The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-10
SIANDPATTERS
Held CONFERENCE
! Meeting in Des Moines Was Attend
ed by Large Delegation Of Re
pubIicans From all Over
the State
ENDORSEMENT OF TAFT
State Wide Organization Perfected
and Plans Outlined for the
Coming Campaign il,
Iowa.

DIES MONIES, March t0.--The
standpat politicians Of the state who
have gathered here during the good
roads convention, held a meeting yes
terday afternoon at the Savery, per-
fected a statewide organization, in
lorsed President Taft and the admins
tration and outlined plans for the COM
ing campaign and the control of the
state.
While tSe politicians present denied
that they will bring out standpat can
didates against progressive republi-
cans now In the field for state and con-
gressional offices, yet 1t is known that
the standpatters are considering j. A.
Dewitt of Oskaloosa for attorney gen.
eral.
For this place four progressive re
publicans are now in the field. They
are George Cosson, Guy A. Feely,
R. Frailey and w. t. Chantland.
Mr.. Dewitt is the Sixth compression.
al district member Of the republican
s state central committee, is a lawyer OF
wide acquaintance and is considered
good attorney generalship material by
the standpatters.
AS to whom the organization will
bring forward for the supreme judge
ship and other offices it is not known.
Judge NJ A. Roberts of Ottumwa
was mentioned in connection with
both the supreme court positions and
the attorney generalship, but several
weeks ago he gave out an interview
in which he asserted that he would
v not make the race under any circum-
stances.
The organization formed yesterday
is strictly an administration faction.
e. e. Hart, national committeeman
from Iowa, presided and H. G. Larimer
of Charlton acted as secretary.
The first action taken was the ap.
pointment of committee on perma-
nent organization.
This committee organized, elected
Frank D. Jackson of Des Moines presi-
dent; James F. Bryan of Creston, sec.
retary, and Homer A. Miller of Des
Moines, treasurer.
The various district members of the
committee will in the near future call
b.g meetings in their districts and at
these meetings the county organiza.
ton will be perfected.
1t is also stated that the state com
mittee plans to cali general rally Of
the standpatters when Vice President
Sherman comes to Iowa within tn;
next six or eight weeks.
The committee on resolutions con
sisted of: First district, J. L. Waite
Second district. F. d. Let's; Third dis
trict, Q. B. Conrtwright; Fourth dis
trict. DR.. Bowen: Fifth district E. G
Penrose: Sixth district. E. Rominger
Seventh district. James G. Berryhill
Eighth district. j. F. Bryan: Mint
district, D. c. Stuart; Tenth district
]. p. Connor; Eleventh district, Sena
t'r Hogan.
This committee was headed b,
James G. Berryhill and brought i'll tn,
following resolutions, which wer,
adopted unanimously:
BE it resolved by the republican
of Iowa la formal meeting assembled
That the purpose of this meeting is t,
approve and indorse the laws and poi
cies Of the national republican admin
istration, the acts of President VIII
liam II. Taft and the principles of re
publicanism as expressed by him an,
We pledge to HIM and his administra
tion our support"
Efforts to discover who called tin
meeting were in vain. Those presen
said that it was a sort of spontaneoI
affair, that it had been talked Of 10
some time and just occurred natural
ly like Yesterday morning, how
ever. men who had received invita-
tlona to attend the affair signed b.
formc. congressman Hedge of Bur
lington, were inquiring where the con
vantion was to be held.
Some of the prominent republican
present IN addition to the officers an
those on the two committees Were n
O. Weaver of Wapello county, Horac
Rand of Burlington, G. F. Skj.vin 0
Keokuk, Joe Harte of Allamakee cour
ty. William Bray of Grinnell, Fran
Nimocks of Ottumwa, William Kop
of Mount Pleasant Senator Gillian
or Glenwood. Senator Nichols Of Mus
catine, NJ. j Tobin of vinton, Co
Dave Palmer of Washington, Milto
McCord OF Newton, Senator Saunder
Of Council Bluffs, y. H. Mayne of En-