Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-06
DOLLlVER TO TALK PLAINLY
DURING STATE CAMPAIGN
Peace Program at tho Convention Won
Because of Good Nature of Majority
- jackson Committee Plans to
Create a Rupture End in Complete
Failure-cosson Resigns as Senator.
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is not soliciting correspondence. He
viii probably go away for a time. His
secretry, Miss Anna Cummins, will be
/ in charge of his office and answer the
to rest and gain strength for the con-
tinuance in the senate Of the battle for
! good government.
II never felt better in my life nor
more satisfied with the republicans of
Iowa he said yesterday
! And I am confident that no con-
vention held in recent years in Iowa
has left such a good feeling in the
party. The rank and file of those who
voted against the platform were in
fact well satisfied and they intend to
support the ticket and the party. For
one thing you will notice that there
/ Is no questioning as to what the con-
vention did, no effort to distort it's
action. nothing to indicate that there
was any doubt as TO just where the re-
publican party Of Iowa stands"
Senator Cumnins has received a
II good many letter from, friends congrat-
ulating him on the manner In which
he was endorsed.
! Senator Dolliver who left immedi-
ately after the convention to partici-
1 pate in the campaign in Indiana, was
never happier in his life. The fact
that the reactionaries chose TO make
their show of strength as against Dol
liver was greatly pleasing to him. He
made the statement that ne intends
10 take parc in the coming campo ign in
Iowa and TO go right out among the
people and talk plainly to them, con-
fident that whatever Of i'll feeling there
is toward him arises from misunder-
standing Of his position.
That the peace program won out at
the convention rather than the plan. for
war or a disturbance of the party was
due TO the good nature Of the ma tority.
The climax came when the convention
refused to &c. mad at the mischief
makers and merely laughed a care
tul observer pointed out yesterday the
steps that had been taken TO insure
some kind Of an open rupture in the
convention or following It. namely:
The organization of the Jackson
committee in March 10 carry the cam
control of the convention;
The formation al Washington of the
political receivership Of the party in
Iowa and taking over Of the duty of
speaking for the party:
Making the claim on election day
thar the Jackson committee had secur-
ed a majority of 80 to 30 in the state
convention without knowledge as to q
single delegate:
Repeating the claim Of control for
the standpatters after the county con-
ventions, When Il was absolutely known
hat they cid not control;
The calling OF g conference of the
standpatters Tuesday morning for
rhearing infammatory speeches to stir
the delegates UP for action to promote
trouble;
The plot to disrupt the Second dis
trict caucus and TO get the committees
of the convention away from the reg
ulars;
Circulation of incendiary documents
on the floor Of the convention;
The determination to make show OF
opposition to Dolliver:
{ The attempt TO Gisconcert and inter
rupt Cumn1ins
! The extravagant language of the mi
nority report and its studied insult 70
the Iowa senators.
! Al this was dore for the purpose OF
making ii certain, as they supposed.
/ that the convention would break up in
a row. But nobody paid any attention
I to the nagging by the few mischief
makers. Let US have peace" was the
motto of the majority. Chairman Cum
( Minis merely laughed at the feeble eff
/ forts of a few to disturb him in his
+ speech ard he did what he had SAID
he would DO. never deviated one word
from his prepared address. Senator Dol
liver fairly dubbed over with wit as
he gave the convention a few friendly
jabs The standpat conferences were
+ treated as a joke. The Second dis
I trict took care Of itself.
The circulation of the pamphlet The
+ Stalwart Republican" which was filled
with vicious factional attacks upon the
party caused no trouble because it was
fathered by a railroad employe and 6
/ man who has been a lifelong democrs
and the expense was footed by the
| Jackson committee.
But finally it remained for the con-
rention &c laugh our of court the las
feeble attempt at causing a row, the
, minority report The convention die
not get mad. 1t did not hiss. It did
/ not jeer 1t did not show resentment
It merely laughed. The loud guffaw
became contagious and even the two
leaders of the minority Joined in the
! chuckle There is no use arguing
against a laugh. That ended the
| promise of a bolt.
/ But there is not particle Of doubt
! that the politicians in the minority ex-
pected to be able to so arrange matters
that a split would be inevitable. Now it
is regarded as certain that nothing Of
the sort will happen.
It was announced, however, on the
day following the convention, in the
! local standpat organ, that il Charley
/ Junkin and George Wright had not
been elected by the convention to the
offices to which they aspired Iowa
would have gone democratic by $4,000
majority. The narrowness OF the es-
cape is therefore apparent.
! The agreement of the Iowa Central
railroad to put into effect a new rate
on coal. which was announced some
| time ago, Is said to have made IL prob
ieAss =es. r's,e~ tho time eo-aAe 70. the
Arguments to be made before the radI-
road commission on the complaint OF
the Iowa coal operators the whole mat