The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
dent that his preferences and opinions
must be put above all else.
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must De put ABOVE Hi else"
Significant Changes
Outside the convention hall, in the
rooms where the various state delega-
tiOns met to organize and name their
representatives on the committees,
another mandate Of the mass Of the
party was carried out. The old line
leaders were relegated to the rear and
the management put into new hands.
Thus the Massachusetts delegation
took its craftsmanship away from Sen
ator Lodge and gave 1t to Governor
Cox, and the man who had for so long
dictated to the Bay state Republicans
was not even put on the platform COM
mittee. The efforts of Harry Daugh-
erty's friends in the Ohio delegation to
rehabilitate him came TO naught when
Maurice Maschke was chosen as ma
tional committeeman, Senator Willis
as chairman of the delegation and
Simeon D. Fess was put on the COM
mittee on resolutions. So 1t went, not
In all the delegations, but In enough
to show that revolution in party
management was under way. Senator
Lodge was as suave and smiling as
ever, and as tired looking, but his smile
had a touch Of bitterness, and many
another former leader was in the
dumps as he saw his power fading
away.
There was but one discordant ele-
ment in the convention-the LaFol-
lette delegation from Wisconsin. All
but one Of its members were selected
to vote for the Badger senator and to
present to the platform committee the
planks representing his views. Their
| action Of course was known far In
advance and so was discounted, but to
some of the members of the party it
was no less ominous. They got into
| action early with a set Of resolutions
Of which the following Is synopsis:
housekeeping pledged.
Monoply-crush, not foster.
Recover oil preserves.
Vigorous prosecution of grafters.
Revise public domain legislation
Public ownership of water power.
Super water power systems.
Public control and conservation of
natural resources.
Repeal Esch-C ummlns law.
Make rates on prudent investment
and cost of service. ..s
Railroads-public ownership, final
solution.
Reduce federal taxes.
Curtail the 500 millions now spent
annually for the army and navy.
Recover war steaIngs.
Collect foreign loan interest.
Oppose Mellon tax plan.
Amend Constitution to permit re-
enactment to supersede judicial veto.
Reduce tariff.
Promote cooperation between pro-
ducers and consumers.
Reduce freight rates for farmers.
Abolish injunctions in labor disputes
Grant cash bonus TO ex-soldiers.
Provide Great Lakes waterway.
Amend Constitution to provide for d.
rect nomination and election Of Presi-
dent. federal initiative and referendum
and referendum on war.
Revise Versailles treaty to comply
with terms of armistice, promote trea-
ties to outlaw war, abolish conscrip-
ton, reduce ornaments and guarantee
referendums on peace and war.
There were some other planks, but
these are enough TO indicate the kind
of platform Senator LaFollette de-
manded. He and everyone else knew
they would be turned down by the
committee and rejected by the con-
vention. so no one was surprised or
shocked when that was done But
upon such a platform. II was assumed,
LaFollette would stand as an indie
pendent candidate for the Presidency.
What would be the effect of his candi-
dacy was naturally fruitful topic Of
discussion among the delegates and
other visitors.