Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-10
DRY LEADER IS
ANGRY AT COLONEL
FAILURE TO GET PROHIBITION
PLAN IN ROOSEVELT PLAT.
FORM EXPLAINED.
REFUSAL FROM T. Il.
In Explanation Moose Leaders sato
They Did Not Want Plank That
Would Cause Joint Debate Be-
tween Candidate and Platform
REFUSAL FROM T. r.
Potato
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chicapo. Aug. 9-Matthew r.
orRrien of Washington, D. c., mem
her of the Prohibition national CON-
mittee. who had come to Chicago 70
plead with the Roosevelt PLATFORM
committee for a. plank against the
shipment of liquor into dry states IL
angry at being turned down by Colone'
Roosevelt.
Mr.. OBrien has been directing the
fight for such law at Washington
And his disappointment in not getting
Recognition at the hands of the new
party was keen, at the hands Of the
new party was keen. The promoters
| of this legislation had been figuring
| that the feminist agitation or the
Rooseveltians would be sure TO ap
prove such a plank. Mr.. O'Brien ap'
peared before the resolutions commit
tee, by invitation, to advocate ms
| cause, and declares that some OF the
members favored his plan until 1t was
vetoed by the Colonel himself.
| In his statement last night Mr.
tO'Brien said:
Country's Biggest Boss.
sThe Bull Moose convention was
composed of a lot of political idolatorf
worshipping false god, who Will LEAD
them to perdition instead Of salvation
It Is a 'one man dominated party, and
has nothing to commend 1t to the vot
ers of this country. Every act OF the
convention was dictated by the great
big Bull Moose and he permitted nc
| act. which ran counter to his personal
desires. While crying Down with the
bosses and let the people rule he ma
| nipulated the alleged convention &c
that every wish of his was carried out
and thereby proved himself the big
gest boss the country has ever pro
duced.
| "His entrance on the stage was by
! himself arranged to produce the mos,
dramatic effect. I was at the conven
ton as q guest and heard his cohorts
make arrangements to have Grand
| Army men greet him as he appeared
| to deliver his confession Of faith ant
| also heard them endeavor to get {
Cofenderate veteran on the stage a
the same time, so that it might appeal
that Teddy was being demanded BY
both Union and Confederate soldiers
"orders From Teddy"
| = w nile p0TSOIleSIly OSCldIlllS LII low!
Of a change Of attitude of the fedora
government on the prohibition question
in reference to protecting Illicit dealers
in dry states, the colonel gave the wore
| that such a plank should not appear II
| the platform, although 1t was advocat
ed by some Of his stanchest supporters
such as Governor Stubs Of Kansas
Ex-Governor Curry Of New Mexico
George w. Kirchwey Of New York ant
| Ut 80
latter endeavored to get such a planl
in the platform, but finally desistet
when orders came from Teddy
"Mr. White said: Some planks con
tain dynamite. The committee II
drafting the platform aoyided thes'
| planks. 1t was the idea Of the commit
tee not to have anything In the plat
form that would inaugurate a joint de-
bate between our candidate and oul
| platform
Dean Kirchwey said: 1T is on
thing to personally favor proposition
and quite another thing to put it In {
party platform. Personally, believ'
the opposition to liquor plank mag
nifled the danger to the party that suct
a plank would cause
up to yesterday afternoon 1t wa
generally understood by the leader
that a plank would appear In the Bull
| Moose PLATFORM IavOrdOlo 10 Inc pro-
hibition Of interstate liquor shipment:
in defiance of state law. Less than thfr'
ty days ago Teddy expressed himself
on the attitude Of the federal govern
ment in issuing liquor tax receipts tt
| persons engaged in the sale Of liquor
in dry territory; yet, while declaring il
his confession of faith that the Bull
Moose party would declare its position
without evasion on every social ant
economic question and stand for prin
ciples, it was by his order that thu
liquor question was lodged
| Agreement With Prohibitionists.
''The Bull Moose at one time believ
ed he could break into the solid south
by taking a stand on the prohibition
question. Later he, evidently concluded
/ this could not be done, and shifted hi
position; yet his adherents wished t
| pacify the temperance people and a
the same time get the liquor vote, 81
Dean Kirchwey was delegated to con
lyey to the temperance forces the mes
sage that If they would work with thei
i congressman In their several state
and secure the passage by congress Q
i the legislation they desired they coul'
accomplish thee result with no opposi
ton from the Zig Bull Moose, and
was Tia part of wisdom not to insis