The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
The STATE CONVENTION.

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The republican state convention of
last week will not soon be forgotten
by those who participated in its de-
alterations.
There was nothing commonplace
about it. At no stage Of its proceed
ings was it devoid of interest. From
the time Senator Albert B. Cummins,
as temporary chairman, in the begin
ming Of his address, stated that "Har-
mony is like the poet, it is born, not
made until the gayel sounded the
final adjournment of the convention,
there was something doing.
The insurgents, with Senator Cum
minis in command, were in the major
ity and proposed to give no quarters.
The senator himself was SO far re-
moved from any election, which af-
fected him, that he felt he could afford
to be merciless. 1t did not concern
him that the ticket might be de-
feated nor that among the candidates
were many of his personal friends and
partisans. 1t was a question of per-
sonal triumph for him and he did not
propose to lose the opportunity.
The welfare of the republican party
was of secondary consideration with
him. There was no more sentiment
expressed for the republican admin
istration than if the convention had
been a democratic convention in
/ Georgia.
While the convection was called, un-
der the law, for the purpose of filling
vacancies on the state ticket and
adopting platform, one would have
imagined the purpose of the conyen-
ton was to formulate policies for con
Quoting the general government. No
attention was paid to state issues. The
magnificent commonwealth of Iowa
was not considered worthy Of endorse
4 ment. g,
The temporary chairman of the
convention thought it not fitting to re-
8 fer to the splendid administration OF
Hon. B. F. Carroll, his successor as
4 governor, whose record at the June
primary had been endorsed by a ma
i jority of the republican voters OF
Iowa when he was renbminated for
/, another term.
The president of the United States
I was not, honored by having his picture
prominently placed among the decora
tiOns of the hall in which the conven
ton was held. The name of William
II. Taft was not mentioned by the
temporary presiding officer during his
$ long address. He deliberately refused
to mention the name of Mr.. Taft
among the national republican leaders
although his failure to do SO, after
mentioning the names Of Lincoln
/ Grant, Blaine, Garfield, Mckinley an6
Roosevelt, raised a storm of indigna
ton on the part of hundreds of dele
gates who publicly demanded of the
speaker that he mention the name %
Taft @s
The regulars of the convention il
the. minority resolutions presented Il
4 the convention asked an endorsement
of Taft and his administration in The
following language: q.
Resolved, that we view with salts
faction the action of the republicans o
Iowa taken thus early in the nationa
i campaign in convention assembled ii
March, 1908, at which time the fol
lowing expression was unanimousl.
II given:
Resolved, that we favor the nomi
4 nation of William H. Taft by the re
a publican national convention to as
8 semble on the 18th of June. We hav'
a confidence in his ability, his indie
pendent manhood, his comprehension
Of large and vital public questions, hi
Incorporating integrity and unfalt
ering courage"
And we now take pride in the fac
that he was nominated and elected t
that high Office with the aid of low
republicans, and that during the yea
and q half of his service as presiden
of the United States, he has fully just
fed the confidence placed in him b
the republican party. The record I
achievement Of President Taft's al
ministration and the Sixty-first col
gress is unequaled in our history an
guarantees faithful adherence to a
the pledges of the last republica
national platform. We also endors
the Taft policies in fulfillment of til
work SO conspicuously inaugurated b
his distinguished predecessor, and CO..
graduate the party and the countI
upon the achievements of the admi
istration in constructive Legislation
touching railroad regulation, the wol
of conservation and all matters di
closed in the record. His administr
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