Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-24
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Thus 1t will be seen that the pro-
/ gresstves have actually carried coun-
ties which will give them ls5 majority
over the conceded standpat delegations
and all the doubtful ones. AS a mat
| ter of fact in the doubtful list is in
cluded quite a number that are not in
doubt at all, but are placed there mere
ly because the standpatters have made
somec laims thereto.
The District caucuses will therefore
be divided five progressive and FIVE
! standpat. The one district placed as
doubtful is the Second The fate of
this district depends upon what Scott
county does. The progressives have
within one Of half the caucus. not
counting Scott county I, is known
that Scott county was carried by the
progressives very decisively, but the
standpatters claim they Will be able to
rorce the county to turn its delegation
over TO them. This is absurd, but must
be reckoned with.
The vote IN detail by districts can
/ now be given with reasonable accur-
acy.
In the First district all the delegates
are given the stardpatrers except the
| fourteen Of Washington county. The
/ great personal strength of Clifford
! Thorne and Smith Brookhart carried
| that county over into the progressive
column.
( In the sec,nl district the progress
Sives carried Clinton, Muscatire, and
jackson with IL votes Scott is placed
in the doubtful column.
In the Third, the progressive carried
everything solid and safe except Du-
buque and Bremen with 20 votes.
In the Fourth the progressives car
ried everything except Allamakee
which was lost by a narrow margin in
one precinct. Chickasaw is placed in
the doubtful column and the vote in inc
county convention II Is said, VIII be
very close.
In The Fifth, he progressives car
RED their old etand-bys of Marshall,
Grundy and TaE,a, with ~ votes. but
lost because If the detection of Linn,
which has sometimes gone progress
sive.
Poweshiek AMI Monroe alone ware
carried in the Sixth by the progress
siE-es, Each has IL votes. L Is said the
standpatters hope 10 take over Moar oe
on some protest. but this - not likely.
The Seventh was, in fact, carried
sohdly by the progressives for the first
time in history, due perhaps to the
fact that Speaker Cannon opened the
campaign in the district in person.
Madison is placed in the doubtful COL
umn out Of courtesy to Captain Hull.
1t is very close.
In the Eighth the progressives got
Ringgold and Adams; and also Page
and Lucas. The latter has already
been deliberately stolen and the stand
patters claim they will be able to COB
bic up Page in some way.
In the Ninth the progressives Sc
cured Montgomery, Shelby, Audubon,
and Guthrie. The 'patters have been
claiming Guthrie, which is close, but
the chances really favor the progress
/ sives.
The Tenth permitted Crawford to go
to the standpatters alone.
In the Eleventh Monona Is given the
standpatters and Woodbury. is classed
as doubtful but neither headquarters
has any very reliable information III
regard TO the matter.
Even if every doubtful county Is
taken over by the standratters they
would still fall far short of enough to
control the convention. AT the same
time the progressiv are insisting that
no concessions be made at any place
because it is unquestionably the plan
of the standpatters to make a desper-
ate effort to gain control of the con-
ventton by all the arts and devices
with which they are familiar.
The appropriateness OF congress vot-
ing $500 for the relief Of the depend
ent nephews and nieces Of the late Sen
ator Allison, as indicated in dispatches
from Washington, received some dis
cussion among the lawyers attending
the state bar association. Opinion was
divided as to whether or not this was
in accordance with all the proprieties;
and one member Of the Iowa legislature
suggested that II the Iowa legislature
was to do anything Of the kind 1t would
be the basis or q political n1ht sSoss
many years.
inquiry at the oflce Of State Treas
urer Morrow elected tbs ffsoss that the
estate o6 the late Senator Allison was
! appraised for purposes Of applying the