Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-23
SALOON QUESTION THREATENS
TO PREclPlTArE CONTEST IN
CONVENTION.
FIGHT MAY BE TAKEN
TO CONVENTION FLOOR
Committee Made Up Of
Opponents Of Prohibition Movement
and Woman's Suffgage-New State
Central Committee Named, With
Many Changes in Personnel-Sharp
Fights in District Cauouses.

COuncil BluftS, July 23-loWa deln
ocracy convened here today in state
| convention with about 1000 delegates
| in attendance The convention was
called to order by Temporary Chairman
Maurice Connolly. of Dubuque. at IL
o'clock. and just before the assembling
Of the delegates 1t was said that the
tate the principal contest among the
delegates. Leaders on both sides pre-
pared to fight the question out before
the resolutions committee and the anti
saloon people intimated that it would
be broughtsup on the floor of the con-
vention If necessary.
Connolly Delivers Address.
Temporary Chairman Connolly deliv'
cred the keynote address shortly after
II o'clock, praising the Wilson admin
istration. lauding individual leaders of
the party and urging support of all
progressives whether republican or
democrat. He criticised the attitude
of Senator Cummins on the tariff meas
ures in congress and declared the Iowa
senator was working in the interest of
big business.
will be found on page 5. of this issue.
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State Central Committee Named.
District caucuses to name the new
state central committee and choose
members of the convention committees
We're held during the forenoon. The
new state central committee will show
several changes, several members OF
the old committee having been replaced
| by new members. The personnel of the
| committee follows
I First district, August f. Johns, Fort
! Madison; Second district, August q.
Ballufr, Davenport: Third district.
! Charles Rogers. Eldora; Fourth dis
/ trict, Tim Donovan. New Hampton;
| Fifth district S. C. Huber, Tama: Sixth
! district L.. S. Remington. Newton;
| seventh district, H. II. Crenshaw, Adel:
Eighth district. ]. w. Reynolds, Cres-
ton: Ninth district, j. ]. Hughes. Coun-
ell Bluffs; Tenth district, w. /. Brana-
gan, Emmetsburg; Eleventh distric.
Earl Bronson. Spencer.
Convention Committees Named.
The Convention Committees follow:
Resolutions--W A. Steinberg Mt
Pleasant; s. w. Mercer, Iowa City: T..
J. Fitzpatrick, Dubuque; Fred Bier
man, Winnishek: John Redman. Cedar
Rapids; L. 7. Richmond, Abba; Farley
Sheldon Ames; E. J. Sankey. Leon; w.
F. Cleveland. Harlan; f. w Wissler,
! Carroll: Frank f. Gill, Sioux City
! Credentials-A. e. Whistler. Wapello;
! Wright Dana Mead, Cloyton: J. A..
Green, Stone City: H. e. Davis sixth;
L. r. Clements, Harvey; Kare Knox,
Guthrie Center; e c. Jordan, Boone;
/! Guy r. Gillette, Cherokee.
| Permanent organization. - Wilbur
Miller, Washington; Thomas Staple
ton, Marengo; Albert Neal. Butler; Roy
Mitchell. Worth; A. A. Johnson. Mar
shalltown; D. w. Hamilton, Sigourney:
j. P. O'Malley. Perry: D. w. Jameson,
Shenandoah: w. S. Riley, Red Oak: E.
l.. Grow. Mapleton.
Little Hope For Prohibition.
The resolution committee immedi-
atey went to work. 1t was evident
from the reading of the names~that
nothing that would lead to a prohib-
tion plank could be gotten thru the
I committee and that none of them had
very kindly feeling for woman suf-
frage. With Fitzpatrick, Mercer, Red
man and Sheldon on the committee It
| was assured the platform would be
| along old and familiar lines.
| The old possible disturbing elements
! We're Sankey, of Decatur who wants
/ a radical plank on the capitol extern
sion and state issues, and Richmond
of Abba who is dry" The references
of Chairman Connolly to Wilson.
| Clark, Underwood and Bryan drew
/ forth great cheers and his sly attacks
on Cummns stirred the delegates to
enthusiasm.
| After naming the resolutions COM
mittee and Temporary Chairman Con-
molly had concluded his address, the
convention adjourned to o'clock.
| Liquor Plank Is Omitted.
\ The convention was slow in as
sembling this afternoon, 1t being well
understood that the resolutions COM
mittee would not be able to report on
time At 2:15 o'clock the committee
was locked in their roo mon the top
floor of the Grand Hotel and all calls on
! the phone IN the room were ignored as
| we'll as calls at the door. 1t was learned
authoritatively that about o'clock
| the liquor plank "as brought to
a vote after considerable discussion of
the various methods which delegates
| sought to ask thru their state platform
and it was voted unanimously finally
not to mention the matter at all in the
platform.
FIGHTS IN DISTRICT cAucysEs.
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