Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-09
A PROGRESSIVE VICTORY.
Cutting Of Carroll Majority to Almost
Nothing Pleases Psogressives.

Cutting Of Carroll Majority to Almost
Nothing Pleases Psogressives.
Des Moines. June 9.-Governor B. F.
Carroll seems to have been renominat-
ed at the republican primaries but his
majority over Warren Garst, progress
sive, was cut almost to the vanishing
point. Two years ago. Carroll was
nominated over Garst by majority Of
$4,000 votes. His victory yesterday was
by the narrow margin OF few thou
sand votes.
Both sides are pleased with the re-
suit Of the contest. The standpat peo-
pie are glad to have won the victory
for the governor and the progressives
are pleased with the large advance
made by Garst.
Result of National Politics.
The decrease in Carroll's majority is
held to indicate to some degree the
general sentiment of the state Of ma
tional aaffirs. Goveror Carroll made
his campaign on purely state questions,
but his support came largely from the
Iowa State Club. which is organizing
in every precinct for the purpose OF
securing an Endorsement of the Taft
administration at the state convention
next August. Garst was supported by
Senators Cummins and Dolliver on
progressive platform.
Another contest which showed the
sympathy which Iowa holds for the in
aurgent movement in congress was
that between Prouty. progressive, and
Congressman Hull, standpat, in the
Seventh district Prouty carried every
county, his unofficial majority being
3,106. Even the most sanguine pro-
sressive had hoped for little better
than small margin.
Two years ago Hull was nominated
by forty votes over Prouty. The re-
rnarkable shift Is attributed solely to
antagor1isrn to the course Of the regular
congressman, Of whom Hull was one.
on the tariff and railroad legislation.
President Taft early in the campaign
smoke in this city in support Of the ad-
ministration policies.
BotF, Claim the Convention.
The standpat republicans claim they
VIII control the next state convention.
having a bare majority OF the 1.40o
delegates chosen. If this proves true
and no hitch occurs to mar present
plans, the insurgent congressional del
egation will at best get but brief mem
ton. /,
The platform. IT is said may go so
far as to condemn the course OF Sena-
tors CummjnS and DollNer on the tar
If and In other fights against the old
guard In the United States senate.
The progressives are equally conf
dent OF their ability to control the
gathering and prevent resolutions Of
the kind from being adopted even if Of
fered by the radical anti -Cummins re-
publicans In this respect the influence
OF Governor Carroll, it is supposed, will
be with the senators on the theory that
adverse resolutions would be costly to
the candidate for governor.
Vote for Railway Officials.
Returns from two thirds of the coun-
ties indicate that D. j. Palmer and
clifford Tflorne, both OF whom reside in
washington, will be the nominees of
the republicans ffor the two places On
the state railroad commission They
represent different. theories Of railroad
regulation and control, Thorne being
candidate OF the meat producers as
sociation Of iowa and the railroads be-
ing charged with, friendliness for the
Palmer candidacy.
For attorney General George Cosson,
at present assistant of II. W. Byers,
whom Smith defeated for congress In
the Ninth district, was nominated over
Guy A. Feely, speaker Of the Iowa
house, and W. T. Chantland. Cosson Is
a state senator and author OF the laws
which ciosei up the TTsea liss. district:
of the state.
The vote in the sixty-seven counties