Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-24

for the right but by reason Of stand
pat president influenced by wealth and
privilege, the right has not prevailed.
We need new party because the
bosses are In control Of both the old
ones, the democratic as well as the re-
publican. They say that woodrow Will
son is a progressive, but we must not
forget that there is q standpat wing in
the democratic party that will control
that party despite anything Woodrow
Wilson can do. It will be of no avail
to forsake Taft for Wilson"
Criticism of the Chicago convention
and the national committee which
caused defeat Of Roosevelt was fol-
lowed by the declaration that I'VE
represent something more than mere
rebellion against the system of which
the Chicago convention was only an
incident"
ows No Support to Taft.
Concerning President Taft the
speaker said: The progressives owe
no support to Mr.. Taft. He obtained
Office. originally. under the pretense
that he was progressive. The meK
who were for him in the last conven-
ton opposed him before and 1t was
largely thru the aid of President
Roosevelt that he was nominated. Why
would Roosevelt recommend him to the
people? Because Theodore Roosevelt
thought Taft what he pretended to be-
The alleged failure Of President Taft
to carry out progressive policies was
then discussed. The president was
declared to have done nothing toward
lowering tariff duties except by q
reciprocity program by which the
farmeft products were decreased in
price. This was thru the Payne tar
iff bill. Was President Taft fulfilling
his pledge or was he following the
lead Of those very men who had op-
posed his first nomination under the
belief that he was progressive?"
Roosevelt 10 Eulosizsd.
Colonel Roosevelt was eulogized in
the remainder of the speech and the
Oyster Bay statesman was declared to
be the true champion Of peoples rights
and that mo man since Lincoln has
performed better service for the people
or has been more disinterested in the
performance. We are not alarmists
when we say that crisis in our politi-
cal history is upon us and 1t is for US
to determine whether we shall stand
pat or stand right"
Mucn Time to Draft Platform.
With the preliminaries disposed Of
at district caucuses during the fore
noon, the Iowa progressives were
ready to act upon the platform which
was expected to indorse the candidacy
Of Theodore. Roosevelt for president
when the first Iowa state convention
Of that party opened here this after
noon.
Conferences were held at headquar-
ters during the greater part Of last
night on the platform, and 1t was an
nounced early today that It would be
noon before the document was In
shape for presentation to the conven-
ton.
Convention Procedure Altered.
Early indications were that almost
every county in the state would have
delegates present when Temporary
Chairman Frank Randall Of Cedar
Rapids began his keynote speech. The
usual convention procedure was alt
cred by the provisional officers in
charge and instead of a morning ses-
sion at which committee announce
ments were made, the temporary
chairmans' speech heard and an adj
journment taken until the committees
can formulate reports. only one ses-
sion this afternoon was provided for.
Under this arrangement it was ex-
pected that the temporary organiza-
tion would be made permanent
Work Done In Committee.
The district caucuses were held dur
ing the forenoon and resolutions, Gre
dentials and rules committee appoint
ments made. These committees Inn
mediately convened and prepared their
report SO that when the convention
proper opened thig afternoon its duty
was nominally to approve the action Of
the committees. Speeches were to be
the order for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
When the convention opened this at
ternoon the caucuses among delegates
from the eleven districts Of the state
had completed their-reports which were
presented Immediately following the
speech Of Temporary Chairman Ran
dali. Following are the lists:
District Elsetors Chosen.
Electors: First district Sol Steven
son. Henry county: Second district,
Irving NJ. Richmond, Muscatine county;
Third district. Emil Johnson. Black
Hawk county; Fourth district. Richard
Thompson. Howard county: Fifth dis
trict. II. n. Rickel, Linn county: Sixth
district, Cal Manning. Wapello county;
Seventh district w. y. Graham. Polk
county: Eighth district. T. q. Fee. Ap-
panoose county: Ninth district, w. H.
Killpack Pottawatamie cornty: Tenth
district, =. N. Blake, Hamilton county: