Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-25
Iowa Newspapers
MIR. CARPENTERS CLAIM.
IEldora Enterprise.l

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| The more the situation in the TWen-
| ty-seventh senatorial district is studied
| by Hardin county people the more APP
parent is the justice of Mr. Carpenters
claim to the unanimous support of the
voters Of Hardin county at the coming
primary. Mr. Carpenter is young
| man, a native Iowan, for twenty years
resident of Eldona, a lawyer of ability,
| true republican, an active and pro-
life worker in his party up to three
years ago. at which time he accepted
| the appointment of referee in bankrupt
cy, since which appointment. In Keep
ing with the honor an dignity of that
branch of the federal court over which
he presides, he has refrained from the
rough and tumble game of politics. Mr..
Carpenter has always been first and
foremost in looking after the interests
of Hardin county. AS in the present in
stance, remembering that under the
constitution, the question OF redistrct-
ing the state. senatorially, must be act
ed upon by the coming general assemb-
ly, he bestrred himself to secure a
Hardin county man to stand for the
nomination of senator who would look
we'll to the interests of Hardin county,
and prevent a repetition of the calamity
which befell the county when it was
coupled UP with Marshall, county of
nearly twice the population. upon the
happening of which"No Hardin county
man need apply" After soliciting near
ly ever available man, including most
of those whose candidacy is now being
urged, all to no avail Mr.. Carpenter
c,x, - of
the interests of Hardin county, in seek
ing the nomination himself.
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LESSONS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Esprit Lake Beacon.1
Early in the proceedings the Beacon
was assailed for assuming that in Or
der to support Perkins for governor
one must make his; bed with the COR
porations. What does time disclose?
1t is now manifest that out Of the fifty
counties north of .he center, counties
most free from corporation domina-
ton, counties where intelligence most
prevails. Perkins will get not to exceed
eight. Down in southern Iowa, where
, Blythe had his organization complete,
the lineup for Perkins is apparent.
Where run the deep red lines of the
C. b. & @. railway Cummins has yet 4
county to get. Perkins has carried
Ringgold, Monroe Wapello, Davis,
Taylor, Appanoose and Mahaska. Moth
ing short of a political revolution and
the utter overthrow of the Blythe ma
chine will save a single county in that
territory.
And yet in those counties of the res
known. Few of the voters have seen
him and fewer still know what he
stands for. His name might be Smith.
or Jones, or Dennis, and he might be
for or against revision, against or for
rate regulation, without changing the
result so long as the word goes out
from Burlington that he is "our man."
On the contrary the counties of the
north almost wholly for Cummins are
in territory where Perkins is well
known He lived for years at Cedar
Falls. AS a resident of Sioux City he
has for twenty years been among the
mos. prominent men of northern Iowa.
His paper has circulated all thru the
territory. Why this reversal of condi-
lions usually prevalent in politics?
Why should a strong man of good re-
pute be repudiated where he is COM
monty known and be most acceptable
where his good character and large
measure of helpfulness are of little
avail because so little known.
Easily the Beacon might have been
wrong in it's assumption, but why have
the Tenth and Eleventh districts over
whelmingly repudiated Mr.. Perkins,
u-b;1e tho reserva tion falls over itself ia
give him its voteo Are the republicans
of northern Iowa blind to their inter-
ests and lost to all sense of friendship
and sectional sentiment? Do or do not
the republicans of the reservation held
in the firm grip OF Blythe know what
they want? Do the people of the ma
chine swayed counties prove them