Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-17
LEADERS OF PARTY GRATIFlEp
OVER OUTCOME OF STATE
CONVENTION.
GOVERNOR CLARKE IMPRESSED
sY SPIRIT OF UNITY
Sees Acceptance Of Progressive Prinei-
pies by All Factions-Judas
Withrow Reminded Of Har'an's Har-
mony Speech in 1ss3-Mattes Secs
Yielding Disposition on Part Of All.
to Times Republican.

Des Moines, July 17.-Republican
leaders Of the state are expressing
themselves as we'll pleased with the
state convention.
"The conspicuous feature Of the
gathering of republicans this week.
said Governor George w. Clarke. was
the spirit Of unanimity and harmony
manifest in the convention and among
the convention crowds everywhere, the
evident desire, yes, the firm determine
ton, on the part of all to get together
and to stay together and work for the
triumph of the principles of the repub-
lican party. That spirit of unity was
evident all the time.
And l can not help hut feel, from
what I saw and heard, that it is har-
mony that indicates clearly full
acouiesence in the thought that. those
progressive principles which have beer
put to the front in recent years are now
accepted and have become the basis for
our political action. There Is now WILL
ingness to go straight ahead in accord
ance with this new thought as to the
purposes of government We have
started out on new lines of accomplish
ment, to be of service to the people in
all ways and there is no occasion for
disagreement on anything"
Withrow's Views.
Another keen observer of the events
of the week was Judge w. S. Withrow.
ut ought to be a matter of congratu-
lation among the republicans OF Iowa, "
said the judge, that their state con-
vention should have shown such a
splendid feeling Of harmony. 1t was evil
dent all along that there was no pos
sible way for making trouble in that
convention. Men who have been ardent
on both sides of the issues of recent
years were all talking for harmony and
frowning on every effort of the very
few to make trouble for the party. But
the trouble makers couldn't get foot
hold anywhere. That speech of Chair
man Stillnlan was an admirable one for
the occasion. It reminded me some
what of that great speech delivered by
Senator Harlan in 1893 when the re-
publicans were far more distraught
with factional feeling than now, and he
laid down the broad principles of the
party and gave the call for all to get in
line, and they did"
Yielding lnciinations.
Senator Joseph F.. Mates. who was
on the resolutions committee. said:
|-5'I have been member OF thascom
mittee on resolutions seyeral times and
II can say that never before have seen
IA committee where there was such a
fine disposition on the part of everyone
to effect an agreement and to yield in
dividual views for the general party
good. There wasn't vote taken in the
committee. It was harmonious and
unanimous at every point. The only
ones who might not have been satisfied
were the ultra prohibitionists. But how
absurd it would be for us to pledge
an immediate repeal of the mulct law.
leaving state OF anarchy in places, and
to start for an amendment which could
not be voted on for many years. We've
done very.well. Why. when went into
the senate there were saloons all over
northwest Iowa. Now there is one
county Of the fourteen in the Eleventh
district that is wet and its time will be
out next year. Woodbury. county Is dry
except as to Sioux City and Plymouth
il dry except as to LeMars. We have
a record for securing temperance in a
practical way that the party can de-
fend."