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LIVELY
Political Fight Is On In State
OF Iowa
Between The Regulars And
PrOgrGSSivGS

DeS MONIES, IA, June 6-fOlltlClanS
who have been watching for the ma
tional drift in Republican politics will
await with keen interest the results
of the Republican primaries to be
held throughout Iowa tomorrow. II
will afford the first real test of
strength between the regulars and
progressives and will doubtless exert
considerable influence upon the Re-
publican party conventions to be held
later in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
other States of the middle West.
The fight between the regulars and
the progressives for control of the
State convention has been one of the
fiercest ever known in Iowa politics
iowa is now regarded as progressive
State. Her senators took the lead in
the tariff fight, and were backed by
insurgent congressman from several
districts. If the progressives succeed
in controlling the State convention, the
Taft administration is not likely to be
indorsed, excepting possibly in quite
general terms, and Senators Dolliyer
and Cummins will be held up as re-
flecting perfectly the will of the Re
publican party in Iowa. If the regulars
gain control, the Taft administration
will be indorsed generally and specif-
ically, and the work of the two sena-
tors thus discredited.
The fight between the rival factions
Is general all along the line. The
more conservative of the progressive
leaders were inclined to conhne the
fight to members of Congress and to
leave the State officers alone, but aft
er considerable hesitation they yield
ed to the demand of the rank and file
to extend the fight to the State of
fees. In pursuance of this plan form
er Lieutenant-Gover Warren Garst
has been brought out as the progress
i've candidate for governor in oppos-
ition to Governor b. f. Carroll, who is
making a fight of his political career
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But the most spectacular contests
of all are those that are being made
to return insurgent congressman to
Washington. Three districts in Iowa
are conspicuously represented by Can
non Republicans. Walter l. Smith.
member of the old Cannon rules com
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Captain j, A. T. Hull, chairman Of
the military committee, in the House,
represents the Seventh district, and
G.. A. Kennedy represents the First
district. All supported Cannon meas.
ures and all voted for the Payne tar.
iff bill The other districts in Iowa,
except the Eighth, which is represent
ed by Democrat, are progressive,
In the Ninth district Congressman
Smith is opposed for reelection on
the ground that he Is Cannon man.
In II. w. Byers he has foeman
worthy of his steel. Mr., Byers has
served two terms as attorney geenral
of Iowa, and It is believed by the pro-
gressives that he is as strong a can
didate as could he put up.
In the Seventh district, Captain
Hull is opposed by Judge S. +. Prouty,
who came within forty votes of secur-
ing the nomination at the last primar-
les. He is close friend and adviser
pr Snnntnr rnnp,inc
Captain Hull who has represented
the Seventh district for twenty years,
is strongly entrenched in his political
position. AS chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs he has secured
for Des Moines one of the finest mill
tary posts in the country. In addition
he secured last summer the great
military tournament for Des Moines.
But in spite of this, the progressiyes
believe he will be defeated. At n
banquet here last winter Senator Cum.
Minis declared that even If Captain
Hull had been able to do much for
Des Moines by making it a military
center he had lacked in other re.
spects which might entitle him ITO re.
election.
The contest against Congressman
Kennedy in the First district, though
II has not attracted so much attention,
is regarded as almost as important as
the fights in the Ninth and Seventh
district, S S. Brookhart, a redical in
surgent, is making the race against
Mr. Kennedy,