Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-25


Resolutions Committee.
First. A. Cochrane, Lee.
Second--J. M. Dover. Iowa.
Third-F. D. Smith, Franklin.
Fourth-James A. Smith. Usage.
'Fifth-R. J. Stewart, Linn.
Sixth-C. NJ Brown, Keokuk.
Seventh--W. o. Payne, Story.
Eighth. H. Berry, Wayne.
Ninth-D. w. Church, Adair.
Tenth. NJ. Ford, Boone.
.Eleventh-E. j. Seaton, Woodbury..
Permanent Organization.
First-T. w. Alexander, Des Moines.
Second-T. o. Loveland, johnson.
Third, e. Roland, Wright.
Fourth--A. NJ. May, Allamakee.
Fifth-W. A. Tutland Marshall.
Sixth r. Rosbrook, Mahaska.
Seventh-Senator J. L. Warren. Mar
Ion.
Eighth. ]. G. Bower, Wayne.
NINTH A. Blair, Mills.
Tenth. NJ. Peterson, Hamilton.
DISQUALIFICATION Smith, Woodbury..
Credentials Committee.
First-F. D. Snavely, Louisa.
Second-Loyal Goddard, Jackson.
Third--Robert Higgenbotham, Hard
ing.
Fourth--C. L. Martson. Cerro Gordo.
Fifth-George M. Lyon, Marshall.
Sixth-W. H. Bailey, Monroe.
Seventh--John Mills, Dallas.
Eighth-G, A. Mckenzie, Appancose.
NINTH. D. Clark, Montgomery.
Tenth-S. c. Dunkel, Carroll
Eleventh.. H. McNeal, O'Brien.
Roosevelt Letter Read.
The following telegram from Theo-
dore Roosevelt was read to the con-
vention:
II wish to extend my very heartiest
greetings to the progressive conven-
ton. There is not state In this union
to which | would rather trust more
than would to Iowa, in fight like
this. We stand for the principles to
which Iowa has always been faithful
whenever her people have had a fair
chance Of expressing their opinion.
The Chicago republican convention
was organized by fraud. The nomina-
ton of Taft was fraudulent nomina-
ton Every action taken by the con-
vention was taken against the ex-
pressed wish of the overwhelming ma
jority OF the republican party. 1t rep
resents nothing whatever but the sue
cess OF the Barnes, Penrose, Guggen-
helm machine, In cheating and over
riding the rank and file Of the repub.
lican party.
"Not only has the ticket thus NOM
mated no claim to the support OF any
honest republican but hold 1t to be
the bounden duty of every man who is
true to the principles OF Abraham Lin
coin. OF every man who believes In
decency and honesty and who upholds
the commandment, thou shalt not
STEAL as applicable alike In politics
and In business to repudiate in the
most emphatic manner the action TAX
en- at Chicago.
No Relief From Democrats.
1.-THE question of honesty Is funda-
mental and no man who benefits by
or participates in or connived at fraud
Of the kind perpetrated at the national
convention should be pardoned by the
American people. On the other hand
we should gain nothing whatever by
supporting the democratic party and
exchanging the rule Of Barnes, Pen
rose and Guggenheim, for the rule Of
Murphy, Taggart and Sullivan, while
II a serious attempt were made to put
the Baltimore platform In operation
the whole country would be reduced to
a condition of Industrial chaos.
ut is absolutely necessary to have
new party; party genuinely repre-
sentative of the people, party
pledged to work effectively for social
and Industrial justice and party of
such character that we can treat It's
platform not as collection Of insin.
cere. praises designed only for cam.
paign use, but as contract with the
people Of the United States, 90 that
il the people put the party in power It
shall feel itself morally bound to ex-
ecute the contract precisely as any
upright business man in private life
would execute his contract.
Theodore Roosevelt"
Chairman RandaIl's Speech.
Theodore Roosevelt is fighting that
his brother shall not continue bound,
and the progressive party is with him
in the fight This was the closing
sentence In the speech OF Temporary
Chairman Frank Randall before the
Roosevelt progressive party state con-
vention here this afternoon. The
speaker in his opening sentence had
said: eve are not with Roosevelt: he
is with US: with us in our battle for
equal political opportunity, with US in
our struggle for truly represer tative
government"
Mr.. Randall declared that the new
party was needed "to carry out the
promises OF tn. republican party" and
continued, "fair promises and poor
performances have characterized this
party under standpat manipulation
The majority In the party has stood for
the right but by reason Of standpat
president Influenced by wealth and
privilege, the right has not prevailed
1--WE need a new party because the
bosses are in control Of both the old
ones, the democrats as well as the re-