Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-23

ThREE.FoURTHs OF IOWA
COUNTIES REPRESENTED
One Thousand DsIssatss to Attend
i First Nesting Of the Progressive
Pasty o. lew.-Taft Papers Alleged
To BE- Unfair 70 Mevssnsnt- PLAT
form Distorted for Political Purposes.
Special to Times Republican.

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Especial to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, July ga thousand
men, representing probably three
fourths Of the counties Of the state,
will attend the T. r. progressive state
convention In Des Moines tomorrow.
Whether that is formidable move
ment or not depends on the view point
Of the observer.
Promoters and advocates of the
movement are In fact pleased with the
fsituation. you never before saw a
state convention got up on two weeks
notice with such q fine prospect Of
success" said ono Of the men yester.
day. 1T Is not as II 1t was conven-
ton Of political party where all the
machinery had previously been fully
organized. This is remarkable de-
velopment Of new movement, spring
ing right from the people, without d.
rection and almost without money"
The other view was expressed by a
former state office subordinate. Its
all fizzle now. The bull moose busi-
ness is done for, and as party it will
get nowhere" he said. There il no.
body in 1t but former office holders or
those seeking office"
| But generally there IL disposition to
wait and see what happens and not
to form too hasty Judgment.
Convention TO Be Brief.
The convention here will be short
one. 1t will open at 1 o'clock p. m.
and have only an afternoon session.
The morning will be given over to
conferences by districts.
The sole purpose Of the convention
is to select candidates for presidential
electors who will 60 on by petition and
declare their intention to vote for a
progressive for president.
The meeting will also adopt some
form Of platform or statement but
will not likely go into details or at
tempt to cover the whole list Of re-
forms desired, as was done in Michi-
gan.
A great many Of the delegates are
expected in this evening and some in
! formal conferences Will be held. It Is
found that great many Of the dele
gates named to attend are the same
men that attended the recent republi-
can state convention. Reports to the
headquarters show that some excep-
tionally strong delegations have been
Il MINED and that great many men who
are and have been prominent in state
affairs will attend. Not all Of the
counties will be represented.
| Judge John L. Stevens, Of Boone.
the provisional committeeman for
] Iowa, is here and is looking after mat
tiers. He will call the convention to
order and start 1t off. He is confident
the convention will be representative
one and will fairly reflect the prevail
ing sentiment of the state in opposition
to candidates. that have been secured
by methods that will not stand the
light of investigation.
TAFT Papers Unfair.
Some of the progressives are dis
posed to feel they have not been we'll
treated by the Taft newspaper organs
Of this city and anticipate that from
this time on they will be exposed to
Misrepresentation so far as the ad-
ministrat:on papers are concerned.
For instanct, one Of the men having to
do with the writing of the little plat
form adopted in Polk county pointed
out what was done to it. It was made
LILO SuUJcCI III al 0XteHO6U eOlCOrl6l
criticism on the ground Of levity, the
complaint being that it declared the
time has come to insist that the right
shall be permanently established Of
ZACH and every voter to equality with
Ill others in the duty Of selection of
their candidates for office for con-
complaint was that 1t said from con-
-k,1a1 Tho
down" was inserted in the two news
vas of course, not in the resolutions
written nor as passed.
1T Is going pretty far" said one Of
Inc members Of the convention. when,
order to fnd something in the
:erted in the newspaper Office for that
purpose"
It was also pointed out that the
mere demand for equality in the Sc
lection Of candidates for Office ought
not to scare any one. The inference
would be that inequality is the right
thing.
Platform 10 6utchsred.
In another place in the platform
some gentle butchering was done be-
pers that are trying to boost Taft. The
platform referred to Taft and his as
sociates as "men holding high COM
mission" who deny to the people the
right Of selection Of their own public
servants" etc. Before It got into the
Taft organs 1t was edited up to read
those who demand Of the people the
right" etc. which is Just the opposite.
The resolution also contained the
following reference to the Chicago con-
vention:
They have had forced to their at
4, tention the fact OF the failure as an
instrument for registering the popular
will of the old caucus and conven-
ton system Of making nominations
HOw's This !?