Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-07
Progressive majority, 2

There were fifty-Seven counties which
sent solid progressive delegations to
the state convention and thirty six
that sent solid standpat delegations,
with six others divided. OF the divided
ones four were clearly in full control
OF the progressives and two were actu-
ally standpat
Tie map shows that If the state be
divided into the three natural belts the
bulk of the standpat strength still
touches the line Of the Burlington
railroad, which last year ignored the
Iowa law and distributed passes 10 q
great many of the prominent and in
iuential men of the territory.
In the three southern tiers of coun-
ties there are thirty-one and of these
the standpatters carried twenty-four.
In the three northern tiers there are
thirty counties and the standpatters
secured just two.
The northern and central portions OF
the state continue to be- as they have
been in the past dozen years. the main
stav and the strength OF the regular
republican party.
The unexpected discovery that Cedar
county is breaking away from the
standpat column and this year the pro-
gressives We're strong enough to force a
division, adds one more to the strang-
ers in the regular camp. Washington,
Montgon cry, Warren and others will
not feel SO lonesome.
B. w Garrett, repu blican nominee
for clerk of the supreme clerk, had an
Interesting experience at his old home
Saturday The convention was dis
tinctly reactionary, tho the progress
sives had a larger number of dele
gates than usual. Ex-senator Stookey
presided. Taft and Carroll had been
Endorsed and Cunlrnins and Dolliver
duly ignored in accordance with the
orders of the Jackson committee. A
resolution was offered to also COM
mend Mr. Garrett. Radicalism again
asserted itself in a motion to table
which on a viva voce vote Chairman
Stookey declared carried But a dele
gate insisted on questioning the chairs
ruling and demanded roll call Then
the standpats weakened and permitted
the resolution to be adopted unanirn-
ously About that time Mr.. Garrett
came into the convention and he was
invited to speak and the convention
gave him enthusiastic applause for a
few earnest appeals for good republic
anisn. Then he held an ovation and
every delegate congratulated him.
The state Of Iowa will get get a nice
little lump Of money from the estate
Of Joseph Storms, Of Woodward, a
farmer who died last year. The estate
has just been appraised at a value
which will give the state about $4,000.
Like most other men Of his class he
sought to cheat the state out of the
tax by deciding the property to rela-
tives, but this was done only a short
time before his death and the tax will
have to be paid. The estate included
. 1923 acres of land in Dallas county.
Misinformation as to the legal status
Of the delegate stickers as printed is
still being circulated. The Burlington
Hawkeye again gives currency 70 the
story that Attorney General. Byers de-
cidet that the law provided that the
squares could be printed on the stick
ers All that Byers ever decided was
that it did not appear to be illegal to
have these squares printed on the
stickers. The law provides for print
ing the squares on the ballot but does
not forbid printing them on the stick
ers.
! Already there is talk of bringing in
| a. clark horse" for the race for state
SUPERINTENDENT before the republica n
state convention. 1t is evident that
the convention is very much divided on
the merits of the seven men who have
been before the voters. 1t will not be
| ar all strange if there are additional
or other names considered and that
some of the candidates already IN the
race will be announced as out of 1t.
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