Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-22
RRPoRr TO BE MADE TO GIVE
AAWkEYE CAMPAIGN MA.
rloNAl CHARACTER.
CONNOLLY TO DEFEND
WILSON ApMlNisTRATio ON
Ono Faction Of Democratic Party to In
sist on Making Fight Solely on State
issuss-Pretty Scrap Promised in
Building Of Platform at Council
Bluffs Convention
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July ga train load OF
the faithful of the democratic party
from Des Moiues and central and east
ern Iowa, started just before noon
from here for Council Bluffs TO attend
the democratic state convention which
meets Thursday. The party carried
with it goodly supply OF enthusiasm.
several interesting personal contests
over preference in the party councils
planks which will be turned over TO the
platform makers
The question uppermost in the minds
of the delegates 10 the convention re-
lates 10 the matter Of what shall De
made the dominant issue Of the cam
paign for the entire party in the state.
Give Campaign National Character.
Il is anticipated tina, there will be
considerable pressure to give the cam
paigu a national character entirely. II
Is common knowledge hat President
Wilson is intensely interested in the
campaign in Iowa and believes thai
Iowa Will this year give his admins
ration the endorsements which he be-
tieyes it deserves. It is understo =
that if the campaign Is pitched on a
high plane and il IS made plain that
democratic victory IN the state could
be construed only as meaning approval
of the national policies OF the party.
and there is no effort to win by acop-
ton Of any petty vote catching pro-
posals of local character. then tbs
president will himself come TO Iowa
and speak in support Of the p.a-for-
which is adopted. He has as much as
indicated hope that the matter could
be so arranged that he would feel JUS
titled in making the trip 10 this state to
speak in his own behalf and of the
party in this state.
Connolly to Defend Administrator.
Congressman Maurice Connolly, the
nominee for senator. was selected as
temporary chairman and keynote
sounder for the very purpose of giving
to the convention and the campaign
this national character. He viii come
direct from Washington, presume bly,
with message that may be taken as
from the administration itself, and an
indication Of the line Of talk that
should be conducted turnout the cam
paign to win favor. 1t is expected he
will defend the national administra
ton in regard to the tariff, the banking
law, the trust bills. the Colombian
treaty and similar matters. He will
indicate whether or not 1t is possible
to lay aside these big questions 10 take
up smaller affairs OF passing moment
On the other hard there will De pres
ent an active body Of democrats who
viii insist that the whole campaign
shall De made 10 turn or matters of
state concern-taxatior- capitol extern
the millage taxes and educational in
stitutions. equal suffrage, the liquor
question and sundry other topics.
Several Contests Promised.
This is the question thar must be
threshe6 out in the platform commit
tee sessions. for upon il will depend
the character Of the campaign 10 be
made
There VIII be contests for places on
the democratic committee from the
Seventh. Sixth, Fifth ana perhaps 9TH
er districts. II is settled that Or. Rey
nolds. of the Eighth district will De
the chairman Of the committee 20 man
age the campaign.
John T. Hamilton. candidate for gov
emo, and others on the stare ticket
and all the candidates on the congress
SIGNAL ticket Will be present
delegation VIII present the mat
ter of equal suffrage and this may be
put in the platform. No trouble is an
ttcipa ed over the itCuOr question for
while some of the candidates are ar
dent prohtbitionists the party can not
be committed TO prohibition
A very large attendance al the con-
vention Is regarded as certain.