Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-19
Rank and File Of Faction Com
ing Out Openly For Governor
as Allison Successor
ONLY THE BOSSES OPPOSE
Newell N. Jones, ex-Prison Warden,
Candidate for Member of Board of
Control to Succeed John cownie -
Extra Session Will Amend Primary
Law Only Slightly.
Special to rimcs-Republican.

SpeCtal to IlmCS-RepuDucan.
Des Mones, Aug. 19.-Jack Heffle-
| finger, postmaster of the state house,
has returned from Grundy county,
| where he has been visiting Mr.. Hef-
fefinger says that the number of
stlodpatters in Grundy county who are
conce!iug the election OF Cummins to
the United States senate and are argu-
| ing tia. the selttt On of Cummirs is
the proper thing at this time for the
republican party, is something aston
ishng.
| b. w. Garret, secretary of the state
board of parole. has returned from a
visit to the south part Of the state,
where he has been for couple of
weeks or more and he brings the
same report. A Dallas county man re-
ports that in Dallas and Audubon and
other counties in that section there Is
the same report as to conditions out
| there.
Il
noticeable betterment in the conditions
of the republican party because of the
attitude of many prominent stand
patters Of the city who are taking the
initiative in advocating that Governor
Cummins be sent to the United States
senate as the man most fitted to serve
the people in that capacity. Ben Reh-
| kopf is among those who have always
been classed as standpatters but is now
supporting Governor Cummins for
senator. Mr. Rehkopf spent some time
on a street corner the other evening
trying to convince Representative Of
I'LL, of Jasper county, to support Cum
minis. Rehkopf asked Offill if he was
willing to concede anything at all for
the sake of harmony in the party and
Offill refused. saying, as did James p.
Blythe, of Dubuque, that he would
rather see Claude Porter selected SEN
ator.
Hosts of these standpatters are<Will-
ing to go farther than the progressives
ask They are coming out in support
of Cummins in great numbers. The
progressives claim that with Allison
out of the race a majority of the re-
publicans of the state favor Cummins
for senator and they are willing to de-
termine the matter in any proper man.
ner They would be willing to elect
the present nominee to the legislature
and allow the selection to be made by
them if it had not been suspected that
the more radical standpat leaders or
those who pretend to be leaders would
seek to pledge these nominees, suspic-
IL, 1,0rv in
fact The next method seems to be to
submit the matter to a vote of the
republicans at the November election.
This will take all embarrassment off
the nominees to the legislature. Many
standpatters are now advocating that
action.
1 1t is reported in political circles here
that ex- Warden Newell N Jones OF
Fort Madison penitentiary, who is now
living at GrisWold, Ia, is a candidate
for appointment to the position OF
membership on the state board of con-
troll now held by Hon. John CoWnie,
chairman of the board. Mr.. CoWnie's
term expires in April, 1909, and his
successor will not be appointed till
next year. 1t is expected that Mr..
| Cownie will be candidate for reap
pointment. Tt is claimed that Jones
has the support of j. w. Blythe for the
appointment.
| Mr.. Jones was some months ago SUI
/ perseded in the position of warden at
Fort Madison by the appointment Of
another. 1t was declared by many of
the newspapers and politicians that it
| ofv "a mi NJ
bers of the board of control deny this.
The state law fixes it so that the mem
bers of the board are beyond influence
by politics SO far as law can make
them and one of the members of the
| board is democrat.
MIR. Cownie was appointed a member
of the board of control by Governor
Shaw and has been continued on the
bNard by Governor Cummins. He is re-
cognized as one of the foremost farm
ers of the state and it was largely be-
cause of his urging that the state has
purchased large farms for each Of the
state institutions and largely by his
efficient management and knowledge
of farm matters that the farms have
been managed with such success.
| If Governor Cummins determines to
call the Thirty second general assem-
bly, together in special session it is
quite probable that the only amend
ment offered to the primary election
| law will be one providing in cases of
emergency where a primary nominee
for United States senator dies the
matter can be submitted again to the
members of that party at the general
election. But when the legislature
meets next January it is probable that
other amendments will be offered.
That the primary election principle
unquestionably has come to stay is the
belief of politicians generally. but that
there will be considerable legislation
before the principle. has been prop
] erly worked out Is as firmly believed.