Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-28
State Convention at Ce :
Rapids Next Politica
Event.
HOPE FOR HARMONY
is NOT ASSURED
May Be Trouble Over Adoption of
Platform, Chief Work Of Delegates
Herring, Candidate For Cover.
nor, Will Mot Address Convention
-Gatherins to Take Form of GEN
eral Booster Meeting.
BY Associated Press.

Ceoar Rapids. July 2s.-With the
republican judicial convention out OF
the way and the three men it nomi-
mated for the state supreme bench
already making plans for their cam
paigns, political attention in Iowa
today turned to the democratic state
convention, which convenes here to-
morrow to adopt a platform, select
state central committee and gen
orally herald the-> proposed demo-
cratic activities preliminary to the
fall elections.
The democratic convention, in ad-
dttion to attending to the platform
and committee business, is expected
10 take the form, Of general booster
meeting for the party. About 500
delegates are expected and the early
arrivals today insisted that every-
thlng would run off harmaniously.
altho there were some Indications of
arguments over platform planka.
Disagreement Apparent.
The convention will convene to-
morrow with three definite objects in
mind. One Is to adopt a state plat
form. one to elect a state central
committee. and the third is to hold a
general jubilee meeting and take ac-
t1on to let the state know what part
OF the party expects to play IN .r,is
falls elections.
On the third question there is no
opposition. 7,ut in connection with
the first two, despite frequent an
nonncements from various leaders
that the convention will be, full OF
harmony even II 1t is necessary to
use an axe to make things run
smoothly" there already is some dis
agreement. -
Delegates coming in today predict
ed that the meeting will be no tame
affair. Several frankly admitted THAT
they are here to obtain certain defi-
mite ends and that they would not be
adverse to an axe or any other meth
Cd Of securing the results desired.
Several platform planks and per-
manent organizations are considered
the Questions most likely to cause
arguments. These matters may not
reach the conventi n floor but are
considered certain to provide much
debate in committee meetings at
least.
Demand for Wet Plank,
County delegates from Scott, Mus
catine and Dubuque boldly announce
that they are going to. see that 8
wet plank is incorporated in the plat
form, and Scctt county also has a
state boxing bill which it thinks
should receive democratic support.
A group Of farmers expect to pre-
sent an agricultural plank which
would, among other things, compel
railroads to furnish space on their
right-of-way for warehouse ana eie-
vator sites. Also, there is the Mere
dith- Marsh sqlabble, which resulted
| in San Francisco when Marsh swayed
Iowa votes to Cox after tho secretary
Of agriculture had considered them
firmly bound 10 McAdoo. Every ef-
fort to prevent q breaking out Of this
argument in the convention is being
made, and Secretary Meredith has
announced that he will not attend
the convention.
Herring Wants Peace.
There Is at least one faction, how
ever, that Is determined that the
convention shall be harmonious. It
is the group which was largely in
strumental in the nomination OF
Clyde L. Herring, OF Des Moines, for
governor, and Herring is looked upon
as the mediator and the man who
must keep things in order.
Herring is determined that the
democratic mule shall kick over no
traces at this convention and that
the meeting shall go on record mere
ly as o. demonstrationsfo democracy.
Herring had been expected to make
his keynote address at the con-
vention, but word was received from
him today that apparently his speech
had been called off,
Herrirs's Platform.
It Isl generally understood that
Herring accepted the nomination
virtually with the agreement that he
could write his own platform" He
already has started this, and Q few
days ago announced business ad-
ministration plank designed to rev.
olutionize the state government.
This plank calls for q revision sim
liar to that brought about by Gov
ernor Lowden in Illinois. Instead of
the present f9rty-one boards and
commissions. f,erring proposes nine.
The department Of agriculture ac-
tivities are especially stressed. It
is conceded by all that if Herring's
ideas are adopted, the democrats will
go before the people this fall as ad-
vocates of a governmental revision
and that "a business administration
by a business mann will be their
slogan.
DR.. J. w. Reynolds, of Creston,
state chairman, is not expected to be
reelected, for he has let it be known
that he does not want another term.
c. B. Murtagh. Of Algona, is looked