Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-24
GEE DANGER IN LIQUOR. SUI
eaAeE AND CAPITOL ExTEN-
SION QUESTIONS.
BATTLE WAoED OVER
TEACHERS PENSION PLAN
fractional Differences Are All rousns
Out in District caucuses-Harmony
an Surface in Convention Proper
Charlie Miller Sees Peril in Pension
Plan, and Healy Defends.

special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, July 24-Iowa democ-
racy carefully sidestepped All issues
which seemed likely to involve later
trouble in the state convention ie'e
Yesterday and confined itself largely 10
an endorsement of the Wilson aatnhi-
;s,ration. On the surface harmony
ruled the convention but IN the olsl!'ct
caucuses there were bitter nghs ouA
ing the morning. The questions or pro-
hibition. woman's suffrage and caption
extension were carefully sidesteppeo
nv tha willy leaders, and all We're omit
ted from the platform.
Only one fight came before the con
vention and that came when Charlie
Miller. of Waverly, made a determined
effort TO have stricken from the plat
form the plank favoring pensions 1oF
teachers. -,
you are declaring for economy,
Miller cried, and in this plank you
rropose one of the most extraVagane
propositions that can be conceived II
will cost the state of Iowa an unlimited
amount Of money TO carry il thru
HeaIy Defends Measure.
M. F. Healy. OF Fort Dodge, then
made an impassioned plea for the
school children, the teachers and the
schools. He was backed up by the
members of the resolutions committee
and MiIler's motion was lost
The pension plan was the only
stumbling block and once removed
there was nothing in the way OF the
adoption Of the platform, as drawn,
and the vote was unanimous
-Four hours OF more was consumed
by the resolutions committee IN pre-
paring the twenty planks of the plat
form. and in the end some of the most
important features were compromised
The ffouor question was ignored aItno
only after a fight for wet plank nao
been made.
The dry interests of the party were
represented by John B. Hammond
and A. q. Coates, of Des sfoines. but
they were given scant consid GRAFTON.
Suffrage Also Passed UP.
After they had kept Mrs. H. K.
Evans Of Corydon, Mrs. John Dennison
of DUBUQUE. and Miss Flora Dunlap of
Des Moines waiting three hours outside
the committee room door and had al
lowed them ten minutes in which 10
present their cause, the members had
not the heart to completely ignore suf-
fraee They suggested that the sub
iect ought to be settled by the initia-
tive and referendum. The committee
Of women had told them that would DO
no good now for the cause OF SUI
frage.
The Anal agreement on the subject of
taxation was upon a blanket resoiu-
ton which condemned extrava gances
and promised economy, but offered
nothing in the nature Of definite plan
for Improvement. The capitol exten-
sion issue was lodged by limiting at Il
in the initiative and referendum plank
Free Rein to oratoy.
- Aside from the adoption Of the plat
form, the entire program Of the con-
ventton proper was devoted TO an al
most continuous aow Of oratory by
party leaders. The eloquence was I'M
corked when Maurice Connolly arose
to deliver the keynote speech and CON
tfnued necessarily until the ina
adoption of the platform. The crowt
was in good humor and every speake,
was loudly cheered. Nearly 1900 PEG
pie were in the hall to hear Connolly
who was given an ovation.
z. T. Meredith came in for a like re
ception, when shortly after noon. h
was introduced as permanent chair
man of the convention.
Judge Martin J Wade. Of Iowa City
was among the orators Of the day. an
in his speech Immediately after tn
afternoon session had been called t
order. he eulogized the administrator
of President Wilson, saying: II wan
to say to you there has never been
man In the White House guided s
solely by what he believes to be RICH
for the interests Of the people H
also referred to Wilson as the great
est president since Lincoln
Voiirner Denounces "a. p. A."
John I Hamilton made a brief ad
dress the essence OF which was tina
he would, If elected governor. serv
the people in such way that neithe
democrats, republicans. or progressive
should be ashamed of him.
CONGRESSMAN Henry Vollmer was tn
final orator of the day. He had cause
the stars and stripes to Irvine about tn
forms of democracy and the eagle [
scream above for half hour whe
the committee on resolutions came i,
Mr.. vollmer held up the report Ion
enough to drop the bombshell Of tn
days speaking.
1.-THE greatest menace on EARTH h
said, "is the terrorizing A. P. A. b
enlarged upon the theme that no ma
should allow religious belief to entt
into politics.
His talk caused noticeable stir b,
the resolutions were presented s
quickly afterward that the attentic
of the audience was sidetracked ar
adjournment soon followed.