Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-14
WILL HAVE 200 MAJORITY IN
STATE CONVENTION, SAYS
CHAIRMAN FLEMING.
sTANDPAT CLAIM OF MAJORITY
OF DELEGATES ALL A BLUFF
standpats Conducting a Still Hunt
to Influence Delegates to the August
Meetins-Prosressives Alert and Will
Take Precautions to Protect Their
Interests. a;

OSS AAO1NSS, uIS It." IOSIGSS1VS
republicans will control the state con-
vention of Aug. by not far from
200 majority" said Robert j. Fleming,
chairman Of the Dolliver- Cummins-
Garst progressive republican commit
tee yesterday.
Mr.. Fleming exhibited large roll OF
letters and kilograms from every part
Of the state. 'These are the documents
on which the claim is based" he con-
tinued.
1--WE have heard from every county
in Iowa, from good and reliable sources
and we know what we are talking
about when we make the claim. 1t is
not q. bluff and fake, but it is the
genuine goods.
1--WE have waited until we knew ex-
|actly the situation before we put for
ward any claims as to the ability Of
the progressives to control the state
convention. We waited to hear first
hand and directly from the men who
know. Many of them have been here to
give the facts as to conditions in their
counties and others have written spe-
officially and wired facts concerning the
situation in their counties and the
canvass made of the delegates elected
to the county conventions last Tues
day. There is no guess work about it.
We will have not far from 200 major
ity in the convention.
Before the polls closed, and certain
" before the votes for the 10000 or
$4,000 delegates elected to county con-
ventions had been counted, the stand
pat claim that the standpatters would
control the convention by $50 was put
out for public consumption evidently
by Encouragement, everywhere in the
state. We waited to investigate after
the delegates to the county conven-
lions had been elected and were known.
The result is apparent from these let
ters and kilograms. We will have 200
ma ority in the state convention"
Committee in Session.
At the meeting of the republican
state central committee, yesterday at
theN Slavery, the temporary organiza-
ton Of the state convention Of Aug. 3
will be determined.
It has developed that the majority
of the committee did not vote to post
pone. selection of the organization till
after the primaries tor the purpose OF
selecting chairman in conformity
with the majority sentiment of the
convention. Senator Cunmins has been
most prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the craftsmanship, but
without reference to the fact that the
progressives will control the state con-
vention. 1t is probable that he will be
selected. Charles erik, of Davenport,
also will be urged.
Prosressives Are Alert.
The progressive republicans are I'M
derstood to be wide awake in the inter-
est of protecting their majority in the
state convention, and have felt i'm
PEELED to take moro careful precautions
in view of signs indicating desire
on the part Of some Of the ultra radical
to make an effort to take
control Of the state convention out of
the hands of the progressives.
The standpatters have men in every
county assigned to the business of Sc
curing as many delegates to the coun-
ty Convention as possible. A desperate
effort will be made to control as many
OF the county conventions of July as
possible.
The progressives also have heard of
at Sioux City and Council
o1uAS " COlItcSL progressive OeleSd-
tons.
Friends Of E. P. Adler declare there
is nothing to the standpat story that he
will be turned down in his district at
the convention. The Second is one Of
the districts the standpat leaders claim
to have recovered in the recent pri-
mary
Clifford Thorne said last night there
seemed no doubt Of his nomination.
With five counties out, his responses
from county auditors give him $500
over James H. Wilson. In view of the
fact that. in the nominations for cleo
tor in 1903 1t was decided that the law
required only 35 per cent of half the
total vote cast for all candidates run
ming for two s,imilar offices, to norpi-
nate. the primary result gives Mr..
Thorne the second nomination for rail-
road commissioner.