Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-04
fcTtwTY OF sTANpPATs IN
STATE MAKES PROGRESSIVE
DEFENSE NECESSARY.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
AMONG THE PROBABILITIES
Belief is General That Carroll Could Be
Easily Defeated-Two Wired Poiti-
cal Stories Put in Circulation the
Past Week-W. l. Smith Urged to
Sue Preacher for Slander.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Des Moines, April 1.-Two remark
able stories have within a week come
from inner administration circles to
explain the apparent lateness Of getting
started in a campaign for the progress
sive cause in Iowa. Both stories agree
that In the inner camp 1t was believed
that up to week or two ago there
would certainly be a contest over the
governship, and both agreed that now
1t seems probable there will be none
But in one case it was explained that
the reason for permitting the standpat-
tiers to have their own way is that the
senators. and perhaps members of con-
gress, have refused 10 permit any con-
tests to be made. In the other case the
explanation was that leading progress
sives in the state are so mad at the
senators for having been neutral in the
contest for governor two years ago that
no candidate will come out 70 help
them. All of which is interesting. One
of the kitchen cabinet OF the present
state administration did say, within a
week, however, that the situation IS
mighty delicate for the administration
is without machine or organization and
could not rely on the same force which
was back OF il before, and this speaker
was one who handled large part of
the funds used two years ago 10 dis
credit Cummins.
It is true that prior TO the week Of
March Sill, which was made the oc-
casion for a great political gathering in
Des Moines, there was no thought on
the part OF those who have upheld the
progressive cause of making very much
of a campaign. 1t was on March that
the announcement came from Wash
ington that a plan had been laid for
reducing Iowa 10 a condition like
that Of Rhode Island. The or
ganizing which followed, with the
opening OF headquarters and the
proclamation that the fight is TO be
carried into every voting precinct
leaves now no doubt that as a matter
of self defense the friends of the pro-
gressive cause will resist 10 the utmost
the plans of the Aldrich- Cannon crowd,
as announced by Congressman McKin-
ley, and given effective form by Messrs.
Berryhill, Foster, Jackson, Brant,
Bowen, ct al.
That the matter will involve the gov
ernorship, as the head of the ticket. is
the belief of many. despite the con-
fidence of the friends of the admins
tration. There is no concealment OF
the fact that Governor Carroll and his
advisers are in hearty accord with the
Jackson organization. They will rely
largely upon this organization TO con-
troll the state.
But if there is a fight 10 support the
progressive movement in Iowa it will
be solely because it has been forced up
rIpa tD,-- r. \; o.
of the past thirty days. Very many OF
the progressives do not like the idea OF
being wiped off the map unceremoni-
ously and especially by an organization
of those who have been discredited by
the voters and are merely anxious to
return to power by any subterfuge.
Considerable amusement was created
here by the appearance on Saturday in
the local standpat organ of another of
those famous Calamity" editorials,
startling the farmers by assurance that
Iowa prosperity is again threatened by
reopening Of the tariff question. It
is supposed the editorial was written be-
fore the administration at Washington
had come out for Canadian reciprocity
in an official note to the friends on the
other side of the lakes. It was pointed
tariff question to be reopened is for
President Taft to insist upon establish
ing closer trade relations with Canada
or for congress to refuse to grant the
S250,000 asked for to vitalize the tariff
commission in the matter of securing
data for revision.
Judge Conner of Denison is quoted as
urging upon Congressman Smith the
prosecution of Rev ]. c. Pike, of this
city, for having said in the pulpit some
things not complimentary to Smith and
his record. 1t is even limited that the
preacher may be called before an &C.
clesiastical court with a view to having
him ousted from the pulpit for his eff
frontery. Mr.. Pike is but little known
here and but little attention was paid
either to what he said or the retort
from another minister. But it is a safe
guess that nothing will be done by the
politicians TO force a complete airing in
court, prior to the primary, of the en-
tire record of Judge Smith.
In at least one office in the state
house-just one-is there strict follow
ing of the letter Of the law in the mat
ter of giving service for all salaries
paid. That is in the office of Secretary
Dawson of the executive council. Mr.
Dawson recently spent a week looking
after his farm interests in South Da-
kota and he had been off q week once
before. In auditing his pay roll he
locked himself for two weeks pay It
is safe bet that in not another office
in the state house is this done
Hon. G.. S. Gilbertson, who recently
went because of serious attack OF
rheumatfsm, is in good health again
but under the advice OF his doctors
will organize his business affairs sc
that he can leave them alone and prob
ably not remain in Dies Moines during
the GUNNER.