Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-15
WESTERN PRoeRESslVEs PRE-
PAIRING FOR GREAT MEETING
in ST. PAUL IN NOVEMBER.
cuMMiNs AND OTHER LEADERS
INVITED TO BE PRESENT
Iowa Senator to Deliver Address at
Great Banquet = Porter Passes UP
Des Moines in Campaign, Being Con-
tent With Bryan's Strong Endorse
ment-More Democratic Speaking.
70 Timss-Republican.

Des Moines, Oct. 1e.-Western pro-
gressives are going to have a big con-
fab at St. Paul the middle of Novem-
Der. They will get together and plan for
the future. 1t may be the beginning of
the movement for 1912.
Senator Cummins Will be one Of the
prominent speakers at a great ban
iquet 10 be held Other leaders Of equal
standing may also be on hand. Bris-
two. Beveridge, Dolliver. Norris, Muir
dock, Clapp, LaFoNe1te and others
have been invited.
Al trst, according to advices from
Minnesota, the plan was merely TO
have a meeting of the Minnesota pro-
lighting organization and 10 carry on
has been broadened because there
seemed TO be a general demand for
some sort of an organization that
would have authority 10 direct the
course of these republicans.
The very fattering invitation from
the president of the Hamilton Club,
Chicago. 10 Senator Cummins. told
more between the lines than anything
recently. He was invited to open the
campaign.
The time is propitious," ne wired
the need urgent. Please honor US and
aid US by Your acceptance. You are
the one man we want and the people
want to hear. We guarantee You an
audience 10 the full capacity of the
largest hall TO be had in the city.
That is an invitation that could not
have been coucfed in such terms if di-
rected to any other person unless il
could have been Roosevelt. But later,
as if 10 show the earnestness Of the
Hamilton Club in wanting Cummins
and no other, the club offered to post
pone the campaign opening to suit the
convenience of the Iowa senator.
Progressives here point out that
Minnesota is peculiarly the place
where a big conference may we'll be
held. The situation there IS badly
broken UP and party lines are divided
Ex- Governor John Lind, who was
nominated by the democrats for gov
ernor and declined. is out on the stump
talking for Senator Moses Clapp for
reelection ard denying he has any as
pirations for the place Senator Clapp
is doing the work should endeavor 70
do" he said the other day. and he is
ODllS DETER, ! OS-lcNS, lldA !
could This is no time for swapping
horses. The duty Of the hour and our
duty in this campaign is to stand
shoulder to shoulder, forget our parti-
sanship, forget our labels. and wrest
from the standpatrers. state and ma
tional. the control Of the government"
Claude Porter viii not speak in Des
NfniroS ~ ca, ,ro ion Ia
has been given dates for every day
up 70 Nov. without hitting Des
Moines. and Il is probable he will not
be asked TO speak here. All the reports
indicate that ne is having good meet
ings. The following are ,he new
speaking dates announced today by the
democratic state committee:
Claude Porter-Sidney and Cres,on,
Oct p; Osceloa and Bedford. %;
Bloomfield and Ottumwa, q; Marengo
and Davenport, Is; South English and
Muscatine. %; Columbus Junction
and Burlington. 81: Keokuk and
Fort Madison, Is; Washington and
Winfield, 90: Belle PLANE and
Upton. 81: Maquoketa and Clinton.
Nov. /; Strawberry Point and Du-
buque. Nov. ..
z. G. Dunn. Of Mason Clty-Riceville
and Elma, Oct - Ossian and Deco-ah
% Waukon and Monona. IS; Postville
and West Union. %: MAYNARD and DEL
vein, IS: Hampton and Eagle Grove,
2e Jewel and Webster City. 81; Laur-
ems and Pocahontas, Nov. /; Gowrie
and Lohrviile, ,; Manning and Vail g;
Deep River and Montezu-na. a: Ackley
and Cedar Falls, 5.
]. ] Meyers, of Carroll-van Horne
Oct "a; Monticello, 25; Fayette and
Strawberry Point. 2s; Hawkeye and
Ca.mar. 81; Castalia and Fostville, %;
Lime Springs. 90
T C. Harper. of ngton-van-
vert and TingIey, 25: Lamont, IS;
Garden Grove, p; Derby, y.
o. w. Underwood. Of Alabama-Ear-
ling. Oct 49, villisca, II.
n. L. Rood, of Webster City-West
Bend, Oct. 81: Graettinger and Ruth
ven, Nov /; Curlew and Ayrshire. 2:
Alden. 3; New Providence. 4; Hub
bard, s.
Henry vollmer, of Davenport-cedar