Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-11
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE IOWA
CITY MAN FOR STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT.
LEADS ON FIRST, WINS
ON SECOND BALLOT
National Prohibition Endorsed and
Platform Rings With Patriotism
Support Pledged to Administration
in Efforts to Win Wa-Definite
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Des Moines, July 11.--Gallant sup
port on the part Of the First, Second
and Sixth congressional distrists of the
candidacy of P. E. McClenahan, Of Iowa
City, for the republican nomination for
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton put him across" at the state re-
publican convention here Wednesday,
+. On the second ballot McClenahan's vote
kept pling up until Woodbury. county
was reached. This county threw it's
entire vote to McClenahan and it was
all over.
McClenahan's ability as mixer I'M
doUbtedly won him many friends
among the delegates during the three
days preceding the convention, This
undoubtedly was a considerable factor
when, after the first ballot. the dele
gates were free to make their choice.
McClenahan. while young man, has
had a wide experience as a school man.
He was for some time state inspector
of high schools. Previous to that he
had been a school superintendent and
school professor. In the past two years
he has been doing some special work
at the state university.
Wonderful Speeches.
The convention in the afternoon fol-
lowing the nomina ton OF state super
intendent enjoyed some wonderful
speeches from Senator Cummins, Nate
Kendall of Abba. and Charles Pickett.
vi Waterloo. Senator C":n.n!ns won
the approval Of the delegates by de-
claring in favor of the federal pro-
hibitory amendment, woman suffrage
and support of the war program. He
declared however, that while he ia
vored giving the president added pow
ers during the war, after the war these
should be nulified.
In the party platform the convention
endorsed federal prohibition. woman
suffrage. notifications of the primary
election law. and a protective tariff. 1t
takes a rap at the, increased freight
rates, however declaring that only such
increases should be granted as will
meet higher wage scale and increased
costs of operation. Anything further
is unsound, it declares.
The resolutions also Endorsed Gov
ernor Harding's administration and es-
pecially his English language procia-
nation. The services of Senators Cum
minis and Kenyon were endorsed and
the election of the republican cahdi-
dates for congress and state offices was
recommended.
Platform in Full.
The platform adopted by the state
republican convention Wednesday fol-
lows:
THE republican party was born in
the midst of the storm. when the light
of the nation hung ia the balance. It's
first president, the martyred Lincoln.
kept the faith without faltering or
wavering and brought the ship Of state
to safe port. The party has never
halted for moment in its fealty to the
flag and TO the principles Of human lib
erty. It's leaders have been distin-
guished by their unselfish and patriotic
service to the nation. And this has been
true since the days of Lincoln. We
hereby consecrate all that we are and
everything that we have TO the winning
of this world war.
This is not the war Of any party.
It is not the war of any section or
class. 1t is the war of our nation. The
burdens are being borne by all without
regard to creed or party or age or sex.
1t is so great that we must pass on to
our children the duty of paying many
of the bills. We. as republicans. stand
fully committed to the policy of treat
ing the war and everything which re-
.lates thereto as the work Of all the
people, and we invite to our standard
every patriot who believes that Amer
leans should meet this world crisis in
the broadcast spirit Of genuine patri-
otism.
I'm THIS crisis Of not only the life
of, the nation nur of the world as we'll
there is one duty which rises high
above every partisan consideration
and which should govern and control
every citizen of the republic. That
duty is to hold all that he has or is
for deIiverancc. Of his country and
mankind from the cruel. criminal and
Z atrocious designs of the imperial gov
aernment of Germany. No man should
be elected to any high office no mat
ter what his party may be, unless he
, can fulfill this test in perfect measure