Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01


iii grave fear as to Iowa. They
early III the action sent up a
Macedonian cry for help, and
Uncle Joe Cannon and other heavy Re-
publican guns were hurried into the
state, which in 1904 gave Roosevelt a
tremendous majority. Uncle Joe did
his best to unite the warning factions;
but, judging by the following, which
must have crept into the st. Louis
Globe Democrat while the editor slept,
Uncle Joe's palaver failed of its pur-
pose. The CD. correspondent who
has been accompanying Uncle Joe in
his swing around the circle says in
ter ALA:
Over in Iowa. a distinctly Republican
state, things are in less satisfactory con-
dition relatively than they are in Mis-
souri,. Major Lacey an old time war
horse of the party, who has had lengthy
and notable service in the house of rep-
resentatives. seems threatened with de-
feat unless his friends bestir themselves.
There are a number of other Republican
members of the Iowa delegation in the
congress in a similar situation. Every
effort has been made by Mr.. Cannon and
those who are stirring up the strife and
to get the factions, which even the
blindest must admit do exist, to work
together in harmony. The efforts in this
direction have not been as successful as
might have been expected. One Of the
warm personal friends Of Mr.. Cannon
was seen in Burlington as we were COM
pleting the weeks tour Of Iowa and the
car was lying in the yards there for
10 fla n
Mr. Cannon to bring about an amicable
working understanding between the Cum
Minis and anti Cummins forces. and be-
fore the speaker had an opportunity to
argue with him or hardly to do anything
else but greet him he burst out with
declaration that there would be no truce
and no working agreement until Cummins
and all he stands for were eliminated
from Iowa politics or he eliminate the
men who now oppose him.
The spirit was shown further in Chart
ton, where Mr.. Cannon made speech at
the request and suggestion of Colonel
Pete Hepburn Colonel Hepburn met us
there to preside over the meeting. Every
one who knows anything of national leg
islation knows what valued adviser and
floor fighter is Colonel Hepburn and with
what usual conservatism and dignity he
carries OFF every position and meets every
situation. But in Introducing the speaker
Of the house to his constituents he took
occasion to say few things on his own
account In the course of what he said
he declared, with show of bitterness,
that the time had come when there must
be parting of the ways. There was only
room for one Republican party in Iowa,
and very shortly it must be Demonstrated
who was IN ..>et party and who was out
size OF it. So it was throughout the trip
across the state of Iowa.
The most conservative of the men we
saw declared Iowa would see more
scratching this fall at the polls by Re-
publicans than has been seen in years.
No one feels despair over the situation,
and with the possible exception of one or
two men who rode into the lower house
of congress on the crest OF the Roosevelt
wave of two years ago all of the Repub-
1ican delegation will come back, but 1t
will surprise no one if the majorities by
which these members do come back are
surprisingly low as compared with their
majorities of the past.
One of two things is true touching
that excerpt from the GID. either it
slipped in unbeknownst to the man
ayers of that paper or they desire the
defeat of Governor Cummins and his
state ticket. Just why Cummins should
not aspire to Allison's seat If he wants
to would be hard to tell. True, ALI
son has been in congress fortythree
years, but surely he has no patent on
seat in the senate.