Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-23
sTANDPATs OF IOWA MAKING
PROGRESS IN EFFORT TO
CONTROL CONVENTION.
PINS BEING SET TO
SELECT STATE DELEGATES
Sid Foster and Others to Conduct
standpat Campaign Before chau-
tauquas-Activity in the Ninth Dis
trict-TraveIins tuberculosis Leo
ture Course for High Schools.
oecial to T,imes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 23.-That the
Istandpatters expect to control the next
state convention and as many Of the
congressional conventions as possible,
and in every one where they control
will condemn the Iowa senators for
standing by their party principles, is
certain, and it is equally certain they
have already made a fine start in that
| direction. For instance, in Dallas
county, where the committee is largely
standpat, a caucus was held q week
ago Saturday called to select candi-
dates for a township ticket to be voted
for at the June primary" This seems
innocent enough, but why do this in
February? Candidates for township Of
ficers do not file any nomination papers
and need not make known their plans
until May %. 1t is safe to predict that
the plan is to select by early caucuses
mot only township candidates but the
delegates to the county conventions
land forestall any possible work on be-
half of progressive republicans.
That especial attention is being Civ
en- to this congressional district is
shown by the fact that the Aldrich-
Cannon organ in Warren county issues
u clarion call to "the regular or Taft
administration republicans" and de-
mands q clean sweep. 1t is declared
to be "the duty Of all Taft republicans
in this county to begin at once COM
plete organization of forces" and this
is in fact already well under way.
There is also much interest in the
announcement that Sid Foster is pre-
pairing to take the chautauqua plat
form and that the hooks are out for
other equally famous political orators
who may be depended upon to state the
standpat cause to chautauqua audi
ences. This indicates that locally the
plans of the national organization is to
be backed up and that a chautauqua
corps of orators is to be organized to
educate the chautauqua frequenters in
the true faith. 1T was stated some
time ago that Senator Aldrieh would
lead the forces and go into the west
with a chautauqua address.
That the situation is becoming inter-
esting in the east end of the Ninth dis
trict is indicated by the excitement at
Atlantic where the standpat organ, ed
tied by one who was recently u DEM
ocrat, warns the dear people against
"a so-called republicanism which is an
adinixture of all the fantastic doctrines
taught by the sockless Simpsons, the
bewhiskered PETERS, the jumping Jim
Wcayers; the Eugene Debses, the Tom
Watsons, and all their characterization
following since insurgency first began
to vex the political atmosphere 1T is
~ icrv1
opens the editors win warm and say
sore hot things, but this is referred
10 as a good starter for a cold Feb
luary.
The latest development of the
tuberculosis propaganda is to organ
ize a popular travelling lecture course
for high schools, not canned lectures
but the next thing TO it, for these lee
lures are to sent about the state neatly
boxed and carriage paid.
The plan is to have prepared and
neatly typewriter a brief lecture on
tuberculosis, its cause and prevention.
this to accompany a series of prepared
lantern slides. The slides and lectures
go TO a high school on college or lyceum
and as the pictures are given the lee
ture is read. In this way, and at very
small cost, the work of the tuberculosis
bureau can be extended to the high
schools and thus reach very many
thousands who could not be reached
otherwise.
Preparations of this illustrated lee
ture is in charge of DR.. Aretas f. KEEP
ford, whose work in this line is be-
coming known thruout the nation.
Another important matter, which will
serve ITO draw attention to the work
being done, will be the designation Of
national tuberculosis Sunday" on April
a. The iowa tuberculosis bureau will
call attention to this and ask the full
cooperation of the churches of Iowa.
There will be sermons having reference
to the subject in its broader aspects of
humanity and life saving and pleading
for better health and conditions in life
which make for health.
With the labor organizations active,
the churches becoming interested, the
schools to be approached and the doc
tors preparing to take an active part
it is felt that the tuberculosis move
ment is making substantial Roadway.
1t is given out here that only an old
soldier will be. appointed as state game