The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16

Of the last state administrator
was endorsed. The plank extend
ing the good roads program wa
included. A law was favored protect
ing travellers from sxtortion by ur
scrupulous hotel keepers. The resc
cratic administration and end with a.
endorsement Of the Iowa delegation il
congress and of the present state ad
ministration.
Caucus Results.
| AS result Of the caucuses held il
the morning the convention commit
tees were made up as follows:
Resolutions = First district, L:
, Monte Cowles, Des Moines; secont
district, George E. Hillsinger, Jack
son: third, Lars Bladine. Blackhawk
fourth, A. H. Cummings, Cerro Gordo
fifth, H. E. Spangler, Linn; sixth, ]
A. Dewitt, Mahaska; seventh, How
ard B. Clark, Polk; eighth, L. E
Crist, Clark; ninth, D. p. Hogan
Cass; tenth, Howard E. Espeset, En-
nett: eleventh, Joserh Mates, Sac.
State central committee-First dis
trict, Charles Junkin, Jefferson; sec.
ond. c. H. Murphy, Scott; third, N. w
Beebe, Franklin; fourth, l.. B. Whit
ney, Winneshiek; fifth, D. E. Goodell,
Tama; sixth, Homer A. Roth, Wapel-
10; seventh Charles A. Rason, Polk;
eighth, Howard Tedford, Ringgold:
ninth, Ralph Pringle, Montgomery,
tenth, L. J. Dickinson, Kossuth; eley-
enth, C. C. Bradley, Plymouth.
Credentials-First district, S. w
Morehead. Lee county; second district,
C. R. Stafford, Muscatine county; third
district, w. r. Weldon, Hardin coun-
ty; fourth district, w. P. Cooley,
Waukon county; fifth district, S. G..
Frink, Cedar county; sixth district, F..
Wright, Keokuk county; seventh dis
trict, e. M. Grove, Story county;
eighth district, M. M. Shay, Ringgold
second district, e. B. Wilson,
Guthrie county: tenth district. P. j.
Crawford county; eleventh
district, D. w. Angelum, Lyon county.
Permanent organization-First dis.
trict, Marsh w. Bailey, Washington
county: second istrict. E. B. Wilson,
Johnson county; third district, r. j.
Bixby, Delaware county: fourth dis
trict, Frank Lingenfelder. Floyd coun
ty: fifth district, c. T. Rogers, Grundy
sixth district, P. c. Hoebner.
Monroe county: seventh district, F. NJ.
Hoeye. Dallas county: eighth district.
w. w. Morrow, Union county; ninth
district, Scott Lewis, Mills county;
tenth district, Martin Lockert, Boone
Bennett, Woodbury. county.
Earnest r. Moore Candidate.
E. R. Moore of Cedar Rapids, is an
candidate for governor of
Iowa two years hence. John r. Reed
Of Cedar Rapids, brought his name be-
lore the caucus of Linn county dele
gates as candidate and Mr.. Moore
gave smiling assent to all that Mr..
Reed said.
On the liquor question, which was a
Dig issue before this republican con-
,ention, Mr.. Moore is Of the opinion
| prohibition plank should not be in
in the platform. He says
t is national issue instead of state,
,ut he is Of the opinion the next
legislature will repeal the mulct law
An attempt to commit the first dis
riot to stand against capitol extern
ZION failed by two votes at the caucus
If that district. John w. Rowley of
leosauqua offered resolutions con-
the increase in the state
lebt for the purpose Of purchasing
and about the capitol grounds as I'M
and asking the next
legislature either to sell the land al
eady purchased and apply the pro-
leeds to paying of the debt already
or submit the question of
apitol extension to the people at a
eneral election for ratification.
Mr.. Rowley's motion that the reso-
ltions be submitted to the resolutions
ommittee and the member Of the
ommittee from the first district IN
tructed TO secure their adoption If
ossibfe. failed to pass by vote Or
s to SO. A subsequent motion that
he resolution be submitted to the
ommittee without instructions to The |!
rst district members carried without
roll call.
C. NJ. Junkin of Fairfield was elect |
d member of the state central COM
littee over ]. NJ. Brockway of Let's |
n roll call by vote of 40 TO "a.
w. F.. Kopp of Henry county was
hosen chairman of the caucus and G.