Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-25
TAFT AND LAFOllETrE WINGS
co INTO STATE MEETING
WITHOUT AGREEMENT.
ENDORSEMENT OF TAFT
CAUSE OF SERIOUS FRICTION
Insurgents Declare That President
Should Not Receive Endorsement and
Regulars Declare Opponents Aro
Sadly in otlstts Res
oiution Predicted.

Lincoln. Neb July 25-The Tafs
| and La Toilette factions In the No
braska republican Organization enter
| cd the state convention at noon today'
, without having reached agreement.
The Iutt auherents. headed hy tho
| Omaha delegation. before the call to
order announced that tney held abso-
| lutte control OF the situation. Tney
| made known tner purpose TO ask FOR
frank endorsement ot the president
lhe Insurgents have lot more than
| 40 OF the 500 votes In the convcn-
tton.' said one OF the regular leaders.
Inc insurgents admitted that they
| CodId not control the convention. buC
insisted THAI tney would night tho
| adoption OK any Endorsement OF presi
den, TAFT
| The introduction OF a Taft resolu-
| tipn. said one az the insurgents.
would be followed immedia tely by the
| Introduction or La Toilette resolu
! ton ANA then the hgnt wii ne on. lc
( III" regulars want peace they must re-
! ir"iu from endorsement OF any char
acter"
An hour after the convention was
! called 10 order the attendance of dele
absence OF farn"Is from various con-
| ferences caused comments. Few of the
farmers Delegates on hand for the
/ conventions
state Chairman William fiusenetter.
OF LinWood. called the convention to
order at IL 20 O'Clock
Jefferi. Temporary Chairman.
! Chairman Hus.nettcr introduced ~
w. Jcffcria, of Omaha who took tho
| savel as temporary chairman
! MIR. Jefferis said
| My desire Is the future success and
welfare OF the republican party in tn,
| state and In the national convention
| and it is my Judgment that that future
success depends IN Il large measure up
| ON our stating in n positive nlnner our
! approval and appreciation OF the work
| of the republicans in the national and
! state affairs without regard 10 any OF
the sn-callcd degrees of republicanism.
Mr. JsfTsrIs spoke OF the accomplish
ment of the republican party. which no
| declares was always with the best in
! terests of the country, present and fut-
! uro in view. As showing the inconsist-
| eucv OF the democrats Mr.. JeTeriS
| said
| Democratic Inconsistency.
| "Ot late the democratic press and tho
| democratic party have been hanging as
| it were nedals of cnconium upon tho
| breast Of those OF our party who hap
! pened 10 differ upon some matters OF
! more details with the president OF the
| United States. only thereafter to turn
! their batteries upon the man and up
! on whom they had previously poured
! forth their encon!ums and praise.
!, When Cunrnins and LaFoilette an
! nouuecd their opposition 70 the Cana
| dian reciprocity treaty the democratic
! party and its press transferred their
! batteries from enconums and praise
! into denunciation and rIdicule of them
! both.
| They then charged that cummins
! had abandoned the cause OF the com
mon people and that Lat'ollette was de-
! sirous OF protecting the print paper
and pulp manufacturers Of paper and
| 10 demonstrate their further inconsst-
| ency the democratic party voted in ia
vor OF the Canadian reciprocity in ia
vor OF the policy OF Taft. the very man
! whom they had previously denounced
/ and tried To undermine and destroy in
! the estimation OF his fellow countrss
/ men"
/, After naming the committee on reso-
! uuln e:30, K. q Douglas. of Osceola.
! vas made temporary secretary. The
| temporary oNicers we're unanimously
made The permanent officers OF the
| convention.