Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-01
Iona Newspapers
A COMPROMISE.
tDes Moines ,capitaD

The harmony conference called by
the republican state central committee
has been held and terminated satisfac-
torily. Every Cummins man was for
harmony at the beginning Of his speech
and every opponent Of the governor
was for harmony at the close of his
speech. SO all is well that ends we'll.
Dolliver was for harmony, but gave
the boys a few touches on the sore
spots; Perkins was for harmony but
touched them a little harder on the
sore spots; Lacey was for harmony
and touched practically all the sore
spots he could think OF. But be wound
up all right He pledged himself to
Nate Kendall for congress and that
means the success OF Kendall in the
Sixth district. Lacey's speech did that
much But at one tirne the crowd, in
Guiding about fifty from Des Moines,
concluded they did rot want to hear
him any further E.ut The held his
ground and peace was restored. Chair
man FRANKIE made harmony speech
at the beginning and his was what they
call the real goods. Governor Cum
minis made a harmony speech, and an
nounced that he intended calling the
| legislature together in special session
| in order to amend the primary law en-,
abling republicans to determine by
| their ballots at the general election
whom they shall want for United
States senator. The governor said he
! was in favor OF electing United
States senators by direct vote OF the
| people and until that is accomplished
/ he was in favor Of getting as near to 1T
as possible. The governor was re-
ceived with tremendous applause It
was evident that he was a general
1 favorite in the pea,.e conference. SEN
ator Dolliver related the kind OF pri-
/ mary law he warts. He said he
wanted the law made so that no man
| could cast ballot for the republican
| nomination for senator except upon
regular republican ballot and that such
| ballot should not,be counted on the sem
4 atorship unless the voter had voted the
straight republican ticket. This posi-
! ton upon the part of the senator was
received with tunlultuous applause and
evidently met the approval Of all those
present. After the adjournment of the
meeting the state. central committee
adopted a resolution endorsing the po-
sition outlined by Senator Dolliver. 1t
was understood that Dolliver was
speaking by the authority of the en-
tire congressional delegation.
Mr.. Perkins and his friends have
nothing to complain Of The conference
accomplished much good for the party.
1T resulted in compromise. OF course
| no action was taken, but 1t is under
stood that both factions now endorse
! the extra session with the understand
| ing that the amendment to the primary
shall be such as shall positively pre-
vent democrats from having any OPP
portunity to vote as republicans for
United States senator. When the pro-
gressives yielded that point, the COM
promise was easy Governor 'Cummins
is pledged to the Dolliver-Smith ticket
| by which a man must vote for Taft
1 and the entire republican ticket in
| order to express himself as a repub-
/ lican on the senatorship. This is a
great victory. No republican can ever
object to a ballot being spread among
all republicans for republican nominal
tions. The republicans who have made
the party what it is have always OBJ
iected to democrats voting at republi-
can primaries
4 For the first time in ten years there
seems to be a chance for real peace IN
the republican party Of Iowa.