Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11

TO Do TOU0l08 COuV6NLlOn. 1ney 0I0
enthusiastic and mean business.
The work OF the convention. in brief.
was az follows:
Nominated Judge #. r. 0aynor Of
LsMars and Judge b. w. Preston Of
Oskaloosa for supreme court Justices.
Adopted resolutions urging repub-
licans to support all state district and
county nominees and leaving action a.
to national nominees to individual
conscience"
Rejected amendment indorsins the
Chicago platform.
Rejected amendment indorsing Pres
ident Taft.
Endorsed proposition to submit wom-
an suffrage amendment tovote of tho
people.
Denounced caucus system Of nomi-
mating presidential candidates and
urged adoption Of primary plan.
Elected new state central committee
composed almost entirely Of progress
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Committee thus chosen organised by
election Of Charles A. Rawson< Of Des
Moines as chairman and NJ. NJ. Head
Of Jefferson az vice chairman.
Cheers for Roosevelt.
The name Of Theodore Roosevelt was
Wildly cheered for fifteen minutes by
delegates in attendance at the conven-
tion. The ovation was not from dole
gates alone. but from spectators on the
main floor and in the balcony. And
slong with giving q rousing demon
stration for the former president and a
candidate for president at the hands
OF the progressive party the convention
turned down q resolution to indorse
Taft and a resolution to indorse the
platform adopted by the Chicago ma
tional convention. The convention
showed its dislike for the party boss
system and its approval OF the pro-
gressive principles az advocated by
Colonel Roosevelt.
So that there might be no doubt In
the minds Of the republicans Of Iowa
as to the position Of the party in this
state. the resolutions committee re.
ported favorably for strong progressive
legislation and principles. Caucuses
and conventions conducted by party
bosses were condemned and were
blamed for the present condition Of the
republican party. Republicans were
left free to choose their own candidate
for president, but were informed that
the state, congressional and legislative
tickets deserve every mans support.
They were nominated by the primary
system-the system by which the peo-
pie may express their wishes. The ma
tionaI ticket was named in q way that
raises q doubt as to its right to that
place.
Roossvslt Mass Msetlns.
The first mass meeting Of the Roose-
velt progressives in Iowa was held at
the Savery hotel last night and men
from practically every section of tho
state were present. Tho meeting be-
gan Immediately after the convention
adjourned and, except for half an hour
taken out for dinner, lasted until near
ly II o'clock. From 300 to 250 were In
attendance-the number varying be-
cause Of tho length Of the meeting.
4s4 After the business Of arranging for
the s1elAiis o. the pf0bo66d campaign
had been finished the meeting was
turned into = sort Of an experience ses-
sion. John Macvicar. secretary. called
the meeting to order. James Wy!lie u
Sigourney was selected chairman OF
the meeting. He started things on
with red-hot Roosevelt speech.
Calls Nomination Unfair.
Down at Washington the senate Is
going to kick Lorimer out for dishon-
esty obtaining his seat in the senate"
Mr.. wyllie said. I'VE are firing Taft
from the party Of the people because
he came by the nomination In an un-
fair way
Every progressive in the room Sec
onded Mr.. Wyllie's statement. When he
said that he was going to make a hard
fight for the state ticket and the state
legislature, Mr.. wyllie again was ap-
plauded.
when Taft made that speech say
ing that this is a government Of the
people, for the people and by q repre-
sentative part of the people l began to
look around for the man that repre-
sented me-" Mr.. Wyllie said. did not
find my representative until the Chi
cago convention. II was the national
committee"
J. w. Burke, Of Kellogg asked to be
permitted to speak. He tried to tell
those assembled that they should vote
for Wilson II they want to rebuke TAFT
and the republican bosses. He was
greeted with requests to be seated and
did so in good natured manner when
he was further refused an audience
A convention to name delegates to
attend the progressive party conven-
tion in Chicago Aug. s will be held in
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