Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-10
BelieveG Next Move of Demo
Gratis IS the Organization
of a New Party
EVEN ABANDON THE OLD NAME
Governor Of Iowa Looks to Bryan to
Start Out to Make Government Own
ershi of tho Railroads the Corner
Stone for His Party-considers the
Latter an Issue Of No Mean Char
acter.
Special to mes-Republican.

Special to Times Re publican.
Des Moines, Nov. 10.-"This means
annihilation of the democratic party as
such in this part of the country"
Such was the sententious disposal OF
the election returns by Governor AL
bert b. Cumnlins last evening.
"rhe overwhelming defeat of the
democrats means more than a reorgan-
ization of the democratic party along
Bryan lines,' said the governor. !
can only speak as Il disinterested on
locker but it seems to me that the next
move is the organization of new par
ty. and abandonment Of the name DEM
ocratie. Perhaps Mr.. Bryan and his
followers would leave the name in their
party in some modified form, but not
necessarily. The logical thing Is for
the opponents of the republican party
to make a new beginning and to get
new name and build entirely new.
look to see MIR. Bryan start out TO make
government ownership of the railroads
the corner stone for his party He Will
probably abandon the tariff question
and Imperialism and other issues which
the democrats have sought to force 10
the front. And as for this question
Of government ownership OF the rail-
roads 1t Is a growing question ana an
Issue of no mean character. But IT
seems to me that the democratic party
as such has seen its finish.
"And IL Bryan should organize q
new party in the northwest and demon-
strate that it could carry some states
would not the democrats of the south
turn to it quickly enough \,
."rhe south is not democratic, re-
plied the governor. 1t is merely an
ti-republican and that on an Issue the
nature OF which we but dimly perceive.
The south probably is not welded TO
the name democracy
Chairman Morrissey, of the demo-
cratic state committee, last evening" m
dicated his belief that the situation az
fords opportunity for Mr.. Bryan 10
begin at once his reorganization
scheme. He stated he had been aware
long ago that the Bryan voters OF the
state were not going to vote for FAR
ker. ..,
"what will the republican congress
doa. asked Horace M. Rebok, late
aa,tor op a state democratic paper.
"Iviu thew do what they have threat
enaa 10 do. and punish the south for
he,np democratic by reducing the rep
resentation in congress? II makes me
shudder to think OF such an Issue oe
ing seriously raised. 1t would alnost
mean revolution. 1t would pc the most
dangerous thing the republican party
ever Attempted.
haaty canvass 6 the leading DIN
oiala IN the cuty, state anu county
showed tllsut the general impression a
mone them was that the Aeulef Oh
president Roosevelt in reply to uale
parker lnslnuaulon was good LnanS
and helped Roosevelt In the eSslaiaa-
,ion Of the yoHers 1T might be ba-
ken as belruvilng uO the preSlueld on dsle
,Insted states to stoop to an attack OF
that kind" said Ole o. Roe, head Oh
t,,e state insurance department, but
t,he fact of the matter is that the let
ar was altogether Roosevelian and the
people liked 1t. Roosevelt knew 1t was
a lie and he said so. He old not spop
TO reckon the cost. And the Amerl-
can people like a man who speaks
right out in meeting and says what is
in his heart. That is why they nave
anp,,oyed of Roosevelt's actions" And
this sentiment, expressed In various
forms, was echoed generally among
republicans.
Governor Cumnins was about the
most delighted man In the whole state
house Yesterday. He was delighted
over the overwhelming vote for ROose-
Welt and for the result in Iowa and
for the election of LaF'ollette and for
the election Of Dawson and for many
other reasons.
"As for myself" said the governor
~ look to see President Roosevelt go
right ahead doing what he believes to
be right and making one of the great
est Of presidents"
An amusing feature of the result In
this county was in the classification
of voters for the primary. In one
ward of the city the judges forgot to
ask the voters their party preference
and it was not recorded. In another
the democratic judge of election had
himself listed as a republican SO that
he coutd vote at the next primary.
Iowa people will learn with surprise
that Fred Lehman, now of ST. Louis.
formerly and for many years democra-
tic leader in Iowa. has become an out
and out republican in Missouri. He
always had the faculty of getting on
the losing side in Iowa. but turned over
just III time in Missouri.
The socialist vote in Polk county
was surprise They cast about 1.200
votes In the county as against 500 a
year ago. They went out into the
country and got a lot OF votes from