Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-07-31
The Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention.
The Democratic state convention
Council Bluffs on Thursday last des
pite the fact that no contest was t.
come before it drew together repre-
sentative body Of men from every sec
ton of the state. Every county wa
represented aud some of them b!
double delegations.
If any doubt existed as to the sole
front of the democracy of Iowa THU
year, the entire elimination of fac
tional differences and the healing o.
the wounds of primary encounters
that doubt was dissipated by: the pro
ceedings of the convention whose ses
sions we're veritable political love
feasts. The democracy of Iowa will
this fall be united in support OF the
Wilson administration and the candi'
dacy of Hamilton, the business mems
candidate for governor of Iowa.
The keynote address of Congress
man Connolly as temporary chairman
was worthy of the man. 1t was so
good, so comprehensive, so fair and so
pertinent to the occasion that republi.
can criticism of it is almost entirely
absent. 1t was a tribute to the ad
ministration, statement of the bene-
fetal legislation already accomplished,
together with many clever thrusts at
Senator Cummins, whose past utter.
ances on the tariff rise up to confront
and confound him in bis opposition to
legislation to really reduce the tariff
burden.
Ed. T. Meredith, of Des Moines,
was the permanent chairman, and if
any doubt existed of the sincerity of
his support, and that of his friends, of
bis late opponent for the senatorial
nomination, it was certainly dispelled
when at the close of Congressman
Connolly's introduction Of Meredith.
theys TODD with clasped hands before
the cheering assemblage of delegates.
Mr.. Meredith in a short but
forceful speech endorsed the national
administration, stating that the enact
ment of the currency bill alone was
enough to entitle the democratic party
to victory this year. Concerning the
primary fight he said. 1T is no bitter
disappointment to me to be defeated
By . man like Mr.. Connolly. Before
the primary there were Connolly men
and Meredith men, but now there are
only Connolly men," Mr.. Meredith
predicted victory all along the line this
year.
At the 4th district caucus, which
was entirely harmonious, Tim Dono.
van was reelected district committee
man. Willard Bucklen, Of Marble
Rock was the district vice.preeident.
Fred Biermann, of Winnesheik mem
Der Of the resolutions committee, Roy
Mitchell, of Worth, committee on per-
ma~ent organization and F. D. Mead,
of Howard, on committee on creden-
tials.
Following the convention the new
atate central committee met and or
ganized by the election Of DR.. J. w.
Reynolds, of Creston, as state chair
man and Earl Bronson, of Spencer as
secretary.
The platform adopted and which fol-
lows this paragraph is strictly and ag-
gressively democratic, favorable in
state affairs to the wage earners, the
teachers and the Taxpayers. The
matters sought to be incorpor-
ated by extremists are amply cared for
in the referendum plank-a genuinely
democratic method of settlement of
such statewide issues.
THE PLATFORM
The state democratic platform of 1914
indorses the administration and de.
clares that democracy has deprived
monopoly of it's shelter, substituted q
tax on wealth for tax on necessities,
smancipated banking, industry and
commerce from Wall street. rescued
tho honor Of the nation on canal tolls,
put the money Of the county at inter.
ct throughout the nation and put the
nation foremost in the lowers Of the
world.
After this general announcement the
platform makes the following declara'
lions:
We pledge to the taxpayers Of lows
the most painstaking investigation ant
study of the road problem to the enc
that the inequalities, waste and in
efficiency Of the existing system may
be remeded in an intelligent manner
"We favor such changes in the
workmen's compensation law as will
protect the heads of families engaged
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