Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-24
THE EARLY INDICATIONS.
Associated Press Predicted Progress
ives Would Control X Considerable
Politics.
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Politics.
(By Associated Press.)
Waterloo, June 24.-The first repub-
lican state convention held under the
new state primary laws met here today
and will select two candidates for su-
preme judges, the state central COM
mittee, and adopt a platform. A bitter
contest is predicted between the stand
patters" and the "progressives" over
resolutions commencing the policies of
Governor Cummins and denouncing the
Iowa delegation at Chicago in their at
titude towards Cummins as the vice
presidential possibility. Much will de-
pend upon the makeup OF the state CEN
trial committee. Previous to the as
sembling Of the convention the pro-
gressives claimed control Of the con-
vention by from sixty to eighty ma
jority.
Plenty Of Politics.
The convening of the first legalized
state convention Of the republicans OF
Iowa disclosed many vacancies among
the seats Of regularly elected delegates
because the new law had done the
work of nominating party candidates
so effectively that no contests were to
be decided and very little interest was
aroused in the denomination of judges
of the supreme court who had no seri-
GUS opposition.
There was plenty Of politics about
the convention, however: There was a
ticket to be elected in the fall and the
ever present query of one faction, how
can we hold the other fellows in line
for the ticket and still give them moth
ing in the way of satisfaction from the
results of this convention. Then there
was the skirmishing and scurrying here
and there on the part of the other fac
ton to ascertain who had come up from
the counties as delegates and whether
the majority Of the votes in the con-
vention would be progressive or other
WISE
Two Points in Issue.
Control of the state committee and
of the resolutions were the two con-
tests directly at issue. The progress
sives were desirious that a majority
of the committee be retained Of their
number altho they were willing that
the standpatters might have the chair
manship since the ticket was largely
theirs to elect and consequently the
campaign theirs to make.
In the matter of resolutions and plat
form the standpatters were disposed to
make overtures for peace but at the
sacrifice Of as little in the way OF con-
cession as possible, altho Major Lacey
was quoted In the lobbies as having
said in one Of their conferences that he
would like to get to fighting with Cum
minis rather than against him. The
progressives were not inclined to be
satisfied short Of very positive COM
mendation of Governor Cummins by
name and progressive legislation in de-
tail. They sought vindication of $4,000
votes and approval for seven years of
magnificent republican administration
and seemed perfectly willing to have
the opposition assume the responsible
ty for voting down such endorsements
on the eve of an election If they had
the necessary votes with which to do
it.
Liquor Issue Up.
Another matter that will be promi-
nently before the committee is the
question of the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the state. The liquor inter-
ests and the prohibitionists are repre-
setS4ed on the scene. Both will en-
dsavor to prevent anything going into
the platform which may be construed
as inimical to their interests. 1t seems
to be the plan to let well enough alone,
rather than to fight for more liberal
law on the one hand or a more strin-
gent law on the other. Each interest
would be much pleased to have the
convention favor their side of the
question, but from all appearances
and from information cleaned from
those who are looked upon as leaders,
the majority of the delegates are salts
fed to remain silent on the liquor stu
alton, as they do not deem it a good
political move to bring it into the cam
paign.
BirdsaII Out Of 1t.
Congressman Birdsalrs name will
not come up as candidate for judge
Of the supreme court 1t has been de-
cided by his friends that nothing can
be done toward that end at this late
day.