Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-08
NEWSPAPER HO[D-UP!!
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Allison Sends Word to Friend
ly Publications That They
Needn't Obey Law
PRoeRess'vEs NOT NOTIFIED
Appears Like an Effort to Force
Newspapers to Come to Support of
Allison = State Travelling Men to
Indulge in Another Campaign for
Office of Secretary.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April Sit is reported
here that Senator Allison has written
to a large number of the newspapers
supporting his candidacy to the effect
that they need be in no hurry to COM
Office department. Numerous pro-
gressive newspapers supporting Gov
ernor Cummins are known not to have
received such encouragement. The
Knoxville Journal for one has not re-
ceived any such encouragement from
Senator Allison It is authority for.
the statement that many standpat
newspapers supporting Allison have de-.
iceived such letters. The postoffice de-
partment in order to cut off illegitimate
publications which do not have bona
fide circulation but are mailed for ad-
vertisang purposes has ordered that
subscriptions must be paid up
Progressive newspapers are now
asking themselves whether this is
new scheme tc' '.llold up" the Cum
mins papers and force them to support
Allison. They are inquiring whether
the weight Of Senator Allison's inf1u-
I, ence at Washington is to be exerted
ito allow Allison newspapers to disre-
gard the orders of the postmaster gen
eral while Cumlilins newspapers are to
be forced to live strictly to the letter
OF the order.
It is understood that there is to en-
sue another campaign in the Iowa
State Travelling Mems association for
the position Of secretary. It is reported
that Secretary Dietz will resign. When
.Dietz was elected following the death
of his predecessor there was a stiff
campaign that attracted statewide at
kention. Dietz won out and was con-
oeded subsequent elections. The posi-
8ion is the best i'm the company and Is
much coveted. There are scores OF
popular members of the order and
when campaign opens on the ohice
while it is friendly dt is nevertheless
spirited.
Almost 500 travelling men have joined
the Travelling Mems Cummins club, IN
Des Moines alone. and this week the
organization will be carried into the
state at large.
A membership Of at least 5000 is ex-
pected to be enlisted and talking
Cummins' in every city, town and
hamlet and on every train in Iowa,
before June 2.
a meeting Of the club has been called
for next Saturday night at the Cham
berlain hotel j. A. Dyer will make all
address All commercial travellers havO
been invited to attend the meeting o.
Saturday night. Two former meetings
only, have been held and there has
been little effort toward increasing the
mem bership, but It has increased Of its
own impetus.
Reports to. the Cummins headquar-
tiers are to the effect that the travelling
men Of the state are very enthusiastic
for Governor Cummins. They have
been loyal to the principles which have
been placed on the statute books In this
state by the progressive republicans
and the failure OF the recent state con-
vention which was completely con
troiled by the stsndpatters to mention
the reform legislation or commend it
has attracted the attention of the COM
mercial travellers.
Hon. Jerry B. Sullivan will not be a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for the United States senate at the
. primary election of June 2. He au-
thorized the statement yesterday.
This leaves Claude r. Porter of Cen
terville, as probably the only candidate
xp,11N
1t is said now not to be certain that
Mr. Porter will put his name on the
ballot, altho there has been strong
movement toward democrats going in
to their primary to determine the pref
erence of the party for senator.