Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-03
Looker-On In Iona

Montour, May s-During pre-
vious state campaigns if some
good republican intended TO bolt
the nominees he had a sort of sense of
shame in openly asserting his intention.
Not so this year. In a half dozen
counties the writer has heard promi-
nent standpatters openly assert, they
would vote for Porter rather than Garst
# he is renominated." In an office in
this town progressive republican be-
fore a crowd of spectators-said he
should vote for Carroll if renon mated
and asked a standpatter if he would
agree to vote for Garst if nominated.
NO SIR" was the reply. In Scranton
the other day almost the same situation
and conversation presented itself and
the standpatter remarked he would
vote for Porter, rather than half and
half republican like Garst and Cum
,nings The Sioux City Journal Of
April 18th had short editorial saying
the editor did not vote for Porter in a.
previous state election. but decrying
the attempt of many to belittle Mr..
Porter as a man and democrat. All
of which shows that the standpatters
have arrived at the rule or ruin" con-
dition for this coming campaign.
Just little interviewing in Picketts',
Woods and Hubbards districts goes
to convince one that these candidates
II have but little opposition inside
the party ranks and while the demo-
Gratis keep up a good talk they real
ly have but little hopes in these men
toned districts.
One of the interesting things con-
corning this coming campaign and fol-
lowing legislature, is that the demo-
Gratis really expect that during the next
legislature. they can, with the assist
anee of some republican votes, repeal
the present mulct law, and in its place
we shall have state wide local OPP
ton law. Some democrats go SO far
as to court noses" now. telling which
counties will elect local option candi-
dates and how many such votes there
will be in the house and senate.
Equally cock sure" are some pro-
hibitionists that they will repeal the
Mulct law and install state wide pro-
hibition. 1t is true they are putting
the question fairly to all candidates for
the legislature, both in regard to statu-
tory and constitutional prohibition.
Their argument is no man can be
elected in dry" counties without their
votes, and the wet" counties viii not
have votes enough to prevent bringing
about prohibition.
Here and there the writer meets an
ex-representative or senation, a few
candidates for reelection, and ;f these
men have their way. there will be no
change in the present mulct law, posi-
bly, a few amendments along the line
of the Cosson law, measure by the
way so popular with both of the big
parties the wonder is we did not have
such law ten or twenty years ago.
When it comes to national politics,
Cumnlins is gaining strength and con-
fidence over among some standpatters.
but only a few Dolliver is still ION pro-
bation,' altho there is general feel
ing that he will be "a good Indian"
from now on. The standpatters wash
their hands of him. He has made
his bed with Cumn1ins and they have
no further hopes of his returning to the
true fold. His last speech, telling OF
his intention to reform INSIDE" party
ranks is especially hard on the really
sincere pure republicans the stand
patters.
Ana p-e=.ac.. nee. hi. -.eek
in the home m arket shows no signs Of
advancing Even his excellent APP
pointment Of Gov Hughes to the gu
preme court is misconstrued as very
adfoit plan to kick him upstairs"
and remove the possibility Of Hughes
candidacy for the presidential chair. It
can be said deliberately that II Roose-
welt shows any signs Of accepting a
nomination for 1912, as against Taft.
the former would win turn the whole
Iowa delegation. It can also az
deliberately be stated that with Har-
mon or Gaynor as the democratic can
didates and Taft as the republican
head Of the ticket. iowa could be class
ed as doubtful state. That's the sit
uation today. In 1912 it may be differ
ent.
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