Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-04

Special 10 Times-Repubicaa.
Des Moines, June 4.-The net result
of the six weeks campaign before the
primary has been 10 convince the pro-
gressive republicans who support the
Roosevelt policies and approve Of the
loyalty OF Cummins and Deliver to re-
publican principles that there IS ma
jority for the progressives OF some
where between $4,000 and $4,000.
On the other hand the standpatters
who support the Cannon-Aldrich
regime are insisting that they will be
able 10 carry the state by as much as
10000 majority for their candidate Tor
governor They do not claim more
than this.
There is no starting point for com
parsons that is at all satisfactory.
There We're 2-5.00o votes cast in iowa
two years ago for Endorsement o. the
PRINCIPLES Of the republican nauona!
platform. This is undoubtedly the
maximum republican vote Of the state
In the June primary wnere me
standpattars had spent from s1eo,ooo
10 5000, 600 in organizing TO de-ea,
Cummins they cast 1o5,Ss1 votes a,
least part OF them being personal 70
their candidate This was shown by
thu fact that in Novem Der. with $4,000
Larger rota. vote. the s.andpat ssFenslh
dropped 20 e6i93 for Lacey, their
standard bearer. 1t seems p7ooaoie,
therefore that the maximum srandpat
u-S z hon.
100 900.
But in the November baNotting the
progressive vote cast for Cuuluins was
13s.S4o. or total Increase over The
June vote OF the p-ogTassiTes o. 49,
5S.. That increase IS accounted for
solely on The fact tia. at the June pri-
mary the p-ogressives, unlike the
standpats. had very little Of az or
ganizat ion and did not get our their
maximum vote. but this came OUT at
the November election.
10000 Votes Unlisted.
But there are still left unaccounted
for something over 10000 votes which.
whatever they may De. certainly were
NOT garnered for Ihe srandpa- cause
even when they had The finest organ
ization ever pu- Up. AS % whether or
nct Governor Carroll viii get al Of the
s.ardpat vote this time there Is diff
ference % opinion, but i Is certain that
Re will lose that portion % MS vote
WATCH went 70 him before On the theory
that ne was q progressive and loyal 70
me administration Of which ne had
been part
Ii IS certain that Il the p-ogressives
ge- out anything Ike their -ote, espe-
aially IN the northern part Of the state.
they will nominate Governor Ga-sr and
make sure the ind9rssne1t ard ap-
prevail OF the work OF the Two senators.
The sole question, therefore, n The
campaign is that Of the s.a?-a--hone
vote.
The Attorney GeneraIship.
While there IS some basis for fgur-
ing as 20 The outcome for the -spub-
iicaa nomination for head Of the ticket
there IS nothing for the places down
along the lire.
The most interesting contest IS that
for attorney general. From the very.
outset il was assured that Senator
George Cosson would be very strong.
He has apparently gained He has not
go- himself mixed up with anybody
else AS z result ne e being supported.
especially in the southern part IF the
state, by most Of the standpatters as
Well as the p-ogressives, t.o j. is
sJleiy On his record as an efficient man
in The Office Of attorney general Il
seemed for 2 time as If Col w. T.
Chantland would De the chief opponent
ri Coszon, but lately il APPEARS That
Speaker Guy Fee.ey has aiken q de-
cided squirt
Supreme Court cIerkship.
The contest for clerk Of the supreme
court has also presented some yaria-
tons. Burgess " Garrett. by reason
Of his recognized loyalty 10 the pro-
gressive cause, and because ne is an
able. clean and WORTHY young man with
a splendid record Of official service
we'll performed, has had the lead from
the start For time It looked as if
Tom Grubb would get the solid stand
pat vote. but lately this appears to be
turning 10 Col. Bousquet. This has
been largely due TO the activity Of Ben
Salin ger. whose article printed in a
weekly paper is being sent out by the
thousands. Here. more nearly than
anywhere else save for governor. the