Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-09

Ramarkab bly, significant was the Tn
mis.akab,e popularity OF the progress
i've republican movement with the peo-
pie. While standpat republicans were
Slaughtered b ythe voters IN droves.
nearly evary progressive candidate
came across the line a winner. The
democrats found it child's play 70 rout
the Old lin. Cannon g.actsoi.aries. 5ut
they went up against an ;mpregnable
stone wall in almost every case when
they opposed the candidates of the new
progressive movement.
Progressves Help The Party.
In this respect the repu blican party
is indebted 20 The progress!ves for the
measure of success ii was able to car
~ away from the polls Analysis OF
the democratic victories with regard
10 character o. the candidates is sufti-
GENTLY convincing that had there been
more s-andparters and fewer progress
ives on the republican ticket the Foue
OF the party would have been disas-
trous.
Tnera are tl7,rty-three z,aunch pro-
gressive republicans IN the present
house The progressive strength went
as high as for,y-three in the great
rules dght in March last. but ten Of
iona, ~ rear-progressives. The other
,tir.y--hree were progressive day in
and day out. rain Or shine. The result
of The election yesterday leaves twen-
tr-rine iepAnda BILE progressves Of the
original .nirty-thre in the house.
These twenty-nine successful progress
s!ve candidates are, like their thirty
three brethren, men who have remon-
stratei in unmistakabie fashion their
-evol. from the reactionary DONNA
ZION 81 the party.
The progressive strength in the next
house. therefore. will pc at least sixty
two dependable votes. But there are
nearly if-y-six standpatters who now
profess to be progressives as a result
ot the dissatisfaction Of their constitu-
ents with Cannonisn- and about the
only way they can make their deeas
square witty, their professions is 10 vote
with the simon pure progresslVes on
all important occasions, at least. 50.
with the rock ribbed progressives and
the new converts from the ranks OF the
standpatters. the reform contingent IN
the party easily will have majority OF
the republican members Of the house IN
divisions on important questions.
Uncle Joe Is in Sad cass.
This being the situation the position
Of Uncle Joe Cannon as CHIEF mourner
a, the obsequies becomes more pathetic
than ever. He not ordy has no chance
Of succeeding himself as speaker. as
a result of the days balloting, but he
ends a majority Of the republicans OF
the house who will be opposed to him
even for minority leader, unless a con-
siderab bile number OF them should re-
pudiate the manifest instructions OF
their constituents at the polls.
OF the half hundred standpatters who
were forced to come out on progressive
platforms before they could make sure
! of denomination and reelection, the
great majority repudiated Cannon In
no uncertain terms and took a triple
,rivesed pledge not to vote for him FOL
lspeaker in the event Of the return OF
republican house. How many o.
these pledge signatures Will construe
their Remuneration to include a vote
against Cannon for minority leader re-
mains to be seen.
Far from being repudiated by thu
country the attack on Speaker Cannon
7! =. IT, .c.. -:.. ..-:-::- &C.: S.E-e- -
overwhelming vote OF vfndication b
the people yesterday While standpat'
tiers who fought and bled to save tn!
Cannon despotism went down on every
side, the x.css radical Of the in0uFeentl
| who voted to Gust Uncle Joe from thu
! SPEAKERS chair were either garlende<