The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-02
Republican County Convention.

| was not an old time republican con-
| vention, many familiar faces who
were always heretofore seen at re-
publican conventions being absent,
and it was remarked that the old
guard of standpatters were conspicu-
Gus by their absence.
The convention met at the opera
| house at II o'clock, G. E. Blair, OF
| Lamont. being chosen as chairman,
and Jas. f. Harvey, of Leon, secre-
tary.
Little was done at the morning
session other than appoint commit
tees on credentials, permanent organ
ization, for selection Of delegates to
state convention and resolutions.
The committee on credentials was
composed of viii Rhodes, Blooming
ton; James McDitIit, Davis City; p.
C. Morgan. Center; John Lighthill,
Decatur; G. l.. Terry, Franklin; A.
J. Warrington, Fayette; c. 0. An
drew, Grand River; j. A. Wilson,
Garden Grove; A. B. McClaran Ham
ilton; G. w. Johnson, Long Greek;
George Smallwood, Morgan: r. c.
Bolon, New Buda; c. NJ. Axes, ]. L..
Harvey, j. V. Lemley, Leon. The
convention also designated the Gre
dentials committee as the committee
on permanent organization.
The committee chosen to select
| delegateS to the state convention
was also chosen to serve as the COM
mittee on resolutions. The commit
tee was composed Of the following:
John McClaran. Burrell; l.. ID. Gar
| Der, Center; John Rumley. Decatur;
| G. H. Hodges, Franklin; w. A. Hop
kins, Fayette; M. l.. Naylor, Grand
River; J. W. Mote, Long Creek; H..
E. Bright. Morgan: J. r. Bowsher
and DR.. b. l.. Eiker. of Leon. After
| the selection of the various commit
tees. the convention adjourned until
lis o'clock.
The convention reconvened at the
appointed hour The committee on
resolutions reported that it had been
found that all delegates present had
been properly elected and their Gre
dentals properly certified. The COM
mittee on permanent organization
recommended that the temporary or
ganization of the convention be
made permanent Both reports were
quickly adopted by the convention.
C. f. Blair, of Lamont, was select
ed as congressional committeeman
JAS F. Harvey, of. Leon. senatorial
com mitteeman. and DR.. O. w. Fox
worthy, of Leon, judicial commit
teeman
While waiting for the report of the
committee on resolutions, chairman
Blair was asked to address the con-
vention Evidently Mr.. Blair did
not want to talk about politics, and
said there was but one thing he want
ed to talk about and that was the eX-
cellent road work which had been
done on the Leon and Davis City
road this year, and he praised the
splendid road and the parties who
were responsible for the good work.
Mr.. Blair is an ardent advocate of
good roads. and he made splendid
1 road talk. Secretary Jas. F. Harvey
was also called upon to talk, and he
likewise confined his remarks to good
roads, and told of the excellent work
which is being done on the county
roads of this county, and said he had
driven over considerable Of the coun-
| ty road system in the past few weeks
and that the work being done was
| good and up to standard. A specta-
tor would have drawn the conclusion
that a good roads meeting and not a
! republican county convention was be-
I ing held, and many would agree that
the delegates would accomplish much
more by boosting for good roads than
by advocating the principles Of the
republican party.
On motion B. NJ. Russell, of La
moni, the convention endorsed the
| i'm RI a NV ino n c
at the recent primary election.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following which were
adopted:
We. the republicans of Decatur
county in convention assembled, take
this opportunity to express our sim
cere belief in a government whose Ill
innate object is the betterment of
mankind. We believe in such laws
! and measures. county, state and ma
: tional as will secure to each person
an equal opportunity in legitimate
| pursuit to earn a living for himself
and family. We earnestly recon-
mend to our lawmakers such meas
ures as will protect the life and
property of all those engaged in
! manufacturing industries and hazar-
J dous occupation. We favor the en-
/ actment Of laws which have for
| their object the legitimate control
of all corporations and aggregations
of wealth to the end that such con-
troll shall not be of 4 nature to pre-
vent said corporations from giving
| the people the best possible services
or making reasonable profit upon
their investment. We believe in a
protective tariff which shall protect
us from low poverty stricken wages
and a free trade and foreign compe-
tition. We recommend reciprocity in
in our non-competitor' articles
where such reciprocal relation can
be maintained as will benefit both
parties. Guided by the lamp of our
past experience we feel that for the
enaction and execution for the prin-
ciple herein ennunciation we can look
to none other than the republican
party. A party which has in the
past done more for the betterment
and good of mankind than any other
political party on the face of the
earth, and to that party again we