Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-09
SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT VISITS
IOWA sTANDPATTERs AND
THEN TELLS SOMETHING.
IRREGULAR" LEADERS HOPING
FOR DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
Texan Says Governorship Contest is
Attracting No Attention and Work is
Being Conferred on Congressional
pistricts-old Line Republicans
Would Enjoy Democratic Victory.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 9-Sidelights on
the Iowa situa ton sometimes come in
q round about way, and are therefore
most interesting. Mr.. B. D. Stevenson,
of Lyford, Tex, formerly in news
paper work here, sends your cores
pondent some clippings from the Hous-
ton Post, embracing q series of let
tiers signed by one Zach McGhee, writ
ten from Sioux City. Council Bluffs,
and other points, presenting 70 Texas
democrats a strictly Texas view of the
situation in Iowa. OF course the
writer is a dem ocrat and the letters
themselves disclose in numerous ways
that he obtained most of lnformauon
from persons who literally hate Sena-
tor Cummins. for they are filled with
mis- information regarding the career
of the Iowa junior senator. But this
Texas dem crat did obtain, apparently,
much of consolation for his friends in
the south from what was told him by
Iowa regulars" Discussing the CUB
ernatorial situation he calls attention
to the fact that it is attracting little
notice as compared 70 the tignt for
congress. AS contrasting the Iowa and
Texas ideas on this he writes:
"They tell me everywhere ! have
been in this state that the governor
ship is a minor matter. that the con-
gressional races are the ones Of I'M
portance. and the race for governor is
worthy of attention only as II Wal
manifest some phase of this insurgency
business To one who is accustomed
to a political atmosphere in when pso-
pie get all wrought up about the gov
ernorship and scarcely know VINO tAelr
congressman are. and, if they DO KNOW
don't know what they do in NasAln g
ION and don't very much care, this
atmosphere out here is somewhat nov
ell Everybody as we usually term
everybody. is talking about congress
and other matters at Washington ana
nobody seems 10 care about The gov
ernorship or the other minor offices.
Remember that this is democrat
writing and that he mingled with
standpatters in Iowa, SO he says, and ne
adds:
From a number Of sources, both re-
-,,,blican and regular democratic l got
the idea that the old line republicans
Of this state are hoping for demo-
cratic victory all up and down the
line this year, in order to vindicate the
folly of the insurgent movement am
told that a good many regular repuo-
lfcans will, therefore, secretly encour-
age the democrats and help them, eitaer
actively or passlvely' IN tils!. ealit-
paign for the governorshlp. ~! -
the regulars and the insure genus 4!iO-l
ferent to the goVernorshlp II
sidered not at al unhke4E ina
So "a =
Good JOB at Questioning. az,
This Texas investigator eNiden.4E oIo
a good JOB of asking questions o. SOM
typical standpatter for he hLed several
columns with similar gossip Co.HlHs
more particularly to the congresslol-a!
situation. he wrote:
Nearly every old line, regular or
standpat republican out mere "Ao haS
studied, or Is supposed 70 nave - .o-SS''
the congressional campaign VIII say
and seems rather 70 ENJOY SAYING tnaS
the democrats viii most likely nav ne
house of representatives IN lAe IN
congress. Ny observation IN poi.tics
has taught me that among po-llc'oiiS
nearly always the WISH Is -a'hef 20 1He
thought. The oid-!lne repuoilcals en- :
joy the contemplation 81 a GEM a'lc
victory in November because lheS
ty would in a large measure Nlhu4cale
their position Having no h4shet cor
ception OF politics or Stares1fl an snip or
whatever else You CA! IT, LidH 't4e
preservation OF their party nora on
the government ana rule by those men
who call themselves repuoIicahs, lheE
want 10 teach the leaders OF the lnsur-
gent movement -esson Il we haa
been able TO nave our way Ihey VIII
say, the republican party "ouId nave
remained III compete possession OF tAe
government. Now see what you nave
done; you nave given over the govern
ment to the enemies OF me party.
He calls attention 70 the iact lhat
1t is common belleI that the rank ana
file of the insurgent factlon care very
little for party, and tAat the STAND :
patters want 70 teach them lesson
then ne says
nj IL n l.