Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-27
PLEDGE VOTERS
1Q. Bolt TICKET
Men Who Started Out to Defeat
Rate Law atWork Against
Cummins
PLEDGES ARE BEING SENT OUT
Real Leaders Of the Movement Are
Kept in, the Background, But They
Are Pretty Well Known - If They
Came Out in the Open Their Deal
Would Be "Queered."
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Des Moines, Aug. 27.-Whfle there
is abundant evidence that the persons
who are engaged In sowing dissensions
in the ranks of the republicans. with
the special view Of effecting defeat at
the polls of Cummins and Garst are
we'll supplied with money and are able
to hire much talent not otherwise en-
gagged at present, 1t is fact that the
real hackers Of the movement are
keeping themselves in the background. Z
They are ashamed to show themselves.
or perhaps they realize that If the pub
lie knew who it is that is making the
play it would queer the whole deal. A.
any rate, the literary bureau, which
is being worked hard just now, is be-
ing handled anonymously. The fol-
lowing is the text of the "bolter's
pledge" which has been prepared here
and is being sent out to trusted lieu-
tenants in differant parts of the state
for organizing to split the republican
party.
BE it resolved by the republicans Of
county who believe in the
right kind of republicanism"-rep
canism Of the sort that Is advocated by
all the true great men who thru the
many years Of the party's triumpbs
have formulated it's principles and pro-
mulgated it's doctrines that we are
content to take our political inspira-
ton from the fountain head and will
not be led into by-paths under the
leadership Of men like those in Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, who have
gained a temporary prestige and power
by a combination of fraud, deceit and
ignorance ard thereby have placed
themselves conspicuously before the
public for the purpose Of personal adj
vantage and gain. We believe that the
day and hour has arrived when the g.
O. p. in Iowa should purge itself of
undesirable material within its ranks
and thus relegate to private life those
who place personal ambition and power
above party welfare and who are wills
ing to spread discord and dissatisfac-
ton that their own personal desires I
may be gratifled; and while we realize
that concerted move antagonistic to
the candidacy Of A. B. Cummins for
governor and Warren Garst for lieu-
tenant governor, might result In the
defeat Of several congressman, the
game is worth the gain; for, II It Is
successful, 1t will prevent Iowa-peer-
less Iowa, always before the staunck
and true, republican, Iowa, from being
placed in the anomalous position of be-
ing opposed to national republican"
principles. Therefore we believe 1t to
be for the party's veal that we should
use our utmost endeavors to secure the
defeat Of A. B. Cummins and Warren
Garst-if this cannot be accomplished,
to reduce their pluralities to the lowest
possible limit, and to this end we
pledge our efforts, our influence and
our votes.
These pledges are being sent out
from here. They come from sources
suspiciously near to the headquarters
Of the Iowa branch Of the two-million-
dollar anti-RooseveM rate bureau
which was doing business from the up
per story Of an office building last
year. Signatures are being secured az
rapidly as possible.