Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11
Progressive IOWA
Turns down 1AEI
tsoNoRAsLE COMPROMISE or.
FEREp TO hAvNkGvG STAND.
PATrERs 70 RxJEcTGns
MILD RDouKE ron
CHICAGO CONVENTION
osvsrser Carroll lsads Fight 70 En-
derss Administration Dut 10 HumiIi-
atsd-Resssvslt Leadsss Issue Call
For Third Party Convention q DEE
M.in,s-s.aadpatAsrs Organise.
,nec,al % rimss- -Rspub,ican.

Des Moinss. July 1l.-Progrsssive
republicans Of lows offered the olive
branch OF peace On an honorable COM
promise basis to the standpatters at
the state republican convention and 1t
was rejected. 4 moderate and con-
ciliatory program was broken. into by
demand for going the full length OF
placing the party on . feactionary
basis. Then the convention showed its
disgust. expended it, feelings by kick
ink one or two speakers around and
finally after unloosening an assortment
81 pent-up Roosevelt sentiment, the
convention did the business before 1t
ana everybody went away determined
upon making good fight for the party.
The convention didn't endorse Taft
and Sherman. II didn't approve any
thing done at the Chicago convention.
It did give . rebuke. about ~ mildly
expressed ~ anybody could think OF,
to what was done at the Chicago con-
vention.
The platform committee had hard
time. But most Of It's time was spent.
not with discussion as between stand
pat and progressive. but AZ between
those who were willing to take chances
on exceeding the speed limit and those
who wanted to slow down 80 long as
thare are nervous passengers aboard:
IN the resolutions committee it de-
veaoped- that tho members from the
First. Eighth, Ninth and Fourth dis
tricts. AL nsw msn In the councils of
prosressfyeism. or at least not in the
habit Of writing platforms. were the
ssta 20 nut afifS
report. They were for making 1t hot
for the other fellows. They not only
wSIted tosdiseent from the program at
Chicago but they wanted TO rub It in
hard. The, other prosressives on the
1yes sIfttoo worked for Somathing more
moderate Ghd thor prevailed. ..s
casrsll vvsuid Ruls o., Ruin.
n the committee Carroll. represent
ing the minority. stood for the three
things for which he spoke at the con-
vention. He would not concede any
thing at all. The majority offered to
cut out the condemnation Of the Chi
cago convention methods II he would
yield AZ to the others. No; nothing Of
the kind. He would have everything
his own way or nothing. Then he went
to the convention for his consolation.
s SOVSIuOI S0ETOn W16 XOISuudt0 Al
one thing He gave the convention the
opportunity It had been longing for
when he mentioned the name Of Colonel
Roosevelt. Thereupon the convention
proceeded to show what 1t thinks Of
that proved that the people have great
faith In the colonel The fact appeared
that the Roosevelt sentiment was tre-
= .f,x =. at~ t1anf hAS
was imminent danger Of 1t sweeping
the convention away, and 1t was only
beca,ise OF the effort of many good men
the convention ought to come right out
for Roosevelt.
IS s9tandpattsrs Arouse Indignation.
The whole story Of the convention
was hound up with the speeches Of
Carroll and Hart. It would have been
hard to select two persons who would
more surely arouse the indignation Of
the convention. Much Of the demon
stration apparently against the mo-
tions was directed toward the men.
why. IL Carroll should offer the
Lords prayer as an amendment we'd
be against It," declared one irrever-
ent delegate.
when he referred to the fact 1t has
"been charged the nomination at Chi
cago wals q stolen nomination." the
convention indulged in calls Of Its
true" and you helped to do It," And
when he declared that III that be true
then I am a thief and every thief has
Z right to be heard In court" the con-
syention called out. Sure, go ahead"
There was absolutely no mercy shown
the governor. The convention would
not and did not hear him. and refused
absolutely to consider the old story
about the delegations at Chicago.
There wasn't q Taft picture in the
conyentiOn. or q Taft button, not any
body tos:mention Taft. or anything to
indicate that Taft had any special
friendS ~
Psees Fellows Convention.
Yet alter It was over. most OF the
delegAtes met and joked about 1t and
recalled other occasions when the feel
j ine We even more bitter and when
thSes va. far more talk Of boiling and
scutk1ing the ship.
Among the standpatters there was
some talk that they would get together
and organize to make . separate cam
paths esp1cially for Taft and to ignore
others. oDme Of them are In Q mood
10 do tAis, but few Of them are talking
Of causinG any trouble to the state and
local candidates.
The women suffrage clause In the
platform was received with great ap-
plause.
The vote son the tabling Of the Car
roll motion Of z71 to 342 fairly showed
the division In the convention. It was
! the only vote to show just where they
stood. .l
be Roosevelt men met ana orsa-
nisSd ana are going to hold state
conventSon hsfe 5ulv - II = certain