Manchester Democrat., 1910-08-10
iowa G. 0. P. MEETS
AFTER WARM SESSION PREsi.
DENT TAFT is GIVEN WEAK
ENDORSEMENT.
cuMMINs SCORES TARIFF LAW
Platform Declares Revision Of 1909
Not Satisfactory Fultillment Of
Party's Promise-Dolllver
Is Kissed.

ScudloiS anu cA-COuSIessihe'i, tuS lOWo
Republican convention came to close
Wednesday after adopting platform
and nominating candidates for the su-
preme bench and superintendent of
public instruction and naming state
central committee.
The resolutions as adopted dismiss
consideration of the president with
the clause, I'VE indorse such efforts
as President Taft and his advisers
have made to fulfill the promises of
the national platform"
They reaffirm their loyalty to the
platform of 1908 but do not recognize
the revision of 1909 as satisfactory
fulfillment of the party promise and
therefore favor the creation of an in
dependent non-partisan tariff commit
tee to secure facts regarding imports
and urge revision Of schedules separ-
ately. They commend Senators Dol
liver and Cummins for their work
upon the tariff bill, the railroad bill
and the postal savings bill" They
commend the action Of the house in
revising the rules. They indorse the
antitrust law and recommend 1t be
given additional strength to meet the
devices of modern. industry. They
favor the fixing Of physical valua-
tion on railroads in order to secure
effective control of rates and COM
| plete system of accounting. They
favor amendments 20 the postal saw
irgs law to keep the money deposited
with the government within the COM
munities where deposited. They favor
conservation of natural resources.
They indorse the primary law. They
promise there would be no backward
steps along prohibition lines In Iowa
They demand election OF United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people, They insist on a readjustment
OF the representation of Republicans II
national convention. They favor ar
income tax. and favor cooperation ol
the national government in enlargine
the usefulness of the system of public
education.
Under the primary law, the nomina
tions for state officers were made a
the primaries in June excepting fol
supreme judges and superintendent o
nnh,,c instrnction- IN the latter offic,
tbara not he,ne naioritv vote
Ird,a Eyans of E,nrt nodpe and Indp,
u M naamar of Rcd Oak were re
nor,inotad for tho snnreme banch a
NJ Dayca ~ carnar WAS nom,nate,
Gov tho off,co of snnerintendent q
public instruction.
The new state committee is CON
nosed of six Jnsureents and Ave sta
: warts and g. r. Franke of Parkers
hnrp will he continued state chai,
man.
senator c,mm,ns as temnorar
u.soroer wnen ne named tne part
n =, uran.. u 1oosevelt'
: sne ies.uene ai'-
former congressman Lacey,
s.ano-patter' walked INTO the cente
aisle CRYING. Ia1t. Tart Tart,
wnicn ne was joined py MS ieilo'
s,alwarts. hooseVelIs name wa
cneerea. cummlns Ignored Lacey
cry, pue - was some tilne Deiore u
oou.u iesule
s. senator Cummins was very empna
&c IN MS deciaratlon tnat the tari
Dill as u $1,000 needed conslderabl
revision 10 make II right. ne ais
warned tne country against gong 70
Iast on tne centrai oank ioea' ana sal
tnat wealth. was demanding 700 muc
toli alreaay.
Senator Cummins was cheered r.
peatedly by the progressives, the sta
less to interrupt him. He referre