Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-23
POLITICAL TALK IS OF
NATIONAL DELEGATES
Sentiment Grows in Iowa in
Favor Of Roosevelt For a
Third Term
CAUCUS SYSTEM FOR DELEGATES
Primary Law Does Not Apply to the
Selection Of Party Representatives
to National convention-cummins,
i-arrabee, Garst, Clark and Others
Being Discussed as Delegates.

b.aTCdOCS, 0dVSS, SiASNS 0s'o Sss'S' =
Being Discussed as Delegates.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Nfoines, May 23.-That any dis
cussion of candidates for state offices
is urltimely in view of the fact that
the first political move in this state
will be to select national delegates
is the sentiment Of many politicians
who are reaching Des Moines Tbe
delegates to the national convention
will be selected at state convention
to be held before the primaries in June
when the state officers are nominated.
1t has been the custom for some
years in presidential years to hold two
conventions. This is true Of the DEM
E'ocratic party as well as Of the repub-
lican The republicans have held their
first convention in some instances
quite early, as early as March and
April. A0 COIlNClllOll, dI aWAlCl oS1Sf-
gates are selected to the national con-
ISyention will be held under the old
caucus system, as the state primary
law says nothing about the selection
of delegates to national conventions.
It has been the custom heretofore
for the state convention to select the
four delegates at large and for the
delegates from the congressional dis
tricts in district caucuses to select
two delegates from each congressional
district. Progressive politicians are
outslooken in saying that a. delegation
should be sent to the national conven-
ton that is for the policies outlined
and started by Roosevelt. They pro-
pose that the convention pass resolu-
|.tions Of no uncertain sound and select
Delegates concerning whom there shall
be no suspicion but that they are for
Roosevelt if he will take the nomina-
ton and for some man of that brand
if Roosevelt refuses. but they intimate
that they expect the Iowa delegates
not to, be intoo much of a hurry about
looking for some other man than
Roosevelt.
In view OF the outspoken declarations
of the progressives for Roosevelt, I'M
cluding letter from Governor Cum
minis that was made public soRe time
ago, the political query is as to the
a attirude Of the standpatters in the mat
ter, 1t is remembered that some
standpatters wore badges at the last
republican state convention with the
| initials 80. b. printed thereon and
when this was mistaken for "Obedient
to Blythe" they had them spelled out
into "Oyster Bay republicans.
The question is now will this class
Of republicans make any fight on the
matter Of national delegates, from
Iowa. While there has been but a
limited discussion on the question OF
who the delegates should be among
the politicians who reach Des /Mo1nes
and practically none in the press OF the
state the name of Ex-Governor LARA
bee will undoubtedly be brought for
ward for one of the four delegates at
large, Governor Larrabee has been IN
consultation often with President
Roosevelt and there is no question OF
his attitude toward Roosevelt's polf-
cies. Governor Cln1mins will un-
doubtedly be suggested for one OF the
positions. ExSpeaker George Clark,
of AdeL Lieutenant Governor Garst
and Senator, Smith, Of Mitchell, have
been named as men who could do the
state and the party good service as
delegates at large to the state conven-
tior and they would all be for Roose-
velt.
In view Of the fact that press dis
patches are saying that if Roosevelt is
a candidate on the republican. ticket
again Bryan will not be the nominee
of the democratic party, but will give
his support, tacit If not open, to the re-
election of Roosevelt, the matter of the
selection of the delegates to the ma
tional convention is Of more than or
binary Importance. The corporation in
f1uences, which are never downed, Will
Fcontinue the fight they have started
against Roosevelt to get "consef-fa-
tive" candidate more so even If Bryan
supports Roosevelt. With indications
pointing towards Bryan supporting, or
at least not opposing, Roosevelt it is
the belief Of progressives that If
strong enough Roosevelt delegations
are selected Roosevelt could be In
duced to take the. nomination again
and his election would be foregone
conclusion and his policies and the in
terests oe the people would be safe
guarded for another four years.
THE progressives of Iowa do not ex-
pect to see the corporations abandon
the fight. They expect that, tho
whipped out in this state, they will
continue to argue that their represen-
tatives in the party should be ap-
pointed national delegates just asNthey
argue that they should be given state
offices in the interests of harmony. The
attitude of the progressives wi{ be
that the best way to insure harmonyi i'm
the party after winning the battle, on
principle is to select men whose at
titude is unquestionably for the win
ming principles.
Trustees of the State Agricultural
College at Ames are in session today at
Aines in an endeator to make up the
yearly teachers budget including the
fixing Of salaries. The faculty COM