Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-19
REPUBLICANS THE
TOOLS OF BOSSES
Delegate to Reorganization
Meeting Says Party Must
Have New Leaders.

Chicago, Dec. 10. - Republicans in
attendance at the state organization
conference yesterday at the Hotel La
Sale we're startled when J. u Know
der Of Peoria, speaking for the 18th
congressional district, declared that
the people in his territory we're con-
WINGED that the republican managers
had not been true to the principles of
the party. MIR. Krowder insisted that
the party would have to get rid OF it's
old leaders.
Other speakers, representing all
parts OF Illinois, had lauded the
achievements OF the republican party,
praised It's leaders and talked of GO
iEG forward in the future under the
old commanders. Mr.. Krowder's re-
Llarks severely Jared the harmony OF
the occasion.
THE republicans in my district be-
Leved that the managers of the party
we're not true to its principles" said
Mr.. Krowder. That's the reason the
party was defeated. The voters of
my district believe it is time for the
old party leaders to 90 away back and
sit down. We must clean house and
get rid OF the cockroaches in the
party"
Four hundred republicans, represent
ire practically every county in the
state, we're in attendance Roy o.
West, republican national committee
man and state chairman, presided.
Speakers included Governor Deneen,
Representative William b. Mckinley,
the Taft pre-conventiop manager,
Frank l.. Smith, the Taft Illinois pre-
convention manager; United States
District Attorney w. A. Northcott Of
Springfield, Lieutenant Governor John
G.. Oglesby, Secretary of State c. ].
Doyle, Edwin r Wright of the ILL
nCis Federation of Labor, Thomas K
Niedringhaus of Missouri, Isaac N.
Powell, Thomas J. Healy, A. w. Mil
Ter, Homer X. Galpin, Senator Nells
JUL, Edward l. Williams, Oscar Hebel,
Alderman Henry d. Captain, Senator
Richard J. Barr. Fred E. Sterling D.
w Baxter, John H. Harrison, Charles
Adkins and Senator Douglas Helm.
On motion of Governor Deneen the
state committee was requested to
raise total Of $4,000 by assessment
OF the various county organizations for
the purpose of promoting a campaign
, o. organization, education and public
ity
The only other definite action taken
by the conference was the adoption of
resolution, drafted by Alderman Cap
itain, w. A. Northcott and Representa-
tive Mckinley, urging the republican
national committee to change the sys-
TEN of representation in the national
convention so that the party vote Ia
stead of the number of congressional
districts shall be the basis
Representative Mckinley scored
Theodore Roosevelt for the latter's
failure to bring about a change in rep
resentation in national convention
either in 1904 or 1905
1.-The result of the recent election
wae due in large part to the attacks
made on the system of representation
which gave the south too many dele
gates in proportion TO is party vote,
said Mr. Mckinley. THE strange part
Of the whole affair is that Theodore
Roosevelt and no one else was respon'
sible for the present system being in
eject at last summers convention.
Roosevelt was in control of the
national convention in 1904 and again
in 1905. In both of those conventions
efforts we're made to change the sys
ten Of representation. Roosevelt pre-
vented change being made"
Mr. Northcott won the most enthus
isstic applause of the day when he
said in referring to Colonel Roosevelt
that n man who betrayed his part!
after receiving the highest honors a
its bands would betray his country i
given the opportunity.
Governor Deneen charged that the
progressive leaders were actuateC
solely by vindictiveness due to disap
pointed ambitions.
With reference to the contests be