The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-16
iowa State Convention Was
Harmonious and Optim-
istic Gathering Of
Members.
NAME sHAWFOR AUDITOR
democratic Record for Six Months
Just past, Shows Party in Pow
to be Imprae-
tlcal.

DIES MOlNESsN iowa, July lo.-OIu
time repubhcanism, With an eye to
the hest interests Of business. and OF
tho people, was in the saddle at
the state convention Of that party.
One OF the features Of the gathering
was the almost unanimous manner In
which the protective tariff was In
dorsed in a plank in the platform.
other planks that breathe true repub-
licanism were adopted with little II
any controversy. The spirit that pre-
vailed was said by old timers to be
much like that OF olden times, when
Iowa was always to be counted upon
for 90 900 to 100000 republican plural
tiles in state and national elections.
In no matter was there such EVIL
dence Of unity Of party lines than on
the question Of prohibition. A great
preponderance of the party is unques-
tionably for wiping out OF the sa-
looms. How this is to be accomplished
seems to be question on which all
are divided. 1t was q surprising indi-
cation Of unity OF spirit. therefore.
when after threshing out the matter
thoroughly in committee. there was
unanimous vote not to put plank In
the platform. favoring resubmission
OF the prohibition question to the vote
Of the people, There was no opposi-
ton In the convention and the COM
mittee report went through without
hitch. No attempt was made to re-
yive the question on the floor OF the
convention. The convention did adopt
a plank, however, indorsing the pres
ent liquor laws and commencing their
enforcement.
The Platform.
Twenty-one planks we're carried IN
the platform presented by the COM
mittee. Among the more prominent
ones were Endorsements OF woman
suffrage. the equalization of tax bur
dens. the repeal Of The non-partisan
Judiciary law and the shortening OF
the present state election ballot.
Some Of the other recommendations
made by the committee and approved
BY the convention we've:
Opposition to child Tabor: indorse.
ment Of the protective tariff; reform
IN the methods Of handling the ma
tional convention: trust control by
commission; shorter hours for wom-
en- workers: the establishment of Gus
todial firms; constructive school, leeis-
iation; Endorsement az the initiative
and referendum: preservation Of the
Iowa lakes; issuance Of bonds for
road building: farm loan banks;
changes in the election laws: indorse-
ment of the republican office-holders;
opposition to contract labor in the
prisons and denunciat!nn Of the demo-
cratic administration
One feature of the convention was
the nomination of Frank S. Shaw, OF
Tama, for state auditor. Shaw was
nominated on the thiri' ballot by a
vote of 1876 Is, more than 200 above
the majority needed to assure his sue
cess His nomination was then made
unanimous. The other candidates
were: J. H. Byrnes, John Ford, F. j.
Wall and Clark e. Ellis.
Wilson Called Impractical.
The convention was called to order
az eleven o'clock. Temporary chair
man Paul E. Stillman opened things
with rousing speech. There sits
Today in the white house a splendid,
nut utterly Impractical man; school
master and not a statesman, and with |
nm a congress, which, however much |
II may grunlble and chafe under die.
.ation will yet do his autocratic bid
o,ng. This was the manner in which