Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-23
LIQUOR PLANK 70
WORRY DEMOCRATS
SALOON QUESTION THREATENS
TO PREcIPlTArE CONTEST IN
CONVENTION.
FIGHT MAY BE TAKEN
TO CONVENTION FLOOR
Committee Made Up Of
Opponents Of Prohibition Movement
and Woman's Suffsage-New State
Central Committee Named, With
Many Changes in PersonneI-Sharp
Fiohts in District cauouses.

Council Bluffs, July 23.-Iowa dem
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
saloon question threatened to precipi-
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 brought up 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
big business.
(The text of Mr. Connolly's speech
will be found on page 5. of this issue
-Ed)
State Central Committee Named.
District caucuses to name the new
state central committee and choose
members of the convention committees
were 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
! First district, August E. Johns. Fort
! Madison; Second district, August u.
Balluf, 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. H Crenshaw, Abel:
Eighth district, J. w. Reynolds, Cres-
ton: Ninth district ]. ]. Hughes. Coun-
ell Bluffs; Tenth district. w. /. Brana-
gan, Emmetsburg; Eleventh district,
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. Winnishiek: John Redman, Cedar
! Rapids: L. I. Richmond. Abba; Farley
Sheldon, Ames; F. ]. Sankey, Leon; w.
F. Cleveland. Harlan; f. w. Wissler,
! Carroll; Frank E. Gill. Sioux City.
Credentials-A e. Whistler Wapello;
! NJ p Kelly Clinton: J. H. Howell,
! 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 e. 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;
/ ]. P. O'Malley. Perry; D. w. Jameson
+ Shenandoah w. S. Riley, Red Oak; E.
. L. Crow. Mapleton.
Little Hope For Prohibition.
The resolution committee immedi-
ately went to work. 1t was evident
! from the reading of the names~hat
ton plank could be gotten thru the
committee and that none of them had
a very kindly feeling for woman suf-
I man and Sheldon on the committee 1t
was assured the platform would be
! along old and familiar lines.
The old possible disturbing elements
were 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 Cummins 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 wei
understood that the resolutions com
mittee would not be able to report or
] time. At 2:15 O'Clock the committee
was locked in their roo mon the tor
floor of the Grand Hotel and all calls or
the phone IN the room were ignored as
authoritatively that about 2 o'clocl
the liquor plank was brought Il
I a vote after considerable discussion Of
the various methods which delegate!
sought to ask thru their state platform
and it was voted unanimously f1nall,
not to mention the matter at all in thu
platform.