Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-17
NL%QU'S DEFEAT
N IOWA DECISIVE
OPPOSITION TO CHAMP CLARK IN
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
OVERWHELMED.
MADE SORRY SHOWING ON
ONLY TEST VOTE TAKEN
Abandon Fight When Unit Rule is
Adopted and Instructions for Clark
Arc Made Without Roll Call Or op.
position-spsaksrs Will Have lowsa's
Twenty. Six Votes Solid.

! six votes in the national convention at
Baltimore will be cast for Champ Clark
of Missouri
After showing under motion to
| send an uninstructed delegation vote
to instruct for the Missourian was TAX
en- by reclamation. The roar Of ayes
was tremendous. On a further motion
to make the Instructions unanimous
not delegate in the convention raised
his voice against such instructions
when the noes were called for
Only 3S71a votes were musted by the
anti-Clark forces on their vote for a
! free delegation. The total against the
their vote on this roll call. Besides be-
ing instructed for the speaker Of the
house the delegation is bound by the
unit rule.
Test Came Late.
| The test Of strength came in the
convention late in the afternoon upon
! the question of seating the Woodbury.
county delegation, after the convention
had waited until o'clock for the COM
mittees on resolutions and credentials
to prepare their reports.
| During the squabble on the floor re-
sulting from the report Of eight OF the
eleven members Of the credentials
committee favoring the seating Of the
Clark delegation from Woodbury.,
which the friends Of Governor Wood
row Wilson contested on the grounds
the caucuses were carried by fraud,
the uproar in the convention seemed TO
indicate great sentiment for Wilson.
This Guieted quickly when the roll
call travelled down the list of counties.
| The Clark delegation headed by w. II.
Farnsw orth was seated in the conven-
ton by vote of 612 against 3S5 votes
mustered by the Wilson men.
| The Clark men had five delegates
here from Woodbury. county. Headed
by Judge A Van Wageren Of Sioux
City, the Wilson clan had a full dele
cation of twenty. which headed the
| final proceedings Of the convention as
| innocent bystanders."
Porter Heads Slate.
Claude Porter read off the names of
! the slate Of eight candidates for dele
gates at-iarge proposed by the Clark
| leaders, and then introduced Congress
| man l. S. Pepper of MuScatine, who in
a complimentary speech for each one
of the delegates and the action of the
convention and the remarkable en-
thusiasm shown here by the party
moved the election of the slate.
| Realizing the convention was abso-
! lutely in the hands of the Clark men,
Col. j. H. McCorologue of Mason City,
who has been following Wilson before
Clark, moved the suspension Of the
rules ard a unanimous ballot for the
election of the delegates. Here again
the Wilson men showed they had nc
sore spots. Polk county, which in
structed for Wilson, joining in the vote
| for unanimous instructions. Last night
there was no bitterness expressed
among the Friendly rivals" about
headquarters. The feeling is for united
effort and big vote for the democrats
ii Iowa i'll November.
! The delegates elected follow:
I Claude Porter. Centerville.
y. D. Ely, Davenport.
" ". Marsh. Waterloo
( Frank A O'Connor. New Hampton
4 Farley Sheldon, Ames.
y. F. Reed. Ottumwa
Emmett FINLEY. Council Bluffs.
4 VI. F. Heal!-, Fort Dodge
Wilson Controls Three.
/ Only three districts, the Third, Sew
i anrh and Eleventh were controlled By
the Wilson men. Committeeman from
these districts on credentials and reso-
buttons made minority reports opposed
70 the majority reports made by eight
Clark members. Delayed In opening
oy the time consumed by some of the
caucuses held downtown it was after.
: noon before the morning session of The
convention adjourned. Then the dele.
gates had to make the long ride from
Grape Park, where the convention was
held in the coliseum, back to the city
for dinner. Altso the committees go
TO work Immediately they made nc
Roadway in the credential committee
until after two hours of discussion
during which the arguments OF botf
wilson and Clark men from Woodbury.
county were threshed out.
Resolutions Adopted.
. Following is the text of the resolu.
tiors passed by the convention The
!. vote was by reclamation and was made
, unanimous.
; Resolved, That we, the democratic
party of Iowa, in convention Assem-.
/ bled, affirm it's faith and devotion t
the principles Of democracy, which
l have held the party together in victory
and defeat.
| Resolved, That we deplore the re-
t publican tariff as a masterpiece OF in
! Justice involving the remorseless ex
: actions from the many to enrich thu
: few. Tariff taxation. like other taxa
ton, should be for public purpose!
only and not for private gain, ant
should be so levied as not to discrimi
t nate against any section, class, in
4 dustry or occupation, and should b.
! limited to the actual necessities Of thu
: government economically admins
. tered.
( Resolved, That we believe in tn
q principle of initiative mad referendum
and we favor legislation putting tn
same into force.
Resolved. That we approve tn
prompt action Of the democrats in tn
a principles OF legislation redeeming tn
: beliefs of our party looking to reduc
] tion Of the high and unreasonable tar
ifs and aiding in the arresting Of tn
unreasonable protective interests o
this country the power that rightfull
belongs to the people.
!, Resolved, That we are in favor o
the nomination. Of all elective officers