Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-11
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FACING A SPLIT
QUESTION OF ENDORSING TAFT
CAUSES HEATED DEBATE
At DEs MONIES

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ing that any one having a majority Q
the votes of the legal delegates shout
be the nominee.
Meeting Late In Converting.
1t was nearly 1880 o'clock whe
the republican state convention wa
formally called to order by Chairman
|C. F. FRANKIE of the state committee
| Most of the delegates were in thei
seats long before the appointed hou
and the galleries were fairly wei
crowded. The caucuses which pre-
coded the convention developed tn
fact that the progressive element o
the republican party was In control
and probably would remain SO, bu
gave no indication OF what might b.
expected on the question Of indorse
ments or refusal to indorse the ad
ministration of President Taft.
Following the invocation by the Rev
George A. Scott Of Des Moines, ant
the reading Of the formal call, Chair
man FRANKIE announced that the usua
procedure would be altered In order
that the committee on resolutions
might get at work. He suggested tina
the reports of the various caucuses or
this committee be read. This was
done.
Dan Turner Of Corning. the commit
tees choice as temporary chairman
was then introduced. His speech II
given in another column.
The convention committees al
named at district caucuses and read
to the convention follow:
Convention Committees Named.
The following committees were
named:
First district-State committeeman
Charles s. Grail, Fairfield; resolu
lions, c. A. Carpenter, Louisa county;
credentials, K. F. Halliday, Morning
Sun; permanent organization, ]. r.
Fraley, Fort Madison.
Second district-Committeeman, G
E. Helsinger, Jackson; resolutions,
Joe r. Lane, Scott; credentials, r. G.
Williamson, Scott; permanent organi'
zation, E. D. Throop, Muscatine
Third district Committeeman, N.
" Beelin, Hampton: resolutions, Ira
Nichols, Hardin; credentials, w. B.
Rosewater, Bremen; permanent organi-
zation, W. T. Evans, butler.
Fourth observation-disclosures, L.
B. Whitney, Winnishiek; resolutions,
H. P. Hancock, Fayette; credentials,
Byron Newberry, Clayton; organiza-
ton, E. D. Pryor, Alamakee.
Fifth Committeeman, D. E..
Goodel, Tama; resolutions. D. w. Nor
ris, Marshall; credentials, w. M.
Blough, Grundy; permanent organiza-
ton, j. e. Hartley, Cedar; rules, John
Reid Linn.
Sixth Committeeman, H. E..
Roth, Ottumwa: resolutions, B. F..
Carroll; permanent organization, J. W.
Hunter, Newton
Seventh district Committeeman,
Charles A. Rawsom, Des Moines; reso-
lutions, John A. Guiher, Madison Gre
dentials, r. ]. Neiswanger, Marion;
permanent organization, w. F. Wine
gar, Dallas; rules, J. L. Watson, War
rem.
Eighth district-Committee r.
v. Lucas, Taylor county; resolutions,
Denman Wilson, Page; credentials, O..
N. Haymaker, Clark; permanent Or
ganization, O. J. Sauers, Taylor; rules,
J. M. Wilson, Appanoose.
Ninth district - Committeeman,
Ralph Pringle. Montgomery; resolu-
tons, P. H. Killpock, Council Bluffs;
credentials, 8. Fleming, Adair; perma-
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Tenth Committeeman, M.
N. Head, Green county; resolutions,
Senator J. Hallen, Pocahontas; Gre
dentials, r. l.. Linn, Boone; perma-
nent organization, M. F. Beach, Car
roll.
Eleventh district Committeeman,
c. c. Bradley, Plymouth; resolutions,
A. B. Funk, Spirit Lake: credentials,
G. F. Kane, Woodbury.; permanent or
ganization, John Hospen, Orange City.
Brookhart Permanent Chairman.
The selection of Smith w. Brook
hart Of Washington county was re-
ported by the committee on permanent
organization when the afternoon ses-
sion convened. The report Of the
credentials committee, which showed
no contests, was adopted, as was that
Of the committee OF Permanent organ
izatlOn.
The roll call for the nomination Of
two supreme court judges was order
ed as soon as Permanent Chairman
Smith w. Brookhart was installed.
Eleventh HOUR Harmony Attempt.
Eleventh hour efforts were being
made to effect a reconciliation Of the
two factions Of the republican party,
prior to the opening Of the state con-
vention which met today to adopt a
party platform and nominate candi-
dates for judges Of the Iowa supreme
court.
A conference Of progressives and
was held early today
which lasted several hours but no def
mite program was agreed upon. A fight
on the floor of the convention over
resolutions asking for an indorsem ent
of President Taft was expected to de-
velop. Progressive leaders declared
that motion to substitute Col Roose-
welt would be made If any action was
taken looking to an endorsement of