Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-01
Full VOTE, GARS1 WINS
VIEW OF POLITICAL sITUA-
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ON IN IOWA BY MlNNEAPo- +.
LIS NEWSPAPER.
ANDPArTERs' ONLY HOPE
IN STAY AT-HoME VOTERS
Garst Picked to Defeat Carroll if Re-
pubieans Do Their Duty Probable
Defeat of Congressman Smith and
Hull Also Foreseen- The District
Contests.

Contests.
IDes Moines Correspondence in Min
neapolis Journal
Iowa's primary election for the NOM
tnatinn OF state candidates will be held
next week and the two factions of the
republican party are tracing circle
like a dog chasing its tail. There is
entire absence Of agreement as to
which represents the dog. One of them
is whooping it up for one issue; the
other for something entirely different.
This has the advantage that it avoids
much argument and obliterates re-
elimination.
The factions are not known as reg
ulars' and insurgents" in Iowa, Tor
long before those names were heard OF
the party in Iowa had divided into
"prcgressives" and "standpatters," and
these are the familiar terms used.
While the fight really started on con-
gressional lines first, when Speaker
Cannon was brought into the capital
district last summer to expound doc
trine, the state campaign made.a short
and quick jump into prominence. 1t
started in peculiar way.
Beginning Of Present Campaign.
One day, under advice from political
friends, Gov. B. +. Carroll, who had
tried very hard to be governor without
offending anybody called good roads
convention" largely to cinch his pop
ularity and make sure of renonina-
ton His friends conceived that it
would be nice to organize a political
club at the same time. So they pro-
ceeded to organize what they called
the Taft Republican Club and set forth
that their sole purpose was to check
mate the purposes Of the progressives
to denounce the president in the state
convention. They placed at the head
of the organization former Governor
frank D. Jackson, who has been out
of politics for years. The personnel
of the club rather gave the impression
that it was not so much to help the
president as it was to help the mem
bers regain a place in Iowa affairs.
Up to that time there was not the
slightest chance of state campaign;
but Immediately the progressives de-
cided that it was time to get busy or
take the chance of being wiped off the
Iowa map. Then the fun began. War
rem Garst, who served as governor sew
en- weeks, following the resignation of
Governor Cummins, came into the race,
and the lineup was soon along the old
familiar lines, with Governor Carroll
backed by the standpatters and Garst
by the progreSsives. 49,.
No Agreement As to Basis.
But in state matters there was never
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paign. Governor Carroll has insisted on
talking about his own record and the
small affairs Of state; while former
Governor Garst has insisted that his
candidacy had reference to national is
sues and represented the trend of af-
fairs in the state on the larger issues.
Both men have had long and honor
able careers in public life. They are
vastly different in temperament. Gov
ernor Carroll being cold and conserva-
tive, while Governor Garst is an ardent
radical in all matters and is yet good
business man.
AS to which one will win depends
upon the size of the vote. The pro-
gressives figure that if the full vote is
out they will win by large majority.
but admit that If there is a light vote
the result will be in doubt. They claim
from IS to 10 per cent of the republic
can vote. The standpatters claim q
majority in the state. The same two
n IN opposed each other two years ago.
Il conditions were much different. At
tt It time the main fight was on sena-
tor; there was third candidate and
there was an advantage for Carroll
over Garst in arrangement on the bal
lot. Later on, at the regular election,
second senatorial primary was held.
fhe progressives polled $4,000 and the
standpatters $4,000 leaving 100000 not
accounted for.
Slight Advantage With Garst.
An unusual element has just entered
into the campaign in the closing days.
q controversy between Governor Car
roll and John Cownie, whom he sum-
marily removed from the position Of
chairman of the board of control.
Cownie has declared that the removal
was done by making threats against
him, backed by false affidavits, while
Carroll has insisted that the records
show Cownie was a criminal The lat
ter has demanded an immediate grand
jury Investigation and unless the gov
ernor can make good he threatens libel
suits or worse. 1nasmuch as Mr.. Cownie
had had twelve years of honorable rec
ord on the board and was recognized
a. the farmer member, the matter is
;tusing much trouble in the campaign.
An impartial judgment is that Gov
nor Garst has a slight advantage and
IS most likely to come in ahead There
are the usual threats that if he is NOM
mated he will be beaten at the polls,
b. his is not causing much worry to
a me.
Smith Has Hard Fight.
a, haps the most interesting of the
+. congressional contests among re-
cans is in the Ninth district where
Cney General Byers is seeking the
4 long held by Judge Walter I.
/. Byers came near to the nomin-
twelve years ago, but later be-
attorney general, in which place
Us made record which has added
{ 4nsely to his strength. He has
san vigorous prosecutor land is
Neh admired by the temperance peo-
lie. Judge Smith has great strength
Council Bluffs where he was reared.
70 lis easily the one strong man OF
,e state in the standpat camp. He is
sing mentioned for speaker next time.
/, oox,,a very near to nheconntn1 ran