Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-09
IOWA, FRIDAY, JUNE g. 1916
CONFERENCE FAILS TO BRING AGREEMENT

] floor to the Georgia delegation, seated
at the rear Of the state, referring to
Georgia as 1.-The home Of Teddys
mother"
Business was halted while the
Maine and Iowa delegations mounted
the stage to exchange seats with the
Georgians who went to the main floor.
The crowd cheered loudly the band
played Dixie" and the Georgians sang
a verse.
Adopt Platform by PIanks.
Chairman Robins ANNOUNCED that
the report on the peace conference was
not quite ready, and brought up the un-
finished business and the platform, to
be read plank by plank by Dean Will
liam Draper Lewis, chairman Of the
resolutions committee. The chairman
ruled that the pianks should be taken
up In order and each plank approved
when the reading was finished. He said
final adoption would be deferred until
after the planks had met approval.
All of the first paragraphs of the
platform were approved; later para
graphs were approved by unanimous
consent, shortening the routine pro-
cess.
The planks on "Amerlcanism" were
approved without dissenting voice and
without applause. Mr.. Lewis, holding
an Indiana proxy, offered an amend
ment to the Mexican plank to include
criticism of the murder" Of Americans
on the high seas. The amendment read:
Failure to deal firmly and promptly
with the menace of Mexican disorder
and threatened violations of the rights
of our citizens on the high seas has re-
suited in Wanton murder Of our citi-
zens and the tragic weakening of our
national respect" The amendment was
approved
Almond Suffrage Plank.
Judge W. l.. Ransom, of New York, a
member of the resolutions committee,
proposed to add to the clause of the
suffrage plank reading ''to all man
kind in all nations" the following: 1--WE
pledge ourselves not to conclude a
treaty with Russia or any other coun-
try that will not expressly procure such
absolute rights"
Many cries Of mo, no." greeted the
Ransom amendment Chester Rowell,
of California, of the resolutions COM
mittee, opposed writing details into
planks, saying the committee had
framed the 5platform in broad general
terms. A new amendment by Judge
Ransom was substituted 1t read:
we should not conclude treaty
with any country that win not express
~ assure to American citizens absolute
rights The substitute was approved
with a roar ofsappIause.
Report of Conference COMMITTEES.
fVht3 nc % =
headed by George w. Perkins and Gov
ernor Johnson arrived at IL: 30 and the
platform was laid aside Mr.. Perkins
after burst of applause presented the
peace conferees report. 1t follows:
. ITO the progressive national con-
vention:
Your committee appointed pursuant
to the resolution adopted at yester-
days session met in conference with
the committee representing sthe ma
tional republican convention last even
ing.s The committee Of conference rep
resenting the republican convention
consisted of Messrs. Reed Smoot, w.
Murray Crane, William E. yBorah,
Nicholas Murray Butler and A. r.
johnson. .....-.. ...
"The conference was most friendly
Immediately upon assembling your
committee proposed as the joint nomi-
nee of both conventions the name Of
Theodore Roosevelt. The committee
representing the republican national
convention did not present the name
of any candidate nor did it refute the
desirability of Colonel Roosevelt to
serve our party and our country No
concrete proposition was advanced by
the republican conferees except that
for further conference might be de-
sirable this afternoon or evening.
George w. Perkins,
Hiram w. Johnson,
Charles j. Bonaparte,
John NJ. Parker,
Horace S. Wilkinson"
When Mr.. Perkins told how Colonel
Roosevelt's name had been presented
there was short loud applause. Yells
and cheers followed the statement that
the republicans presented no candi-
date.
"Hooray," and Good" the delegates
shouted.
Perkins counseis caimness.
There was little applause when the
reading of the report was concluded.
Mr.. Perkins gestures in reading the
republican report indicated his ap-
proval and hope of party harmony.
The statement that the progressives
had urged the name OF Roosevelt
evoked prolonged cheering. Chairman
Robins reread the republican report
and silent attention then prevailed.
Mr.. Perkins pleaded with the con-
vention to keep calm and cool headed
1--WE must do nothing to mar the rec
crd so we can appeal to the voters II
that is the final result he said 1--WE
will not get our party in such posi-
ton that we can not move out clear.
strong and courageous to whatever
kind of campaign we may co.
Governor Johnson was called to re-
late his part in the conferences.
+ II wouldn't for the world dampen
do not place too much confidence in
the republicans report.
THE sum total of the case was that
the progressives made the issue OF
this campaign and they offer the man..
1.-The republicans accept the Issue
and admit It in conference that they
have no man to suggest except Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
Stand For One Man.
. Governor johnson stirred the con-
'vention into another demonstration
when he declared he would stand to
the end for one man and one man
alone, the greatest American"
AS Mr.. Bonaparte was about to
speak Chairman Robins said he un-
drestood the republican convention
had continued their peace committee.
Henry Alien said when the republican