Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-25
kAvANAUGH. HEAD OF WATER.
WAYS ASSOCIATION, cRITicisEs
ACTION OF PRESIDENT.
SAYS HE THOUGHT TO PREVENT
INTENTIONS OF CONGRESS
Favoritism For Own Ohio River is
Charged Against Head Of Nation
Lakes. to Gulf Waterway Association
in Session at st. Louis Hears Of Pro-
gress Of Great Project.


ton OF the Lakes to the Gulf Deep
Waterway Association began here to-
day Reports of the secretary and
treasurer and an address by President
kavanaugh constituted the principal
business of the morning session.
President kayanaugh pointed out
that this association had for years con-
demned the pork barrel policy and
demanded that river improvements be
put on a practical basis In which COM
mercial conditions are said to be held
paramount to political consideration.
As a result demand for waterway i'm
provement have become non-poiiticai
and the pork barrel policy Is doomed.
Even the president, despite growing in
difference toward our great project and
favorable toward his own river. an
nounced that hereafter no pork bar
rel" will receive his approval.
Public Sentiment Awakened.
while no single instrumentality can
alone bring about Il revolution among
a great people" continued kavanaugh.
this organization is among those that
have in the last two years stirred pub
lie sentiment to it's depths. awakened
the spirit OF citizenship and implanted
in the hearts of our people a sense OF
civic duty rising above the call of part
les or demand OF the bosses, and let
him who doubts recall the ideas OF No
vember."
Some One Unfaithful.
He discussed and pointed out the
necessity for better transportation ia
cilities. Referring to congressional ac-
ton he said:
Thanks chiefly to the fidelity OF mon
now present. the Sixty first congress at
its session last winter enacted river
and harbor bill superior to its prede-
cessors in several respects. largely IN
that 1t contained q modest appropria-
ton for he lakes to the gulf deep wal
erway, conditional on approval by
board OF engineers. for which provision
was made. The item was well intend
ed, and had the intent been carried out
faithfully the critical point Of our pro-
ject would now be doubtless passed.
Taft is Criticized.
1t is a bitter disappointment that we
have to record at least a partial failure
OF this intent thru an official partiality
first noted by some OF us In last years
river trip The president postponed
appointing the board authorized In the
act for many weeks, thus making II
apparent the boards report In conform
ity with the act Of congress must nee
essarily be hastily arrived at and ap-
pointed men on this board whom the
people feared were unfriendly 70 the
project.
Intent Defeated.
Thus by indireCtion the purpose or
the legislation has been delayed X not
thwarted Surely the president mis-
understands the meaning OF that MEM
orable river trip: surely he inisjudges
the temper OF the men of the interior.
indeed Of the country at large Our
present need Is for lex gslation so definite
AMI specific that ii viii become enec-
tive despite Indifference and unfrend-
liness from any quarter. however ex-
allied or however unexpected and un-
! warranted the opposition may be
fractional Row From Illinois.
The factions representing Senator
I orimer and Governor Deneen, or lll-
nois. struggled for representation on
the resolutions committee on the floor
/ of the convention Each side noml-
mated q representative" Congressman
Rainey was chosen 70 r"preseft the
Lori,ncr faction. and lsham Is. Kan
dolph by the Deneen followers. When
# was seen that a selection could not
be made the delegation. moved TO dis
tant part of the hall on their way
there the delegates knocked over chairs
and tore state banners from their
standards The cascus reported !. mad
agreed on Randolph on the resolutions
committee and Rainey on the nomina-
tions committee. During the caucus
Lorimcr and Deneen led their factions
in high pitched voices.
The treasurer's report showed an ex-
pentiiture of S26.1la during the past
wear Deneen, of Illinois, and Sloan. %.
Arizona are the only governors pres
ent today. Governor Hadley. of Mis-
souri,. VIII attend tomorrow.