The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-04
VALIANT BATTLE
ENDS IN DEFEAT
FOR REGU.L AIRS
They Are DECISIVE ely
Whipped by Iowa
Insurgents.
MENTION OF TAFT
MET WITH JEERS
In Uproarious Convention Old.
Line Republicans Are Utterly
Routed, but Go Down With
Colors Nailed to Mast.
Lukewarm Endorsement
for President.

| Des nIoines, Ia, August 3.-Rcpubli.
cnn Iowu wrote herself vigorously
Progressive to-day at u convention
which was In an uprOar most of the
| time.
Senators Cummins ana Dollfvcr AMI
the Insurgent delegation ut Washing
ton were enthusiastically indorscd.
The new tariT law was branded as
a fuilure In the light OF the party
pledge OF 1905.
President Taft received only luke
warm Endorsement.
A sop to harmony was flung out III
the Endorsement OF the administrations
of Governor Carroll.
An attempt to use the .stenm rollers
and make the State central committee
Overwhelmingly Progressive was
called or, presumably at the hint OF
Senator Cummins.
senator Cunln,ins was temporary
chairman; Senator Doliiver permanent
chairman.
The Progressive majority ranged
close to 800 on every question. Tho
i've, six to five.
| The foregoing is synopsis OF the
days events. To 1t may be added
cheers and jeers. applause and Kisses,
music and howls OF discord.
| The appearance and disappearance
of the steam roller was one of the
diverting incidents of the day It
came about through the insistence OF
the standpat members of the platform
committee in demanding an unquali-
fed Endorsement of the Taft admins
tration. the Legislative acts of the
Regulars. and hostility to Cummins
and Dolliver.
CoOlness for Taft.
4 What may have been an attempt to!
stampede the delegates in favor of
the Stalwart resolutions. was made
when former Congressman Ellsworth
Rominger hoisted portrait OF Presi.
dent Taft amid standpat cheers But
the other side answered with silence
| or with jeers. Later, another dele
gate among the Progressives exposed
picture of Colonel Roosevelt, caus-
Ing q demonstration. The Taft por-
trait was again hoisted, and the two
likenesses held so as to confront each
other. The demonstration interrupted
roll call for several minutes The
standpat delegates went down In de-
feat with their colors riveted to the
mast. They fought in every commit
tee where fight was possible, insist
ed on roll calls, anu battled every
inch for their principles.
Their resolutions. incorporated in
the minority report of the platform
committee and voted down by the
convention. refers to "the record Of
| achievement OF President Taft,s adj
rninistrauon and the Sixty-first Con-
gress as unequaled in our history.''
and indorses the Taft policies IN full
fllment Of the work inaugurated by
his predecessor and congratulates the
party and country upon Its achieves
ments in securing railroad regulation,
and declares that Taft's adn1inistra-
tion is entitled to the unequivocal
support of every Republican,
1t also indorses the action OF
President Taft in approving the tarifr
bill" and commends This prudent.
business-lika and economical adminis.
tratton of all the affairs OF the ma
! tion.
In conclusion. 1t indorses the Iowa
delegation in Congress "for all efforts
in support of the administration Of
President Taft. and for such aid and
assistance as they have given him in
carrying forward his administrative
and legislative policies"
l Former Congressman Hepburn read
the minority report. AS the purport
OF the concluding paragraph became
! apparent his voice was drowned in
cnorus of jeers and Kisses. It was only
arrer much pounding of the gavel by
Senator Dolliver that Mr.. Hepburn
| was able to conclude. He moved the
substitution of these planks for those
OF the same application in the ma
jorty report and the motion was lost,
SOS to SIS.
Judges Horace E. Deemer and w. y. 8
Evans were nominated for re e-election
to the Supreme Court bench by ao-
| clamation. A. NJ. Deyoe was the
choice on the second ballot for State
| Superintendent Of Public Instruction..
| The Platform.
The platform adopted renews Its
| allegiance to the doctrine of protec-
tion; its favors non-partisan tarifr
| commission and expresses the belief
that when the tariff is again revised
it's schedules should be considered
separately, so that each subject can
be dealt with upon its own merits and
thus secure fair and impartial action
upon the part OF Congress."
The platform commends ito the ma
ton the type OF statesmanship eShib-
and heartily indorses their work upon
the tariff. the railroad bill and tho
postal savings bank bill
| In referring to combinations. tho
platform insists "that there shall be
such competition as will protect the
h people against the exactions OF unre-
strained avarice and greed"
| 1t also corgratulates the country
upon the success obtained in the reg
Iulation of our common carriers. but
they feel that there is Yet much 10
|bs done to secure reasonable rates and
charges to which II is entitled,
Tho platform concludes with an In-@