Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-05
TOWN, IOWA. MONDAY AUGUST 1912
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Colonel Roosevelt said that no did
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day.
Platform 60 Mark New Era.
The platform unquestionably Will be
regarded az asiextr@nely radical. ana will
provoke q grsatgAeal Of discussion
thruout the country It will mark 9
new order tor the people. for in spirit
and purpose 4 Will be designed to OBJ
tain social and Industrial justice for
the workingman.
II will demand that the light Of pub
licity be thrown upon scales Of wages
and other labor matters; that all ac-
cidents and disease arising from en-
ployment shall be reported to the
proper national ard state officials; that
workmer,'s compensation laws. both
state and national, shall be enacted:
that commissions, both state and ma
tional. be created for the purpose Of
fixing the minimum pay in the various
industries, IN order that the wage
worker may I've, educate his children,
and enable him to save something
gainst old age. In addition the new
party will stand f1rnly for old age pen
siols.
Planks for the Platform.
The platform will come out squarely
for the recall of judicial decisions. as
advocated by Colonel Roosevelt in his
Columbus spcech last spring. 1t will
not directly indorse the initiative. ref
ersndum. and recall but will inferen-
italy approve these principles for state
| Use II deemed Advisable.
] It Will advocate woman's suffrage
So rar as the tariff Is concerned, 1t will
adopt the Wow taken by Colonel Roose-
welt in favor of a revision OF the tarin
l~A
part OF the protection TO the pay en-
yelope Of the wage esrner.
1t will provide for tariff commits
sion and scientific revision schedule by
schedule. Reform Of the currency. en-
forcement Of wise conservation. includ-
Ing the employment OF the Panama
canal force upon the Mississippi river.
in order to make the national govern
nent responsible for the control Of this
great waterway. and federal regulation
Of corporations engaged in interstate
commerce also will be provided for In
the platform.
Document to BE Brief.
SO far as it has been completed the
draft of the platform is shorter than
the documents of the republican and
democratic conventions. 1t has been
purposely made. br<f, the object being
to- present each plank in terse but
clear language. SO every sentence shall
enunciate principle.
It is expected the platform Will be
studied with the greatest care by every
intelligent citizen and for this reason
It is regarded as essential to strike
at recognized evils. 1t follows as a
matter Of course that upon such ques-
tions as direct election Of senator's.
publication OF campaign contributions
prior to elections. and the like. the
pla atforms will speak with directness and
sincerity.
Jehn.on .for Second Place.
With the arrival Of Colonel Roose-
velt on the scene the talk Of Cover
nor johnson, Of California. for vice
president, semed to receive new i'm
petus. Colonel Roosevelt, it was said.
regarded Governor Johnson as great
campaisner and while the party
might not need his added strength on
the ticket in California. his services
would be invaluable elsewhere.
Governor Joi1nson continued to
maintain an entirely neutral attitude.
He told his friends he was anxious to
do whatever was thought best for the
party. Both Colonel Roosevelt and
Governor Johnson are said to have
given first consideration to the advis-
ability Of naming southern democrat
for second place on the ticket. IN the
hope Of winning votes In that section
Of the country. Leaders. 1t is said. have
not been able to agree on southern
man, and there was a strong belief
that Governor Johnson eventually
would be chosen.
Delegates Slow Arriving.
The big coliseum, transformed in a
few weeks from the battle-ground OF
the republican national convention to
tho meeting place of the national pro-
xreseive party. was thrown open
shortly before II o'clock today. but 1t
was nearly an hour after that time be-
fore the first Of the delegates began
to arrive.
When the delegates from Pennsyl-
vania arrived. singing we'll hang
Bcies Penrose to a sour apple tree. as
we 70 marching on they got dem
onstrative welcome.
The galleries of the hall were all
ernptied as the hour set for the con-
ysrticn anprosched and spectators
were coming in slowly.
Old Scenes Rs-enacted.
The scene in the hall. except for the
lack of jam in the galleries. was al
most identical with that OF the repub-
lican convention. Many Of the stand
ards had been raised on the Identical
spots where they stood during the
tumultuous convention which nomi-
mated President Taft New York, Ohio,
and Pennsylvania had front row seats.
California was promoted to promi-
nent position at the right Of the stage.
The hall was gaily decorated with flags
and bunting. The big sounding board.
descended by wires over the speakers
stand, looking for all the world like an
aeroplane in flight, was constructed
particularly for Colonel Roosevelt's
speech tomorrow afternoon. but SINH
larly assisted every other speaker.
Portraits in Decorations.
Large canvas portraits were a feat
ure OF the decorations. Back Of the
stage were those OF Washington. JEFF
ferson, and Lincoln. At the left Of the
stage was portrait Of Hamilton, and
at the right one Of Andrew Jackson, at
first labeled Jefferson"
The washington. Jefferson. and Lin
coin portraits have been linked on all
the conventions tickets and badges
Suspended from the band gallery at
the far end Of the hall. where all could
see. was an cM painting CT Colonel
Roosevelt. The artists did not at all