Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-27
Asks NSURC[N1 Rid
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CON
GRESSlONAL COMMITTEE
SEEKING HARMONY.
CANNON TO BE MUZZLED
DURING REST OF CAMPAIGN
Tawney Pledges Assistance to Recent
Rival In Campaign - Committee
Looks For Gains in Missouri -
Important Meeting Hold in Chi
caso.


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ch;a - 1,r,+s ware
put on the same footing win s'aiiu-
patters by the national republican con-
gressional COMMITTEES a a meeting held
in rho ha .ho .,di,or,,m
Preceding thu formal conference, al
which the party prospects, especially
in no ce,,+r,, ,,a,.a re,iawed he
n'e''oefs OF the committee were
OF the chairman. congressman NllAam
Is. Mckinley. al ancheoE IN the ! mon
League Club. speaker cannon va
present. but mis- we'll known views d4u
not malt the committees acton.
majority OF ;lla members or the
congressional committee are IN sym
pathy with the speaker ana the poaE
mas been consistent in the support OF
standpat candida;es as AGAINST the m
surgents at the congressional prlnnar-
les Recen, in-urgent VICTORIES es-
peclally IN Minnesota We're the cause
OF yesterdays meeting, when II was
fully admitted tina, The Insurgents We're
Tell Uncle Joe to Hush.
II was decided mat every eHofl must
be directed at holding the insurgents
in the party. the creates. peril being
noted in districts where ''standpat'
congressman had been nominated. The
plans call upon both progressive and
the old guard o stick together Tor
the November elections Attacks upon
insurgents and insurgency. ii was de-
cided. must be s1o3ped-and herein
was seen robus hint 10 Uncle joe
whose latest outbreak Was a, the re-
publican state conl ention IN Springfield
last week
AS an illustration Of the way the har-
mony program IS to be worked cut,
Congressman Tawney of Minnesota.
defeated for denomination by an in
surgent. told his conferees that he in
tended TO support Mr. Anderson. his
successful rival at the primaries. This
sets at rest rumors that Mr. Tawney,
believing he had been defeated by
democratic votes az the republican pri-
maries, would be an independent candi-
one.
Will "Showv Democrats First.
However. before Mr.. Tawnev makes
nuhl;c announcement of this intention
he will give ont an ANALYSIS of the vote
- eynIain his defeat
On the adjournment of the commit
tee the following statement in which
is embodied the pledge of a square
deaf" for insurgent candidates for con-
eress. was given out by Chairman Nc
kinney:
The meeting of the national repub-
lican convention yesterday afternoon
was not a regularly called meeting OF
the committee. Ii twas simply con-
ference of committeeman from the cen
trail states further to devise ways and
means to conduct successfully the
camnaign.
The general situation was thor
ouglllv canyassed. The reports re-
ceiyed were encouraging They indi-
Gated a general awakening of repub-
Ncans thruout this part Of the coun-
try 70 the Importance of electing a
republican congress by concerted and
united action. Each member present
,aya the chairman and other commit
zee officials suggestions as to what was
/ rece.sary 10 insure success in their re-
spective states
penv Hostility to INSURGENTS.
"Th, -oenhers Of the committee at
te,dine the conference authorized me
&c chairman. to say TO the press that
The statements that have been made
i in III. newspapers and otherwise 10
/ the effect that the national republican
orassional committee would not rem
+ der assistance to candidates classed
a. ;nsureents is not only an unjust re-
/ a. mon the political integrity of
/ ne coromittee but is absolutely ana
nnnua1ffiedly untrue.
-The exchange of views of all pre-
sa,+ demonstrated that it had been
-, :. .,e n,rnose of every member of
ne nonrnittee to further the success
a-d nromote the election of all repub-
,ic,n nominees for election. All candi-
da-es have been left free to choose the
| literature to go into their districts, and
800 viii san6 ONLY snch
snealers into any district as the con-
g sresHe ' candidate requests. desig-
:! .f9to' the sneakers he wants Thu
n 5000. is endeavoring earnestly tc