Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-13
Standpatters Of Iowa Begin For
nation of Taft Clubs to Fore
stall Progressives
UNUSUAL SITUATION EXIST
Both Sides Processing Support for Taft
While Contest for Delegates Will Re-
suit = Progressives Select Strong
Candidates for Delegates at Large
The standpat Ticket.
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Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Jan. 13.-Progressiv
republicans Of Iowa have picked a
their delegates at large from Iowa TO
| the republican national convention:
Ex-Governor William Larrabee, o
| Clermont.
Attorney General H. w. Byers, O
| Harlan.
Ex-State Senator Abe Funk, of Splr
it Lake.
Editor Harvey Ingham, Of Des
Moines.
| Possible substitutes mentioned are
Judge s. F. Prouty of Des Moines, anc
State Senator Thomas D. Healy, o.
Fort Dodge. The progressives propose
to make an effort to elect these anc
/, to elect other progressives from the
| congressional districts and they are
these delegates will be for Taft first
but in every and all events for man
who will carry out the Roosevelt pol
! icies and never under any considera-
| tion for Fairbanks or Cannon or Shaw
or any other reactionary.
The central committee which met
in this city last week called the state
convention selecting delegates to the
national convention to meet in this city
March 1S. This is scarcely more than
two months away and 1t is expected
that the great bulk Of the county con-
yentions will be called for February
Caucuses will be held as early even
I.as the last of January for the dele
gates to the national convention will be
selected under the old caucus and con-
vention system. Beyond this the stata
convention on March 18 will do moth
ing but sound the bugle call and adopt
platform. The campaign work Of
getting the delegates has already op-
ened.
Leading standpatters of Iowa avow
that the state is for Taft and that they
will seek also to get the delegation
"for Taft" A situation has thus de-
veloped where both factions Of the
party are for Taft and yet there will
be contest to get the delegation from
this state "for Taft" Furthermore
there Is not the slightest sign that
there will be any agreement to divide
the delegation between the standpat-
tiers and progressives. The progressives
declare that If the standpatters get the
delegation ''for Taft" they will not be
deferred from trading the delegation
for any reactionary If reactionary
shows signs of strength and an indica-
tion that he can win.
In other words they claim that the
standpatters if they capture the Iowa
delegation to the national convention
will in the end be found with the win
ming candidate whether it is reac-
tionary or a Roosevelt man and that
they will use the delegation as trading
stock to get fat consulates and minis
terial appointments for the leading
standpatters of Iowa.
The progressives propose to select
a delegation that will go down to de-
feat, if necessary with some man of
the Roosevelt type. Following a
gathering Of progressive leaders in
this city few days ago Governor
Cummins gave out an interview which
is understood to express the views of
the great bulk of the progressives
that the Iowa delegation should be
Sincerely" for Taft and if the pro-
gressives get the delegation it will be
for Taft so long as there is the slight
est possibility of his winning. If 1t
becomes evident that he cannot win
the delegation will still be with Taft
for some progressive of the Roosevelt
type who will carry out the Roosevelt
policies.
While it is not understood that there
is any ticket made up by. the stand
patters as yet for delegates at large
the names most frequently mentioned
in that connection are:
Editor Lafe Young, Sr., of Des
Moines.
Editor George D. Perkins, of Sioux
City.
Congressman Walter T. Smith, Of
Council Bluffs.
Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver, of Ft.
Dodge.
being mentioned but thus far not a
great many nave Deen Dfougnt out Dut
the fight in the congressional districts
will be much as that for the dele
gates at large. The. southern con-
gressional districts will be carried as
they have been in the past by the
the northern part by the
and the central districts
are debatable ground.
The whole fight in Iowa will be on
how the Iowa delegation will be used
if Taft cannot be nominated.
MES IN DiIRlJouE.