Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-06
PLAN CONTEST IN IOWA
SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE YES
TERDAY AT WHITE HOUSE.
State Will Be Flooded With Litera-
ture Combating Cummins'
Tariff Views.

The political situation in Iowa was
discussed at the White House yester-
day afternoon with particular reference
to the congressional elections next fall.
Representative, Mckinley. chairman OF
the republican congressional commit
tee, Representatives Smith and KIN
nedy and eX-Representative Pete"
Hepburn of Iowa were those in coi.-
ference with the President. Iowa, be =
cause of the attitude of her two sena
tors-Cummins and Dolliver-is rank
ed with the insurgents of Congress, but
the representatives in the House are ~
no means in sympathy with the send
tors and are not disposed to be put in
the position of hostility to the admins
tration. Representative Smith has Deer
talked of for Speaker in the event OF
the retirement of Speaker Cannon ana
the control of the next House by the
republicans.
There is no alarm on the part of the
President as TO Iowas electing the usual
number of republican representatives. The
conditions in that state are not like those
in Indiana or onio. where the democrats
are vigorous and hopeful and the repub-
licans suffering from fractional troubles.
Iowa democrats are not numerous. There
is plenty of factiCnal spirit in Iowa but
the republicans all swear allegiance to
the party
Defense of Payne Law.
The republican congressional commit
tee is planning to send out thousands of
pamphlets defending the Payne tariff
law. These pamphlets are TO be strongly
different from the views of Senator Cum
minis. Some of them may even go so far
as to take direct issue with the Iowa
senator, and for this reason the confer
ence at the White House was held The
President is willing to stand by the
Payne law as he has indicated i'm his
speeches, and he ia not averse that this
defense of the law shall also take notice
OF some of its enemies. He is beginning
to see the necessity of using strong
measures to draw the lines as to what
genuine republicanism is. To continue to
placate hostile republicans he believes.
Is not To insure good results for the
party. If the republicans are to split
wide open the President feels that the
split might as well be made clear now
Every indication points TO the fact that
lie proposes To have the lines sharply
drawn from now on. Before it is all
over there may be some reading out of
those who do not stand by the admin
istration.
Reports from Iowa that have been re-
ceived by the President are to the effect
that on the question of standing by the
tariff the state will be overwhelmingly
with the national administration and
against Senator Cummins and his follow
ers. If the tariff is 10 be the issue Iowa
republicans will stand by protection and
the administration, il is claimed. The
President believes these reports 10 be
true. The attitude of the congressional
delegation. outside of the senator's, con-
firms this view TO a large extent.
No Lack of Money.
The republican congressional commit.
tee proposes to flood Iowa with protec-
tive tariff literature. Information is tina,
| there will be plenty of money this wear
for the purpose. Protectionists every
where are willing TO contribute for the
smothering of the revolution that is be-
ing preached against the Payne tarlff.
| The President himself feels that there
are some schedules of the Payne law
! which could safely be reduced, and when
the time comes be will advocate a change
| He does not propose to encourage any
| changes now. Let the new law be tried
| he asserts. and let the movement fol
further revision come at q later period.