The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-02
ENDORSED TAFT;
WANT ROOSEVELT
Clark County Republicans Select Dele
gates Pledged to the Colonel
After Interesting
Convention.
VOTE WAS AZ TO SO
DR.. Hitler Had Hold Of the Steering
Wheel of the Steam Roller
Which Was
Used.
Especial to The Gate City.l

KAHOkA, Mo. April 2.-The repuD-
lican county convention met at Kaho-
Ia Monday and the following dele
gates were chosen to the state con-
ventiqn at st. Louis, April %: James
Johnson, Chas. Mccoy, Frank HarI
and Henry Shaffer. Those selected to
the congressional convention at Ma
con, April 8, were: Dan Wilson, Chas.
Fee, Harry Hume, W. A. Thompson,
David Rogers and j. s. Kiser. The
vote was AZ to 36. This vote repre-
scented the Taft and Roosevelt senti-
ment of the convention, with Roose-
welt holding the long end.
Township mass meetings were held
in the various townships of the conn.
ty on the Saturday previous. The
Taft delegates carried six of the
townships and the Roosevelt delegates
carried seven. The Lincoln township
mass meeting at Kahoka probably
created the most interest, but the
Roosevelt element succeeding in get
ting out the biggest vote and carried
the day for Teddy by 122 to IS. Both
sides bent every energy to win. If
the same spirit could be engendered
at the November election, their would
be no doubt of the result and re-
publican victory.
We are sorry indeed to report that
the convention on Monday was by no
means as harmonious as it should
have been and much wrangling was
/ INDUCED in over the selection of tenn
porary and permanent officers. E. p.
/ Spangler, chairman of the county
committee, called the convention to
temporary officers. The Roosevelt
men, under the leadership of DR.. F.
B. Hitler, who holds down job I'm
der Governor Hadley at Jefferson City
objected to this method and wanted
to rule otherwise. Chairman Spangler
stood pat, however, and after much
discussion, carried his point. A. e.
I Ostrich, of Luray, was made temper
larry chairman and Fred P. Lang, OF
Kahoka, temporary secretary. The
permanent chairman was DR.. Hitler
and the permanent secretary was Jerry
Spurgeon.
The delegates were chosen, as
above, without much ado, but when
the resolutions were offered they
were opposed by the Taft faction
principally on the ground of inconsist
ency. The resolutions endorsed the
( nd mini ct 10 t;op If Dracidopt Taft thor
; reversed and instructed the delegates
for Teddy Speeches were made b,
G. w. Watson, E. P. Spangler ane
James Sturgeon. The Taft resolution
was introduced as substitute for the
, former resolution. Mr.. Sturgeon made
a motion that the substitute be ac
q cepted then realized his mistake, ant
a after both resolutions had been reat
4 for the second time, withdrew his mo
ton. A vote was taken laying tn,
motion on the table, which carried
BY parliamentary rules this put boil
on the table. Chairman Hitler refus
ed to recognize delegates calling hi
attention to this fact. and the forme
resolution was declared carried. T.
be frank, the steam roller was prett
much in evidence, and the little chair
man we'll knew how to use it.
Democrats were out in force to Sc
the fun or any trouble that nigh
arise. The trouble did not materia
lie, but they enjoyed very much tn
steam roller process, and watche
closely its intricate operation.
The fight here was entirely uncalle
for and much bitter feeling has bee
Eengendered. This is regretable, an
could very easily have been avoided
President Taft will undoubtedly b
nominated at Chicago. Why this fuss
Boiled down the fight here was simJ
ly an endorsement Of DR.. Hitler. Ma
Il urally he wants to stand we'll wit
his chief at Jefferson City. He ba
succeeded, but at what sacrifice to til
party remains to be seen.
Can we get together? Let's try it.
Coke Workere Cot p,Iee