Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-27

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tamie. w. l. Branigan Emmett, and j..
Van Lent, Muscatine county.
Submit Platform to Referendum.
Iowa democrats put the principles Of
the initiative and referendum into
practice, when last night, just before
the adjournment of the state conven-
ton, It was decided unanimously to
submit the progressive platform adopt
ed to the referendum vote Of the rank
and file Of the party
In addition to the platform the con-
vention utilized the final session In
nominating two candidates>for the SUI
preme court. The candidates are
Maurice O'Connor of Fort Dodge and
John r. Craig of Lee county. O'Connor
was named on the second ballot and
Craig on the third ballot from field
of ten aspirants.
With the declaration that Woodrow
Wilson is a local optionist. Henry
Vollmer of Davenport moved the in
clusion of the local option plank in
the platform. He created pande-
monium among the delegates with an
attack on what he termed the Coward
ice of the committee and the conven-
ton on this subject" Repeated at
tempts to howl him down were futile
and he was finally heard. After much
disorder the motion was tabled and the
platform adopted with few dissenting
votes
The platform favors the initiative
and referendum direct nominations OF
all officers through the primary cleo
ton. the presidential primary plan, de-
mands the election Of national and
state committeeman by direct vote
and that such committeeman assume
authority upon receipt of certificate OF
election, favors government ownership
of telegraph and telephone companies,
physical valuation on railroads, en-
ployers' liability act woman's suf-
frage. Wilson and Marshall were
eulogized.
The selection Of S. G. Huber Of
Tama as permanent chairman was ap-
proved, and he officiated.
Reed Again state Chairman.
N. f. Reed of Ottumwa, who yester-
day morning was defeated for commit
teeman from the sixth district, was re-
elected state chairman last night, de-
feating e. r. Moore Of the fifth dis
trict and Earl Bronson Of the eleventh
district on the first ballot. Bronson
then was elected secretary and Moore
treasurer. The meeting discussed the
campaign and planned thoroughly
harmonious action. Reed announced
that he will open headquarters in Des
Moines about August 10.
It was at a meeting Of the new state
central committee after the convention
that the Unprecedented action favored
by Martin j. Wade Of Iowa City, OF
re-electing N. F.. Reed Of Ottumwa
chairman of the committee in spite
of the fact that he was defeated for
reelection as committeeman In the
sixth district caucus was accomplish
ed. Reed was made chairman of the
committee under clause of the state
primary law, which was found to cover
the point. As Wade and Reed were
Clark supporters in the recent demo-
cratic convention at Burlington TIL
successful coup by Wade is taken to
be distinct offset to the alleged vic
tories OF the Bryan-Wilson faction of
the party Earl Bronson, who managed
the Wilson campaign In Iowa, was
elected secretary Of the committee,
and r. R. Moore of Cedar Rapids, who
sought the chairmanship as candi-
date against Reed, was chosen treas
urer. It Is explained in connection
with Reeds election as chairman, that,
he will have no vote in the committee.
It is the first instance, SO far as known
Of a man not member Of state CEN
trail committee being elected its chair
man.