Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-16
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fDry" Advocates Active
at Convention in the
Capital Of State
CANDIDATES AFTER
THE AUTHORSHIP
Five Want the Nomination
to Office Which Primary
Failed to Fill

Des Moines. July 15.-ln the
resolutions which will be reported
to the convention late this after
noon there will be no change in
the attitude by the republican
party on the liquor question.
It may be that the present laws
will be pointed to as having pro-
NOTED temperance and declara-
ton may be added as was done
four years ago that the party will
take no backward step, but there
is only the remotest possibility
that resubmission of prohibition
will be favored or even mentioned.
The tariff plank will be
strong declaration in favor of the
old time republican policy of pro-
lection to American Industries.
The acts and policies Of the last
state administration will be en-
dorsed.
A plank extending the good
roads program will be included.
A law will be favored protecting
travellers from extortion by un-
serupulous hotel keepers.
The resolutions include criticism
of democratic administration and
end with a ringing endorsement Of
- the Iowa delegation in eonsrecs
and Of the present Iowa adminis-
tration.
At four o'clock this afternoon
the resolutions committee had
been unable to reach an agreement
on the platform. The liquor ques-
tion was said to have been the
stumbling block.
Des Moines, July 15.-As in the re-
cent progressive state convention here
the liquor question appeared to be
dominating the attention of the dele
gates to the republican state conven.
ton today prior to the call to order
by Temporary Chairman Paul S. Still,
man at II o'clock. The "dry" leaders
rather Unexpectedly became active in
the informal caucuses last night and
early today and indications were that
q vigorous contest would be precipi-
tated in the committee on resolutions
over this phase of the platform. The
anu-saloon men claimed they would be
able to put the republican party of
Iowa on record against the saloons as
was the case in the progressive party.
OF equal Importance before the con-
vention was the fight for the nomina-
ton for auditor of state. Friends of
the five candidates, Frank Shaw, J. H.
Pyrnes, John Ford, F. j. Wall and
Clark E. Ellis none Of whom received
the necessary thirty-fve per cent of
the vote in the June primary, were at
work in eleventh hour efforts to line
up the delegates The result appeared
to be in doubt.
Senator Albert B. Cummins was ex-
pected to deliver short address to
the convention this afternoon. The
platform will be adopted and the audi
tor contest settled during the after
noon.
Committeeman Named.
The tentative list of committeeman
chosen in the district caucuses was as
follows:
First district--C. M Junkin Of Fair
field; second district, Con Murphy
of Davenport; third district, N. w.
Beebe of Hampton; fourth district, L..
B. Whitney of Decorah; fifth district,
D. E. Goodall Of Tama; sixth district,
Homer A. Roth of Ottumwa; seventh
district, aCharles A. Rawson of Des
Moines; eighth district, Howard Ted
ford Of Mt. Ayr; ninth district, Ralph
Pringle of Red Oak; tenth district, L..
J. Dickinson, Kossuth county; eleventh
district, G.. G. Bradley Of lie Mars.
The sixth district delegates elected
T. j. Bray of Poweshiek county,
chairman, and named the following
members of the convention commit
tees: Resolution, J. A. Dewitt, Ma
haska; permanent organization, E.
Hebner, Monroe; credentials, S. S..
Wright, Keokuk; vice president, M. A..
McCord, Jasper.
State Committeeman Homer Roth of
Ottumwa, was reelected without diff
Guilty. The caucus adopted resolu-
ton asking the convention to put in
the platform plank calling for re-
duction of southern congressional rep
resentation.
No Excitement Felt.
District caucuses were for the most
part devoid of excitement. The mem
bers selected for the various commit
tees follow:
Resolutions-First district, L. A.
Monte Cowles, Des Moines county;
second district, George E. Hilsinger,
Jackson county; fourth district, A. H.
Cummins, Cerro Gordo county; fifth
district, H. E. Spangler, Linn county;
sixth district ]. A. Dewitt, Mahaska;