Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-06-23
Reactionaries Misrepresent Poll
ticsin Iowa and Wis.,
c0nsin.
RESULTS IN HAWKEYE STATE
Interference Of President Shows That
He Is Heading the Movement to
Eliminate P~rogresslves From
Councils Of the Repub-
ilcan Party.

Washington.-By Misrepresentation
as to the outcome Of the Iowa pri-
maries and of the Importance OF the
meeting In Wisconsin which. having
no convention standing under the
Wisconsin election laws, is dignifed
By those who promoted II by the title
of a convention. the Reactionaries in
the senate and the house hope to
gain some prestige with the country.
The cutting down Of Carroll's ma
jority in the Iowa primary from $4,000
to less than 1000, and this after some
Of the leading Progressives in the
state had pledged their support to
Carroll, who has made a pretty good
governor, the nomination Of eight
Progressive congressman instead OF
six that were nominated two years
ago. cutting the districts In which the
S%tandpaN, controlled from five to
three. this is all minimized. and an
effort made to obscure 1t by the per-
sonal victory Of Walter I. Smith.
The Progressive vote Increased In
Iowa. It Increased sufficiently to
change Hull's plurality of 40. two years
ago to upward Of 1900 against him.
and Judge Proty carried every county
In the district now represented by
Captain Hull, n OF Cannon's chief
~lteutenants. In the face OF adverse
conditions so far as the governor was
concerned. and of the lateness of Mr..
Garst's entrance into the contest, the
Progressives almost wiped out Car
rolls plurality Of two yenrs ago. yet
these victories are being represented
to the country as Standpat and Re-
dictionary victories.
1t has been persistently represented
in Washington that the Standpatters
will control the Iowa state convention
and that they will pass resolutions de.
nouncing Senators Cummins and Dol.
liver for their course upon the tarin
md the railroad bill. The exact on
trary is true according to the reports
of the outcome of the contest for del
egates to the convention which will
elect delegates to the state convention
and which have come to Senators Dol
liver and Cummins from their friends
throughout the state. According to
these reports the friends Of the Iowa
senators will be In absolute control of
the Iowa state convention.
Sherman Was Deceived.
Vice-President Sherman brought
back glowing reports to Washington
from Wisconsin. where he said he
found the Republican state conven.
ton to be a noble band Of patriotic
Republicans. having n splendid brand
of Republicanism and being splendid.
loyal fellows whom 1t was a pleasure
to be among.
The so.called Republican conven.
tion In Wisconsin vas representative
of nothing except of that element in
the Republican party which has
served. In that state. the interests OF
the railroads and special privilege
during all the yea 3 that It has been
in politics. togethe- with a handful OF
dissatisfied and dia ,arded politicians
who have, becauseNst their failure to
crafty their personal ambitions be-
hind the La Toilette banner. deserted
It.
The, interference OF the president In
Wisconsin was as direct and more
than 1t was in Iowa. Vice-President
Sherman made this plain In the
speech at tho meeting In Milwaukee,
when he said: 81 was sent here by
Mr.. Taft because that man ia inter.
ested in Republicanism and in Repub.
licanism in Wisconsin this year." The
vice-president reported Immediately
TO the president upon his return.
The dipping OF the president into
the campaign In Iowa, the sending OF
his emissary. the vice-president, to
Wisconsin. and his promise that he
should 60 to Wisconsin later In DER.
son during the primary campaign in
August. is significant. II shows he
ia not only fighting for a renomina.
ton, but that he intends to take the
field openly In behalf of forces OF
reaction and party platform repudia.
ton. It might as we'll be understood
that there Is a great movement on IN
this country to eliminate from the
councils Of the Republican party
every Progressive senator and con
gresham. The president himself IL
at the head Of that movement.
Attitude Of tho ProgressIves.
line Progressives have abandoned
hope Of being able to enlist the presi
dent to fight for these policies In gov
eminent which would give the people
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