican majority in congress.
nor of Governor Carroll For the
most part it was plea IN iustifice ton
OF the two Iowa senators in boiling
the official party program for the re-
demption OF platform pledges. Its
general tenor was to the effect that
al political wisdom and all political
sonesty IS TO be found in the insight
ficant minority who sought TO OBJ
struct President Taft and the Repub-
lican majority in congress in the dis
charge OF the duty laid upon them BIZ
the voters OF the country Jumping
Jim Weaver in his palmiest days
never made a better Democratic
speech in his efforts to discredit Re
publican leaders and Republican
policies.
The resolutions. for the most part,
are in line with Senator Cummins'
address. They accord deserved en-
dorsement TO Governor Carroll but
withhold il from President Taft ex
cept in a qualified and half-hearted
way There was prolonged contest
in the committee on resolutions on
the wording of the Endorsement to be
given the President and the lowe
delegation in congress. The insur
gents proposed ito allude to the new
tariff as not satisfactory fulfill
meat OF the party promises" to en-
dorse the senators and Iowa ilsur
gents with emphasis, and to endorse
such efforts as President Taft ant
his advisers have made to fulfill ths
promises of the national platform.
The regular Republicans on the com
mittee proposed TO endorse the tariff
: law as one passed in pursuance o
the party pledges, to commend tn
President for signing it. and vigorous
w to endorse his administration il
; every particular, and endorse an
commend the Iowa delegation in cor
gTess for all efforts in support of tn
administration of President Taft, an
for such aid and assistance as the
have given him IN carrying forwar
his administrative and legislativ
policies" As the insurgents We're
control Of the committee, six TO fiv'
/ they reported the resolution as the
had framed it and it was adopted b
2 the convention by vote of Sl5
Z 5sS
The regular Republicans went dow
with flying colors, unconquered an
undismayed. They left nothing u
done to SECURE endorsement of IL
y national Republican administratio
e and the principles and policies fl
. which the party stands. They los
e but only after every legitimate r
I course had been exhausted Tbs
= seized upon every opportunity to p
the insurgents on record as oppos'
:. 10 true Republicanism AID TO set TIE
- before the world in their true light
= assistant Democrats. They demands
80 roll calls on every important qnestio
- even after test vote had shown the
TO be in the minority Too much ca
- not be said in praise OF their loyal
10 to party principles and their refus
to yield one iota or surrender in t
i face of certain defeat
ar The prime object of the insurge
Of leader, as developed in his adore
re and in the proceedings Of the conyt
ton, was to exalt and glorify Senai
he Cummins and justify him in boIti
the party program as mapped out
il the President and other party leade
To this everything else was ma
use subservient. In vain did some Of
immediate followers plead with h
to modify his demands in the inter
~. of party harmony. 1t was pointed (
az ~, to him that such modification v
necessary TO the success Of Repu
ICl -. oa,oroc,io,,t Il,