Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-25
IOWA SITUATION
A CRITICAL ONE
Matters Affecting the Party
Welfare Must Be Decided In
Next Few Days
THE MAJORITY SHOULD RULE
Railroad Politicians Have it in Their
Power to Promote Harmony by ceas-
ing to Oppose the Will of the People
as Expressed in Primaries and eau
cuses.
to Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
pes Moines July 25.-There was
never a more interestingly delicats :
political situation exhibited than that
of today as elimination OF the cam
paign. Here in Des Moines Is COM
mittee consisting of about dozen OF
the ablest republicans of the state,
fairly representative of the progressive
element of the party, in session more
or less continuously, taking up various
matters affecting the welfare of the
party and especially organized to see
that the square deal is had in the state
convention. Over in Chicago is anoth-
er committee of men representing the
other faction of the party, in close
touch with the influences that have
furnished practically all of the money
which went into the recent campaign,
a committee which includes some OF
the shrewdest railroad politicians OF
the country and Committee No. also
considering matters affecting the COM
ing state convention.
Were these two committees in touch
with each other? Were there telegrams
being exchanged? Are overtures be-
ing made or being considered? Read
ers may draw their own inferences.
Men at this end Of the line are not
talkative.
But whether there has been or will
be direct communication between
these rival committees, this much is
certain that in a general way each
will know of what the other does In
a way it is known that the Chicago
committee last week formulated pro-
posals and that these were again TAX
en- up this week in Chicago. What
ever has come to the Des Moines COM
mittee has been guarded and of a ten
tative nature 1t is known that the
Chicago committee is In mood to
compromise or make trades; the Dcs
Moines committee has no proposals 20
make.
This much is certain, that there will
be no yielding on the part of the Des
Moines committee of any of the essen
tials upon which the campaign was
fought to a successful issue. This
Des Moines committee, or committee
of progressives, will probably remain
in session large part of the time
from this date until the convention
meets. If the railroads have any pro-
posals to make the committee can be
found at any time.
NIL of I, a
platform that will be adopted by the
republican state convention of Iowa
next week will be plan touching di-
rectly upon the main issue OF the cam
paign just closed and echoing the
thought which it has been demonstrate
ed is in the mind Of a majority of Iowa
republicans. This will be a plank de-
claring in unmistakable terms against
corporation domination in state poll
itics. just how this will be worded
cannot be known. Neither can it be
known what it will embrace. But it
will be sufficiently clear so that every
voter of the state may know that the
republican party Is committed abso-
impossible for the corporations, and
especially the railroads, to regain con.
troll of political affairs in the state by
the use Of passes or the lavish use of
money, or by exercise of any form OF
influence The platform will uphold
the view of those who won in the late
fight 1t will not be pleasant reading
for some of those who have been prom
inent in the ranks of the defeated fac
ton. And 1t will mean that in Iowa
the fight is to be made for clean poli-
tics, even as it is being made in the
nation.
The second feature of the platform
will probably be the Endorsement of the
primary law principle. This plank will
be sufficiently definite so that there
will be no wobbling around by those
who profess to stand upon it. The
plank will demand law that will pro-
vide for the nomination of elective
state officers by direct vote of the
members Of the party.
There will be Endorsement of the new
national rate control bill. which Pres
ident Roosevelt has secured. and prob
ably some declaration in regard to the
commercial aspects of the rate question
in Iowa. with declaration for reduc-
tion of passenger fares
The work Of President Roosevelt and
of congress will be indorsed in most
emphatic terms.
The attitude of the republican party
of Iowa on the tariff will be stated
in very plain language There will be
avoidance of any declarations or
phrases or expressions which
might prove offensive to those
who are easily frightened by
cry. and nothing will be
stated that will be useful to the demo-
Gratis in attacking the protective prn-
ciple. But the tariff plank will be
such that will put the obdurate stand-
patter on the defensive. In the first
place the principle of protection will be
indorsed L will be asserted that ex-
perience had demonstrated its Wis
dom. It will be declared that tariff
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