The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-30
Mlsaourlans Gather at Kansas City
and Try to Smoke Out Cover
nor Hadley and Get
Hls Stand.
OUT IN NEBRASKA
Efforts Being Made to Saw the Par
~ From Going to Pieces by e.
feotlno Peacs
Contract,

0AASOA AVbb A<ushnOQ NNaA0 s0@ v ANN-i l.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July So.-With
Judge G. D. Nortoni, OF St Louis, pre-
siding as temporary chairman the
state convention got down
to business here this afternoon. A
telegram received from Colonel Roose.
velt was read to the convention, de-
claring both OF the old party machines
to be corrupt and congratulating the
new party members on the work done
In Missouri
In his speech as temporary chair
man, Judge Nortoni declared he did
not think this convention should
name state ticket.
There WAS disposition on the part
Of many of the delegates to make an
attempt to Smoke out" Governor
Hadley and get him to declare more
definitely where he will stand In re-
spect to the movement In Missouri.
Northern Mooses
ST. PAUL, Minn, July 3o.--Minne-
sota's bull moose convention, 400
strong at the Auditorium today, was
advised by ]. F. Jacobson, permanent
chairman not to nominate a state
ticket, but to secure the nomination IN
the primary next September OF candi'
dates favorable to progressive poll
| cies.
Nj. D. Purdy, former federal Judge
called the convention to order as TEN
lporary chairman Delegates to tn
Chicago convention will be named, bu
Iit is probable that the convention vii
not go any further.
Nebraska Peace Terms.
LINCOLN, Nebr. July 30.--The feal
Of complete shattering Of the part
inspired another effort at a com
promise as the hour for the gatherin'
of the republican platform conyen
i ton approached and Governor Aldrlcl
representing the progressives, and eS
/ Congressman Pollard, Taft adheren'
took the lead in final effort to ge
together.
The terms thrashed over by thes
two provided for the withdrawal Q
the Roosevelt electors from the ticke
or a declaration that they would,
elected in November, vote for Taft.
return the Taft forces were to agre
/ to support the state nominees. Wht
/ almost to man, are Roosevelt sui
porters, in addition to which the nom
: nees were to select their own stat
: chairman and have control OF the pa
!, ty machinery. The Aldrich-Pollar
pact was then put up to both faction
) and the leaders at noon were In COZ
| ference debating the acceptance
/ rejection of the peace termE Colon
s Roosevelt today wired Governor Al
' rich approving the suggestion thi
/ the regular republican electoral tick
! in Nebraska be strictly Taft affai
This will leave the progressive torc'
free to get behind bull moose co
yention tomorrow which will nan
: new electors and endorse all sta
: nominees who are for Roosevelt Il
president.
e At 2:so p. m. State Chairman Jof
II. Kennedy of Omaha called the co
yention to order and promptly order'
a recess till 3 p. m. or until such tin
j as the leaders of the rival factiol
e. have patched up working agre
$ ment.
" Following the recess came lea
'e of the reasons of the Taft faction
le being willing to compromise, where
u al, morning they had heon declari
le loudly against anything thort OF I
" surrender by the Rooseveltites,
= Anton Dredla of Saline county, Q
=, - of the six members of the execute
- committee to which the contests h
- heen referred, switched to the Roo
! welt side and left the commit
- standing three and three. A tie wo'
- force State Chairman Kennedy to G
- the deciding vote. Mr.. Kennedy J
aspirations to the United States s
ate and when Committeeman Ore
switched, the conversion of the ST
- chairman to the cause of party !
- mony was one of the most sudden
~ - yelopments of the pre-conyent