Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-23
AL EYES ON IOWA
RESULT OF PRIMARY ELECTION
BEING WATCHED WITH
INTEREST.
WILL INDICATE SENTIMENT
Of ENTIRE MIDDLE WEST
Fates Of Hull, Smith and Deliver
Bound Up in Iowa Electon-strueeIe
for Control Between Old Machine
and Prosressives-Next Legislature
Involved.

and Progressives-Next Legislator,
Involved,
Especial Correspondence
Washington, May 23.-Iowa is jus
now the center of one of the hotties,
OF the political battles of the year ant
1T Is attracting much notice from
Washington. Interest in it from tht
Washington end has been enhanced
since the recent speech of Senator
Cummins and Dolliver in Des Moines
in which THY struck at the regular
leadership in congress, and since Pres
ident Taft got into the controversy to
the extent of writing letter to Gen
eral Grenville NJ. Dodge Of Council
Bluffs, supporting Representative Wal
ter ]. Smith for reelection as against
Attorney General H. w. Byers.
! A number of prominent national
figures are mixed up in the Iowa fight
and this lends it added interest from
the Washington viewpoint. The fates
OF such men as Representative Smith.
who is high up on the house committee
on appropriations; Representative Hull,
who has long been chairman of the
mouse committee on military affairs;
and of Senator Dolliver are bound up
In 1t. Representative Kennedy, who is
chairman of the house committee on
mileage is another whose political for
tunes depend on the developments in
this contest. Representative Kendall,
who represents the district long repre-
sented by Representative Lacey is an
other who is closely concerned in the
struggle.
Senators Cummins and Dolliver are
tied up in Washington because of the
struggle over the railroad. bill. 1t is not
probable either will be able to get back
to Iowa to do much speaking before the
primaries. Both are being urged to visit
the state and make speeches but can
not do so with the railroad bill pend
ing.
Struggle For Control.
Not merely the fortunes of in
dividuals but more is involved in the
struggle in Iowa. The progressive and
standpat factions are struggling for the
control Of the party and Of the state
convention which will be held early in
August. The primaries, which will be
held June Z, will, however, practically
decide what the course of the conven-
ton will be. The outcome Of the pri-
maries in Iowa will be watched in a
national way quite as closely as was
the Indiana state convention.
If the standpat forces control in the
primaries and the state convention
they will adopt a1pla torn which 4vill
shy some large sized bricks at the Iowa
insurgents in congress who voted
against the tariff bill both in the house
and senate. They will strike at Sen
ators Cummins and Dolliver, If the
more ardent Of the standpat elements
hake their way. They will commence
the administration Of President Taft in
all respects and by indireotion will
doubtless give the regular leadership
ia congress a choice boost. On the
other} hand. if the progressives control
they will stand by the insurgents IN
the senate and house. they will either
directly or indirectly speak out against
the tariff law. they will stand by the
fight of the Iowa senators and some of
the Iowt house members on the rail-
road bill. They will not attack the adj
Of President Taft but will
make it clear they are for the presi-
dent so far as he is for the progress
sive policies they advocate.
Index to Middle West.
Coming early, on June T., the out
come Of the Iowa primaries will be
looked on as a pretty good index of
how conditions are in the middle west
and the northwest.
Another important side to the Iowa
primaries is that the delegates who |
- I, k1ke
,antion will select the delegates to the |
rational convention from that state in
1912 This makes the contest have an |
m portant bearing on the presidential |
Representative Hull. chairman Of the |
house military affairs committee, who |
S one of the oldest members Of the |
house in point Of service, has a des-
,erate fight on his hands. He is OPP
posed by Judge S. F. Prouty who has
everal times contested with him for
he nomination. tits doubtful whether
HUH will be returned by |
lis constituents. Senator Cummins is
lighting him openly.
Representative Smith also has hard |
ight. Against the fact that President
Taft has sent a letter in his behalf and |
ONE of the regulars in congress have
poken OUT for him, it is being urged |
e waScdndemned by Roosevelt for his
forts to limit the uses. Of the secret
ervice and against any endorsements
rom regular sources it is urged he has
zen c6nsistent5supporter of the Can
on machine. Judge Smiths friends
re making some capital out Of the as
ertion that If he is returned to con-
ress he will stand strong show of
eing elected speaker. Judge Smith is
ow in his district on the stump, fight
ng for his political life.
Representative Kennedy. who repre-
ents the First district, has hard
truggle for denomination and even if
nominated is likely TO be beaten in
he election.
Democrats in Iowa are saying they
re hopeful over the situation and ex-
ect to win three members of the house
ut Of it and perhaps more. The dis
riots which they are processing to be
specially hopeful of are the ones now
epresented by Kennedy, the Second
istrict which is now represented by A.
!. Dawson. who will not be candidate
nd the Eighth district, now represent.
d by Representative Jameson, dem
crat.
Should the regulars control the state
4 the primaries SO fully as to capture
he legislature, they would feel encour-
ged in the idea Of. defeating Senator
,olliver when he comes up for re-elec-
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