Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-01
.DOLLN[R BOONED
As GAVEL N|[LOER
REPUBLICAN LEADERS INTEND
TO SERVE NOTICE THAT IOWA
Is PROGRESSIVE.
cUMMiNs AS TEMPORARY, DOL
LIVER PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
Nation to Get Message That Hawkeye
State Stands BY it's Senators-Plat-
form Wording Would Then Not Be SO
Materiai-Advance Guard Of Conven
ton Already in Des Moincs.
to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 1.-The advance
guard of the men active In politics has
been arriving all day and there is now
q decided movement on among pro-
gressives to select Senator Dolllver for
permanent chairman of the convention
Their argument is that the one pur-
pose in the convention fight In Iowa
nation that Iowa republicans stand
with their senator's. and with Cum
Minis as temporary chairman and Dol
liver as permanent chairman the head
lines will have been written for the
nation. The language of the platform
will then not be so material.
The names OF Ex-Governor Garst and
also Of Ex-Congressman Joe Lane have
been mentioned, but that of Dolliver
seems to gain much favor. Garst hav-
ing been defeated at the primary. his
selection might be interpreted as a
progressive defiance OF that verdict
and Lane. having undertaken to secure
the election OF a progressive candidate
for congress in the Second district
the thick Of the factional fray at the
convention
Band is Engaged.
The committee OF arrangements to-
day secured the letter carriers band
for the state convention Rev. Fl e
yanHorn will deliver the invocation.
1t was announced today that w. r
Cooper, Of Winterset, will be candi-
date for committeeman from the Sew
snth district in opposition to c. w
Lyon. He managed the progressive
cam paign in Madison county.
Big Political Game.
The story spread among political cir
cles to the effeet that Joe Lane, o'
Davenport, would be the member OF tn
resolutions committee from the Second
| district and thereby hold the balanc
Of power on the committee was quiete
today by we'll informed men from tina
district. who asserted that In thei
judgment Mr.. Lane would not be 6
candidate for the place. Davenport
now has the committeeman from the
Second district and the candidate 70
congress, and Ex-Congressman Curtis
of Clinton. Is a candidate for the reso'
lutiors committee.
caused no small amount of comm otion
The standpatters rejoiced in it for the.
saw a chance to capture Lanes vote
In committee as a conservative pro-
gressive and thereby prevent rea
progressive majority from reporting II
,own kind Of resolutions as the commit
tee report Lane has often played with
the progressives but two years ago M
was chairman OF an Allison campaign
committee and among progressives N
is looked upon as nightly uncertain
quality. For time 1t seemed that
minority report would be the real pro
eressive platform and there Is not th'
slightest doubt but that the progress
sivs majority in the convention woult
vote for b minority report IL this were
necessary to adopt the resolutions fa-
vored by the two senators
1t is conceded that Ave districts WI
select standpat members OF the com
mittee while 1--WE are as certain to Sc
lect progressives. leaving the eleventh
member from, the Second district to tip
the balance. If George Curtis Is the
man the progrcssives will control TO
10. If Lane should insist upon the place
the whole convention will be kept
waiting to see which way the cat Will
Jump.