Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-28
to Tirnes-Republican.

OF Tama, .wso waxed eloquent over the
virtues4o his fellow townsman, Charles
Walters, .as 4 candidate for attorney
general. The chairman predicted that
with 1imgin, tho office At would b re-
s.ored to Ats. .oldstime dignity and that
It would mot be hNed with "a lot Of
PARASITES p and spies going about the
state pr1fng into the business OF the
public officials. Again he became
.wrathy at republicans in general and
referred to> them as ''buccaneers." OF
course this tickled the convention and
as convention speech was allowable.
That In which SenatoAPorter excell-
ed was his use of quotations from lead
ing, republicans in regard to public
matters. He made use OF quotations
from senator's and great leaders in all
walks and made out fine argument
for the position OF tho democrats. He
quoted at length from the convention
address OF Senator Beveridge in regard
to the tariff and he quoted from both
Dolliver and Cummins. He excoriated
Governor Carroll for the fact that while
this great conflict has been going on
and the wholeinatton was interested In
issues Of vital i'm portance, he, Carroll,
tho he was the party leader in Iowa,
had never had time to form an opinion
upon any question. Porter insisted
that the people have right to know
where their governor stan ds upon these
live questions. They have a right to
secure from their candidates for COVER
nor an expression upon the great issues
Of the day.
Liquor Plank Democratic.
The controversy over the saloon
plank was easily disposed Of. There
was no disposition to debate it in the
convention. Everybody understood
that the committee had 1abored long
and earnestly to reach a conclusion.
The plank as adopted was substan-
TALLY the one agreed upon by an unof-
fetal committee on Tuesday evening.
General Weaver merely asked for a
vote upon his motion to strike out the
high license and local option pledge.
He wanted q vote without discussion
but this was refused. Judge Wade ell
oquently defended the plank as DEM
acratic. and convinced the convention
that the time has come fsr the party to
take definite stand on that question
so that II 1t gains power the people will
know exactly what they would do.
Judge Carr OF Manchester pleased the
convention when he declared that while
eral Weaver on most matters he would
have to part company with him here.
He gave the keynote by declaring that
the plank means substantially what we
have in Iowa now under another name.
With this understanding the conven-
ton voted to support the report of the
committee.
There was some surprise that the
committee reported such mild plank
In regard to the corporation and rail-
road question The demand for fair
regulation of rates was regarded by
many as almost non-committal in re-
gard to one matter which took up most
OF the time Of the last congress and
which will be much discussed in the
state.
Adroit Dodsino.
On all sides 1t was agreed that the
plank in regard TO the law enforcement
proposal was adroitIy drawn. The
leaders among the democrats said they
did not dare take any position in oppo-
sition to law enforcement and did not
want e directly mention nor condemn