Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
INSTRUCTIONS ARE VERY PLAIN
Delegates to Chicago viii Be for
- President Always.
INSURGENTS MAKE SMALL SHOW
Cummins and Roosevelt Men in Con-
vention Very Few.
PROCEEDINGS MOVE SWIFTLY
Business of the Consentino Soon
over. Although Delegates Hear
several Speeches From
Leaders of District.

President TdIf was gwen unequfNofaA
endorsement by the republicans OF the
Ninth Iowa district IN convention az
Council Bluffs Tuesday, Out Of more
than $50 votes OF the convention Cum
minis could muster only eleven when the
roll was called and the combined Roose-
veit-cumnilns strength rounded up but
twenty-thres votes.
The convention chose F. r. Everest
OF Council Bluffs and Judge w. :.
Lewis Of Glenwood as its delegates and
gave them pnequivoeal instructions to
vote for the denomination OF President
Taft at all stages Of the fight In the
national convention. ], u. Rocksfellew
Of Atlantic and c. NJ. we're chosen as
alternates
The convention caught it's inspiration
from the speeches OF Judge Lewis. tho
temporary chairman; from Judge Walter
|. Smith, and from Colonel c. q. Sann-
ders. who pointed out the fact that the
election OF q president OF tho United
states is business proposition, and
proceeded without delay or hcsitatlou,
to declare the necessity Of re-electins
President Taft, There was no con-
test IN the committee room when the
resolutions were being formulated ex-
cept TO make them az clear aud strong
as possible in the commitment OF the
republicans 8, tie district TO the un-
reserved approval ot President Taftsi
administration.
Opposition Eajoys Itself.
The Cummlns- Roosevelt combine repre-
scented part Of tho delegates from Shell
by. Audubon and Mills counties. with
Mills playfully dividing its vote on each
ballot for everything that came up.
The cummlns men had selected u. H.
Keys OF Council Bluffs as one Of their
candidates for national delegate. but
the best vote he could get was twelve
and when voted for again as a candidate,
for alternate. when the vote represented
the combined strength Of the Roosevelti
and cunmins mon, was twsnty-three.
The tomper OF the eonssnsion was dis.
closed when Judge Lewis was euIogizlng
President Taft and the small clique of
Roosevelt sang out in chorus, WHATS
the mntter with Ropsevelty' Before the
expected rcJolnder could be made Judge
Lewis turned 20 them and said:
Hes all right, nnt he said on Noyeni4
her 8, 1901 on the 4th day Of March next
] shall have served three and one-half
years, and this constitutes my first term.
The wlso custom which limits the preal-
dent to two terms regards the substance
and not the form, and under no circum-
stances will ! again be a candidate foF.'
or accept another nomination. The peo.,
pie believed this great man then. and
believe they viii not now change their
convictions that he was right"
RESOLUTIONS Adopted.
The resolutions were not presented
until nearly o'clock and were approved
by an overwhelming majority Of thei
delegates expressed In yive voce vote.
The few Roosevelt-Cummins men put into
action ali OF their resources for making
Of sound was weak compared, with. the
affirmative demonstration. Following are
the resolutions;
We. the republicans Of the Ninth con-
gressional district Of Iowa, In convention
tES4tnOtHus dttiAIEs
We reaffirm our faith In and allegiance
to the fundamental principles OF the re-
publican party as exemplified by its con-,
duct Of national affair5 during the last
fifty years.
We especially indorse the administration
OF President Taft and assert that his
earnest endeavors 10 put In for the dec-l
larations OF the last republican national
platform prove him a typical leader OF
the party whose faithfuliess has not been
exceiIed by any OF his predecessors. land
him 10 the utmost confidence
and further continuation of the honofs
so worthiiy bestowed upon him. And we
denounee all attempts made TO dlscredlt
his administration based on false or friv-
olous assumptions.
We commend and indorse the repub-
ican newspapers OF this state which. have
faithfully supported President Taft and
his administration. and we commend their
good example 10 those newspapers OF the
state which appear to have forgotten
their fealty to the republican party.
President Taft has discharged all the
iuties Of his high office with dignity and
without fear or favor. Ills admlnistra-
lion has accomplished more In eonstruc-
live legislation and the enforcement OF
federal laws than has been accomplished
IN the like period Of any other admins
ration. The established custom permits,
lis good work fully merits and the pres
ant conditions of the country require hts
and his reelection. There
lore the delegates from this district to
the national republican convention at
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