Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-22
STANDPATS THREATENING cOuN-
TY CANDIDATES UNLESS
THEY LINE UP.
SEEK TO COMPEL TRADES TO
CONTROL STATE CONVENTION
standpats Threaten to Vote Demo-
cratic Ticket Unless Republican Can.
didates Support State Organization
-consressmen Also Being dubbed
Other News.
special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, April ga fair sample
Of the manner in which the standpat
press is engaged in bolstering up a
weak cause by deception was given in
the local Carroll organ here when il
quoted one George Pennen as being in
Carroll. The intimation was that he
had been against Carroll, but has
changed AS matter of fact Pennell
IS one of the state examiners of munic-
qualities under the state auditor and
during all of CAROLS term as state
auditor Pennell was one of CAROLS
office force. He would be indeed I'M
grateful if he did not show his appreci-
alton of all that Carroll did for him.
He is about the last man that any
progressive would expect to oppose
Carroll
It seems from evidence that is crop
ping out that a systematic effort is be-
ing made TO terrify the progressive cam
didates for county and district Offices
and to threaten them with defeat at the
polls unless they agree TO let the stand
pa1ters have their way in state affairs.
The scheme is 70 force candidates to
hedge on the state ticket and unless
they do so to assure them they will
be beaten in November by standpats
voting the democratic ticket. This
scheme IS being worked not only on
county tickets and legislative matters
but in congressional contests. An eff
fort is being made TO force both Byers
and Prouty 10 declare themselves
against support Of Cumnlins and Dol
liver OF suffer the penalty Of defeat in
November. The progressives say the
scheme will not work.
A few days ago the standpats were
wrathy because of publication of the
fact that one Of the Carroll appointees
in northern Iowa-a game warden in
fact-had received Garst nomination
blanks and had stated that athQ as a
Carroll appointee he could not circu-
late them he had given them 10 good
man. Now comes information Of other
such officials southwestern Iowa who,
altho under an implied obligation TO
remain loyal to their chief. refuse 70
take any part in support OF the stand
pat scheme TO obtain conrol or iowa.
The Carroll campaign is TO be started
off al once The organization suggests
pat in character. Long is editor of the
Osceola Sentinel. one Of the staunch-
| est and most persistently standpat pa
| pers of the state He has long been
| closely associated with the Eighth dis
| trict leaders including Temple and
Jamison and is ardently for Towner.
He is a candidate for state printer and
in case the Legislature is controlled by
his faction he will be selected for that
position.
Henderson is attorney for the Bur
lington. He is very prominent in Odd
Fellow, Woodmen and other lodge cir
cles and good many years ago he
was On the district bench. He was very
active two years ago against Cummins.
He is also prominent in work for the
constitutional amendment.
The claim is made on behalf of the
organization that very little prelirni-
nary work will need to be done as
names Of workers in every county will
be turned over at once and the work
of circulation Of literature can COM
nence without delay. In this respect
the Carroll campaign is ahead Of that
for Garst. The circulation Of petitions
| for Carroll has been under way for sew
eral months and sufficient number Of
names has been secured.
| Captain Hull has opened his branch
| of the standpat movement in offices in
| the building owned by LATE Young and
partly occupied by the Capital. His
cam paign viii largely be in the hands
of Joseph H. Myerly, postmaster, and
| other federal officials, tho Of course
| their names will be kept IN the back
ground.
| The campaign for James H. Wilson
| for railroad commissioner is being
managed from the office of his son,
| George Wilson, in the Youngerman
block. A vigorous campaign is being
made
| The Palmer campaign IS largely con-
Quoted as personal matter, but an
| immense amount of personal CORE
| sponence has gone on in his interest
| He has no downtown headquarters
open.
None Of the other state candidates
has opened headquarters in Des
Moines. tho there are several offices
vacant that can be rented cheaply.
| The total amount received at the