Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-08
CANDIDATES ARE MANY
REPUBLICANS TO HAVE VARIED
CHOICE OF OFFICIALS At JUNE
PRIMARY.
FIVE PRESENT OFFICERS
PROBABLY WILL BE UNoPPosED
Candidates For State Superintendent
of Schools Numerous - Ames May
Enter Race For Railroad Commits.
sion-Palmer to Seek REFLECTION
cosson and Feely Are Rivals.

sion-PaImer to Seek REELECTION
cosson and Feely Are Rivals.
Special to Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. S.-Candidates for
the republican nomination for state Of
fee continue to bob up here and there
over the state. Already there are at
least ten avowed candidates for favor
before the republican primary next
June for positions that are open TO
contest That there will be more is
certain, but it is also certain there will
not be contest for some of the places
on the state ticket.
Il is agreed on all hands that Auditor
Bleakley. Treasurer Morrow and Sec
rotary Hayward have fairly earned re-
nomination because of the excellent
records they have made in office, and
had Attorney Byers desired to continue
in his position he would have been
accorded denomination without opposi-
ton. 1t is probable. also, that the TWO
court officials. Cornwall and Bousouet.
will be opposed, tho there has certainly
been no closure of the door for new
candidates and will be none
State Superintendent John F. Riggs
has also, by reason of the splendid rec
ord he has made, earned at least a
right TO be considered for continuance
in his office; but by reason Of his adj
vanced position in regard to all re-
forms he has made some opponents
who want a change There will be a
large flock Of candidates for the place.
unless some of them change their
minds. Il has been understood all along
that Mr.. Riggs holds in allegiance the
subject of his possible candidacy.
For railroad commissioners there is
likely TO be a number of candidates.
There are two places TO fill. Colonel
Palmer will be candidate again
Probably Mr. Eaton will not. tho he
has made no announcement a Mr.
Stearns has been announced as the
candidate of manufacturers. It is stated
that the farmers and shippers will have
a candidate and it is possible that Mr.
.Ames, prominent in the Corn Belt Mear
Producers Association, will be in the
race.
The situation in regard 10 attorney
general is apparently cleared up. AS i
stands. Cosson and Feeley will prob.
ably be leaders in the race. but nobod!
knows what strength may develop 70,
Frailey and Chantland If Senator Dun.
y Sc n; -;
cally. comes out, the situat ton ma.
change materially.
In regard to the possible candidac,
of someone for governor there has beel
much more gossip in the newspaper
than elsewhere. 1t has been published
here that conferences We're held dur
ing the past week and that other con
ferences were to De held and that let
tiers had been sent out to feel out III,
republicans as to the MATERIAL O
: which is without foundation. Their
have been conferences the past weel
and no letters have been sent out in re
gard TO governor. Informally the mat
ter was of course discussed by thos
who came to attend the Cummins ban
quet last Saturday. Beyond that moth
ing has been done 1t is absolutel
certain that no person, nor group o
Il persons. is attempting to force or pre-
vent a fight or to dictate what sha
! be done.
This much Is certain, that it is al
B most unanimous among the pro
\ gressive republicans that a good candi
! date for governor would be nominate
4 and be elected. They are not SO sur
] about the election as about the nom
ination for they recall that 40 00O t
600 standpatters voted the demo
4 cratic ticket recently.
The only question is one of polio.
Ii can be said fairly that there is
I difference between progressives. som
of them believing that there should /
a candidate for governor and other
j taking the ground that it would
z better politics to ignore that phase {
the matter. But in the end it will /
8 left to the determination of individual
as to whether or not they desire +,
make the race. There may be no Pre-
, gressive candidate for governor an
: may also be temperance candidat
!: for the nomination.
A careful analysis of the votes (
s last year has convinced some of tt
!: most discerning of the progressive
: that there is in Iowa a clear rnajorit
) Of from 10000 to 10000 for the Pre-
9 gressive policies of Cum7nins, Roose
= welt and the republican national pla1
5 form. That this vote will be pole
9 next year is certain. But at presel
y there is disposition to wait and ST
q TO what extent the interests will fore
q the fighting to completely annihila
b all progressive sentiment in the nlit
9 land states. If the standpatters
Y Washington and their friends in low
3 manifest disposition to treat all WI
9 refuse to indorse Aldrich and Canne
n as democrats and outside the par
8 lines, then nothing can prevent
z sweeping progressive victory in Iowa
@ The superintendent of the Iowa ga,
x atorium for tuberculosis has gone
" Battle Creek to recover his health.
Kirschner, superintendent Of the inst
&c tuition at Oakdale, has long been su
ferer He is afflicted with stomach di
orders and 1t became necessary for hi
to seek rest and recuperation viii
could only be by going away from
work 1t has been found that in t
~ pfvipor tho treatment for I