Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-20
Keynote Speech at Meeting
in Des MOines Shows
Purpose of Party
TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO w. L. HARDING
Woman Suffrage and Better
Roads Among the Issues
Raised BY Speaker

1GdlScu 10y OPCohCA
Des Moines, July 10. An uncom-
promising declaration in favor of pro-
hibition featured the address delivered
today to the Iowa state republican con-
vention by Burgess w. Garrett, tenn
porary chairman Of the convention anu
clerk of the Iowa supreme court.
Cheers greeted his statement that no
act Of the republican party ever will
bring the saloon back to Iowa.
The speaker also declared for a
stronger foreign policy, both as regards
Mexico and the rest of the world, good
| roads, amendment Of the primary law,
| woman suffrage and against militar-
ism.
Speaking Of the republican candidate
for president, Mr.. Garrett said:
"The republican party presents a
man whose impulses throb with the
didate for governor, it presents man
tenets of the republican faith and
above all to government of the people,
by the people and for the people, And
as our watchword, the republican par
jority in November that has ever been
given a republican party in Iowa."
On the subject of roads, the speaker
said
"The republican party stands for the
improvement of the highways of the
state wherever this can be done with
out increasing the tax burdens of the
people. We favor just as good roads
as the taxpayers are able and willing
| to pay for"
Harmony Assured.
Republican leaders who were in
conference for the greater portion Of
the night were confident that harmony
would rule the state republican con-
vention when that body was called to
order at II a. m. today by Charles A.
Rawson, chairman of the retiring re-
publican state central committee. 1t
was said at the opening that most of
the contests to be fought out in the
district caucuses had been settled ami
cably and that arrangements were
complete to rush through harmony
slate, especially with regard to the
new state central committee.
Resolutions drawn up tentatively
last night by W. L. Harding, guberna-
torial candidate, and his lieutenants
were ready for submission to the reso-
lutions committee as soon as it Is
formed. 1t was said to be virtually
certain that the resolutions committee
will ratify the tentative draft and that
the platform will include planks pro-
viding for prohibition, and good roads
with emphasis placed on proposition
to leave the initiative in the matter Of
good roads to the farmer taxpayers.
H. Havner To Win.
As the caucuses progressed there
was a growing conviction among poll
ticians that H. M. Havner Of Marengo
would be chosen as candidate for at
torney general over George H. Wilson
of Des Moines. It was stated on good
authority that Mr.. Harding had thrown
his support to Havner for political
reasons and the other leaders, many of
I whom favored Wilson personally were
subordinating their private interests to
what they considered the good of the
party and would vote for Havner. The
result Of the balloting for the nomina-
tion, which probably will not be reach
ed until late this afternoon, will in the
opinions of leaders be very close. Pro-
ponents of Wilson's candidacy refuse
to admit Havner's advantage and claim
victory for Wilson by small margin.
Committees Named.
Following are the more important
committee appointments: .@.s
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Districts: Nv. W. Copeland, Burling-
ton: &c. H. Murphy, Davenport; B
L. Bladine, Cedar Falls; H. B. Whit
ney, Decorah; &C. c. Burroughs,
Belle Plaine; Erred Huebner, Abba;
&C. A. Rawson, Des Moines; Slow
ard Tedford, Mt. Ayr: 9-Willis Stear,
Logan; 10-L. j. Dickinson, Algona;
11.-Roy Smell, Hawarden. ..-. T..
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE-Dis
tricts: 1-G. w. Ball, Fairfield; 2-G.
E. Hulsinger, Sabula; 3-E. B. Styles,
| Manchester; 4-J. E. Seneff, Mason
City; SC. H. Van Law, Marshallton;
6-F w. Simmons Wapello; 7-E. E.
Bradshaw, Des Moines; 81. W. Will
son, Centerville; &C. G. Saunders
Council Bluffs; 10-J. H. Allen, Poca-
hontas; 11-Sam Renicker, Rock
Rapids.
Bolt Is Threatened.
| AS the time for reconvening after
the luncheon recess approached, the
Havner- Wilson contest assumed more
serious proportions than ever. There
was a rumor that the Scott county
delegates from the second district
!
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