Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
Progressives Maintain Control
of District and Will Name
National Delegates
sTANDPAT LEAD I'M STATE is $50
Will Have Safe Majority in State Con-
vention Wednesday, and Fight on
Taft Resolutions is Anticipated =
Hughes Men Will Open Headquar-
tiers.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Des Moines, March 16.-By carrying
ventions Saturday afternoon, the pro-
gressives retain control of the Fourth
district and will name two delegates
to the national convention.
The standpat majority in the state
convention will be approximately $50,
and as this is a safe working majority
the standpat anti-Taft crowd will be
encouraged to make fight in the con-
vention against instructing the Iowa
delegation to Chicago Color is given
to the rumor that there will be
a contest against instructions by the
fact that Hughes workers have en-
gagged rooms at a leading hotel and
will keep headquarters open during
the convention. j. w. Blythe of
Burlington, has also engaged rooms at
the same hotel and will make an effort
to dictate the course of the corven-
ton.
The twenty-one conventions that
were held Saturday increased the lead
that the standpatters have held, for
the past week or SO, the standps.tters
capturing about 145 of the 249 dele
gates chosen and the progressives 104.
According to the best information at
hand, the standpatters have elected a
total Of 64sh delegates, excluding the
contested counties OF Des Moines
and Butler, and the progressives
have elected a total OF 5061s dele
gates. If the Des Moines dele gates
are taken by the standpatters, as seems
likely, and the Butler delegates are
given to the progressives, the vote
in the convention will stand 666R
standpat, and 5171a progressive, 81 ma
jority Of 149 for the standps.tters.
These figures may change on the con-
vention roll call for here and there
are individual standpatters or progress
sives on the delegations not bouad by
majority rule and who will vote. oth-
erwise than the majority.
The following were the results OF
Saturdays conventions:
Progressive-Black Hawk, II; Cher
okee, IL; Clinton, %; Emmett, 8; How
ard, 9: Humboldt, s; Ida, 8; Shelby,
&; Winneshiek, IA; Worth, Z. Total,
1o4.
,standpat-Adair, 9; Audubon. s.;
Black Hawk, 6; Buchanan, II; Cal
toun. 8: Cass, IL; Cedar, IL; Dela-
ware, 10; Iowa. 9; Jones, 10; Musca-
tine. 49,, Scott, 90; Shelby, 8. Total,
145.
The decided victory won by the
standpatters has developed netting
OF rivalry between the standpat lead
ers.
By common consent it was thought
that George D. Perkins, editor OF the
Sioux City Journal, and standps,t can
.didate for governor against Cummins
IN 1906. would be put to the fore and
made not only the chairman of the
delegation to the national convention
but the permanent chairman OF tne
state convention. Opposition developed
Saturday to the last part OF this pro-
gram. National Committeeman Hart,
who is a candidate for reelection TO
membership Of the committee for
third term and also for delegate at
large, is said to be promoting the can
didacy of former state Representative
w. S. Hart of waukon for per manent
chairman.
It is said the arrangement was made
with Mr.. Hart when it was expected
that standpatters might control the
Fourth district, and supporters of Mr..
Perkins hint that deal was arranged
whereby the national committeeman
would receive the support of his name
sake's district in return for supporting
him as permanent chairman.
While admitting their defeat is; a sure
one the Cummins supporters are pre-
pairing to push the governors cam
paign for the United States senate
with all the vigor possible. Hes.dquart-
ers will be maintained during The con-
vention and thousands of badges bear
ing the words "Cummins at the pri-
m aries." have been prepared for dis
tribution among the delegates and Wis
itors.
Saturdays Late Conventions.