Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-07-18
THE STATE CONVENTION
Republicans Of Iowa Fail to Endorse
President Taft. Gov. Carroll
is MiStreated.

The Republican state convention held
at Des Moines last "Wednesday was quite
an interesting affair The progressive
wing of the party was in complete con-
troll and numerous conferences between
the standpatters and progressives with
veiw to harmony, was fiat failure.
The resolutions that were adopted failed
to endorse president Taft and it also
condemned the action of the Chicago
Convention. The radicals on both sides
brought about this condition. An all
night session was held at the Slavery
hotel the night before the convention,
but it failed to come to any harmonious
conclusion.
An attempt was made to pass reso-
lutions favorable to 7. r. Roosevelt, but
cooler heads prevailed and this idea was
abandoned. From the demonstration
that took place on the floor of the con-
vention, no one will deny but that there
is strong Roosevelt sentiment in Iowa.
The temporary chairman of the con
vention took occasion to hand hestand
patters d beautiful boquet in the form
of roast" The permanent chairman
did the same thing 1t is therefore not
to be wondered that the standpatters
did not enjoy the deliberations of the
convention.
The morning session was given over
to the preliminary work of the conven-
ton and the meeting of the various
caucauses. After dinner the convention
proceeded at once to the nomination of
the two judges of the Supreme Court.
Judge Gaynor, of LeMars was nomi-
mated on the second ballot and Judge
Preston, of Oskaloosa was nominated
on the third ballot. Audubon county
supported both men, though Preston
was not their first choice.
The convention went along smoothly
until the resolutions committee came
to report Many had hoped that the
convention would adjourn without
adopting any resolutions, but the mo-
ton to adjourn just previous to the
reading of the resolutions met with a
vigorous protest. Gov. Carroll present
ed the minority report and he had great
difficulty in being heard. When he men
toned the name of Roosevelt the con
yention went into an uproar and it was
at least fifteen minutes before Chairman
Brookhart could quiet the delegates.
TIE biggest toad in the muddle for
creating Roosevelt sentiment in the con-
vention was Webb Byers, of Harlan.
He was so overly enthusiastic for Roose-
welt that he became disgusting to his
own friends.
An hour and a half was devoted to
adopting the report of the resolutions
committee and it was after six o'clock
before the convention adjourned. Re-
gardless of the steam roller, the defeat
ed delegates seemed to show little signs
of resentment. There was some talk of
knitting the ticket, but it is not thought
that this threat will be carried very
far. The writer is not in position to
make any predictions at this time, other
than that he believes the state ticket
will be elected. Of course the county
ticket in Audubon will likely be elected
from top to bottom. The Republicans
in Audubon county are unit in sup
port of the County ticket and the party
will make its usual elections this fall.
1t is too early at this time to say
what will take place in the presi-
Dental race No one knows what the
out come will be. There is plenty of
time between now and the November
election for serious thought and the
tide is as liable to turn in favor of Taft
as any other presidential candidate.