Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-12

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Cummins. We did what we 4ved
was right and what was best : the
party. / believe that the vote = II the
state will give the majority . Ait for
having acted honorably an, ar and
having done the best th Y N the
end" S
The session laws whi, : are to be
printed in a small pamphlet. md be dis
tributed free, will not be printed until
after the final adjournment in Novem-
ber. 1t is entirely within the province
of the legislature at that time to pass
large number of bills, tho this IL not
likely. The secretary Of state does not
feel authorized to go ahead with the
printing of the laws or the record OF
the session until after the recess. In
cidentally, owing to the shortage or
clerks, some of the bills narrowly
missed being totally lost. The senate
bills did not show up at the govern
or's office yesterday. tho the primary
bill, which came from the house was
carefully guarded by Rush Benedict,
chief clerk. Inquiry developed that the
senate bills had been left on the secre-
tary's desk and had not been delivered
to the governor. They were rescued
and signed.
Hon. Frank p Woods, the republic
an nominee for congress in the Tenth
district, delivered a speech one day re-
Gently to 5000 people in his district at
county fair. Woods is going ahead
with his campaign on much the same
basis as he> did with his campaign for
the nomination which means that he Is
preparing to surprise the people with
the number of votes he will gather In
at the proper time. During the pri-
mary campaign he delivered an ad-
dress ON political questions which COW
cred the whole ground about as COM
pletely as any speech in recent years,
and these were scattered all over the
district.
The discussion which has been
started here in favor of having ex-
Governor Jackson make the campaign
for the senate against Cummins Is
looked upon as joke. jackson has not
been very popular in politics here and
he would not draw very many votes
away from Cummins. It is regarded as
more likely that Lacey will be the can
didate if Smith is reluctant to give up
sure thing in the lower house,
1t is regarded as possible that the
plan of the opposition will be to- not
have any candidate at all for the sem
ate and then to claim that the referen-
dunn was meaningless and not binding
on anybody. Ex- Senator Hotchkiss, Of
Dallas county, always in the service Of
the corporations, in his paper already
announces that unless a way can be
devised for restricting the ballot to re-
publicans mo one will feel bound by
the result" and he then proceeds to
show that none of the plans proposed
would do. 1t is supposed the standpat-
ters, IL this plan is followed, will re-
frain from voting and then claim that
the law was SO unfair that they would
not submit their case; after which
their members will be at liberty to
again bolt the republican referendum.
Charles Elliott, democratic candidate
for congress in the Third district, is
circulating 6-page folder for cam
paign purposes, which includes re-
printing of five cartoons on congress
from the Register and Leader. Its pur-
pose is to show that in standing pat
congress did not represent the wishes
of the people
Congressman Haugen and Smith
having. declined to give up the GER
tainty of membership in the house
for nothing but possibility of the
United States senatorship, former
Governor Jackson is looked upon as
the best man for the standpatters to
push forward.
Jackson stated to a committee of
standpatters who asked him to be the
candidate that he did not care to again
so into politics. He was assured. how
ever, that it was decided to call
conference of the republicans of the
state who were opposed to Cummins
to meet in Des Moines on Tuesday of
next week to decide what candidate
standpatters should support This de-
cision also has been reached by an
other faction Of standpatters headed
by "Lafe" Young, editor of the Des
Moines Capital
Mr.. Jackson, when told OF this sec
ond action, said he had not intended
to enter political life again, but inti-
mated that if the conference was held
and it was decided he was the man to
make the fight against 'Cummins, he
would give the matter his careful con-
sideration.
Invitations have been sent out to 500
leading standpatters, including the
mem bers of that faction in each coun-
ty in the state, asking them to come
to Des Moines on Tuesday next to
consider the situation and determine
who shall be the candidate of the
standpat wing for United States SEN
ator. 1t is believed the decision Of
the conference will be that Jackson is
the most available candidate.
There is some sentiment in favor of
former Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
and "a IAdelegatipn will be sent to Chi
cago to see him and ascertain if he
will stand for the place. If Secretary
Shaw will consent to be a candidate,
lit is probable he would be indorsed
by the bulk of the standpatters of the
state.
After the final selection is made, all
the standpat forces in the state will be
united as far as possible for their can
didate, and lively contest may be as
sured The standpatters say they be-
lieve that enough democrats voted for
Cummins at the June primary to make
UP for the number of votes Allison's
personality brought him, and so it Is
thought if q. popular candidate can be