Iowa Republican Convention Opens with Cummins Roar
Iowa delegates at Des Moines hear Governor Cummins electrify the hall while Secretary Shaw outlines the national campaign. The platform endorses Roosevelt, protection, reciprocity in noncompetitive products, and a strong home market. Delegates at large include Allison, Dolliver, Cummins, and Blythe amid cheers as Irwin moves to permanent organization.
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Shaw
Allison Loudy Cheerah
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Des Moines
Theodore Rooseveit
Iowa
Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
Chicago
Full
J. H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Allison
Dolliver
Cummins
J. W. Blythe
Cumming
Alson
Blythe
Cousing and Lacey
Roosevelt
The
Industrial Commission
America
Spencer
Bigier
John N. Irwin
Keokuk
Irwin
J. A. T.hull
Hull
Delegates at Large Named for Republican Ticket
Hon. William B. Allison of Dubuque Hon. Jonathan P. Dolliver of Fort Dodge Hon. J. W. Blythe of Burlington Hon. Albert B. Cummins of Des Moines named as delegates at large for the party ticket in the Iowa contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Allison
Dubuque
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
J. W. Blythe
Burlington
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
Alternates Named From Iowa Counties in Poll List
Alternates listed include O. H. Bowen of Allamakee County, W. Crimm of Emmet County, F. W. Simmons of Wapello County, and Frank R. Crocker of Lucas County. The brief notice names four county alternates for the upcoming proceedings.
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Judge Towner
D. HW. Bowen
Allamakee County
C. W. Crimm
Emmet County
F. W. Simmons
Wapello County
Frank R. Crocker
Lucay County
Hepburn
O. H. Bowen
W. Crimm
Lucas County
District Delegates Named by Districts Across Iowa
First Marsh W Bailey of Washington GC and A Carpenter of Louisa lead district delegates. Second G W French of Davenport and Geo M Curtis of Clinton follow. Third O M Gillett of Independence and E S Ellsworth of Iowa Falls. Fourth A H Gale Mason Guy and Harry Green of Decorah. Fifth J W Coxsee of Jones and E L Clarke of Linn. Sixth H L Waterman of Ottumwa and John A DeMuth of Albia. Seventh Judge J L Henderson of Indianola and Dr J J Hostetter of Colo. Eighth W P Peatman of Appanoose and H R Jaqua of Taylor. Ninth George Wright of Pottawattamie and W S Ellis of Montgomery. Tenth Mahion Head of Greene and E K Winne of Humboldt. Eleventh R L Cleaves of Cherokee and A Van der Melde of Orange City.
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Marsh W. Bailey
Washington
A. Carpenter
Louisa
G. W. French
Davenport
Geo. M. Curtis
Clinton
O. M. Gillett
Independence
E. S. Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
A. H. Gale
Mason Guy
Harry Green
Decorah
J. W. Coxsee
Jones
E. L. Clarke
Linn
H. L. Waterman
Ottumwa
John A. DeMuth
Albia
J. L. Henderson
Indianola
J. J. Hostetter
Colo
W. P. Peatman
Appanoose
H. R. Jaqua
Taylor
George Wright
Pottawattamle
W. S. Ellis
Montgomery
Mahion Head
Greene
E. K. Winne
Humboldt
R.L. Cleaves
Cherokee
A. van der Melde
Orange City
Prisoners list of names and placements in a drill meet
Firet E H Skinner Van Buren C W Payne Henry Second Q M Titus Muscatine M A Raney Iowa Third B S Sweet Waverly I L Stuart Hampton Fourth W H Kepler Northwood M William Smythe Rockford Fifth IS S Sweet Benton Senator E G Penrose Tama Sixth J T Brooka Hedrick Hamilton Robinson Colfax Seventh Dr J T Caldwell Adel Dr J H Winteroole Winterset Eighth cC T Hardinger Clarke J O Brown Decatur Ninth M McDonald Guthrie Le F Potter Shelby Tenth A J Cole Hancock S L Moore Boone Eleventh Robert Lipton Ida Grove Dr J W Cram Sheldon
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Colfax
J. T. Caldwell
Adel
J. H. Winteroole
Winterset
Iowa Republicans Split Over Reciprocity Plank at State Convention
Iowa GOP debates tariff and reciprocity at the state convention in Des Moines. Delegates from the Second Tenth and Eleventh districts oppose standpatters, resisting a reciprocity plank while supporting protectionist aims. Debate centers on noncompetitive product markets and home market preservation amid national convention expectations.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Republican Party of
Wiauk
George D. Perkins
W.S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
S. C. Scott
Clinton
Cummins
Scott
J. L. Waite
Hurlington
J. A. Devitt
Oskaloosa
Mr. Kenyon
Messrs
Waite
Devitt
Perkins
Kenyon
Disgracing Herself Mrs Smartset Dialogue
A curt exchange between Mrs Smartset and her daughter about public behavior and talk of books. The daughter questions why they should not discuss literature while society views the scene as improper. Mrs Smartset warns strangers might assume she once worked as a cashier in a bookstore.
Demanding memory of Catchem and Cheatem's signs
A daughter recalls buying goods from Catchem and Cheatem's, while the mother denies ever hearing of them. The dialogue evokes memories of the country filled with their grotesque signs that provoked widespread anger.
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Catchem & Cheatem’s
Horrors of Solitude and a Shipwreck Remark
A fragment from a dialogue features Mr Minks and Mrs Minks discussing a shipwreck tale. References to the captain's wife surviving by washing ashore on an uninhabited island and a line about a woman struck by ice edge appear in a garbled reading.
Tariff revisionists rally over trust issue in GOP
Keokuk delegate John N. Irwin chaired a state Republican convention endorsing protection and the Dingley tariff while blasting the Democratic Party. He urged unity behind Theodore Roosevelt, stressed tariff details require expert treatment, and warned that free trade or reciprocity would hurt American workers and industry. The speech defended past Republican gains and warned against abandoning protection.
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Des Molers
John N. Irwin
Keokuk
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Voles
Princeton
Bryan
Cleveland
Gerniut
Watterson
India
Cgroversy
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Gorman
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Emeke
Chetsane
Theodore Rupatr
Huodere Moosevelt
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Republican Party
Theadare Roosevelt
Mores Publican
Congress
Supreme Bench of
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Noubody
New England
Windy Mansas
Moston
Agrey
Macon
Tuan
Bacon
Epider
Robert Walpole
Hogland
Caroline
Europe
Po Nan
Aemond
Nia
Bénthdm
Abraham Lincoln
Mooth
Snarkington
Free Tradera
Ark of
National Bank
Malina
Oxna
Oregon
Whierida
Dt Cunnoda
Lecana
Drudge Logan
Canada
Wilson
Logan
Warig
McKinley
Roble
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Young
Theodore Roosevelt
Rauceesger
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Saime
Barrowerk
William McKinley
Xelgan Hingtey
Loosevelt
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Kirst
Seeand
I. C. Scott
L. Rann
Manchester
L. H. Henry
Charles City
Lernard Murphy
Benton
Lafayette Young
Des Eighatu
W. L. Temple
Clarke
D. O. Stewart
Harlan
Tech
W. S. Kenyon
Geo. D. Perkins
Sioux
Senate
House
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New York
A. B.cummins
Buggist
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Dingley Tariff
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