Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-25
Senator Says He Has Been
Knocked Down and Drag
ged Out Before, but Has
Never Yet Surrendered.
CONVENTION CALLED
TO ORDER AT II 20
Chairman FRANKIE Turns
Over Gavel to Temporary
Chairman; Recess Taken
at Close Of His Speech.

Convention Hall, Cedar Rapids,
$3.50 p. m.-The TAFT forces con-
troIIed tho state republican con-
ventlon here today, elected four
delegates-at-large to the Chicago
convention and will instruct these
four to vote first, last and all the
time for President TAFT. The
first test vote came Just after 8
o'clock when the roll was called
on delegates.
Gov. q. r. Carroll, George D.
Perkins Of Sioux City, Luther r.
Brewer Of Cedar Rapids and Jas.
r. Bryan Of creston won by
761 against 720 for tho cummins
ticket, headed by state Senator
James n. Allen OF Pocahontas
county. 5.
The report Of tho resolutions
committee, which eulostzes Taft
and instructs tho delegates for
him had not been presented to
the convention at this hour, but
the test voto on delegates indi-
Gates that tho resolutions will be
adopted.
Convention Hall, Cedar Rapids,
April 24:- President Taft will
have sixteen Of Iowa's twenty-six
votes In tho national republican
convention according TO Indlca-
tlons when tho state convention
reconvened here this afternoon.
Senator CummIns, admitting that
his trip from Washington 20 Iowa
had been Ineffective In stemmIns
the tide for TAFT, declared he ex.
pected still to be before the ma
tionaI convention at Chicago and
that his name would be presented
to that body by one Of the ten
delegates In the state Instructed
for him.
The program for the afternoon
appeared certain to 90 through 40
planned by the Taft managers.
The four delegates at large In
resolutions reported, wore In
structed to support tho president
first, last and all the time. During
the noon recess there was some
talk In the Hobbies OF possible
effort to stampede the conven-
tlon this afternoon to the stan
dard Of Theodore Roosevelt, but
II such move was in develop-
ment ito exact plans were guarded
by the Roosevelt supporters.
cedar Rapids, April 24---"It looks a
: we were beaten" said Senator 4
}. Cummins, just before the CONVEX
ion opened. He will return to Wasl
ngton this afternoon. Senator Gun
nins would not say to what he attrii
ted his defeat in todays convention
II have not been a very active cal
idate for the presidency" he said t
be Associated Press. "The boys her
n Iowa, my friends, said they wante
o present my name to the Chicag
and l consented withou
making the active canvass, which al
arently was expected of me.
II still expect my name will PR
ented to the national convention no
outstanding today's defeat. hav
cen knocked down and dragged OF
efore, but don't believe anybody ha
yer said that would surrender VINE
believed was advocating the right.
FRANKIE Opens Convention.
It was 11:20 o'clock when Chairma
!. F. FRANKIE called the convention
rider, and, after the invocation by th
lev. Joseph F. Newton OF Ceda
lapids and the routine reading Of tn
ali for the convention by Secretar
:. B. Whitney Of the committee, II
reduced the temporary chairman,
4. Thomas of Maqueketa.
The convention adjourned at 2::3
ntil 2 o'clock, at the conclusion {
temporary Chairman Thomas speec
nd after the committees on credel
ials, organization and resolutions ha
een approved.
No Contests; Trewin Named.
When the convention reopened 8
20 p. m. after the noon recess tn
committee reported no col
ests.
J. H. Trewin of Cedar Rapids wa
lected permanent chairman OF tn
Immediately following th
ecess without opposition. He was pu
orth by the Taft faction.
Chairman Trewin evoked applaus
vhen In the course of his acceptanc
peech he referred to the republica
,arty as "a party OF love, not of amb
ious leaders"
Later the test vote came on the ele,