Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-16
EFFORT BEING MADE TO PACK
CONSERVATION CONVENTION
WITH POLITICIANS.
IOWA EXPECTED TO AID
IN DEsPIcABLE SCHEME
Plans Being Laid TO Wrest Control Of
Association From Real Friends Of
conservation-Perkin Fullerton and
Other "Antis" Slated as Delegate.
From Iowa-Want Recognition.
pecial to Times-Republican.

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| Des Moines, July 16.-Is Iowa to aSu
in packing the national convention OF
the National Conservation Association
for political purposes?
All indications are that a desperate
effort is to be made to wrest this or
ganfzation from the hands of it's found
ers and to turn it into a political ma
chine, or at least to give. it a turn
hostile to the Roosevelt policy of con-
servation. 1t is threatened that there
Is to be break in the association and
perhaps two convention, or it may be
that a rival organization will be start
ed in case it is found that this one
can not be controlled for political pur-
poses.
The National Conservation Associa-
ton was organized virtually by Clifford
Pinchot, who is its president. 1t was
organized for the purpose of engaging
in work along the lines laid down by
Mr.. Pinchot and President Roosevelt.
From the outset it has incurred the
hostility Of the interests. Mr.. Pinchot
resigned his position as chief forester
for the purpose of devoting his entire
time to this association, believing that
he could accomplish more good thru
that association than in office sur
rounded by persons opposed to con-
servation.
Among those in Iowa who have been
closest to Mr.. Pinchot in this work and
especially interested in conservation
is Henry Wallace, the veteran editor
who was member Of the country life
com mission. 1t was supposed that
when the Iowa delegation was selected
to go to the great national meeting in
st. Paul in September, Mr.. Wallace
would head the delegation from Iowa,
or at least some one should be named
who has been active in support Of the
conservation movement. 1t appears,
however, that the head Of the delega-
ton is to be George D. Perkins, of
Sioux City, and he will have as asso-
ciates Robert Fullerton, the lumber
king of Des Moines Senator De Ar
mand Of Davenport, and others.
Dispatches state that the local COM
mittee in ST. Paul is insisting that the
governors of the western states be Civ
en- greater prominence. AS nearly all
are politicians this would result in
making the meeting largely political in
The republican county ticket in
Davis county seems to be an undesir-
able place There were three or four
places on the ticket for which nobody
was willing to run~before the primary
and the county convention assumed
the right to make the nominations.
Now the candidate for county superin-
tendent and the candidate for! auditor
have both withdrawn from the ticket,
because of the almost certainty Of de-
feat by the democratic candidates.
Both republican and democratic
par ties have state headquarters open
and engaged in preliminary business. 1t
has been found in practical experience
For number of years that If the COM
mittees wait until after the state con-
ventions the campaigns will start
slowly, and in fact there is always
some work which ought to be done be-
'ore the state convention meets. Carl
FRANKIE is in charge at republican head
quarters and Clint Price at democratic
lea dquarters.
A Corning newspaper is printing as
, serial story the names Of the men
Who voted at the recent primary, class
fed as to precincts and as to political
parties. 1t fails, however, to make the
story complete by designating which
mes voted progressive and which ones
tandpat.
Adam Pickett, Of Creston. who was
n the city this week is very confident |
II success as candidate for state SUI |
His main strength lies |
n the fact that he Is directly opposed |
o most Of the policies which have dis |
inguished the administration Of the |
resent superintendent and his prede |
essor, and especially is opposed to |
chool consolidation. Mr.. Pickett does
lot fear the raising OF the sectional is
ue in the convention. He is an active !
nd aggressive candidate and has warm
riends all over the state. 1t is now
egarded as certain that everyone Of |
he seven candidates will go into the
tate convention determined to win and
hat it will be fought out among the
elegates on the merits of the men.