Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-31
HIGH MINDED (o ACT"

If the withdrawal of kretschmer
from the race for state treasurer and
the selection of a Perkins delegation to
the state convention from Dubuque
county is not the result of the dirtiest
political work that was ever perpetrat-
ed in Iowa then great many people
of the state are very badly mistaken.
The whole thing will at least rank as
the greatest political sensation in Iowa
for many day, and its effect on the
politics of the state may last for years.
The Gazette considers the sensation
the boldest politics that was ever play
ed in Iowa. The Blythe forces secured
the withdrawal of K-etschmer on the
announced theory that his candidacy
might injure the chances OF Senator
Allison for denomination, over two
years hence. The corporation owned
crowd are brazenly mis- representing
the conditions. They know they sim
ply lie when they make tn statement
that Kretschmer's candidacy would in
any way affect Allison. THIS is not 4
national campaign. Allison is not
candidate for governor. No one has
made any attack on Allison. He has
not even indicated who his choice for
governor might be. and while he may
not be for Cummins he would the more
likely. for the sake of old associations.
be for Rathbun than Perkins. How
ever that may be, Allison is too shrewd
politician to mix up in another mans
fight. The statement that Allison's
prospects We're endangered is the YER
lest rot political lie and of more than
ordinary magnitude and an insult to
the great body of decent republicans
in the state, standratters as we'll as
progressives.
This DEAL praised as a "high-mnded
act by such papers as the Des Moines
Capital and the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican, might be overlooked, if it had been
engineered by Taminany Hall in New
York, or machine republicans in Penn
sylvania, because 1t would be expected
there, but Iowa is supposed to be above
that kind of business. The Gazette
does not believe that the republicans
of Iowa will condone such apparent
rottenneSs.
Kretschmer was candidate for state
treasurer. He controlled the Dubuque
county convention, with the assistance
of Cummins' supporters. The Perkins
whatever. The Perkins forces, rem
dered desperate by the victories of the
progressives, must secure by dishonest
means what they could not honestly.
They raised the cry that Allison was
in danger, and they succeeded in get
ting Kretschmer to withdraw and to,
name an Allison co delegation to the
state convention. Kretschmer could
have withdrawn and still retained the
good will of all the people OF Iowa if
he had done what he ought to have
done. And that is. declined to have
selected the delegation to the state con-
vention. But such an act was no" con-
templated by the Blythe henchmen.
The Dubuque delegation must be large
ly anti-Cummins and so kretschmer
must violate all precedent and select
a delegation, the complexion of which
suggests the thought that the stand
patters picked it for him. Kretschmer
NAV feel that he has done nothing dis
honorable, he may feel that he has
acted squarely; he may have no more
thought of selling out or of accepting
any consideration whatever for his act;
he may be- and it is hoped he is, hon
est in his action and no one should
accuse him of dishonest motives until
there is proof that is convincing, but
if he is honest, he has at least been
influenced by a gang of politicians who
have stopped to a more contemplate
act even than when the same crowd
We're consorting with Tom Dennison
and other esteemed aliens to the eX-