Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-14
CANDIDATES PLEDGE
. SUPPORT IONOM|N[E
Election of Republican Legis.
lature Insures Choice OF
Primary Nominee
DANGER TO TICKET is PASSED
DANGER TO TICKET is PASSED
General Understanding on Senatorial
Question Removes Doubt in Major
ity of Districts-cummins Attacking
Standard oiI-G. A. r. Attacking
Laceys Record in Congress.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-Republicans
who have been worried for fear that
even with republican majority in the
legislature there would not be elected
a republican senator will be interested
in learning that the state committee
matter by asking the republican legis-
lative candidates to pledge themselves
in writing to accept, the next time,
the results of the submission OF the
matter to the party. There, VIII not
again be any refusal to abide by re-
suits Practically every republican
candidate has cheerfully pledged him.
self to stand by the party nominee
both in November and in January. The
party nominee will be elected to the
short term and the long term
Some of these pledges show great
variation. The one signed by John
Fox, of Dallas county, is simple ana
direct:
Having understood that the ques-
ton has been asked If l would sup
port the candidate selected by the
primary vote at the regular election in
November. I hereby pledge myself. il
elected, to ratify the will of the ma
jority as determined by the primary
vote for both the short and long
terms
Fox is one of the present members.
| He was originally nominated on his
assertion that he was a progressive
and it was a great surprise to his
friends in Dallas that he refused to ac-
cept the decision of his party last
month. Another of the pledges is that
of G.. w. Swan, of Appanoose, who
says:
/ In regard to my vote on United
States senator I desire to say that l
agreed to vote for the republican can
didate that receives the highest num-
ber of votes on the Sd day of Novem-
ber, and will vote for him on the oath
! day of November for the short term,
without expense to the state; and, II
elected, I also agree to vote for the
same person in the Thirty-third gen
eral assembly when the vote is taken
! for United Ststes senator"
This leaves no possible loophole and
is intended to cover the whole ground.
E. ]. Moore is the republican candi-
date in Wapello county and not now
a member. He makes this pledge:
"Actuated by desire to promote
harmony and erase factional lines
/
make known in this manner my posi-
ton regarding the coming senatorial
primary. I want every voter to know
| that if I am elected a member of the
next legislature I will abide by the
primary law. will cast my ballot for
United States senator in accordance
with the will of the majority Of the
republicans Of the entire state as ex-
pressed at the coming primary
Chairman FRANKIE now believes that
all danger to the republican legislative
| ticket thru misunderstanding as to the
possible attitude of some of the cam
didates for election has disappeared.
There is report that in some counties
there is dissatisfaction because of the
agreement to recognize the vote of the
state as a whole, as not a few voters
still insist that the vote of each coun-
| ty should govern the members.
| Governor Cummins, in his speeches
is making a vigorous attack on the
| Standard Oil menace and declares his
belief that this great monopoly is de-
| liberately planning to aid in the re-
| pudiation and defeat of the men who
have been conducting the progressive
movement for righteousness in recent
years.
"The last seven years under the lead
ership of President Roosevelt" he is
reported to have said in one of his
speeches, "have been the most event
full of any similar previous period. His
intrepid, resolute courage, and splendid
craftsmanship has had an eye to the
good Of the people and he has been
less fearful than any other of the con-
sequences Of the ire, the abuse and
analedictions of the trusts. 1 believe, as
I believe my own eyes, that the Stand
ard Oil company is exerting all its
! great power to defeat our leader and
favor Mr. Bryan over Mr.. Taft. 1. dc
not accuse Mr. Bryan of completely
but I do know that that vast COM
pany eXerts more power to defeat oul
leader who will continue the policies
of Roosevelt do not want you to un-
derstand there is any unholv alliance
between the democratic leader and this
/ COMPANY but I do assert that for the
last seven years the Standard Oil mo-
nopoly has stood like a wall against
the policies instituted by Theodore
Roosevelt"
Governor Cumnins takes the ground
that il is not so much that the trusts
and monopolles want to control the
next administration as it Is that they
! desire to rebuke all who have been 1r
any way concerned in the forward
movement ali over the country foi
| cleaner business methods. BY defeat o1
the leaders of the movement they VII
give notice to the world that the re-