The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-23

promptly. Try It and know for once
what real eye comfort II.
IRiegelman. Among tho candidates
were John DeMar, H. G. Evans. H. H.
Creenshaw and John Ray.
In opening his long address as tenn
porary chairman, Hon. Maurice Con-
| molly of Dubuque said:
Allow me to felicitate the democ-
racy of Iowa upon the present domi-
nance of our great party; to congratu-
late the constituted delegates of this
convention, representing in part the
democratic fighting force of Iowa, up
on the results of your efforts Of 1912
when you gave the electoral vote Of
Iowa to Woodrow Wilson; you who
have kept the faith and have been SO
loyal to an administration that has re-
Elected credit upon such loyalty. This
is not an occasion for apology II one
listened to the walls Of calamity by
our opposition, the weak and timid
might shrink as biased and partisan
lips assail and berate US. Personally
when elected stood squarely upon
the fundamental doctrines OF the dem
ocratic party. To quote in substance
from conspicuous public figure In
our state. my feet were 6rmly plant
ed upon the basic plants OF my party
platform, and I did not teeter over
the edges nor peer around the cor
ners." And 50 today I stand squarely
upon my record OF consistent support
Of my party, and l am not trying to
dodge responsibility. I stand for the
record of my party and the achieve
ments of this administration, and
remain loyal to my party leader, the
high-min6ed, patriotic and sincere
president OF the United States. do
not propose to straddle, and Il is not
my purpose to evade the results OF
democratic legislation. am willing
to rise or fall upon the record Of my
party, and I am not leaning with one
elbow upon the right and another up
on the left for support; even should
expediency or opportun:sm suggest
such an attitude, I do not purpose to
trim my sails to suit the popular
breeze Of the moment, or perchance
crafty an overweening personal am
bition at the sacrifice Of principle.
II the judgment of Iowa should be
against this administration then
shall step quietly back to private life.
There are worse things in life than
retirement from public Office, and yet
I believe when November rolls around
that the people of Iowa will decide
that Woodrow Wilson and his admin
istration, by adherence to fundamen-
tai pledges, in the labor for equal JUS
tice and popular rights deserve an en-
dorsement by our great progressive
and thoughtful Iowa citizenship.
Capitol Extension.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, July %.
are already being heard
OF the pending light the capitol
extension proposition which will be
included In the resolutions that the
democratic state convention will be
asked to endorse Opponents OF the
plan declare it has not been submitted
to the people and that the convention
has no right to endorse the scheme,
which they say would involve big ex-
penditures Of money
The resolutions will ask an endorse
ment Of President Wilson and OF wom-
an suffrage. The Wilson endorsement
will be practically unanimous: there
may be a fight on the equal suffrage
question. The prohibition issue prob
ably will be killed in committee
These men this morning were chos-
en- to the state committee: First dis
trict, H. Johns, Keokuk; second dis
trict, August Balluss, Davenport;
third, Chas. Rogers, Eldora; fourth, T.
Donovan. New Hampton; fifth, G. &.
Huber, Tama; sixth, L. s. Kenning-
ton, Newton: seventh, II. Crenshaw,
Abel; eighth, DR.. J. w. Reynolds,
Creston; ninth, J. J. Hughes, Council
Bluffs: tenth, w. l. Branagan, En-
NETS burgh; eleventh, Earl Bronson.
The eighth district delegates have
already declared for woman suffrage.
H. H. Crenshaw of Abel, was elect.
ed committeeman from the seventh
district today, but 1t took a hard fight
to accomplish it. 1t was Crenshaw
against the field and Crenshaw won.
The seventh district also chose L. R.