Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-04
State Auditor Has Fully
Determined to Seek Guber-
material Nomination
cARRoLL-eARsT FIGHT CLEAN
Blythe Contingent Expected to Turn to
Palmer, Who is Considered Weak
Candidate - Field Expected to Mar
row to Garst and carroli-situation
Developing.
Special to T,mes-repupllcan.


Des Moines. Oct. 4-State Auditor
B. f. Carroll is candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor of
Iowa or will be unless the present po-
litioal conditions in Iowa change radi-
cally within the next few months. This
statement as to Auditor Carrolfs can
didacy is made with absolute certain
ty as to the facts. There will be no
formal announcement of MIR. CARROTS
candidacy at this time and probably
not for some time, but all of Mr.. Car
rolls friends understand that he Is in
eyery sense candidate for the honor.
1t has been understood fPr some time
that Lieutenant Governor Warren
Garst is a candidate.
Unless Col. ID. ]. Palmer is candi-
date for the position it looks at this
distance, as it has looked for some
months, as tho Carroll and Garst viii
be the only candidates In the field, hut
whether there are more candidates
than these two or not politicians who
have been keeping closely in touch
with the situation believe that the con-
te;,t will be between Garst and Car
roll and will in every sense be a clean
end elevated campaign and free from
malice.
II is we'll understood that Col. d. j.
Palmer would like to be candidate
for the nomination. 1t is repeatedly
said that he was candidate for the
position of commander of the Iowa G.
A. r. in order to get boost on the
way for governor. An analysis OF the
situation, does not, however, put him
in the race as a leading candidate.
There are probably three-tifths of the
old soldiers of the state who would
support Mr.. Palmer for governor, but
the old soldiers are not an active lot
in politics longer. They are mostly
men in the sunset of life and unable
to get out and do effective campaign
ing. Furthermore two-tifths Of the old
soldiers at least are progressives and
would not in any event support Col.
Palmer because he would be recognized
as the standpat-corporation candidate.
There are about 10000 old soldiers In
the state and aside from the 10000
or so that might support Col. Palmer
he would secure, the support Of the
radical Blythe and ultra corporation
element, which in the coming cam
paign promises to be small.
It is understood that the Blythe peo-
pie particularly object to Carroll as
they do also to Garst and if they sup
port anybody it will be Col. D. J. Pal
mer.
Within the past two or three weeks
there has been considerable change
in the political situation, due to the
governors statement as to the intent
of the primary law and his determina-
ton not to permit use of his name un-
less majority Of the republicans at
the primary express a preference for
him and the acquiescence of Senator
Allison in this attitude and coupled
with this fact that it is now known
that Lieutenant Governor Garst and
State Auditor Carroll will be the can.
didates for governor. The only thing
that now stands in the way of a clean
and fair campaign is the attitude that
some of the pronounced standpat
newspapers may take as to the cam
paign.
When Governor Cummins made his
statement as to his Interpretation of
the primary election law and Senator
Allison expressed his approval it ef-
fectually cut the ground from under
these newspapers. 1t is an open se-
1ox no
ton for a bolt at the November cleo
ton with the deliberate intention of
electing democratic legislature in
case the republican primaries should
be carried by Governor Cummins.
When Senator Allison acquiesced In
Governor Cummins statement in say
ing that he would not allow the use
of his name unless majority of the
republicans expressed preference for
him, he made it possible for a clean
and honorable campaign.
It is we'll known that when the CAM
paign opened last year the hand Of
the railroads was early shown and
within a short time the notorious Ed
Hunter was in personal and active
charge of the campaign for George D.
Perkins. 1t develops now that the at
torneys for one Of the leading political
railroads Of Iowa said recently that ne
had been endeavoring with consider
able diligence to ascertain by what
authority and on whose orders Ed
Hunter went into Perkins headquar-
ters and took charge and that he had
been unable to ascertain. The files
of the newspapers of the state clearly
present the evidence that the bitterness
of the campaign came in with I'D
Hunter and the railroads and the de-
liberate intention of stealing the con-
yention.
1t can be said with absolute cer-
tainty that in the coming senatorial
campaign the intention Of Governor
Cummins and his friends is to conduct
campaign on the lines of fitness for
service exclusively, but If Senator Alli-