Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-23
Selection of Iowa Member of
Democratic National Com
mittee May Go Over
PRoeREssIvEs HAVE BEST OF IL
Will Probably be in Control of Next
convention-visorous Contest Prob
abe-Some Figures as to Campaign
Expenses in Iowa and New York
A Demand Rejected.
,ecialf ia Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Nov. 2S-The impression
prevails among the democrats here
that in the end the matter OF selecting
an Iowa member of the national com
mittee will be left to the next state
convention so that Iowa will not be on
the democratic map for year and a
half The muddle into which the dem
ocrats have got themselves has made it
almost impossible for the national
committee to make a selection of an
Iowa member. To have the matter put
off would be in large sense victory
for the progressives of the party. 1t
will be recalled that it was the con-
servative, element that made the move
to have the place filed, and this move
was first made by stealth. When the
progressives first heard of the effort to
have the national copmittee take ac-
partially taken and majority of the
members of the national committee
had beer induced to vote for the can
didate o., the conservatives. The first
plan of the progressives was to merely
make light to have the place left va
cant for the year and half. Now II
looks like this would be done. 1t is
but fair to state that there was. right
at the start, dissensions among the
campaign managers as to the advis-
ability of making an effort to have the
n aal committee fill the vacancy at
on and some of those most deeply
concerned in the management of the
campaign strongly opposed the action
that was; taken. The person selected
to act ass committeeman would have
to attend but one meeting, and that a
meeting to determine the time ana
place of the next national conven-
ton. This meeting would be held
about year hence. If the matter Is
left open the first of the two state con-
ventions held in 1908 will fill the va
cancy. and Immediately there will he
a lively contest commenced for control
of that convention. The progressives
believe ,hey can beat out the stand
patters and regain full control of the
party. They are sure that they nave
the good will of Mr.. Bryan and he VII;
do all in his power to have the party IN
Iowa placed in the hands of those who
have been all along his warm friends
and supporters. At the same time the
conservatives, or standpatters, Of the
democratic party, will maintain their
organization and hope that by cleve-
manipulation during the coming legls-
lative session they may strengthen
their position.
Des Moines. Nov. 23-The announce
rnent in the dispatches to the effect
that the republican state committee OF
New York had a fund of over 100000
for carrying on a .four-weeks' state
campaign makes campaigning in Iowa
look like, toy play. The New York
committee received several large 40
nations. several of $4,000 each and
some Of $4,000 and $4,000, from such
men as ]. P. Morgan, Levi Morton,
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Jr., woodruff,
Higgins, Depew, ct al. The money was
used for supporting the regular repub-
lican ticket and defending the republ1-
can party against the determined as
sault of the democrats, who were
making an effort to capture the state
by the election of a governor.
AS a matter of fact, the largest sin
gle subscription received by the repub-
lican state central committee Of Iowa
was $3.50. The bulk of all that was
received came in contributions Of from
s10 to ss5 each. The dollar contribu-
tion proposition was effective in bring
ing in several hundred dollars. But
one such contributor as Morgan or
Morton would have easily doubled the
entire fund for use in Iowa in giving
support to the republican cause.
From 81 source that is recognized as
being very close to the anti-republi-
can movement in the state this year,
so-called demand" has been made
that the republican state committee
print in detail report showing where
all it's funds came from, and with this
was coupled cheap democratic insin-
uation that certain banks contributed
a large sum, that the harvester trust
did the same thing, that some Cana
dians also provided funds, etc. The
republican state committee very sensl-
bly, decided at its last meeting to pay
no attention to these democratic at
tacks. If democratic newspapers are
so much interested in campaign meth
ods-after the election-let them get
from both their committees detailed
statement as to where all the money
came from that gave support to the
late fight on the republican party. One
of the men connected with the late
fight to turn Iowa over to the demo-
Gratis is authority for it that no part
Of the S1,1Oo which Chairman Miller
confesse,s to have paid to the railroad
press bureau represented the salaries
or per diem of Richards, Johnston,
Gallarno, Weaver, Parrot and their
associates. They got their pay direct
ly from the interests that were making
the fight against the republicans for
other than political reasons.