Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-04
State Writes Herself Down as
Vigorously Progressive in the
Republican Convention Dom
mated by Insurgents.
LUKEWARM ENDORSEMENT
GIVEN TO PRESIDENT TAFT
nd-PatterS Go Down to De-
feat With CoIors Nailed to
Mast, ConteSting Every Inch
of the Ground.
lBy Morning journal Special r.a.ea wirel

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 9..-Repubi.
can Iowa wrote herself vigorously
progressive today at a convention
which was in uproar most of the time
Senator's 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 a most luke
warm endorsement.
A sop to harmony was flung out in
the Endorsement OF the edministra-
tion of Governor Carroll.
An attempt 10 use the steam foi-
Ter 10 make the state central com
mittee overwhelmingly progressive
was called Off, presumably at the hint
oi Senator Cummins
Senator Cummins was temporary
chairman; Senator Dolliver permanent
chairman
The progressive majority ranged
close TO three hundred on every ques-
ton.
rhe resolutions committee was pro-
gressive, elk to five.
The foregoing is synopsis of the
days events To it may he added
cheers and jeers, applause and hisses
music and howls OF discord
The appearance and disappearance
of the steam roller was one OF The
diverting incidents of the day II
came abGut through the insistence of
the stand-pat members Of the plat
form committee in demanding an
unqualified endorsement of the Taft
administration the legislative acts of
the regulars and hostility to Cum
Minis and Dolliver 1t was determine
ed to exert little pressure just to
show the minority who is running
republican politics in Iowa The pri-
mary law, which provides that mem
hers Of the state central committee
shall be chosen by the convention.
was fastened upon as the means to
this end. 1t was proposed to ais
regard the caucus selections of the
first and ninth districts, which are
stand-Fat and to have the convention
substitute progressiVes in their places.
Attorney General Byers, as a chauf-
feur of the 'steam roller brought
that engine into view with a motion
that the convention proceed TO the
selection of the state central commit
tee men. He was opposed by f. r.
Price. of Elkader. who demanded the
convention proceed in the old-fashfon-
ed way. A motion to postpone action
until after the report of the resolu-
iions committee had been received,
however. carried on roll call 1t was
growing dark when this item had been
disposed Of Then 10 the surprise of
every one Chairman Dolliver ordered
Chauffeur Byers back 10 the garage
and the caucus nominees We're con-
tirmed This, like the endorsement
Of Governor Carroll. was concession
10 harmony" II was q concession to
the candidates who expect to go be-
fore the people next fall, and who
viewed with alarm the chasm dividing
ht
ing to get the delegates together was
almost unceasing for forty-eight
hours What may have been an at
tempt TO stampede the delegates IN
favor Of the stalWart republicans was [
made when second district delegate /
former Congressman ELLSWORTH |
Rominger-hoisted a portrait of the
president amid stand-pat cheers. But |
tho other side answered with silence /
or with jeers. Later another delegate /
among the prOgressives exposed a PIC
ture OF Colonel Roosevelt ocCasioning
a demonstration. The Taft portrait 4
was again hoisted and the two like
nesses held so as to confront each oth-
er The demonstration interrupted 4
q roll call for some minutes.
The stand pat delegates went down 4
IN defeat with their colors riVeted 70
the mast They fought in every com
mittee where a fight was possible, IN
sisted on roll call and hattled every
inch Tor their principles.
Their resolutions. Incorporated IN
The minority report OF the platform |
committee and voted down by the
convention approved the action OF the
republicans Of Iowa taken in the ma
uoual convention assembled in March
1908. The resolutions then adopted
We're repeated In today's resolutions
The 1905 resolutions declared TOT the
nomination Of William II. TAFT ny the
republican national convention add
ing I'VE have confidence in his amt
itN. his indeDeudent manhood. Ms
comprehension % large and vital pup-
iic questions. his uncompromising IN
tegriiy and unfaltering courage
The resolution of TODAY proceeded.
And we now take pride il The fact
that he was nominated and elected 10
than high office with the aid OF Iowa
repuhiicans and that in the year and
haif nf service as president Or the
United states he has fullv justified
NE confidence placed in him hy the
republican party.
The record ~ achievement ot
resident Taft's administration and
re siNfT-first congress is uneaualls-'i
~ our history and guarantees talthIdi
'aherenece % I'll the pledges ct the
ttsl reuuhlican national PLATFORM.
tne Tan poiicies In fuifiHrnent p
~ work 81 c0nspiCuously inauguftt-
- Hy his distinguished predecessor
- cndnr-ed fully.
r0rmer CONGRESSMAN Hepburn ms ,
-ttf hair hristiing lgrreSSiFelE n
'ttrF direction. read the minority re- =
I ti- As the purp0rt of the canelud-t