The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-08
"A Few Words on the Iowa Situation.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The Re
publican state convention. on We'd
nesday. viii have some knotty prob
lens to deal with, and it will have to
deal with them very wisely There
are some men who. are talking of do
ing something sensational, even TO the!
extent OF giving Taft a snuh or two
and passing condemnation on the ac-s
tions OF the sixteen Taft delegates
from Iowa in the national conven-
ton It viii be we'll for the gentle
men to take into consideration that
the sixteen TAFT delegates we're elect
ed in this state without the question
OF irreguIarity II was conceded by
all that the majority in the Cedar Rap
ids convention last spring vas an hon
est majority. No charges 10 the con
trary were made BY any one and the
Cummins papers themselves explain
ed that they had lost the victory in
the state because they had been indif-
terent. They made no charges OF
fraud, not of any kind.
1t is also well for them to bear in
mind that It was not the Taft people
in the Chicago convention that stood
in the way of the nomination OF Mr..
Cummins Senator Kenyon. the man
ager in Chicago. admitted that the
stumbling block in their way was Col
Roosevelt had found the Taft
men willing TO compromise on third
candidate and they we're even willing.
in the interests OF the party to take
a Roosevelt man like Governor Had
ley as the compromise candidate. or
many of them were willing TO take
Mr. Cummins- The Taft men had q
letter from President Taft authorizing
them TO withdraw his name, at any
time. IN the interests of harmony and
third candidate.
The only force in the Chicago con-
yention that stood IN the way OF the
nomination of third man, and that a
progressive Republican,, was Colonel
Roosevelt The colonel did not care
to save even progressive principles.
when he was put TO the test, but he
was there merely 10 insist on the
nomination for himself
The reasonableness and the willing
ness OF the Taft position ought TO
count for something in an Iowa CON
Tention IN which many of Mr.. Cum
minis, friends will have seats The
( Taft men would have done the right
thing for the party. If they could have
had the cooperation of the Roosevelt
men. Roosevelt himself had said tina.
/ he refused to compromise on either
Hadiey or Cummins and he added
with a sneer, that some of the Tai;
men would have been willing to have
taken even La Toilette 81
i The Taft men are entitled to {
great deal of credit, from the stand
point Of Mr. Cummins' candidacy
They we're willing TO do more for Mr.
Cummins than the Roosevelt men
The best thing for the state conven
Il ton TO do next Wednesday is Il
stand BY the Republican party. !
something has happened within TIL
Republican party that some do no
ike. that does not condemn the par
r. nor should IT be a signal for tn
destruction Of the party in eithe
state OF nation There are always IL
Justices that ne can complain of il
conventions. When Mr. Cummins va
nominated for Governor the first tim
many Of rs have always believed tn
nomination was not regularly procul
ed and recently one Of the then crs
dentials committee made the admis
sion that they took some votes. in on
I. Of the counties. because they neeie
: them. and they constructed a reason
able claim to them But all Republ
cans supported the ticket
We have held. probably. the last {