Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-30
MANY IN STATE CONVENTION
FAVORED LEAVING LIQUOR
QUESTION ALONE.
WEAVER WOULD FORCE
A PROHIBITION PLANK
Party Managers Plan to Center Fight
On Other Issues, Such as tho Tariff
and Rate Regulation = Republicans
Coming Early for State Convention
Next Wednesday,.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 30.-It was an open
secret that the entire Polk county dSe-
cation to the democratic state conven-
ton at Othumwa was opposed to any
expression whatever on the liquor
question in the state platform. That
was one Of the issues fought out in the
convention in the county and 1t was
decided in favor Of those who take the
moderate and conservative position.
They are not prohibit5onists but they
say that the laws Of the state are SUI
ficient for the present and an view OF
the activity of the resu bm1ssionlsts IL
would be unwise to assist In forcing
the liquor question into state politics.
But the plank adopted was SO conser-
vative and we'll worded that as mat
ter Of fact the delegation came nome
we'll satisfied with the convention WORK.
The idea Of General Weaver was 10
practically place the party on a prohl-
bition PLATFORM" said one of the Des
Moiues delegates. I'VE could not stand
for that position, and the committee
having reported a local option plank
there was nothing for us to do but>to
stand by it, The best statement OF the
matter was by Judge Carr, OF Man
chester. When he rose to speak it was
supposed by many ne would stand by
Weaver. but he took the other tack,
and his statement was convincing. he
said in effect that the proposal or the
platform was substantially what we
have in Iowa today only 1T would pc
getting at the effect in stralghtfor-
ward way. 1t would involve no great
change in principle but would put the
matter on a better basis. That idea
prevailed in the convention While
some believed it would be better to
leave it alone others argued that the
principles stated in the platform are
right and are democratic and we ought
to be always ready to stand by the
right"
The main fight, however, If the dem
ocrats have their way about it, will be
upon other issues, and especially those
involved in the tariff and rate regula-
ton questions. The democrats have
which they believe will appeal to re-
publicans. and they will do most of
their talking on these lines.
It is expected that by tomorrow a
Of the state will be here for the state
convention. They are coming early.
Congressman Frank P. Woods, who
plotted the party thru its last big bolt
-FOUR years ago and won a great VIC
tory. has rooms engaged to be here
this evening. It is expected that Con-
H,,Ak rl foka ft
Kendall and others will be. on hand
early. The candidates on the state tick
ct have rooms enga sed, and SO also
have the seven candidates for super
intendent and the two who are will
ing to go on the ticket again for judges.
Members of the state committee will
be here tomorrow or Monday. The
committee now has headquarters open.
There seems to be a great deal Of
ignorance in some parts Of the state
as to the law in regard to party mat
tiers. Chairman FRANKIE has had more
or less trouble securing in advance the
certified evidence OF election of the del
egates. 1t is required Of him to secure
these certificates and he makes up the
roll Of delegates from these certificates.
Unless he is supplied with the creden-
tials delegation cannot be given
seat in the convention. Yet when he
wrote out for these certificates he re-
ceived back a number of replies which
indicated they would keep their creden-
tials and give them to a credentials
committee. AS the credentials commit
tee, II one is appointed, will not have
a thing to do, and has no power what
ever to pass on the sufficiency of any
credential, this would indicate that
some of the county leaders have not
studied the laws Of the state.
Attorney General Byers, when shown
the report of the speech Of Chairman
Stiger at Ottumwa, In which he re-
ferred to the attorney generals office
as being filled with parasites and
spies,' stated that If Chairman Stiger's
law partner, the candidate Of the dem
ocrats for attorney general approves
such talk, he ought not to receive the
vote of single self respecting person
in the state. "The liquor plank adopt
ed at Ottumwa," he also said. sis the
most reactionary suggestion / have
seen in many years. In all the discus
sion Of the liquor question 1t is the
first time have known Of any party
in recent years proposing to go back
to the old system Of each town and
city and village voting for or against
saloons, with all the attendant evils
of that discarded system. That is the
old original plan desired most by the
saloon element. In Iowa we got away
from it years ago. That plank will
cost Claude Porter many thousands Of
democratic votes
There is a persistent rumor that
Sam d. Riniker Of Rock Rapids. may
There Is more catarrh In this section
If the country than all other diseases