Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-20
CONTEXT FOE CONGRESSIONAL
NOMINATION WILL BE ON
FRACTIONAL LINES.
iPRouTY AND PROGRESSION
VS.. HULL AND cANNoNlsM
Prouty's Friends Convinced That by
Organization Hull Can Be Defeated
Lessons From Previous Campaigns
Show That Prouty is Logical Can
didate to Lead the Fight.
Special TO Times-Repuhlican.

Des Moines Sept 20-If the pro-
gressives had got out their vote in the
1908 republican primary they would
have beaten the Cannon standpatters
in the Seventh district by handsome
majority. 1t is claimed the figures
show this, hence the reopening of the
fight to beat Captain Hull, the Cannon
candidate. Hence the confidence that
With the fight fought over again the
outcome would be reversed.
There has been considerable discus
sion as to the available man to defeat
Hull. Judge Prouty has contested fer
the nomination three times and each
time was defeated by very small
margin. In fact it is an open question
whether or not he did not twice reall.
have the best OF il on the actual count.
Four others have contested for the
place against Hull. namely. J. G. Be-
ryhill, E. E. Nichols. ". Q. Payne and
George L Dobson. L is admitted none
Of these gentlemen has ever gotten 10
first base in the game. While in each
contest Judge Prouty got past third
and Went out at the home plate, and
as some have believed. By doubtful ruiz
ings of the umpire. Some recent fieur-
irg on the actual situation in the dis
.rict has been done with surprising re-
suits
The first contest was confined 10
Polk county Judge P~outy beat Hull
in the county by SIC votes but HuN go.
the delegates. In June 1908, when the
first opportunity came Tor a test in .he
dis,-ic; q q whole. the face % The rs
turns. as finally accepted. showed CAP
tain Hull had 40 majority But ii was al
time when the progressive cause
went down all over the state Allison
rad 1925 majority. Carroll had "a
o91. Bleallly 3I.019. Anderson for cleo
cor S2.95l and Anundson 1852 It
Would b inferred from this that Ali-
son did not run as strong as the rest
OF his .icket and that Cummins ran
stronger \ comparison Of the vote al
The Ju.a and November primaries
throws light on the situation. AT the
June primary Cunmins received 95,-
go votes. Allison 1o5.Ss1. Allison's ma
js-tty 1Q625. In Novem Der Cunlmins
I received 1852. Lacey 95.S71. Cum
Minis majority 4270s Al the June
+ primary there we're cast 2000.7 votes,
al the November primary 234450
From this. IL is very plain. so the
/ progressives are saying. that Cummns
/ received his majority in Move mber
largely from the vote that stayed at
home in the June primary.
- the June primary. Governor Cum
Minis. The head Of the progressive tick
=, received in the Seventh congress
si7nal district 1854 votes: in the No
vember primary he received 1927
votes. showing that in the Novem Der
primary there was cast for the pro-
grfssive candidate 5.S13 votes more
than il me June primary Had this
Tcte Teen mt at the June primary,
Judge Prputy would doubtless have
carried ttla district by at least 1000
votes. IN view Of this situation and
record progressives are asking If ii is
wise . Try al lintried man in the race
There is another thing which is be-
ing pointed OFT IN favor of Judge
P.outy n this connection and it is
something which viii cause surprise 4
al who nave not taken the trouble &c
ilgure it mp. Al,no Judge Prouty in tbs
toG' weeks he was d candidate before
ne June primary devoted himself al
most entirety 10 speaking for the whole
cause Or for Governor Cumm!ns. ant
really gave but little of his time 70 hi:
own canvass of the district. he never
theless led Governor Cummins in tn
district as a whole outside OF Poll
county. In ether words. Prouty raI
I 1ne2d Of the progressive ticket in ta,
fEe counties Of the district aside from
POLK. In four Of these counties tn,
| figures are as follows:
Dallas County.
Hull over Prouty. Observation-Disclosures. IA
Allison over Cummins ......... 81
Madison County.
Hull over Prouty ............... 50
| Allison over Cummins ............ 50
| Warren County.
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