Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-09
NSURG[N1 COHESION
INDICATIONS THAT PROGRESS
IVES WILL BE soLiDLY UNITED
FOR NEXT FIGHT.
OPENING OF Ia FoLLETTE's
CAMPAIGN AN INDEX
Leaders Recognize Common Cause For
euryins Hatchet and Standing To-
sether Will Help One Another in In
dividuaI Reelection Campaign =
cIapp's Recent Speech Significant.

cIapp's Recent Speech. Significant.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The appear
ance of Senator Moses E. Clapp, of
Minnesota. as chief speaker at a great
rally in Milwaukee marking the open
ing of Senator LaFollette's campaign
for reelection, is of especial interest
operation by which the insurgent SEN
ators propose to uphold their common
cause against the common enemy.
1t is no secret that year ago now
there was no waste of affection be-
tween Clapp and La Toilette. They
had little use for each other. But in
the tariff session they acted together:
they were forced to close quarters;
they represented the same views; they
got better acquainted, and learned to
understand each other. The end of
the session saw them close friends
Obvious Need Of Cooperation.
About the time last spring. when
there began to be whisperings about
reading out of the party" the insurgent
senators who were not taking the tar
III bill as the majority of their party
wanted 1t, it was reported that the
fighting minority had made a sort of
defensive and offensive alliance to
safeguard their political interests in the
future. Clapp, La Toilette and Bever-
ldge were coming close to the time
when they must stand for reelection
They knew they would be attacked for
lrregularity; and they realized that il
the insurgents would stand together
speak for each other and write for
each other, they would be able to pre-
sent strength which any opposition
would find hard to break down.
viii Back "Mose."
When the report came to Washing
ton that Clapp would have a fight on
his hands because of his course on
the tariff, Senator Dolhver one day de-
clared that "if old Nose has that sort
of fight, Well all stump his state for
him, and find out whether Minnesota
us with US or against u.s." AS the in
surgents are about the best bunch o!
campaigners in the country, they
would make rather an animated per.
Torrance if they should all jump into
a particular state to fight together TO,
the things they had been representing
Dolliyer, Cummins, Beverage, Bris-
tow, LaFollette and Clapp are veteran
''scrappers" in politics and their su.
periors in the business Of the hastings
are not easily to be found. They arr
all young and full OF energy, and Their,
lis not one in the list whose name
will not fill any hall in their states OF
tWenty-feur hours notice that some
thing hot" in the way of a politica
speech is coming.
Senator Clapp's speech at Milwaukee.
was a defiance to the leaders and &
defense of the position of the insur
gents. 1t is understood that later o,
Dolliver will do some talking for La
Toilette, If the latter desires it. Dol
lliyer's own fight for reelection come
a year later. and indications are nov
that he will have easy running will
very likely no opposition at ALL Blu
he has got very much interested il
behalf of Clapp and LaFoliette VIII,
are both his close friends.
Beveridse Has Different Fight.
Another man who will have a figh
on his hands, tho Of another kind,
Beverage. His struggle will be t
carry the legislature for the republica
party; and it is understood that h
will be able to call on his insurgen
supporters and associates for som
oratorical aid If it seems necessar,
Clapp was for a time threatened wit
a fight in Minnesota, but the presen
understanding is that the oppositio
has given up serious thought of it, I
view of the fact that the senator
!, course during the tariff session wa
extremely popular in his state.
, This plan of changing pulpits"
being worked out, too, by the insurger
! republicans of the house. They al
, planning to exchange speeches durin
the coming holiday vacation in sever;
cases, and to do some work for eac
other in their various districts durin
the primary and election campaign
next year. A number of them wi
have to fight for both nomination an
election, and they are determined
stick together, after the fashion of ii
senators, and come thru with the be-
possible showing.
! Cummins Will Help of Course.
Senator Cummins of Iowa has ind
Gated plainly that he intends to he
!. nominate progressives in every cor
gressional district in his state, ar
. things are opening up out there in
g fashion which indicates that there wi
be several good fights.
= Insurgent members from close di
: tricts are seriously worried because
the reports that the republican co,
gressional campaign committee hi
threatened to go SO far as to give a
and comfort to democrats runnir
l. against them. The insurgents serious
+ ly suspect that these stories are bas
Il on fact, and some OF them frankly a,
t NIT that they expect the campai,
8 fund of their party committee will
g them more harm than good