Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-06
Marked Change of Tactics of
Allied Opposition to Re
publicanism
TO STAND sRvwr
Present Plan is to Center Forces
Against Candidates For Representa-
tive Rather Than State Ticket
Delivers Honest Support of Rate
Bill Causes An;mosity.
lBy Ora williamsl

Des Moines. Oct. Cone phase of
the present political campaign. which
has recently been brought to the
front, is that of the marked change
in tactics of the allied opposition to
republicanism, and the present plan of
making the fight largely against the
legislature, rather than against the
state ticket. OF course there is to De
no let up in the fight to defeat the gov
ernor, and thus give the democrats of
the east a chance to make a big
shout, and the fight on some members
of congress is just as bitter as ever;
but the fact is that the allied forces have
scented a chance to get two United
States senators from Iowa who will
oppose the federal control Of corpora
tions, and join with Bailey and his CO.
horts in undoing what President
Roosevelt has accomplished.
To be more specific, the fight is be-
ing drawn directly against Senator
Dolliver, and while the thing which
really causes the animosity is the stand
he took last winter in honest supporI
of a railroad rate bill that meant gem
uine control, the excuse for the oppo-
Sition is hung upon the claim that the
JUNIOR senator so. into the political
game at the time OF the late repupll-
can state convention, and threw his in
tluence against the railroad program.
Everywhere the attack is on the legis-
nature and upon Dolliver. Everywhere
the democrats and their allies are cir
culating, the story that it was Dollivsr
who turned the tide in the state con-
vention.
Congressman ]. A. T. Hull said the
other day in regard to this latter part
of the program. THE fight is being
made against Dolliver because it is
said that he said something or did
something at the state convention that
decided matters there. am willing TO
go on record as taking upon myself
my full share of responsibility for what
was done. The delegation as "a whole
acted, and not Dolliver alone. But we
did not decide the matter or take sides
as between men and candidates. What
we did, and this is all that we did,
was to say to the state committee that
1t was our opinion that the decision
! as to contests should be made honest
ly, and on the merits of the contests
that the committee should make a de-
cision which they could go out and de-
fend and support before all men, that
the decision should be right without
regard to consequences. We took the
position that contests should be decid-
ed, not with reference to candidates,
but with reference to simple honesty.
If that be crime in the republican
party, let them make the most of it,"
Captain Hull certainly could not be
accused Of partiality toward one side
or the other in the late contest, ne4th-
er could he be accused of cowardice
since he is absolutely sure of a ma
jority of at least 10000 in his dis
trict.
It is the belief of the Seventh dis
trict congressman, as he has expressed
it, that one part of the ticket is just
as essential as another, and that the
vote on the state ticket will be Just
as significant with relation to the in
dorsement of national policies as the
vote on congressman. He takes the
take note of the personalities which
enter into any state campaign, but they
measure the party strength by the vote
on the head Of the ticket and ask no
questions as to others. The defeat
Of number of the members Of con-
gress in Iowa would be accepted every
where as indication that Iowa is not
standing firm for the republican party,
and a decreased republican majority on
the state ticket would be accepted as
meaning the same thing.
Speeches by Governor Cummins out
side of the state will be confined to
Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, South Da-
kota and Wisconsin. Appeals have
been made from other states, notably
Ohio, which is anxious to get the
governor for a speech or two, but
without avail. It will also be impos-
sible for him to go to Minnesota. Wis
consin has asked the governor to
speak there a number Of times and he
has always been forced to refuse till
this year. 1t is understood that Da-
wilson, the republicon nominee there
for governor, will return the compli-
ment and speak in Iowa. The two
speeches in Indiana. which Governor
Cummins will deliver. will be at An
derson, on October 19, and at Goshen,
October 20.
1t is announced that in the entire
Seventh congressional district a strong
speaking campaign will be inaugurated.
In Polk county the country school
houses will be used. In Marion and
Dallas counties the plans are for much
work and good speakers are in de-
mand. In Madison it is the plan to
make use of local speakers only. Story
county doesn't need any missionary
work, as It was all done last spring.
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