Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-12
scHoFiELD BALks.
Refuses to Quit the Fight at Roose
velt's Request.


Milwaukee, Oct. 12.-Whether or MOI
Ia withdraw their ticket and give GOV
La Toilette clear field IS the CUES
! tion that has stirred up all kinds OF
trouble in the ranks of the stalWarts,
and predictions are made tonight tnat
/ mere will be lively times at the meet
| ING of the executive committee Oh the
| stalwart state central committee To-
morrow. when the question Will hnaiiy
come up for adjustment.
Men from various parts of the state
came in today and protested against
the plans Of Senator John Z. opooher
70 quit the fight For the first time
there Is much complaint among lhe
stalwarts against the senator's action
IN advising that the ticket be with
drawn. withdrawal or even the dis
cnssion Of such step at this time,
they argue, is making votes Tor the
governor, and the action OF Spooner
now, in view of his radical u'terailces
in his speeches several days ago, mas
excited considerable comment
But the real obstacle in the way OF
dropping the fight is former Gov. SEQ
field himself. The story was circulated
TODAY that when Cook withdrew ana
scofiald was asked to run he CONSENT
ed to do SO if he could be assured sup
MORT This he was promised, even by
the senator's, it is said, and he entered
into the campaign with the intention OF
fighting to the finish.
scofield is not talking for publica-
ton these days, but he has told MS
friends that he. for one, VIII NOT pun
Off. He says he's on the ticket to stay,
and IL necessary, he asserts, ne Will
RIM independently. He is not satisfied
with the action of the senators ana
does not believe they had right to get
him to don his war paint If they in
tended to back out. He argues that the
quitting time was when Cook pulled
out, but not now.
The former governors views are ex-
actly those of the state central COM
mittee and such leaders as Charles
ouarles and E. L. Phillip Members Of
the committee who came in tonight say
the stalwarts in the state are all OPP
posed to quitting and will insist on
keeping up the fight. They want
Roosevelt's advice to pull off the ticket
ignored, and unless Senator Spooner
and Senator Quarles can convince
them otherwise tomorrow they will
continue the fight.
The action of the congressional del
egation also is discouraging to the
stalwarts. Before the decision every
one was on the fence except Minor and
Babcock, who were against La Toilette.
Now Minor is ready to quit Babcocl
has not been heard of for several DAYS.
and stories are going the rounds that
even La Toilette may stop his fight on
him.
La Toilette Gains Recruits.
Congressman Adams has come ont
for La Toilette and so has Congress
man Cooper and Messrs. Often and
Stafford also are showing leanings In
that direction. Up In the northwestern
part of the state the congressman also
are said to have declared openly for
Gov. La Toilette.
Secretary Henry F. Cochems left for
Chicago this afternoon to confer with
the national committee on speakers
He went at the request of Chairman
| Tawney of the speakers bureau.
Reports from Chicago tonight indi-
cate an effort to negotiate peace be-
tween the warning factions. The story
goes that the national cofpmittee is
irving to stop the La Toilette fight or
Ra,cock and Minor. 1t is realized tina
IF the governors forces go after thesA
congressman their democratic OPP
nonents may be elected. The reported
| ,,lan is to get La F'ollette's support fol
| them. and in return the stalwarts arr
! ia withdraw the scofeld ticket, 9TH
| national committee to give the LIE
toilette men a place on the nationa
committee to succeed Henry G. Payne