Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-25
RUE OR RUN POLICY
NOISY ELEMENT IN IOWA POLL
TICS TO RUN MACHINE OR
BREAK 1T.
RECEIVING ENCOURAGING
FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE
Plot on to Steal the State Convention
jackson Committee is Desperate
PROPOSE to Make no Division of Dele
gates Except in Progressive Counties
Situation Like That in Other States.
Special to rimes-Republican.


Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 25.-It IS rule or
ruin policy with those who once more
have failed to accomplish their desire
of regaining control OF the republican
party in Iowa. If they cannot run the
machine they would wreck it.
II am firmly convinced remarked q
keen observer attending the bar con-
vention, that there is a very noisy
element quite willing 10 sacrifice every
republican candidate for state Office
and a majority OF the congressman SO
that they could refer 10 Iowa as a
horrible example of what 'Curnmins-
Ism, as they call il. does Tor state
II they could only have Iowa make a
record of going democratic on the mead
of the state ticket and in i've or six
districts they would then be prepared
to lay the blame all on the progressiyes
and would claim the right 10 reorgaDlze
the republican party. There are aounc :
ant indications that in this plot they
are receiving encoura cement from hlga
sources outside the state The small
group of politicians which assumes 10
speak for Iowa republicans a. Wash
ingtor, their only credentials being
their certificates Of membership in the
down and-out club, is deliberately IN
dertaking 10 bring about such chaos as
will force a split in the party in Iowa
The tactics Of the jackson commit
tee in claiming control OF the state
convention after having lost II, ard
plotting to have the control deliberately
stolen, evidently aims at g split in the
state convention. Il cannot be ex-
planned on any other hypothesis. Al
least this is the belief Of loyal re-
publicans who have been amazed at
the tactics exhibited.
jackson Committee Desperate.
The desperar ton Of The Jacksonttes,
since the new manager took hold. indi-
Gates that they viii 60 10 any length
to get delegates. For instance, in Polk
county, where there was a fair and
square contest in most OF the precincts
and where the progressives won be-
cause they have an overwhelming ma
jority Of the votes, an effort is being
made TO wheedle them out Of some
delegates. one of the candidates for
Judge was approached this week witt! a
scheme which had for its object fore
ing a division Of the Polk county dele
cation. and he turned il down quickly.
And if they will undertake 10 get dele
gates in as strong a progressive county
as Polk, what viii they not Try TO do
elsewhere?
1t is significant that the standpats do
not propose 70 make a division OF dele
cations except in the progressive couA-
ties. They are not concedlng any di-
vision in the counties they carry. They
do not admit that in single county
where they have control they will let
one progressive republican on the dele
cation. They are Insisting, for in
stance. that N Scott county, the home
OF Senator Hayward. who is on the
state ticket, there must be division; but
they would scott at the idea Of divis-
ion in Davis county the home Of Car
roll, or in Union county, the home Of
Treasurer Morrow. Il has not escaped
attention that of the six progressives
who will be on the state ticket, all but
one has a progressive county back Of
him: while Of the five standpatters
nominated. only TWO have standpat
counties back OF them.
Trying to Arouse Prejudice.
1t appears there Is a systematic ef-
fort, somewhat strained. 70 arouse the
standpatters 70 the notion that there
was something IN very bad taste In
having one of Iowa's republican SEN
ators act as chairman Of the state con-
vention. Al first the new papers prac-
tically all accepted il as highly appro-
pirate and foresaw that It was the ma
tural and proper thing and would lead
TO harmony and success at the polls.
Later they have been sending out Of
Des Moines the most inflammatory
articles relating to the matter. and the
public is being gradually taught that
a republican United States senator pre-
siding over a republican state conven-
ton is the most unfortunate thing that
could happen Here in Des Moines
where the convention will be held,
where Senator Cummins is not only
political approved by a vast majority
of the republicans but is personally
very popular, there is unanimity of
sentiment of approval Of the action
of the state committee.
That which is being done in Iowa
is exactly that which IS being done In
other states-in Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Kansas. Colorado, Indiana, and every
where that men are disposed 10 adhere
closely to party principles rather than
to follow the leadership Of the inter-
ests. There is not doubt that cor
poration and trust money is financing
the campaign to destroy the progress
sive sentiment Of the country; and in
Iowa, according to signs that are not
easily misunderstood, the campaign
aims a the destruction of the party
unless the old control can be restored
to the agents of the corporations.