Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-07

tnelr ADMIRERS, while former Gov
ernor Dunno, of Illinois, presented
the withdrawal of former Senator j.
Hamilton Lewis, and Judge Rosen-
burger, OF Missouri, performed the
same duty for former Ambassador
David R. Francis. Timothy Ans
oury, OF Washington, d. C, pre-
sented the name Of Roosevelt, who
had become candidate over night.
Nominated by Acclamation.
No sooner. however. did it be-
come known that the leaders had
agreed on Roosevelt than the nomi-
nators of the other aspirants were
trooping back to the platform with
drawing their candidates and second
ing the nomination OF the assistant
secretary OF the navy. Then. on
motion Of Mr.. Francis, the nomina-
ton Of Roosevelt was made by ac-
clamation.
Great interest now attaches to the
reception OF the ticket by the demo-
cratic party. 1t already is evident
that 1t Is hailed with acclaim by the
wet element, which Is confident It
will prove a powerful attraction to
republican vets ready to Join in u
nation wide movement to resurrect
beer and light wine by electing can
alcoholic content of beverages and
electing a president guaranteed to
sign such legislation.
Weapon For Bryan.
This is q two edged knife, how
ever, for William Jennings Bryan
and his fellow democratic drys are
manifesting intense dissatisfaction
with the wetness Of the ticket.
Alienation Of dry Jeffersonians in
the pioneer prohibition states west
of the Mississippi would be likely to
Offset the gains the democratic lead
ers have been anticipating in> this
territory from former bull moosers,
dissatisfied with the nomination OF
Harding by the republicans.
Cex and Roosevelt constitutes q
ticket which assures a desperate
struggle between the republicans and
democratic. in Ohio and New York
particularly and. to a lesser extent. in
Massachusetts and Illinois.
The vets and the anti-administra-
ton democrats were fairly dazed by
the scope Of the victory they had won
in naming the ticket. Not only had
they routed the payroll brigade of the
administration officeholders with the
enormous influence they exerted but
they had induced a convention two
thirds dry to accept q candidate so
moist that when Jim Nugent voted
Jerseys delegates for Cox he simply
announced New Jersey votes 2S
wet"
1t was miracle that not even the
three guardsmen themselves had any
certainty in their own minds of be
ing able to perform up to an hour be-
| fore the nomination was made at / AZ
o'clock this morning. Tammany had
not been instrumental in the nomina
tion Of the party's candidate since
Parker was named in 1904 and even
Boss Murphy as late as midnight was
not convinced that compromise or
dark horse would not be neces-
sary.
| Tammany Back In Fold.
When they found the dry opposition
to Cox melting away on the last two
ballots. the big three fairly hugged
themselves for Joy. Tammany, which
had been wandering in the party will.
derness for sixteen years had pu
over the candidate with the able as.
sistance of George Brennan, Of Hi.
nois, who In POLITICAL acumen anc
seneralship had won his spurs as the
A worthy successor of the lates Roge,
Sullivan.
MoAdoo consratuIatee Roosevelt.
BY Associated Press.
| New York, July 7.-William G