Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-04
JUST LUKEWARM D. K. IS
GIVEN PRESIDENT TAT |
Is Controlled by insur-
gents on Every Question With
Majority Of Nearly Three Hun
dred-Ncw Tariff Law Is Branded
as Failure Of Party Pledge.
nv Associated Pressl


Republican Iowa wrote herself Wig
orously progressive today at con-
IGNITION which was In an uproar most
OF the time.
Senator Cummins and Dolliver and
the insurgent delegation at Washing
ton were enthusiastically endorsed.
The new tariff law was branded as
failure in the light of the party
pledge of 1908.
President Taft received only
lukewarm endorsement. A sop Of
harmony was flung out In the endorse
ment of the administration of Gov
ernor Carr An attempt to use the
steam roller" and make the state
central committee Overwhelmingly
progressive. was called of, presumab-
ly at the hint OF Senator Cummins.
Senator Cummins was temporary
chairman, Senator Dolliver permanent
chairman.
The progressive majority ranged
close to three hundred on every ques-
ton. The resolutions committee was
progressive TO 6.
The foregoing is a synopsis of the
days events. II may be added there
were cheers and Jeers, applause and
Kisses, music ard howIs OF discord.
The appearance and disappearance
of steam roller" was one OF the d.
yertinS incidents of the day. Ii came
about through the insistence OF the
stand-pat members of the platform
committee in demanding an unquali-
fed endorsement OF the TAFT admin
istration, the legislative acts OF the
regulars and hostility TO Cummins
end Dolliver.
Attempts to Stampede.
What may have been an attempt to
stampede the delegates in favor OF
the stalwart resolutions, was made
when Former Congressman Ellsworth
Isominger hoisted a portrait of Pres.-
dent Taft amid stand-pat cheers But
the other side answered with silence
Or with cheers. Later another del =
gate among the progress:ves exposed
picture of Roosevelt, when Tafts
sas again hOisted and the two like
nesses held so as to confront each
other. The demonstration interrupted
roll call for several mintcs. The
stand-pat delegates went down in de-
feat with their colors Tiveted to the
mast. They fought in every COM
mittee where a fight was possible. in
sisted on roll calls, and battled every
inch for their principles. Their reso-
buttons operated in the minority re-
port of the platform committee and
voted down by the convention refers
20 ''the record of achievement OF
Taft's administration and the sixty
first congress as unequslled In our
history, and endorses the Taft pre-
descessor and Congratulatcs the party
and country upon its achievements in
securing railroad regulations and de-
clares that Taft's administration as
entitled to the uneduiovocal support
% every Republican"
II also endorses the action of
President Taft. approving the tarin
hill and commends "his prudent
businesslike and economical admins
traitor OF all the affairs OF the ma
ton"
In connection Il endorses the Iowa
delegation in congress for all
efforts in support OF the ad-
ministration of President TAFT
and for such aid and assistance as
they have given him In carrying for
ward 7is administration and legisls
tive policies"
Hepburn Is Kissed
Former CONGRESSMAN Hepburn read
the minority report. As the purport
Of the concluding paragraphs became
sppsrent. his voice was drowned IN d
cforus o. jcers and Kisses. II was
rnlv after much pounding Of the gavcs
By Senator Dolliver that Mr.. Hep
burn was able 70 conclude. lie moved
the substitution Of the plsnks for
those 81 the sane application In tk-
MAJORITY report and the motion vas
lost 5ss TO SIS.
The platform adopted renevs is
allegiance 10 the doctrine Of protec-
fion: q favors a non-partisan tariff
commission and expresses the belief
hat when the tariff Il again revised
its schedules should be considered
separately. ~ that each subject can
be dealt with upon its own merits
ana thus secure fair and impartial
action upon the part 81 congress"
The platform corrmcnds TO the Ne
ton che type Of statesmanship eshib