Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-19
CARROLL ASSURED
Of S|ANDPA1 AID
Appearance of State Auditor in
Conference Gains Him Res
ervation Crowd
ALIGNED WITH REAcTIoNARlEs
Carroll Formerly Supported Cummins
But Recent Action Definitely Places
Him-Further Effort Made to Involve
National Guard in PoIitics-No Sur
prise at Shaw's Action.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times -Republ1can.
Des Nloines, Feb. 19.-Friends OF
State Auditor Carroll in southern
Iowa are claiming that the appearance
of the state auditor at the standpat
conference last week and the assur-
ly in the southern part of the state
where there has been a good deal OF
doubt as to his position. 1t was re-
called that the state auditor while
member Of the legislature was for the
election of CummnS to the senate over
Gear largely because of the age and
declining strength of the then senator.
Also it was known that in the cam
raign of 1901 the Bloomfield Republi-
can gave support to the candidacy OF
Cummins as against Perkins and later
as against TreWin, Hartman, Conger
and Herriott. 1t was also rumor
that in some counties the progressiVes
have been assured that Carroll is
progressive and that he will not align
himself with the reactionaries. Now all
this is dspelled.
Editor Long. of Osceola, talked free
ly of the matter while here at the con-
ference. The standpatters are about
four or five to one of the progressives
in my section of the state he said.
"The lines will be sharply drawn. Car
roll will. however, run quite bit
ahead of Allison in Clarke county be-
cause of the personal strength Of Cum
Minis.
Some surprise was expressed at the
absence from the conference of Sena-
tor Bleakley, the Eleventh district
candidate for state auditor, but it was
explained that in view of his location
It would not do for him to take part
in factional politics.
A determined effort is being made
to drag the national guard into poll
tics. Within the past few days efforts
have been made to secure by surrepti-
tious means some information as to the
statements made to the governor by
the board of inquiry in the Kulp case
from Davenport. 1t is remembered that
under the law these findings are pure
ly for the personal information Of the
commander In chief and are not a
part Of the record Kulp's lawyers de-
manded the record, and finding that
the personal report of the board was
not included. they have tried to Sc
cure this in some other way. The evil
dent purpose is to make use of it in a.
political way and to stir up further
strife in the national guard.
1t is not here regarded as at all sur
prising that Leslie NJ. Shaw has been
selected as the head and front of the
organization being formed to make Of
the republican party so-called con
servative" party with a conservative"
candidate and platform of condemna-
ton of the so-called radical position
of Roosevelt The Shaw forces in
Iowa have been very active of late
and the organization effected here last
week is in the hands Of persons who
want a conservative" candidate for
the presidency. The chief organizer for
the standpat forces is A. U.Quint, who
las been active in trying to line Iowa
up for Shaw or a conservative" can
didate for the presidency
1t is now known that the conference
here followed close after a very i'm
portant conference held in Washing
ton, where it was decided that if the
tactics suggested by prominent Iowa
editor We're followed out Iowa would
be turned over to the reactionaries
and as result delegation would go
to Chicago ready to support the Shaw
program. AS a part of the program it
lror
must be taken to crush to earth the
entire state administration and to OUT
law the majority faction Of the party.