Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-16

threats against the congressm. ,me
from other sources. Newspap,,S the
service of the railroads are 9 begin
systematic campaign TO &C re the
congressman that unless the, sll In
with the Ed Hunter scheme they will
he knitted at the polls by indignant
standpatters. II is hoped that In this
way the silence, at least, OF the
congressman can be forced.
The other element Of uncertainty is
the state committee. Hunter reported
that the failure OF the state committee
meeting which he announced for the
10th inst. was due to the reluctance OF
some members on whom he relied TO
approve of the plan. Chairman Spence
and some others were reported rs de-
clarng that the deal was too raw and
that public sentiment thruout the state
was so firmly set against revolutionary
tactics that the committee would not
dare break precedents. Hunter advised
that the way to get at these commits
teemen is TO reach them thru the vot-
ers Some of them are open to proper
inducements such as Hunter is pre-
pared to make but before they dare
do anything they must have some
showing that the voters want a revolu-
ton in the state convention. To this
end Hunter reported that the railroad
committee had prepared form for Pc
tition which is to be circulated and
published in the railroad organs, as
follows; addressed to Chairman
Spence:
Il am a republican and believe re-
publican nominations should be made
by republicans and not by democrats
or socialists. respectfully ask that
the republican state central committee
take such action as will exclude. from
the floor of the republican state cons
vention on August l everyone claiming
to be a delegate who is shown to have
been elected by democratic or fraudu-
lent votes. | insist that the republican
ticket shall be nominated and the par
ty platform written by republicans and
not by democrats, socialists or mug
wumps."
If any considerable proportion of the
quarter million republican voters
of the state can be get to
sign petition of this kind
and the railroad organs are expected
to get them to do so-then the way will
be paved for the reluctant members Of
the campaign committee to change
front and take action which will ex-
clude from the convention hall itself
the $50 delegates which Ed Hunter
says are democrats.
The situation presented Is somewhat
anomalous. The leading standpatters
all over the state--the men who rep
resent principle rather than prejudice
are one by one making public the
fact that they recognize the inevitable
and admitting that the republicans of
the state have rendered their verdict
for the progressives as they did three
years ago and four and five and six
years ago. At the same time Ed Hun
ter is redoubling his energies toward
fraudulently gaining control ef the
convention: and with him are the rec
ognized railroads newspapers and edi-
tors of the state and the small coteries
of railroad attorneys and benefciaries
of the pass system who have been on
the payroll of the Hunter committee.
While progressives are saying that
they can and will trust the republicans
of the state, that they have faith in a
republican state convention. that they
do not believe the republicans who
gather here August 1 will sanction
revolution and boiling convention
with two tickets; the more far seeing
ones of the progressives are reluctantly
forced to the conclusion that Ed Hun
ter is today plotting to do the worst.
If the state convention can be so
manipulated as to force concessions 20
the railroads on the ticket it can be so
manipulated that the entire ticket can
be named by Ed Hunter-and that IS
his ambition.