Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-04
Little Prospect That They Will
Participate in Governorship
Fight Next Year
eARsT AND, CARROLL. in LEAD
Two Candidates Most Prominently
Mentioned Would Not Precipitate
Fractional Fisht-Demand, However,
Comes for Brilliant .campaisner -
Sensational Situation overshadows.
;pecial to rimes-Republican.

present Time IN CouiSCliOH Will thS q
publican nomination for governor OF
Iowa next year. Consideration of these
names is only tentative and informal,
since it will be about one year before
the primary Is held which will determ--
inc the candidate.
while only two names are being con-
sidered It, does not follow that anybody
has attempted to close the entries or
that anybody would wish at this time
to forestall the situation. Nobody is
being asked Tor pledges. Itis an open
field and will probably be kept SO until
early next spring, when filings must
be made. Ill t53
The present outlook is for a distinct-
ly personal rivalry for the nomination,
rather than a fractional lineup. or in
other words. that the men will run
alone upon their merits. Nearly every
one who hasSanything to say about the
coming contest expresses the hope that
this Will be SO. Now and then there is
someone WHO ldihS dOOuI SiAS
of having candidate who represents
the principle Of sacred tariff schedules,
but in view of the attitude OF the party
in state and nation, this sentiment is
not strong
The two whose names are actually
receiving serious consideration are
fLeutenant Governor Warren Garst and
State Auditor B. F. Carroll. The two
men dome from opposite sides OF the
state both have been in the state sens
ate, both have public records which
give them strength, EACH one is recI
ognized as a capable, honest conservas
dive state official. Each one would be
candidate on his merits, for himself
alone, representing only himself, un-.
pledged and unhampered. Both are
fairly good public speakers. Each one
has a strong personal following. Each
one has, to his credit, some bitter ene-
mics, or perhaps more properly speak
ing each one has so conducted him
self in9publfc office as to offend selfish
interests at some point in the game. !
AS to the local: or district support
each one could command, there lis little
doubt that the Tenth district man
would more nearly have his district be-
hind him than would the Sixth district
man. And 1t is probably true that by
reason of his aggressiveness and bold
ness the lieutenant governor has a
somewhat stronger personal following
than has the state auditor.
Would factiohal lines be drawn as
between these two? Governor Garst is
not loved by the railroads especially.
In making up his committees last win
ter he made them fair and square He
did not plan, as his predecessor did, to
tie the senate up SO that 1t would dead
lock with the house on questions up
pernost. But the forces which made
the fight against the republican party.
last year do not especially love Audi
tor Carroll, for as a member of the
state executive council he has been a
party to the enormous boosting of
railroad valuations in recent years. 1t
would be difficult to. secure strictly
factional line up as between these two.
There is q suspicion, moreover, that
the railroad politicians will not par
:ticipate In iowa politics next time.
The recent experiences they have had
were not encouraging. They were
fOuulPCu plSLly iAio1o 1851 JSd1. IL tAiC
men in the stock brokers offices in
New York have taken the time to fig
ure out their profits on participation in
Iowa politics in recent years. they will
hesitate some time before putting up
another big fund to show Iowa people
the way The figures on the ledger
margin are IN red. Then there would
be little gain even with victory, be-
cause it could hardly be expected that
either the anti-pass law or the 2-cent
fare law would be repealed ait once.
There must be some amending Of much
OF the ewslegislation, but that will
take. time.
There IS some feeling among good
many that the candidate ought to be
q magnetic speaker. Iowa has had two
great campaigners for governor and the
people may be a little spoiled in this
regard 1t is too much to expect that
these two splendid speakers should be
followed by another equally good. No
danger but that the next governor will
be able to express himself in forcible
and easily understood language, both
in writing and in speaking. The desire
to have brilliant campaigner in the
race is responsible for mention of some
other names.
The senatorial situation may over
shadow the race for governor 1t has
long been certain there would be
pretty contest for the senate. Major
Lacey has been under the care Of the
political grooms for some time in an
ticipation Of announcement almost any
time that Allison would not be able
to make another fight. Governor
Cum1liasy will be in the race. There,
may be others. The senatorial contest
will be a factional lineup along much
the same lines as each one Of the con-
tests for governor one and six years
ago.