The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-10
WANT JOE'S SCALP
Iowa Insurgents indOTS2
Man For Speaker.
SENATOR CUMMINS DOMINANT
Stormy Scenes at Des Moines Repub-
lican Convention When Leader OF
Party Rebels Refuses to Utter
President Taft's Name.

Des Moines, Ia. Aug. 4.-Senator
Cummins will be a candidate for the
Republican nomination for president In
1912 II Iowa politicians have read
Alright the purport of the insurgent
senator's Keynote" speech as tempo
rary chairman Of the Republican state
convention.
The insurgent victory in Kansas
gave the Cummins supporters new
courage in showing his boom, which
they think is fairly launched by the
Iowa party coming out fatty rs pro
gFessive."
One significant feature of the con-
vention was the adoption of a resolu-
ton by the Ninth district caucus in
dorsing Congressman Walter l. Smith
for speaker Of the next house of rep
resentatives 10 succeed Uncle Joe
Cannon. The resolution was present
ed by Attorney General Byers, right
hand man of Cummins, who was de-
feated by Judge Smith for congress at
the recent primaries.
The convention was the most turbu
lent ever held in Iowa. Much talked
of harmony took to the woods when
the ''stand patterse arose in their seats
and attempted to force Senator Cum
Minis to mention Taft as one Of the
great leaders of the Republican party.
Kisses, catcalls, jeers and cries of
shut up" mingled with yells for
Taft! Taft. Taft Through It all
Senator Cummins stood defiant, ignor.
ing demands that he mention the name
of the president with those Of Lincoln,
Grant and Roosevelt. Roosevelt was
cheered vociferously.
Senator Dolliver was made perma-
nent chairman by S34 votes to 549 for
j. c. Maybray, the 'stand pat'' candi-
date. Dolliver was greeted with cheers
intermingled with hisses. Time and
again Senator Dolliver was forced to
pause while stand patters," led by
ex-Congressman Lacey, yelled rotten"
and called for the name of Taft He,
too, scorned to mention either Presi-
dent Taft or Governor Carroll. His
thrusts at the tariff were received with
groans from the "stand pattersr and
cheers from the progressives.
The convention declared by vote of
S15 to 56S that it disapproved of the
Payne tariff law as not being fulfill
ment of the pledges OF the Republican
national platform of two years ago
and gave cordial Endorsement of the
action of Senators Cummins and Dol
liver and the insurgent members of
the lower house in refusing to support
the tariff, railway and other admins
tration measures.
There were majority and minority
reports covering every stage of the
days proceedings.
The effect of the convention was not
to cement the splintered remnants of
the Iowa Republicans. Although out
numbered, the "stand patters" never
made a more bitter fight. It is quite
apparent, too, from discussion among
the delegates that Governor Carroll
faces a serious fight for reelection this
fall. The indictment returned against
him by the Polk county grand jury for
criminal libel has centered much crit
icism upon him by the farmers, who
number a large part of voters in Iowa.
However. the convention indorsed the
governor in Unexpectedly strong terms,
while Senator Cummins in his address
pleaded with the convention to support
the entire ticket, although not naming
the governor especially.
Politicians who predicted that Iowa
will be in the doubtful column this fall
said that the convention has not caus,
ed them to change their opinions.
The platform gives Senators Cum
Minis and Dolliver and the insurgent
delegation at Washington enthusias.
tic Endorsement.
The new tariff law was branded as
a failure in the light of the party
pledge of 1908. and President Taft re.
ceived only a lukewarm Endorsement
The progressive majority ranged
close to 300 on every question.
Senator Cummins' speech was a bit.
ter arraignment of the tariff.