Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-17
Iowa Republicans Unani-
nous in Favor OF Presi-
Dental Candidate.
EFFORT TO CONDEMN
PRIMARY FAILS
Scheme Of Old Guard to Declare
Against Preferential Law Frownsd
Upon - Applause Grsets Chairman
ciark's Rsfsrsnees 70 Working Of
Law Which Has Made cummins'
Chances Good. <
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Special to Times s-Repnbl3can.
Convention hail, Cedar Rapids, May
1.-THE first convention Of the repub-
lican party in iowa held under the
presidential preference primary closed
today with the largest amount Of har-
mony that has spread over the party
In the past twenty years. The resolu-
tions stuck closely to the business Of
the day by endorsing the Iowa candi-
\ date DOR president and stopping there
the temporary chairman delivered the
Il appeal OF the candidate and his friends
Tor support in other states. Permanent
= Chairman Pickett warmed the cookies
of republicans with enthusiasm for
their party.
Flour candidates for governor ex-
hibited themselves for review and tie
delegates and party leaders returned
on early trains. pleased after All that
convention otherwise useless had
called them into conference. .
Hsaiy Makes Spectacle Of Himself.
Robert Heaiy, Of Fort Dodge, elected
nationa delegate from the Tenth dis
trict prectpitated the only discord OF
s8the day and made . spectacle OF him
self by rushing to the platform with
sa fierce burst Of oratory for Roosevelt.
The convention hissed him. 4
Special to Tines-Rspublican.
Cedar Rapids. May 17whifs =
Gsnerai tone Or pptimism marked The
4 4 @psrsonaI Attit,ids Of IN ths delegates
Il % the sreptsblfcan convention held here
today there was . marked absenceeo1
old-time wire pulling that swAyed
events before the primary had dena-
tured machine politics. s; 5s
The contest for governor absorbs
the principal share OF attention OF the
groups .-of visiting representatives.
Cosson, Allen and Harding each pro-
TESS to be confident OF the outcome of
the June primary, while no one viii
4 take the responsibility OF predicting
what following Kuehnle may or may
not have.
It was practically assured that Sem
ator Cummins would have the warm
est possible endorsement in his candi-
y dacy for president, and 1t Is believed
that In general the resolutions on ma
tional affairs will follow the lines laid
down by tine republican delegation In
congress.
There were no Indications as 70 what
position the convention may assume
on the road and other state issues.
Tho Elephant There.
Candidates for governor, Jess VIII
ard. heavyweight champion, and q
herd Of elephants figured IN the pre-
Iiminaries of the convention, which
was to ratify the choice OF delegates
to the national republican convention
made at the presidential preferential
primaries May 10.
A crowd estimated at s,000 came to
Cedar Rapids today, some OF them to
attend the convention. but most Of
them, even political leaders admitted,
b were interested In the circus, which
arrived simultaneously with the dele
gates. ~ aS q %
cummina Enthusiasm Marked.
After pre-convention meetings las.
night enthusiasm for the candidacy Of
s Senator Albert B. Cummins for the
I presidency Of the United States was
most marked:
No contests developed at district
4 caucuses held at II a m. today Work
OF the organization was completed
within q few mirhhtes Complexion Of
4 members of the committee on resolu-
tions assures fattering endorsement Of
Senator cummins as candidate for
president and q strong plank in favor
4 of q protective tariff. There will be
endorsement OF the position OF the
Z Iowa delegatio In congress on pre-
4 paredness,
The contest for governor leave. the
Is iii iui til,;s g. eskfon m IN the air :{l
FIGHT ovSr Primary.
The COMMITTEES on resolutions was
the emily COMMITTEES OF any Importance,
4 iriasmuch as the question on condemn
ing the presidential preference pri-
mary had been pressed in the lobbies
\ by members OF the old guard and was
not welconaed by the Cummins men.
I Al organized. 1t consisted Of Lamonte
CoHles First district: W. E. Hayes,
second w F. IS. Rath, Third; E.xH
pryor, Fourth; r. II. Shortess, Fifth;
G. M. Fuhrmaster, Sixth; A. o.
Haughe, Seventh: y. H. Darrah,
[ Eighth; L1aM, Swindler, Ninth; w. w.
Scsoody ykoontz Tenth: Roy schnell.
ANTI sfimary Crowd Bsatsn.
,sss The address Of Temporary Chairman
Clark aroused applause when he pre-
sented Senator Cummins as the frst
Gandidate endorsed by the vote 6f tho
people m the primary which he had
4 worked 50 many years to create and
{ The chairInan's el0Quence met response
when NE declared that the true Amerf-5
carl policy should be to command res.
Ssr5ect everywhere for the fundamental
sIRYifs of American citizens in the pro-
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