Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-02
SECRET MEETING HELD IN DES
MONIES TO PLAN CONTROL
oF.sTATE FOR TAFT.
DECIDE TO PRESENT
RAD'cfc AFT PLANK
Conference sBchint osed Doors Or
ders Ncwspape : respondent From
Room-Jackse 4 'resides - Progress
sives Will 3 mt Majority Report
on Platforr Standpats Threaten
consressm~,
IRx Associated Press.l

Try Associated Press.1
Des Mo!nes. Aug. "A meeting was
held today by a number OF standpat
leaders for the purpose. it was said. OF
preparing q plank for tomorrow's re-
publican convention endorsing Taft In
no uncertain terms. as well as the leg
islation passed during the last session
OF congress. Frank d. Jackson, pres
ident of the Iowa Taft Club. was chair
man, and c. NJ. Junkin. OF Fairfield.
secretary. Others present were former
Congressman Lacey and Hepburn and
George d. Perkins. who was defeated
by Cummins for the republican guber-.
Material nomination four years ago
The purpose of introducing the plank
is said to be to draw the line sharply
between the progressives and stall
warts. The progressives have enough
delegate to defeat such plank in the
convention. The resolutions committee
is likely to stand six progressives, and
five stalwarts. The Taft plank. unless
the program changes before tomorrow.
will therefore probably come before the
convention embodied in minority re-
port.
"When the vote is counted on this
plank the White House will be able to
locate Its friends. II nothing else Is ac-
complished." declared a standpat del
egate. The standpat leaders do not
hesitate to state that any attempt at
rough riding by the progressives will
mean democratic success in every close
district in the state next fall.
Cummins will be temporary chair
man and, 1t Is stated. his speech will
contain no reference either to Taft or
Governor Carroll
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 2.-The standpat
conference called for this morning was
attended by fifty. recognized staunch
standpats OF the state Frank Jack
tson presided and announced that the
purpose was to organize for the next
campaign and to control the state for
the presidential eelction. The con-
ference was secret and Ora Williams.
the well-known newspaper man. who
aided in the campaign for Taft two
years ago. was ordered by the chair
man to leave the room. The chairman
declared that 1t was not conference OF
the friends OF Taft
Crane May Como.
A rumor PREVAILS that word has been
received from Senator Aldrich that
Senator Crane, who is in st. Paul
would come here If the standpat
leaders thought 1t advisable.
Nothing new developed as to the
platform beyond further confirmation
iof the news that the progressives will
have the committee and be able to
present majority report. An un-
usually large number Of delegates are
here.
Deyoe Claims Nomination.
The friends Of Superintendent Deyoe
are claiming that he will lead on first
ballot for state superintendent. and
have at least $50 votes. Superintendent
Riggs friends insist that he will be
high man, but do not claim as many
votes.
Lane Blocks Standpat Scheme.
1t was disclosed early In the game
that the hope OF the Jackson commit
tee in regard to the control OF the
resolutions committee and tho repub-
lican state committee was based on
the theory that the Scott county dele
CATION. which is primarily Interested in
the election OF Grilk and Hayward and
desires to keep Mr.. Adler on the COM
mittee, could be handled in such n way
as to give the standpatters control. The
Information was given out from stand
pat headquarters and conveyed to tho
papers thru tho Associated Press that
the fate Of the convention rested with
one delegation. and incidentally tho
character OF tho platform might rest
with one man. They had picked Joe
Lane for that place. But Lane was
not a candidate and would not lend
himself to the scheme at all. When
this became known the hopes OF the
standpatters at once went to low ebb.
conarsssmen Get Uneasy.
The rumor passed around late last
night that. in view of the certainty
that the prosressives would control the
resolutions committee and the further
fact that no matter whether they did
or not they would adopt whatever reso-
lutions they wanted, the standpatters
might wash their hands Of all respon-
sibility by permitting the progressives
to have the entire committee. This
was taken to be the meaning OF
statement in their organ to the effect
that Attorney General H. w. Byers
would go on the resolutions COMMITTEES
for the Ninth district. Then there was
talk that perhaps the Eighth would
name John Darrah for the same COM
mittee and that Smith Brookhart
might be drafted in the First. All this
was taken to indicate that the friends
of Smith. Towner and Kennedy are
nightly concerned about the fate OF
their candidates in November and that
they would DC willing to play good
game of politics just for the sake OF
winning at the polls. But OF these
suggestions the progressive leaders
kne wnothing beyond the va8uest ru-
mors.
Working on Platform.
That the work OF platform making
Is under way today ts not concealed