Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE MOTHER.

The signs point 70 a sweeping pro-
gressive victory tonorrow-if progress
sives do their duty If the predictions
Of shrewd observers and the opinion
reflected by hundreds of county papers
from one end of the state to the other
afford a reasonable line of direction il
points toward progressive success all
along the line. Results will depend
largely on the size of the vote polled.
If there is a good strong vote out to-
morrow the returns should be 50
clearly progressive as to settle all
controversy.
The best judges of Iowa sentiment
predict that Garst will be nominated
by a strong majority over Carroi'
Shrewd standpatters as well as those
opposed see it that way Carroll II
is believed has done himself more harm
than good in his canvass. AS one OF
his adherents said: Carroll should have
kept out of sight The closer men get
to Carroll the less they like him Gov
ernor Garst is of a directly opposite
tyne. The nearer men get to Garst the
more they appreciate the sterling man
illness of the man and understand the
simple hard commonsense that makes
him the highly useful public servant
he has always been. Garst will defeat
Carroll That is the consensus of po-
utical opinion.
Prouty is picked for winner in the
Seventh district. With all Hull's pull
and the plenitude of his promises it is
believed that Prouty has him soundly-
beaten. 1t is a contamination devoutly
to be hoped.
In the Eighth ard Ninth opinion is
divided. Byers has made mighty in
roads into Smiths strength and is like
Nv to defeat him. Darrahs friends are
confident of victory over Towner in the
Eighth. The district standpat papers
show signs of distress. In the Ninth
every effort is being made for Smith
that money will buy or that threats
and promises and pleadings may pro-
duce Smith is scared and with good
reason. Byers ought to beat him anc
Smith knows it. Smith Brookhart is
making friends and votes in the First
He may beat Kennedy. He and his
friends think he will. It is another
case where the incumbent ought to ot
defeated and is afraid that he will bt
defeated.
Clifford Thorne will be nominated
The farmers will see to that. Hi!
strength is the strength Of mis- record
1t is not at all unlikely that the stat
will be astonished Wednesday morn
ing to f1nd that it has nominated tw'
railroad commissioners from one town
for Dave Palmer is spending forum
in this campaign or those most inter
ested in his candidacy are spending
for him. The latter suggestion is tn
one probably nearest the facts. 1t i
a nifty that the voters Of the stat
should permit themselves to b
cozened and jollied into keeping Pal
nner on the commission; for II ever an
man earned retirement from office, an
retirement via the boot, Dave Paine
has more than deserved it. However
with a man like Clifford Thorne on tn
board David will be largely neutral
ICED. Don't fail to put cross befoT
the name of Clifford Thorne-
Judging by the support of dozens
T,ovs:SSSS-s 18th stand e
end prVsressive, George cosson shoul
uoH caoSe to a majority over all M
Cesuon's candidacy has risen aboy
paxEasan and factional lines and /
has been accepted - the man whol
the ofzee is seeking by earnest me
ct eli parties and factions. Cosso