The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-04
THE CONVENTION
now IN SESSION
Gov Carroll and Sen. Cummius
Cheer to the Echo.
TAFT'S NAME NOT IN SPEECH
Second District Has all Caucus Dis
turbances Conferred There - c. P.
Adler is Turned Down--FuIl
List of Committees.

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report on permanent organization
names J. @. Mabry of Abba for chair
man on motion of w. s. Kenworthy.
Roll call has been ordered.
Des Moines, Aug. S.-Special: Gov.
ernor Carroll was one of the first
prominent persons to arrive at the
convention hall and was given rous.
ing reception by the standpat crowd.
He was loudly cheerad in all parts Of
the great hall. Senator A. B. Cum.
minis arrived a few minutes later and
was cheered long and lour by the pro
gressive side OF the house. He would
certainly be an extremist in thu fac.
tional fight to be able to claim a
heartier reception for one than the
other.
Senator Dolliver was also accorded
a noisy reception when he entered.
At 1920 o'clock Chairman Carl
FRANKIE called the convention to or
der and the work of the gathering
was formally opened, Chairman Frank
read the call and Rev. E. H. Van Horn
invoked the divine blessing. Then
after a piece of music by the band
Senator Cummins, temporary chair.
man, was introduced and made the adj
dress, which is given in full in an.
other column.
Does Not Mention Taft.
In mentioning leaders of the repub.
lican party, Senator Cummins stopped
when he led up to Roosevelt. After
a moments pause some one yelled,
And Taft" and pandimonium reign
ed for few minutes. Finally quiet
was restored and the Senator went on
without speaking the presidents
name.
Senator Cummins faced an audience
that filed the entire convention hall
when ne delivered his speech as tenn
porary chairman. In his speech he
lauded the party of Lincoln, Garfield,
Mckinley and Roosevelt and the
crowd cheered. Voices in all parts
of the house called on Cummins to
mention Taft or sit down, and the
progressiVes joined in the noise. There
was riotous noise for five minutes be-
fore Cummins could proceed.
The resolutions committee did not
get together until one o'clock. There
will be a fight in this committee with
two reports. The committee is made
up of six prograssives and five stand.
pat members, and lively times are in
sight.
will probably endorse Taft's admins
tration only so far as good intentions
go, but does not endorse the tariff
bill. The resolutions will not men,
ton Governor Carroll. 1t declares
the new tariff will not be fultillment
of party pledges. Senators Cummins
and Dolliver are specifically endorsed
The standpats will offer a minority
report for a specific endorsement of
President Taft's administration and
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill .
The Platform. .}
At two o'clock the progressive ma
jority report on the resolution gave
out long platform which it is pro.
posed to jam through the convention.
1t is the longest platform ever offer,
ed in the state. 1t endorses protec-
ton and the Chicago platform. 1t
does not recognize the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill as a fulfillment of party
pledge. 1t does not approve of gen.
eral revision at this Tina, but urges
the revision of the tariff on separate
articles from time to time. They en-
dorse Taft and his advisors only so
far as they have been in harmony
with them. They commend TO the ma.
ton the type of craftsmanship exhibit
ed by Senators Dolliver and Cum.
Minis and endorses them on the tariff
opposition, the railroad bill and the
postal savings bill.
The efforts of the senators to pro.
tect the public rights from the "spe.
cial interests" has excited the admir-
alton of the nation. They attempt to
secure the largest measure of equit-
able revision to the tariff was re,
publican defense of the peoples wei
fare" The house Is commended for
revision OF the rules. The resolutions
say the republicans are the best jud,
ges OF what constitutes republican,
ism. Governor Carroll is endorsed as
an able representative.
At the conclusion of Senator Cum.
Minis spesch the roll OF districts was
called for members selected for the
various committees, with the follow
ing results:
Resolutions Committee.
LIST district-W William Walker. Van
Buren, county.
End district George Curtis. OF Clin-
ton county
srd district y y Hosner Of Blu
chanon county 3
An distries-J. !, smith. 81 Nit