Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-08-07
lO|]WIA'';S:j DEMOCRATS
Convention Agrees To Submit Pro-
gressive Planks to the Referendum
PARTY HAS A RADICAL PLATFORM
N. F. Reed Defeated for Craftsmanship
Of State Central Committee lis Re-
instated BY the Members
4& %!@ At Night Session. Z

Cedar Rapids, July 26.-Notwith-
standing the fact that IN. F. Reed of
Ottumwa, chairman of the democrat
ic state central committee was defeat
ed for reelection yesterday morning
in the Sixth district caucus by L.. s..
Kensington Of Newton, Reed was re-
instated as state chairman at an ex-
ecutive session of the committee here
last night. W Al
IS Judge Wade of Iowa City yesterday
afternoon declared that the commit
tee had the power to make Reed
chairman if it so desired. Earl Bon.
son Of Spencer was named secretary
to succeed Jack Dalton of Manson,
who was defeated in the Tenth dis.
trict caucus by: w. +. Branagan OF
Emmetsburg after thirty-six ballots.
Branagan was accepted as "a compro.
mise candidate to break the dead.
lock. E. ! R. Moore Of Anamosa was
named treasurer of the committee.
Wade and Reed did not vote.
Mr.. Reed announced he would open
headquarters in Des Moines some
time between Aug. IS and 15.7aHe de-
clared vigorous campaign would be
carried on. n
iowa democrats put the principles
of the Initiative and referendum in
/ to practice, when, just before the adj
:ournment of the state convention,
II was decided unanimously to sub,
NIT the progressive platform adopted
to the referendum vote Of the rank
and file Of the party.
In addition to the platform, the
convention utilized It's final session
in nominating two candidates for the
supreme court. The candidates are
Maurice O'Connorg Of Fort Dodge and
John E.. Craig of Lee county. o Con-
nor was named on the second and
Craig on the third ballot from a field
of ten aspirants. 55,f Is, Win. f
An attempt to inject the liquor
question in the debate over the plat
form created considerable excitement
among the delegates for time and
once threatened to cause the refer
ence Of the resolutions to the com
mittee with instructions to include a
plank on the subject. III
y5s The platform favors the initiative
and referendum, direct nomipation Of
all officers through primary election,
the presidential primary plan, de-
mands the election Of national and
state committeeman assume author
ity upon receipt of certificate of cleo
ton; favors government ownership
of telegraph and telephone ,compan.
ies,l physical valuation. Of railroads,
employers liability act, woman SUI
frage. Wilson and Marshall are eulo-
gized. .s III.
The selection Of S. c. Huber Of
lTama as permanent chairman was ap-
proved, and he officiated
Besides ,O'Connor and Craig, the
other names placed in nomination for
supreme court judge were William L.
Read Of Des Moines, Frank B. Will
son OF Greenfield, William Theophil-
us Of Davenport, Fremont BENJAMIN
of Council Bluffs, John s.. WEIGH Of
Montezuma, j. ]. Ney OF Iowa City,
William Mulvaney OF Cherokee, and
Ed A. sager Of Waverly.
After the first ballot Emmett Tin.
ley of Council Bluffs withdrew MI
Benjamin's name.
On the third ballot Craig's lead was
so large before the vote was complet-
ed that Charles Miller Of Waverly
withdrew Mr.. sager.s name and NOV
ed that the Keokuk mans nomination
be made unanimous. 1t carried unan-
imously. u III 4. .1i$
The convention then adjourned.