Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-06
NEW PLATFORM IN IOWA
Some New Issues to Be Injected Into
Declaration of Prineiples-Eehoss
From County Conventions Indicate
Delegates Are Thinking Hard.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 6.-There will be
some entirely new and interesting
things put into the republican state
platform this year in Iowa. These will
not relate alone to the complications
growing out of the submersion Of the
principle Of majority rule at the Taft
convention. A number of state mat
ters will be brought to the front. This
Is shown by what was declared in some
Iof the county resolutions. For instance.
here is Grundy county:
We ask our delegates to the state
c, invention to use all honorable mcaEs
to secure a change in the basis of ap-
II rtioning the delegates to the state
convention. using the vote of secretary
of state as basis tor said apportion-
nlent rather than OF governm as at
Pre- sent"
The Jefferson county republicans
gave this hint:
1--WE are for the primary system. The
date Of the primary election should be
changed from the first weel: of June to
the first week IF September. or some
other convenient date, so c.s to accom-
/
judges are e.rcted by the people, hey
direct primaries"
Montgomery county projacted these
suggestions:
eve Request: better road laws, to the
end that the farmers may receive more
compensation for keeping the roads In
good condition. We feel that Iowa is
60, Nj. tel ~ IT.
and request that our lawmakers give
conditions in our penal institutions i'm
mediate attention so that our state may
be in the fcre front in correctly hand
ling this great problem as she is in so
many others. We favor a stricter en-
forcement Of laws governing the illegal
sale of spirituons liquors"
+; Polk county came in with this idea
for part of the platform:
I'VE believ. in the enacth ems in con
stitutional forsn of an employers lia :
biltty law, ard he passage and enact
ment of a safety appliance law for tho
protection and safeguard of the wcrk
ingmen of the country"
Page county endorsed t.. plan for
a change in the basis of representation
in national Conventions so that dele
gates will be selected in accordance
with the number Of votes clst thereby
making it impossible for 4 few thous-
and republicans in hope!esslv demo-
cratic states If the south - dictate t.
the millions of the republicans Of the
north whom thew shall have for cantii-
date for president"
Washington county suggested the
shorter ballot. the parcels post perma-
nent tariff commission. an i condemned
the effort to destroy the effectiveness
of the Interstate commerce commission.
then added:
1--WE favor the creation OF a national
corporation commission which shall
regulate all public and private indus
tries which shall become 4 animated ~
monopoly. such regulation to include
the fixing of maximum charges for ser
vice rendered by industries. In the alb
sence of competition governmental
regulation Is the only protection
against extortionate prices which lies
within the power OF the public"
It Is probable that this is the first
time any platform ever included In the
program for regulation of monopolies
a definite declaration for assertion OF
4he right Of fixing maximum charges.
This has long been the belief of Clifford
Thorne. however. and the plank pre-
sents a very important subject.
1t is certain. also. that there VIII be
demand for some reference to the tax
reform under way in Iowa. to reform
in school legislation. to road legislation
and kindred subjects. platform
could be formed on state subjects alone
that would make basis for working
campaign It Is not anticipated now
that any reference will he made In the
platform to additional legislation re-
garding sale of liquors.