Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-06
Chairman FRANKIE Denies That
Party Boiler Is to lie N
Charge OF Literary Bureau
srANpPArs NOT sPusHlNe HIN
Leaders Of That Faction Declare They
Have No Intention Of Supporting
Richards for the Important Posi-
tion--cest Of the Recent Primary in
Iowa and How Borne.
Special to imes-Republican.

Des Moines, July 6.--Julian Rich
ards will not have charge Of the lit
erary bureau work Of the republican
state central committee. Assurances
have been received from Carl FRANKIE,
chairman of the new committee, that
Richards will not get the appointment.
1lf. FRANKIE is q progressive from the
Third district. The contest for the
position of chairman Of the state CEN
trail committee was between he and
S. q. Riniker of the Eleventh district,
both Of them progressives as the pro-
gressives had seven of the eleven mem
bers Of the committee.
The only grounds for supposing that
Richards stood any chance of being
selected after his bolt to the demo-
cratic ticket two years ago, was the
claim OF the Burlington Hawkeye and
other standpat newspapers which
claimed it was to be concession to
the tour standpat members OF the
committee who voted fer FRANKIE for
committeeman.
The Burlington Hawkeye contained
date line of June 20:
SIT is understood that Julian Rich
ards will have charge of the literary
department OF the state headquarters
during the coming campaign. The
standpatters are said to have indicated
to Chtirman FRANKIE that they ex-
pected him to give them this conces-
sion in view OF the fact that they in
tended to vote for him for chairman
instead OF 81 D. Riniker. The state
candidates of the standpatters are
understood, also, to be in favor OF the
Richards commission. Mr.. Richards
will be assisted by George Gaslarno.'
Mr.. Franke is understood to have
said in correspondence to persons who
have inquired Of him that he never
contemplated such thing and will
not entertain the idea. He is surprised
that hts friends here should have given
credence to the idea at all. II can be
said truthfully that Mr.. Franke's
friends here never did suspect that
he would appoint Mr.. Richards to such
an important position when Mr.. Rich
ards himself has never shown any in
ciiq1ation to be repentent over his bolt
Of two years ago nor any dntimation
that he would not leave the party
again in critical period.
The IIawkeye article, is; however,
authority for the fact That Richards Is
the choice OF the standpatters on the
committee and also of the standpat
candidates on the state ticket. This last
Is not believed. 1t is known that there
are some candidates on the state tick
ct who object to Richards.
f 1T is understood too. that there are
many prominent standpattel's who
viii not only refuse to stand for the
appointment Of Richards, but will re-
fuse to countenance any standpat bolt
OF republican nominees to the legisla-
ture.
A such standpatter. whose name can
not be used now, but probably can
aater on, said today: "The great body
Of the standpatters and Of the peo-
pie OF iowa want clear, politics and
will not countenance bolt The Ed
Hunter and Charlie Johnston and JUL
tan Richards type are not in control
OF the standpatters. They are not the
leaders. just such scheme to de-
feat progressive nominees to the leg
islature might be concocted by them
but they can't do that. The great
BODY OF the standpatters want har-
mory. They want fair fight IN the
primary campaign and when man
gets the nomination they want that to
end 1T. There is a progressive nom
inee to the Legislature in our county.
He pledged himself to abide by the
results of tlle primary at large In the
state for senator and we haven't any
doubt but he will vote for Allison.
Should there be vacancy in the sen-
ate before the legislature adjourns we
are perfectly content that he should
vote for Cutninins who Is next to Al
lison first choice Of the republicans
+ OF Iowa, and we would expect that
he should No. the republicans are
not going to countenance any bolt
anywhere in Iowa this year. The ma
.tional committee will look after that.
publican VOTE
The cost Of the primary election in
iowa will be about $4,000 to the coun-
~, little less than 100000 for the
entire state. OF this half will be borne
by the state and half from the county
treasures. The newspaper bills for
announcing the election in the newspa-
pers run all the way from $40 to s417
in the fifty or more counties that have
thus far reported 1t is intfmated that
some OF the newspaper bills are con-
siderablv higher than win be allowed.
The amount of space occupied In each
instance IL the same. The executive
council is Of course going to allow for
larger bills fer daily papers with large
circulations than for small weeklies OF
small circulation, but hints are
dropped that some Of the bills are far
too high.
The coming of Postmaster General
Myers to this city the middle Of Octo-
Der Will be the signal for large gath
ering of politicians as well as post
masters. The occasion Will be the an
nual meeting Of the National Assoeia-
ton of Fourth Glass Postmasters and
the convention will be held Oct. IA, Is,
10 and IT. At the same time there
Will be convention of the Iowa as
socdation and all the first. second and
third class postmasters OF the state
will also attend.
There will be about $50 delegates att
tending the national association repre-
senting every state in the union and
about the same number from the Iowa
association. There will be about 800
az the first, second ana third class