The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-20
Iowa Republicans in Conven-
tion Today to Name Candi-
dates for Governor,
Etc.
HOT FIGHT IN SIGHT
Nominations Follow Adoption Of Plat
form Which is Modelled After
National Party Plat
form.

LED mOtNGS, IOWA, 0Viy E0.--o'b
persons were injured just after the
republican state convention opened ir
the Coliseum here today, when cur
| tain, which they were leaning against
gave way and threw them from the
platform to the floor Of the Coliseum
Those injured were:
Congressman Gilbert M. Haughen
of the fourth district.
! Congressman Ramseyer, Of the sixth
district.
Louis c. kurtz, Des Moines.
G. c. Beyers, Des Moines.
/ O. Thomas and Major Smell.
Four For Governor.
DES MONIES, Iowa, July 20.-Iowa
republicans assembled here today to
select state ticket
Candidates for the Office of cover.
nor, lieutenant governor, attorney gen.
Ieral, state auditor and railroad com.
missiaon will be chosen. The con
|vention will also approve the nomi.
nation of Walter c. Ramsey, for csc
'retary of state and B. G. Burbank for
state treasurer, made at the recent
state primaries.
The same faces that lined up for
the primary will contest for the state
Offices on the floor of the convention
Four are after the governorship nom
ination, namely, Acknowledgement
Havner, Lieutenant Governor E. R.
Moore, Nate Kendell, Abba, and John
F.. Deems, Burlington
A hot fight for the gubernatorial
nomination is in prospect, with the
added possibility that deadlock will
develop on the convention floor over
selection of a candidate for this
office.
A quartet composed Of w. N. Arney
Marshalltown, John Hammill, Britt,
w F.. Moore, Guthrie Center, and
the nomination of lieutenant COVER
nor Moore was the high man in
the primary and is generally conced-
ed to have the best chance of secur-
ing the nomination.
For auditor of state, the conven-
tion will have slate of four to
choose from. The slate reads: Glenn
C. Haynes, Mason City. F. j. Alber,
Des Moines, Edwin S. Gose, Jefferson,
and William E. McLeland, Marshall
town.
Three want the Encouragement
They are W. T. Evans
of Parkersburg, Ben J. Gibson, of
Corning, and Herbert E. Hadley of
Nevada. Dopesters predict the fight
for the nomination will narrow down
to Gibson and Hadley.
Fred P. Woodruff of Knoxville, who
led the field in the primaries in the
race for railroad commissioner, will
be awarded the nomination
by the convention Woodruff's total
essary 95 per cent His opponents
on the convention floor will be Ed
mond J. Bradley, Eldon, G. E. Doak,
Decorah, and DR.. Thomas S. Waud,
Cedar Rapids.
The convention was scheduled to
open at 10 o'clock. Nominations
were to follow adoption of platform,
which it is understood, will be model
ed after the national party platform.
Party leaders do not look for ad-
journment to come before midnight
at the earliest.
Call to Order at 11:16.
DES MONIES, Iowa, July 20
Iowa republicans assembled here in
state convention today to write plat
'orm and select a state ticket
Candidates for governor, lieutenant
governor, attorney general, state aud
tor and railroad commissioner will
De chosen. Candidates for the office
If secretary of state and stale treas
lrer. were named at the recent state
primary.
Four candidates seek the r,,t.sr-,c
orial norn''" - CARL e HAILETv,
/ - Observer