Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-04
PARTY BOSSES WORRY.
WEST is GIVING REPUBLICAN
LEADERS GREAT CON-
Germ.
MANAGING POLITICIANS
NATURALLY SEEK CONTROL
Fear is Held That Sentiment Will
Force Roosevelt, cummins or LaFol-
lette to Lead Next Republican Cam
paisn-Party Discipline Just at Pres
emit Very Much Lacking.
[special Corresnondence.l

Correspondence
Washington, Oct. 4.-The tendency of
men long high in republican party
councils to break away from their reg
ular affiliations and get exceedingly in
dependent, is giving great worry to
party men who are anxious to main
tain the organization intact. Senator
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, has been the
cause of some particular sorrow re-
Gently; but many other men of hardly
less prominence have been pursuing
course, since the close of the special
session of congress, which has strongly
suggested an impending breaking up of
party lines to an extent not known
since the war
1t is perfectly understood that the
managing politicians of the admin
istration are hard at work to effect am
organization which will retain control
of the party machinery in the hands
now guiding it, until after the next
national convention. The business of
nominating President Taft for a second
term IS constantly in mind, as the like
business always is in the thoughts of
ahe administration insiders during the
first term of a presidents service. The
present situation involved embarrass-
ments because of the tendency to break
away from the organization. This is
especially true in the west. The tariff
revision forces are determined to de-
feat the denomination of long list of
men who supported the tariff bill in the
house. Two of the most prominent of
these men are Mr.. Tawney, of Mime
sofa, and Mr.. Smith, of Iowa, house
leaders and the two dominating men
on the appropriations committee. Pres
dent Roosevelt was hostile to both of
them; President Taft has given both
most enthusiastic Endorsement; and
the west is trying to figure out what is
all means.
laFolette After Tawney.
Senator LaFollette's weekly maya
zine has gone on the trail of Tawney,
and in Its current issue presents Bit
ter and detailed arraignment of Tawn-
ey's votes for series of years. declar-
ing that they prove him to be utterly
out of sympathy with the Roosevelt
policies. LaFollette has a powerful in
fiuence in Tawney's district, which
borders the state Of Wisconsin. There
is bitter fight against Tawney. and
the fact that LaFollette ,viciously at
tacks him Immediately after the presi-
dent had strongly defended him. is
construed as most suggestive demon
stration that LaFollette Is going to be
decidedly independent Of the national
administration. Having a great fight Of
his own on hand for reelection, La
Toilette is plainly pursuing a course
which is calculated to win independent
democrats to his standard. He is hit
ting at every head that, ornamenting a
pair Of stalwart shoulders, comes with
| in his range. His program is to force
the retirement of those republicans
who belong to the Cannon machine
in the house and the Aldrich machine
in the senate. At present he is fighting
for their defeat at the primaries next
year; but his course strongly indicates
that he will bolt those who win in
the primaries, and contribute what
ever he can to their defeat at the polls
Talk Cumnins For President.
Out In Iowa they are talking about
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earnestly as if they had no reason tc
| suspect President Taft Of ambition to
succeed himself. IF Wisconsin contin-
ues in the control of the LaFollettt
faction, there is small doubt that it vii
send LaFollette delegation to the mex
convention. People who like to refe
to Roosevelts' homecoming as the ere.
turn from Elba" are talking Roose
Welt for 1912. more and more freely ant
emphatically. Golfers Weekly TIL
other day declared that signs pointe,
to Roosevelt's election in 1912. and jus
about the same day Lord Northclire
close student of American affairs, de
clared in an interview that the coun
try wanted Roosevelt to be presiden
again, and that he expected to see
have it's desire gratifed.
The men who voted against the tariff
bill, whether senators or representa-
tives. seem to be the ones who playet
the wise political part. In almost ever,
case save that Of LaFollette, they hav
allayed opposition at home and cleare
the way for re- election. Nothing La
Toilette could have done would hav
placated his home opposition, and h
} is undoubtedly stronger for the larg
J part he took in fighting the measure.
, Party Discipline Lacking.
/ All these things indicate a. laxity, al
/ most a decentralization, of party disci
: nline which gives the greatest worr.
It is recognized by the friends an
supporters of the administration tina
the coming long session must accom-
e plish some results which shall serve t
, millify the feelings Of the independer
! and progressive factions not only i
the middle west but almost everywller
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