Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
DEMOCRATS FAVOR
LIQUOR AMENDMENT
CONVENTION ENDORSES POSI-
TON OF GUsERNAToRiAL
CANDIDATE.
MINORITY YIELDS
POINT GRACEFULLY
Report Of COMMITTEES on Resolutions
E. is Accepted Without Opposition
Enforcement of Present Liquor La"
Pledged and Statute VIII Be
Strengthened if Necessary.

pes Moines, July 13.-1owa democ-
raey went on record before the voters
OF the state yesterday as dry, sooc
roads and law enforcement party b!
the adoption of the unanimous report
of the resolutions committee submitted
as a platform.
The platform commits the party to
a thorough ratification of the demands
made upon it by E. T Meredith, can
didate for governor, and Senator John
T. Clarkson, candidate for attorney
general.
If the democratic ticket is elected
in November the state officers VINO
now constitute the party ticket VII!
be firmly bound by plank OF the
platform to work for the submission
OF the prohi bition amendment TO the
people, TO do all in their power 10
enforce the liquor laws now on the
statute books, to bring about local
option in the matter OF road improve
ments and to carry forward a pro-
gram of legislation making possible
road improvements in the counties
which want them,
Text of Liquor Plank.
The dry plank inserted in the plat
form is as follows:
we commend the stand OF our can
dictate for governor upon the liquor
question, and it being fundamental
principle of democracy that the people
Shall rule we favor the resubmission
OF the prohibition amendment 10 the
people and pledge ourselves. il given
the power, to so submit II. We further
favor such legislation as may be nee
.essary. if any, for the effective enforce
ment OF the present prohibitory laws.
II was a nervous body Of men who
sat in a sitting heat in the ColiseuO
thru two and three-quarters hours
,of addresses by speakers hailed to
the rostrum by Permanent Chairman
Nj. 2. Healy. Of Fort Dodge, to keep
them II their places until resolu-
tons committee which was sadly di-
vided whsa 1t entered its room
could get together on a platform to
be submitted. The nervousness was
not only on the one score Of the
heat but was due to fear that wher
the committee finally did appear Il
would come in divided still and tha
the convention would have the task O.
threshing out on the floor what stant
the party was 10 take on the liquor
question.
Long Session on Resolutions.
During the five hours that the com
mittee was shut in Parlor A OF the
Slavery hotel, reports drifted out to the
crowds Of delegates who sWarmed thru
the lobby that a break was inevitable
and that the presence of the candidate
for attorney general on the committee
from the Sixth district would remove
all possibility Of a compromise with the
river districts on the prohibition is
sue.
August A. Balluff, Of Davenport, was
most frequent in conferences with the
chairman of the resolutions committee,
Frank A. O'Connor, Of New Hanpto on,
who left the committee room to consult
with him and Mr.. Balluff declared
thruout the session that a minority re-
port could scarcely be avoided.
Minority Yields Gracefully.
In submitting his report TO the con.
vention proper Mr.. O'Connor said that
after considerable discussion the COM
hiItteo was doio " oIiL1S Al d piaLIOfIH
that was the unanimous report Of the
committee tho perhaps not the express
sion of the unanimous sentiment of the
committee. It was understood that the
committee had stood seven to four
against the prohibition plank turnout
most of the discussion. Mr.. O'Connor
added that while some of the members
did not subscribe wholly and heartily
to the entire platform, they had gen.
erously yielded their personal views ou,
of loyalty to the party and had con-