Show PROGRESSIVES IN CONTROL IN IOWA IOWA- I SENATOR C CUMMINS IOWA HAVE GOOD IN CONVENTION Bitter Platform Fight but hut Stand Patters Will Be Turned Down NOMINATIONS ARE NOT I IMPORTANT J i Senator Cummins as Permanent Per Per- manent Chairman Delivers 1 ers Opening Address 4 DES MOINES Ia la Aug S. Senat Cummins throw the Republican state stat convention in into disorder today when hIS ho named the tho party of Lincoln of Grant of ot Roosevelt etc ignoring President Taft Fornier Former Congressman Lacey a sta stand d patter walked into tho the center enter aisle crying Taft Ta Taft t r ft Taft Tat in which he was Joined by his fellow stal stal- warts Roosevelt's name annie was cheered stand stand- ing inA Cummins Gummins who spoke as temporary chairman i ignored n red lacey's laceys cry but it was somo timo time before ho be could resume A number of so called regulars did nolt not stay to hear the address addre out It was 1 o 0 clock o'clock before tho the resolution resolutions tion committee was named and sent to its deliberations It stands six progressives progressives to five stand patters As tho th la let lat ter threaten to demand ceaseless roll- roll calls it was believed by many that a 3 night s session s on would bo necessary g Tho The majority report of the the- bons committee indorses Governor Carroll Car Car- roll rolland and there is merel merely a ref ref- cr to tho the national nation l administration C Cumm Cummins ns Is Chairman c 1 The committee of permanent r niza- niza tion chose Sona tor 1 et Dema t nent chairman an by DY a Vote of 6 t to 5 1 C Clia Chairman was yas' frequently cheered by tho the pro progressives the stalwarts stal ta warts generally remaining silent unless to interrupt him Ho referred to II hopeless and restraining re ra- straining reactionary 11 and amid declared that tho the Republican party puis speed speed- fly ily become omo all aJI progressive or or orall all stand p pat t. t Ho lb declared it would bo po easier easier to make mako tho the Republican party all U p. p progressive pro pro- than secure proper proper- proper legislation J legislation from a Democratic administration Ho that thaI Payne Aldrich Dalzell and other so c called regulars were no more in favor of oi the principle of protection than were the pro progressives The Republican Re Be- publican party he said was not formed to make mon men rich but to make them theta free Tho various committees went into session at nt tho the conclusion of tho the ad- ad dress t With the exception f I of tim tho second dis dma meeting tho caucuses were soon over five choosing stand pat pot members of the resolutions committee and of the t state central committee while an equal number were elected by tho the pro res slyeR slyeR- The Tho entrance of ot Senator Cummins the temporary chairman was the si signal for fora a wild burst of applause in which many conservatives carried away by bJ enthusiasm en en- joined Senator Cummins Cummins' mention of Roosevelt's Roose Booso- velt's name brou brought ht the au audience to its feet Then Thea from the stand patters I came friends of II Taft Taft Taft Taft The They wanted the party referred to as 88 tho the party of Taft also Tho senator smiled during durine tho the outburst but ignored d the request II and of Roosevelt he attempted to resume whereupon the cries of Taft Taft wore resumed by tho the stalwarts With stand patters and pro progressives apparently hopelessly in in the essential matter of the tari tariff plank the Republican state ate convention W was S called to order in the tho coliseum t day for tor the purpose ot of writings a platform selecting a state Central central l committee e and making nominations for state superintendent or oi public and for two supreme court jud judgeships The discord is expected ted to bo be more macro morein in lD evidence in the campaign n than thc Live at the convention which has a safe progressive majority Tho stand pat oat faction fachon adopted their planks with ho tho full knowledge that they could note not be e forced through h tho the convention The Th platform platform which is is to bo be adopted will willbe willjo bo be jo unmistakably insurgent insurgent nt tion ion of ot tho tariff law and for forthe forthe forthe the states state's insurgent con congressional d dole dele le gation Breach Widens Yesterday and the tlc greater portion of tho ho n night saw the two factions steadily growing further part apart At first the tho conservatives gave some some evidence that thata a semblance of harmon harmony was possible Talk alk was for nn endorsement of President President dent ent Taft an ned and tho the protective policy By ni night however tho the platform makers of this his faction were in u u. stampede oft off the tho harmony reservation The They prepared planks endorsing the tho president and Gov- Gov Carroll caUin calling them theu respectively the he loaders cra of tho the party porty in nation and state tate The They indorsed Taft for si signing nin t the he Payne Aldrich tariff bill and to the law aw f gave o their unqualified approval Nothing could be bettor calculated to arouse the tho ire of the insurgent ent delegates dele dole gates who iho are arc in the majority b by The Tho went event to tobed bed bay leav- lag ng their challenge well understood bythe by bythe the lie progressives The Tho former lot it be bo known cnown that they would go down with their colors nailed to th the tho mast Former Congressman Lacov Lacoy Round sounded t the tho lio keynote in a speech ch in which he de de- dared lared that it was important that Iowa go RO Republican next election but assorted amid applause that it was more Continued on page 10 t PROGRESSIVES Continued from page paJe 1 important that tho the Republican party should go o Republican 10 At th tho conference last Jast nig night t the sixth and ninth districts distrct wore were unable to select sobet se so- lect bet definitely their members of tho the resolutions committee They wont into caucus this morning morin with John Jonn F. F Lacoy and H H. W. W Waterman under consideration tion in the sixth and anti State Stat Senator C. C G. G Saunders Saunder and ana State Senator A A. A C. C Savage o the candidates in tho the ninth All Al are aro District Fights Hot Hot Tho The second district distrct conference developed dovel devel considerable feeling and the end ond was wan not in Bi sight ht and tho the delegates from this district began their caucus this mornin morning Tho The pro progressives of Clinton and Jackson counties secured secured se Be cured the pled pledges es of seven fifty out of votes otes to put Geor George o M. M Curtis Cris o othe oh the tho resolution committee Joseph Josph R. R Lane Lano one ono of the tho most influential entil Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans and the tho district distrct aro generally known Known as a a great cat refused to accept Curtis The stand pat delegation dolega tion me refused used to stand for either Lane or Curtis E. E H. H Adlers Adler's position ns as state central central cen tra committeeman from the tho s second ond was waa wa jeopardized by the f fight h for the progressives pro planned by to support G. G E. E Hilsinger Hilsinger Hil Hil- Hi singer er for the tho place The Scott county delegation refused to sanction tho the placing pine pine- plc jag ing of ton Curtis on o the tho resolution commit commit- tee tec When Curts the tho conference broke broko up at nt atan an early hour seven Scott Sctt county delegates dele dole gates lad pled pledged ed themselves to Curtis Cris giving him n a bare majority Will Wi the they stick W was I tho the question Queston most most genera generally ly asked as as s tho the caucuses be ben began an Whether hether tho state central cental committee shall bo be stand pat or progressive de de- ponds on tho the selection made by the second see sec BO BOond ond end d district it is said Mid Should the tho stand pat element secure the pivotal position position po po- po on tho the committee thoro there was mu much h talk that tho the progressives would take tak that r law which of the primary primaT advantage o lw declares that the tho convention shall select se so- lect the state central committee To Todo Todo Todo do so BO would be ft n radical departure from the unwritten law by which h the tho co canyon canyon- en tion accepts accept the selection of the various ton districts With the tho bl big progressive majority majority ma- ma the tho convention could of delc delegates cOlv euld at jorty t its discretion make mako tho the committee wholly is progressive Such an act Mt b how however how how- however v. pro ever would sweep away the tho last vestige of harmony |