Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-10
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: York patronizinsly advised Iowa pro
t gressives to get into the fight and fol
low their lead.
And In the minds Of quite q nunoe
this feature Of the conference was no
) very pleasing-the feature that all thu
pro6ding and boosting and shouting
} had to be done by outsiders brough,
here to tell Iowa people how to gel
progressiveness into the statute books
The attendance at the conference
was declared by some present to be all
and more than expected. But some
things cropped out indicating that all
Is not lovely in the party councils. For
instance, the decision Of the confer
ence to appoint a committee to keep
tab on the way the state committees
spends the funds, was not accepted
without q grimace. There we're Just
seven Of the eleven members Of the
state committee present, but the con-
| ference was called by the committee.
One speaker insisted that before he
gave money he wanted to know that
headquarters were in fact to be opened
and opened in Des Moines. before he
| would give. He wanted the advisory or
| finance committee because, as he said,
the member of the committee in his
district had never done one thing and
was not going to. A great deal Of time
was consumed getting promises to
raise the 10 cents a head fund. The re-
Spouse for the appeal was not inspir-
Ing. When nothing at all can be heard
from two-thirds Of the counties Of the
state, the claim of complete party or
ganlzation is hard 70 substantiate.
When the appeal for money was made
1t was stated that Rev. Mr.. Aylesworth,
who has been employed as state organ.
izer, has not been paid a cent and has
paid his own expenses since Nov. I.
Yet the plan is to employ another or
ganizer and Professor Parsons. also
a college man, is slated for the place.
The committee at work on the state
ment Of belief or confession of faith
they would not call it plaftorm-had
rather hard time getting out report.
In fact II worked asgreat deal longer
than was the work done on the SPLEEN
did statement of the party year ana
half ago, which was written and
promulgated ahead Of any other state
ment of progressive principles in the
country. In sense it was little dis
But when delegate from the floor rose
to suggest an addition the chairman
started in to apply the closure and stop
any discussion, but while later there
was little discussion nothing was
DONE
The platform declares for the init
alive. referendum and recall. and thus
Keeps close to the national platform in
It's main demand for getting back 10
the people.
The demand as to labor legislation.
child labor, ETC.. is familiar. Most OF /,
has already been put into the code. in
Iowa.
The demand that the hunters IL
censes be used to restock the state with
game and fish, is a splendid endorse
ment of the present republican admin
fstration OF the state which has been
doing that very thing.
The pronouncement against lobbying
and dark lantern" methods and
against the invisible government is
also an endorsement OF the long time
progressive position in Iowa over which
there has been much controversy.
The demand for presidential pri.
maries is an endorsement OF President
H..
demand is for the Hinehaugh bill in
troduced last year rather than for tina
earlier and better Cummins bill " an
earlier date. -
The demand for election OF federal
judges for definite terms is distinctly
progressive party idea.
The demand for government coner,;
and regulation OF combinations by
board like the interstate commerce
commission is a distinctly Rooseveltian
proposition. - 4
The rural credits bank idea has thus
far been rather nonpartisan and is
joined in by all men.
Just why great man: things that
might have been converted into state
issues We're omitted has not been ex-
planned.
In the interest Of truth 1t should be
stated that by actual count there was
IN the conference hall at IL a. m. yes
terday sixty one persons, including re-
porters and idlers, and at 1880 D. m. at
the heighth Of the afternoon session
there were sixty-three present by
count.
The campaign is opened