Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-05
HEADS ENDORSE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR.
ALLEoE HIS RECORD Is BEST
OF TWO LEADING CANDIDATES
Executive Board Enters Politics and
Adopts Resolution - Record Of All
Candidates in State Prepared and to
Be circulated-candidat es For Con-
gross to Be Singled Out.


Porter. democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Iowa. yesterday was given an
unequivocal Endorsement by the mem
bers of the executive board of the Iowa
State Federation of Labor. The in
dorsement is set forth in a resolution
adopted by the members of the board
in which all men within or without the
ranks of laboring interests are called
upon to support the democratic candi-
date.
The grounds upon which the exec
utive board of the Iowa State Fedora
zion of I.ai ~ bases its Endorsement are
upon the record made by the two
prominent candidates in regard to the
questions in which labor is interested.
it is said. 1t is also set forth that the
action is in conformity with the pre-
cedent outlined by President Samuel
Gompers.
The standing of the two candidates
for the governorship on labor questions
has been examined in the records of
the legislature by members of the
board. Motives which have prompted
avorable and adverse legislation to
the cause Of organized toilers have
beer thoroughly gone over and follow
ing the discussion which took place at
the meeting of the board Yesterday.
Porter was announced as being the Sc
lection OF the labor heads s the man
they thought better fitted TO rule the
state and give laboring men their
proper attention.
Resolution Adopted.
The resolution in full follows:
knowing tpll We'll that only from
interests of the common man within
the confines of our state be subserved
in the field of government and legis-
lative endeavor: and after exhaustive
research both of the past records as
written in the proceedings of the state
legisl ature and also the motives which
prompted both favorable and adverse
legislation TO ne cause Of organized
toilers: With due consideration of the
environments that surround and the
personalities Of the candidates for gov
ernor, We. the executive board of the
iowa State Fedora ton of Labor acting
in conformity with the precedent and
the policy outlined by President Samuel
Gonpers. OF the American Federation
Of Labor and particularly our own con-
lvention which gave US office, declare
unenuivocal Endorsement of the Hon.
Claude r. Poclcr native son Of our
peerless state. cared within her boun-
daries and credit 10 her common
schools and her highest educational in
stitutions We therefore call upon all
men within and without our ranks.
who believe in industrial progress thru
Just and fair legislation, for their ac-
tive support between now and Nov. s,
1910"
Congressional Candidates Too?
A record of all the candidates for Of
fee in the state of Iowa has been pre-
pared by the American Federation of
Labor and issued In pamphlet form.
These will be circulated turnout the
districts. The candidates for repre-
sentative in congress from this district
Will be left unmolested by the labor in
terests. II is said. Both Prouty and
Price are considered as working in the
cause of organized labor.
To Fight Kennedy.
In the First district the vote of or
ganized labor will be directed away
from Kennedy. declare labor leaders.
The Second district will be left undis-
turbed by either favorable or unfavor-
able mention of the candidate, ii is
said.
A leaflet covering the record made
by Congressman Pickett Of the Third
district on questions involving organic
ed labor will be circulated in that dis
trict by the labor organizations. This
pamphlet is said to be adverse TO Pick
EFT Nothing will be done in the fight
in the Fourth district. they declare.
| The record of Congressman James
w. Good OF the Fifth district has been
| probed and it is said found to be adj
verse to labor. and he will be opposed
| in his fight for the office. In the Sixth
! it is not thought that Congressman
Nate Kendall Will need assistance, but
If it be asked, the forces of organized
labor will lend him their help. AS in
the Fourth district nothing will be done
by labor interests in the campaign be-
| ing waged for congressional offices in
the Seventh and Eighth districts.
Smith to Be Opposed.
| Congressman Walter l. Smith, of the
Ninth district will be opposed, while
Frank P Woods of the Tenth will be
| Endorsed by the state federation, it is
said Hubbard, Of the Eleventh, also
will receive aid from the forces OF or
ganized labor.
The matter of legislative candidates
In Iowa was not taken up at the meet
ing Of the executive board yesterday,
but will be taken up at a later date
The candidates who are up for offices
will be judged wholly upon the stand
they have taken in labor questions and
the Endorsement or opposition Of labor
given accordingly. In some places the
candidates are new and have no prev
ious records on matters concerning Ia
Dor In these cases the federation