Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-13

Strictly in accordance with the bills
a disturbance in the republican county
convention this morning before the
permanent organization could be eff
fected
Immediately after the temporary
chairman, B. T. Cummings, had closed
his address Mr.. Boardman took the
floor to remark that he had been COM
missioned by the First. Fourth and
Fifth ward delegates to state that they
acknC wledged To be in the minority
ana were perfectly willing that the ma
jority of the convention should rule in
all things. and that he therefore en-
dorsed the suggestion of the chairman
that the progressive ma ority take all
of the delegates.
Had he stopped there he would have
been the hero of the hour. but he later
proceeded TO move that .. W. Norris.
Jr.. be commissioned as a committee of
one to transact the rest of the business
Of the convention. 1t was intended as
an insult to Norris. but the convention
of 1876 delegates took it as a slur at
them. which accounted for tremendous
applause when Chairman Cummings
announced rs there any other person
Of the same political complexion who
wants TO be heard?" Boardman's mo-
ton. altho seconded by Pierce. was
ruled out of order as not made in good
faith
Later upon the call for a resolutions
committee Roardlnan renewed his in
suit by moving that Norris he made
committee Of one to write the resoIu-
tons Norris amended to make the
COR ittee consist - three to be named
by the chair saying. that while Board
man and Pierce might have been COM
m1ssioned to represent the First
Fourth and Fifth wards. he held no
such commission from the rest Of the
county. j, VI. Whitaker raised the
point of order that resolutions com
mlttee could not be appointed until the
convention was permanently organized.
and the chairman sustained him.
Cummns Temporary Chairman.
The convention was called to order
IN the east court room at II O'Clock
When County Chairman Devine read
the calls for state. district and county
conventions. selected L. T. Carney as
temporary secretary. and Hon. B. F.
cummings as temporary chairman.
MI Cummings delivered an exception
ally able address in which he defined
the articles Of faith of progressive
republican. recited the accomplish
ments Of progressive rule in state leg
islation, eulogized the progressive lead
ers, CummiIs. LaFollette Roosevelt.
ard Kenyon. and expressed the hope
that this convention would select a
solid delegation to the state conven-
ton, every member of which would be
a progressive without being watched.
His remarks We're vigorously ap-
plauded.
Boardman Challenges AIternates.
At the very outset Mr.. Boardman be-
gan doing What he had been advertised
to do, viz: to create a disturbance by
challenging the election Of the Cum
minis list of alternates in the Fourth
ward In that ward the successful
Boardmar ticket had neglected to con-
tain any alternates. which had the eff
feet Of electing the other list Of alter
mates. 1t was immaterial, for Board
mars delegates We're on hand but new
ertheless he protested against acknowl-
edging that the alternates had been
elected.
On motions committees were ap-
pointed by the chair as follows:
Credertials-W. H. Harlan, H. B.
Kopel, A. H. Rice
Permanent organization-F.C C. Davis.
D. W. Buck, NJ. NJ. Evans.
Adjournment was then taken to go
in the afternoon.
Overwhelmingly cummins.
The convention is overwhelmingly
Cummins and will select solid dele
cation OF progressives with resolutions
of endorsement and Instructions