The Irish standard., 1912-07-13
ROOSEVELT VcToRlous-oEM
SURE ADMINISTRATION AND
CHICAGO coNcLAvE.
PLATFORM LOSES OUT.
Governor Falls to Secure The lndorsss
msnt Of National Document
Progresslves Rule and Third
Party Considered.

Deb MOlHe6, 1h., July 1l.-YQo0oOf0
Roosevelt won a decisive victory IN
the Republican state convention here
and the Taft administration and the
managers of the recent national con.
vention at Chicago we're as decisively
rebuked.
Republicans Of Iowa were left free
20 vote for either the president or Col.
onel Roosevelt next November by the
action fthe delegates. The matter
was left entirely to the individual
conscience Of the voter" and the plat
form, containing a direct attack upon
the legality Of the Chicago convention
was adopted by an overwhelming vote.
The Progressives dominated the con-
vention from the beginning to the end.
Despite hard struggle, led by Gov.
ernor b. F. Carroll, Taft adherent, to
secure the Endorsement of the national
platform, the amendment offered by
the Iowa executive, containing this in.
doresement. was laid on the table by
vote of us to 842.
Governor Carroll presented the mi.
nortty resolutions report which in ad.
dition to the national platform mat.
ter asked for the elimination from
the majority platform OF the plank
condemning the whole Chicago con.
vention as fraudulently made up. He
started a demonstration for Roosevelt
1nsting nearly 20 minutes. when he
said that the national platform was
not tainted" but had been adopted at
Chicago by large majority, not in
Guiding tho oontesting delegates. and
that this was done with the help Of
such Progressives as Borah, Hadley
pnd Cummins dclegates."
Governor Carroll declared that the
Chicago platform WAS adopted regard-
less Of whether the delegates were
aligned with Taft or Roosevelt and
when he said Roosevelt" the dele.
gates broke loose in a demonstration
for Roosevelt which Chairman Smith
Brookhart was unable to stop. Dele
gates stood on chairs and waved ban.
dnnas flags and hats, and yelled for
the colonel while Governor Carroll
waited on the platform to continue his
ar l-Roosevelt speech.
Finally order was restored and the
state party platform submitted by the
majority of the resolutions committee
was adopted without roll call.
! No mention Of either Taft of Roose-
welt was made in the document which
commends Republican achievements
and indorses Progressive policies
| A definite stand for woman's suf-
frage was taken and the legislature
asked to submit this question for q
vote Of the people. Direct primaries
for nomination Of president and vice
president and United States senators
and direct elections of the latter,
were advocated. The platform also
urges that national committeeman be
elected direct.
Governor Carroll began his almost
single-handed fight against the Pro-
gressives in the resolutions committee,
of which he was member. The COM
mittee at one time threatened to re-
main in session until late last night
and just before 1t reported an attempt
was made in the convention to ad-
5urn. This was defeated, however,
Chairman Brookhalter refusing to con-
slider the motion.
The committee declined to include
In its report the suggestion of Senator
Albert e. Cummins for commission
to investigate the manner in which
President Taft was renominated at
Chicago.
Delegates from Iowa to the Roose-
welt Progressive party convention in
Chicago Aug will be named at q
state convention to be held here July
"a, according to plans adopted at a
meeting of the Progressive delegates
in Republican convention which was
held last night Immediately after tho
held Immediately after the adjourn