Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-18

and Officially no better than Nevada;
that Texas is exactly the same size as
Rhode Island; and that the guests
must be arranged in some order which
will relate to their historic status In
the union
Probably, of the thirteen original
colonies, the governors will be given
precedence in the order in which the
states ratified the constitutions; and OF
the rest of the states, the arrangement
as to precedence will be in the order OF
admittance to the union.
This gathering is expected to be the
greatest talkfest in the history Of the
country That it's business will be
completed In the time assigned for 1t
is not suspected by anybody An adj
iournment to some later date, with
probably some arrangement for the
formation of an organization of per-
manent character, is already contem-
plated.
Whether to try to steer the gather
ing: whether it was desirable to pre-
pare a program in advance and expect
that it should be followed, was one
OF the difficult questions. 1t was COM
promised by making an outline OF
program, but conceding that IL good
many things would be sure to inject
themselves into the proceedings that
were not expected, and that these
would likely be the most important
ones.
Politicians Of both parties are look
ing forward with deep interest to the
developments at the union labor meet
ings which are to be held all over the
country on Sunday and Monday next.
for the purpose of voicng the deter
mination of labor to make itself felt
In politics.
The republican opposition to Secre-
tary Taft has been hoping that the
expressions of these gatherings would
demonstrate a considerable and serious
antagonism to the secretary. The Amt
erican Federation of Labor issued the
call to the union people to hold the
meetings, and there was nothing in the
announcement which suggested special
intent to be hostile to the war secre-
tary. None the less, 1t was we'll known,
at the meeting of the federation's ex-
ecutive committee in Washington, a.
which these meetings were arranged
that the organization had the secre-
tary especially In mind as the cand1-
date against whom it was desired to
train the guns.
Some curious political effort has been
making, with reference to controlling
the expressions at these gatherings, or
which it is expected several hundreds
will be held on the two days. The re-
publicans who are for Taft have tried
hard to assure that speeches and reso-
lutions shall be confined to cheerful
CONGRATULATIONS about the dignity OF Ia
Dor, its political power, and its de-
mands for recognition in legislation.
The ant-Taft people have been only
less active in the quiet effort to cause
the labor orators and resolutions COM
mittees to center attacks on Taft. Fin
ally, the democrats have been hoping
and advising that these attacks on Tart
ought to be withheld. There is great
proportion of democrats who are
anxious that Taft be the republican
nominee, and they don't want anything
to happen which will brighten the re-
publicans out of naming him. me
Johnson democrats especially consider
that Taft would be the candidate
against whom Johnson would make the
best race The Johnson people are
about the only democrats who seem 10
take a serious view Of their partys
therefore they would like to see the
republicans name the man whom they
regard as easiest to beat.