Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-13
HEAD OF IOWA TAFT STEAMBOAT
CAMPAIGN MAY OPPOSE DOL
LIVER IN NEXT PRIMARY.
HIS FAILURE TO DELIVER STATE
SOMEWHAT OF A HANDICAP
Cam paisn Launched at Secret Confer
enee Held Prior to State Convention
Outside Newspa pers Secured to
Launch jackson Boom Guerilla
Warfare Continues.
Special to Times-Republtcan.

that at the secret conference OF stand
patters called by Frank Jackson TO
meet the day before the late republican
state convention, where il was decided
that immediate and aggressive work
should be commenced to complete and
expand the organization begun two
years ago and strengthened last spring.
1t was quietly passed around that all
the money needed for the organization
would be forthcoming from sources en-
tirely outside the state. 1t became
further evident that the plan was 10
keep the Organization entirely IN the
hands OF Mr.. Jackson and the large
corporation interests allied with him
here. and that the present plan is TO
groom jackson himself Tor the United
States senate.
Already the evidence Of this is crop
started by the literary agents OF the
junra and made TO appear as II COM
ing from elsewhere il the state.
Two or three new spapers outside
have been prevailed upon TO open up
for Jackson for senator. Il is the plan
10 have his name discussed great
deal during the next campaign and 70
have the congressional committee make
use Of him as a campaign speaker in
order to bolster up his cause, He is
being featured as an eloquent speaker
and as AN up-to- date Lincoln, Blaine
and Mckinley republican, Just Why
he is not being advertised as a Eoose-
Welt republican or as a Taft repu blican
does not appear, but the name OF Taft
especially is being omitted from the
Of
Of course it was agreed on all hands
that his failure 10 make good in the
expenditure OF the funds Of the street
car magrate in capturing the Iowa
convention for the support Of Aldrich
and Cannon will be & handicap: and
il may be sufficient so that he will have
10 give way 10 some one having a rec
ord for winning battles. But al any
rate the sentiment OF the Cannon AID
rich group in Iowa is 10 be tried out
on Jackson in the expectation that he
will be the man 10 make the race for
the senate.
AT the secret conference % the
standpatters the day before the con-
vention Jackson frankly admitted that
it was not in any sense a meeting Of
republicans who We're friendly TO Taft,
but was for other purposes. The name
Of Taft had been made use of just as
the name of Roosevelt was made use
OF two years ago
The nature Of the guerilla warfare
which is being waged for the discredit-
ing of the republican party OF Iowa Is
icing gradually exposed, The Bur
iington Ha wkeye. in an effort 70 make
Il appear that Senator CumTnins aud
the members OF the STATE committee
can not be trusted, this week published
this statement edttorially;
AT a meeting OF the state central
committee. controlled by the insurg
ents, prior 10 the primaries, II vas
agreed among the members unani-
rnously, that the temporary chairman
OF the convention should be a man
whose factional faith accorded with
that Of the successful candidate fer
governor. No doubt the promise was
made by the insurgents in the firm DO
lief that the successful candidate for
governor would DC an insurgent Gen
eral Byers."
The story nere appears IN a form
little different from that VIII n mas
been printed heretofore and the faisl,y
OF which has been fully established A
member IF the state committe today
called attention 10 some errors:
l. At the time referred 10, II. w,
Byers was and had been for many
weeks making an active canvass for
congress; ne was NOT then nor at any
time either an active or possible can
didate for governor.
. No suggestion OF the kind men
toned was ever 30 ruch as discussed
In any meeting of the state centsa!
committee. much less agreed to unani-
nously.
g. At the meeting Of the state com
-nittee referre to It was made plain
that no matter what might be the out
come Of the contest for governor the
progressive majority would insist upon
a progressive speaker for temporary
chairman That fact was stated in
open meeting and known and under
stood of every person present,
a. The fact that the progressives
controlled the committee and would
choose a progressive temporary chair
man was widely published at the time
and met with no opposition nor I'M
favorable comment.
5. Nobody IN the committee room
nor out of it N ade the suggestion to
any progressive member of the com
nittee that the chairman should be
man Ike the candidate for governor
There was newspaper discussion AFTER
wards regarding the advisaoilty Of
having the chairman in accord with
the convention itself, not in accord
with one candidate on the state ticket
s. The assertion which has often
been made that Senator Cummins de-
manded that he be made temporary
chairman. or that the orders came from
Washington that he be made chairman.
Is absolutely untrue. The fact is and
mis- has been printed before and the
truth of it might be known by anyone
carrying FOR the truth, that senator
Cummins him self did not desire to be
made temporary chairman, that ne
doubted the wisdom of it. that he pro-
tested against 1t and specifically stated
he would prefer another; but that IN
fact his selection was made wholly and
entirely at the suggestion of members
of the state committee.
Aside from these corrections the cur
rent standpat story put out to discredit
Iowa republicans is all o. K.