Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-28

indianapolis, April 28.-The big fight
in the democratic convention today was
over the matter of endorsing a candi-
by Governor Marshall favored the en-
dorsement Of a candidate by the pres
ent convention and the Taggart fol-
lowing wants a statewide primary to
decide. Several speeches We're made
and at times the speakers became so
bitter in their declarations as to throw
the convention into a turmoil of ex-
citement. Delegates blocked the aisles
and it required the strenuous efforts of
police and conservative leaders to quiet
them. At the conclusion of the speeches
roll call was ordered.
BY a vote of Ss8 to S5s the conven-
ton adopted the proposition of Cover
nor Marshall that the convention en-
dorse a candidate for the United States
senate.
Big Field Nominated.
The names of candidates were pre-
sented when nominations for senator
were asked for. The following were
named: G. " Menzies, Mount Vernony
Robert w. Miers, Bloomington; Joseph
H. Shea, Seymour; L. Ert Slack.
Franklin; John E. Lamb, Terre Haute;
Thomas Taggart, Indianapolis; John
Becker, Hammond; Daniel w. Simms,
Lafayette; Edward q. Hoffman, Fort
Wayne; and John A. Adair, Portland
Kern in the Lead.
On the first ballot John w. Kern LED
with S03 votes, Taggart second, 22S.
On the second Kern had 647, Taggart
IA, Lamb 204. Kern announced that he
would not accept If nominated. Tag
gart declared the democrats desired
Kern's nomination.
At the end of third ballot Kern
lacked forty votes for nomination of
the senatorship.
ShiveIy Scores Tariff Law.
Permanent Chairman Shively, ad-
dressing the democratic state. conven-
ton today, devoted the time almost
entirely to a discussion of the new
tariff. He referred to Taft's speeches
pronouncing it the best tariff law ever
enacted, and then called attention to
the recent republican state convention
In Indiana, which Shively said con-
demned the measure and approved the
party insurrection against it.
''For the first time and by their form
al proceedings in convention said
Shively, "they confess that protective
tariff may be unjust and oppressive;
that it may hatch trade conspiracies
and foster monopolies; that it may
cripple the unfavored producer and
pillage the purses of consumers; that it
may breed forces so powerful as to
master the party which embraces it;
that its beneffciaries may scorn good
advice and wise counsel and write
their own rates into the schedules, and
that it may visit a vast variety of other
ills on society, all of which confess
sions are true as they go and are good
for the souls Of those who make them"
Platform Not For Free Trade.
The platform denounces the Payne
Aldrich tariff law as masterpiece OF
injustice and as favoring monopolies;
favors a pension Of 81 per day forI
union veterans of the civil war; an in
come tax amendment to the federal
constitutions; opposes subsidies; de-
nounces injunctions without affording
defendants a hearing; condemns the
extravagance Of the administrations;
sources, and popular election of sena-
tors and declares for local self-govern-
ment, especially where it concerns the
liquor traffic. The tariff plank is:
I'VE denounce the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act as a masterpiece Of injustice,
involving remorseless exactions from
the many to enrich the few thru
trusts and monopolies which it fosters.
Tariff taxation, like other taxation,
should be for public purposes only and
not for private profit, and should be
so levied as not to discriminate against
any section, class, industry or occu-
patton, and limited to the actual neces-
stiles of government economically ad-
president Taft has endorsed Cannon
and Aldrich. We submit to the peo-
pie whether relief may be expected
from party standing for Taft, Can
non, Aldrich and Beveridge at the same
time"
VETERANS HONOR GRANT.