Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-27
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR MUST
MAKE CAMPAIGN ON HIGH
LICENSE DECLARATION.
jim WEAVER BALKs AND
PREDICTS TICKETS DEFEAT
Liquor Issue Divide Iowa Democrats
-cosson Law Will Not Be Condemn
e6-Reforn of Railroad Commission
Demanded and Laws Passed BY Con-
sress Condemned.

Convention Hail. OttumWa, July 81
indiate anything. then the democrats
Of Iowa are getting ready for sweep
Ing victory next fall The convention
today had all the ear marks Of a body
OF men fully convinced that their party
is in the ascendanmy. With music,
flags and great waving of fans, the
convention gave hearty Endorsement
to the scathing denunciation of the re-
publican party by Jerry Sullivan. the
temporary chairman. Especially did
the convention applaud the discussion
Of the tariff and the Taft administra-
tion.
There was a large attendance at the
convention so that the opera house
was completely filed On the stage
there appeared three who had been
candidates Of the party for governor:
L. j. Phillips, FIR White and Jerry
Sullivan, and ais lie Porter. and
these four were {. IN ovation.
Convention Co. to Work.
Chairman Price opened the conven-
ton and the prayer was by Rev. James
Foley, of Ottumwa. The welcome d
Mayor Phillips was read by Snyck
Reed, after which the resolutions conf
mittee was announced and sent out 70
work. Jerry Sullivan then entertained
hi cnnaCh
after which adjournment was taken
until afternoon. The caucuses were
all harmonious except the Seventh. As
soon as the resolutions committee was
announced 1t became plain that the
committee would stand by the platform
as proposed last night.
| 1.-THE speech of Mr.. Sullivan appears
on page Of this lssue.-Editor.l
| Stiqer Permanent Chairman.
| When the convention reassenblee
Henry J. Stiger. of Tama county, was
| made permanent chairman. The ere
dentials committee reported all the
counties represented.
| Special to Times Republican
Ottumwa. July 27.-Claude Porter
Will be required to stand upon plat
| form opposed to his personal views on
the liquor question and to defend that
platform.
The platform making has been going
on since 3 o'clock yesterday The
liquor plank has been framed up and
decided upon. 1t will be for high lie
ense and local option as the only solu-
ton of the saloon question. 1t will de-
clare that the question of saloon or no
saloon should be decided by vote Of the
municipality.
Jim Weaver BaIls.
81 will not defend that kind of a
PLATFORM" declared General Weaver
this morning. He also declared 1t
would mean the defeat Of the ticket.
Mr.. Porter did not appear on the
scene until this morning and he took
no part in the fight for the platform.
TT is known, however. that his friends
will try to prevent any plank on the
liquor question. The next thing which
is bothering the platform makers is the
! Cosson law While the candidate for
attorney general desires a plank con-
demning the law, 1t has been decided
this will not be done. On the other
hand. the platform will declare for the
recall OF municipal officers by vote
of the people,
form will declare in favor of an
amendment to the primary law to re-
duce the expense as far as possible
In regard to judges 1t will be strong
for reform in reorganization OF the
railroad commission in Iowa, and will
condemn the laws passed by congress
Pretty Caucus Fights.
The prettiest caucus fight Of the
morning was in the Seventh district.
The Polk county delegation after a
hot fight had decided for Henry Reigle-
man for member Of the state commit
tee. In the district caucus the outside
counties entered a combine to select w
S. Hall. Of Des Moines, over the pro-
| tests of Polk county, and they would
have done so but for the fact that
Dallas county broke the combination
and by dividing the vote nominated
Reigleman.
In the Sixth district caucuses J. T.
Mcconnell, OF Davis county, was Sc
lected for the resolution committee
General Weaver raised a ques ton as to
what the district ought to stand for,
and said the district should favor a
candidate who would oppose any plank
for high license. 1t was said McCon-
nell would be satisfactory in this re-
gard and he was elected.
E., r. Moore. of Anamosa. presided
over the Fifth district caucus, with c.
B. Stiger. Of Toledo, as secretary. The
following Were selected on commit
tee: Nominations and resolutions, ]. J.
McMahon, Of Iowa county; credentials
o. A. Wallis. Of Benton county; or
ganization, T. F. Bradford. Of Marshall
town; vice president. I. p. Bowdish, OF
Linn. The caucus declared for a local
option liquor plank.
0evsral Candidates for Judae.
In the district caususes the Ninth
district endorsed for supreme Judge J.
B. Wilson, OF Adair county. The
Third district will present the name OF
McMathews. OF Dubuque. The Second
district will urge p. J. Wolfe, OF Clin-
ton. It Is possible the name o. John