Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-01
Clint.-. County Organization
Has Unlucky Number But
Hopes to Grow
STEADY TREND TO cuMMINs
Belief Still Obtains in Some Quarters
That Allisons Name Will Not Go
Before the Primary-Shaw to De-
eide Soon His Attitude Towards
Presidential Nomination.
special to Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican
Des Moines Feb. 1.--Clinton county
has an Allison club-of thirteen mem-
bcrs. The membership is not limited
to thirteen. More may join If they
wish. and the club will probably be
some larger by and by.
When Cal George of Clinton was re-
fused a position on the republican state
central committee on proxy after
the republicans of the Second district
had elected another man to that posi-
ton, he went home to Clinton swear
ing vengeance. He laid all the blame
on Cummins and charged that Cum
Minis had been responsible for the COM
mittee refusing him the place. He told
that he was going to organize an Alli
son for the senate club in Clinton
county, and the other counties of the
Second district
The matter was advertised for two
weeks in Clinton county and every re-
publican newspaper in that county is
for Allison. The time set for organ
izing the club was last Friday night,
The Clinton Herald, an afternoon pa
per, on that day, had notices in eight
different places in the paper calling
attention of the republican voters to
the fact that an Allison club was to
be organized at the city hall that night
and that all those republicans who
supported Allison for reelection to
the senate were invited to attend and
help organize the club and become
members.
There were just thirteen present at
the meeting.
The republicans of Cerro Gordo
county have formed Cummins club.
Cerro Gordo is counted as much a
Cummins county as Clinton is an All-
son county The Cerro Gordo Cum
minis club has membership of LOO
members. The republican vote on
governor in the county in 1906 was
1885, and the vote on secretary Of
state in that county was 1913. Polk
county has a Cummins club of about
1900.
The friends of Senator Allison were
early in the campaign organizing Alll-
son clubs. The Scott county club
started off with thirty-five members,
and that at Council Bluffs with not any
more. 1t is undeniably true that
there is steady trend in this state
at this time towards Cummins. Those
republicans who are closest in touch
with significant information from
Washington and elsewhere are saying
that Allison's name will not go before
the vorers on the primary ballot next
June, regardless of his condition OF
health. and the impression is gaining
ground over the state that Senator Al
llson is being forced into the race
against his own wishes and that of his
best friends for the selfish purpose OF
"anything to hurt Cummins,' and that
the inclinations of the aged senator
who will be 70 years old on March 2
next. is to retire to his library and his
easy chair if he were only permitted
to do SO.
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw has informed
i'm a few days whether or not he Will
be candidate for the presidency. he
has written letters recently asking the
advice of his friends and telling them
that he proposes to decide the matter
soon, 1t is understood also that he has
informed prOgressives, for the third or
fourth time, that if they will support
him he has assurances that the stand
patters will support him.
Politicians are taking all sorts OF
views of the "Shaw matter" as they
term Shaw's candidacy. Some are
worried. They feel that if Shaw enters
the state and goes on the stump or be-
gins the usual political methods or
getting the Iowa delegation he is sure
to cause some trouble in the state.
There are others who are equally GER
tain that he will not even cause rip
and that the delegation here in every
event is going to Taft.
Up in the northwestern part of the
state there is a small pocket edition
of Ed. H. Hunter This pocket edition
had the job of distributing the passes
and railroad favors during the bad old
days of corporation corruption when
such things were used for political in
fluence The other day he stepped up
to the ticket window at the railway
station in his town and was in the act
of buying ticket when progressive
republican stepped up behind him.
Said the progressive: "If it were not
for the progressives now you would
have to pay three cents mile for that
ticket
Said the pocket edition of Ed. Hun
ter: "If it hadn't been for you d
progressives I'd be riding on a pass"
The progressive graciously stood
corrected.
Hon. James B. Weaver was one Of
the leaders in the formation of the