Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-13
DEMOCRATS SEE PROBABLE
NOMINATION OF GARsT FOR
GOVERNOR.
HOPE PORTER WILL PULL
STEAMBOAT VOTE OF SOUTH
Campaign Methods of 1906 to Be- Re-
peated-Democrats Hope That 10000
Reservation Standpats VIII Again
Bolt Tieket-Governor Larrabee En-
dorses Garst.
Special to Ti-nes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 1S.-The democrats
of Iowa are getting ready to repeat
the campaign of 1906 in another des-
perate effort to capture the state and
make Iowa democratic.
They have turned to Claude Porter,
the leader of the forlorn hope of the
last political battle in Iowa, brought
him to Des Moines yesterday and laid
down on him good and hard to consent
to be the standard bearer again.
AT the same time they have started
out petitions for the nomination OF S
w. Mercer, of Iowa City, for MEM
Der OF the railroad commission.
There has also been revival of talk
of Charles w. Miller of Waverly for
lieutenant governor OF other place on
the ticket.
The chairman Of the state commit
tee has been picked in he person of
Nick Reed, Of Ottumwa
It ought not to be difficult to under
stand what this all means. The dem
ocrats have become convinced that
Governor Garst Will be nominated on
the republican ticket, hence that they
must look TO the distinctly standpat
contingent for recruits 10 their party.
They claim that 10000 standpatters
bolted the republican ticket in 1905.
and they believe that everyone-and
several added-will again bolt in case
the standpatter fail 10 control every
thing. Senator Claude Porter got their
votes before and they believe that it
will be easier for him than any other
to get the votes again.
Mr.. Mercer was on the state COM
nittee and helped to direct affairs,
along with C. W. Miller and others.
in the 1905 campaign. AS a candidate
for railroad commissioner Mr.. Mercer
might get most of the corporation
vote. The word would go out TO elect;
say Mercer and Palmer, and a trade
could easily be arranged on this basis
Reappearance of Miller in the game
shows that the democrats DO not forget
whence came the sinews of war in the
last fight which they made TO make
iowa democratic. The money came
from the railroads and corporations
Miller and his associates got it in the
interest of Porter. 1t is figured they
could get m ore in the same place.
In short, the present plan of the
democrats is to frame up their program
with special reference to getting stand
pat and corporation support in Novem
Der, and not with reference 20 appeal
ing to the progressive sentiment in the
republican party This was shown
plainly at the Jefferson banquet where
there was nothing said in condemna-
ton of the machine rule Of the Can
non and Aldrich followers, and the at
tack was largely concentrated upon the
progressive republicans.
1t is now up 10 Claude Porter to
say whether the game is worth playing
in that way. Neither Wade nor Sui
livan has considered the nomina ton
for governor at any time, tho the man
ages have made use of their names TO
hide the situation.
Governor William Larrabee, the
grand old man" of the republican
party in owa, properly classified as one
of the younger generation in Iowa poll
tics is enthusiastic for the progressive
cause in Iowa and will be found fight
ing the reactionary forces. He declares
that the announcement OF Governor
Garst is good reading and adds:
'Garst is a man of fine ability and
splendid fellow. His announcement
as candidate for governor and the ac-
ton of the Indiana state convention
Will give an impetus to the insurgent
cause. The Indiana Endorsement of the
Taft administration is well put. Their
platform reads like the declaration OF
independence"
Seldom before has any political
movement been launched in Iowa which
has brought such ready response and
universal approval Here and there a
good republican has indicated that he
was still entertaining a. hope that a
defense OF Iowa republicanism would
not be necessary, or has indicated re-
gret that the standpatters should have
forced matters to the point where a
fight at the primary was necessary;
but all with one accord now recognize
that it is a contest literally forced
from the outside and by reason of the
effort at Washington to put Iowa off
the map.
There has been much joy in the camp
OF the republicans over the attitude of
the press toward their work The Fort
Dodge Messeng ger comes out for Garst
which will make it very nearly unani-
nous in Garsts home district The
Charles City fnteiiissHce- is a good
gain in the Fourth. The Atlantic Tele-
graph is a distinct gain in the Ninth.
ne davenport IlInes Is Taght in line
for the united party under progressive
leadership and will greatly help in the
Second. In Des Moines the situation is
unchanged. but the fact that a very
great majority of the business men of
the city believe in backing up Senator
Cummins to the limit will have some
influence, perhaps, on the newspaper
situation
The headquarters for the republicans
supporting the progressive movement
have been formally opened on the sew
enth floor of the Fleming block.
WELTY MAKING PROGRESS.