Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-24
special to r,mes-Republican.

y PIX
Special to Tlmes-Republican.
Des Moines, July 24.-The report Of
the resolutions committee to the state
progressive convention deals entirely
with national issues and declares the
solo purpose Of the convention is to
select delegates to the national con-
Nvention and choose candidates for
/presidential electors with necessary
coumittees. and to organize for fight
Tor Theodore Roosevelt in Iowa.
Tho action Of the republican con-
vention ct Chicago is severely criti-
cised for the bald theft of the same by
the bosses. and that by reason OF the
fraud by which the convention was
controlled its nominations are not
binding on any one.
The resolutions declare that the
caucus and convention system is who'll
" bad and that at Baltimore the
same elements were in control and
dictated the terms on which nom
nation could bs made.
The lsubserviency Of the Taft admin
istration to the special interests is de-
nounced
The allegation 10 Instructed to work
for 1ha. aomination Of Roosevelt at
! = paatlor1n OF support Of
sshss Roossvslts principles.
The anmediats political issue ID
drawn to DO that Of the right Of the
people to make their nominations with
out interference Of the bosses. Demand
Is made for divorcing big business and
crooked politics. and for the abolition
Of the congressional committee with
their Jackpot system.
Other declarations are for primary
nominations. direct election Of SEN
Majors. the initiative and referendum,
4 the recall, government ownership OF
Z express. telegraph and telephones, a
commercial commission. physical val
uation Of railroads. q simple tariff
statement, conservation. and an inter-
national supreme court.
Des Moines, July 24.-Iowa progress
sives are this afternoon holding their
first state convention, the purpose Of
which IS to name delegates at large
and by districts to the national con-
vention at Chicago.
The convention hall was crowded at
! o'clock when Provisional National
Committeeman John L. Stevens of
Boone ascended the platform to intro
duce the temporary chairman. Frank
Randall. Of Cedar Rapids.
Practically every county Of the state
was represented by delegations and
the galleries contained many specta-
tors.
Most q the work Of the convention
d had already been done by committees
main business of the delegates was
simply to approve the reports present
ed TO tl1em. The remainder OF the
afternoon was given up to speechmak-
7sng. ss
RooSovelt Trusts Iowa.
Upon calling the convention to or
der. Judge stevens had read tele-
gram from Roosevelt, declaring 1t alb
solutelyS necessary to form new party,
and denouncing the convention at Chi
& caxo as q fraud, declaring 1t to be the
duty OF every one. to repudiate tho
work Of that convention. He extend
Il "a His greetings to the counties. and
{ said that there is not state in the
union he; would rather trust in such a
fight than Iowa. He declared that he
stands for the principles which have
prevailed in Iowa wherever the people
have had q chance to express them
selves. Frank Randall Of Cedar Rap
ids then spoke.
opssch Of Temporary Chairman.
sTheodoFe Roosevelt IL fighting that
hin brother may not continue bound.
and the progressive party 10 with him
IN the flght'' This was the closing SEN
tence IN the speech Of Temporary
Chairman Frank Randall before the
Roosevelt progressive party state con-
yention here this afternoon. The
speaker II his opening sentence had
said:
I'VE are not with Roosevelt, he il
with IN, with us In our battle for equal
poole4cai aJloprtunity. with us in our
or0gEie ID truly representative gov-
ernment." !"
Republican Party Boss Ridden.
Mr. Rad1all declared that the new
marty was needed ..to carry out the
nromises 81 the republican party" and
\ continued. Fair promises and poor
i u rsormances have characterized this
narty unddr standpat manipulation.
- majority q - party has stood