Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
PROGRESSIVE CAUSE
70 GET BIG BOG i
INFORMAL BANQUET ANrss *.
FEST WILL BE A STAG
GATHERING. :
cUMMINs TO OUTLINE
DIFFERENCE IN TWO FACTIONS
Senator Declares Progressive Cause
Has Benefited Des Moines More
Than Has HulI-smith's First oppo-
sition For office-statement From
Him Anxiously Awaited.


publicans in Iowa will get big boost
at the rather informal banquet and
talk fest to be given this evening. In
advance of the meeting it Is certain
that there will be far more than can
possibly be accommodated in the big
dining room of the Savory, and some
of the Des Moines men are preparing
to give way for outsiders who want to
be present.
Senator Cummins it is expected will
make it very plan that he wants Iowa
to send out word to the nation next
June that the state has not changed
falth but is true to republican princi-
pies. He will probably make it plain
that he would be immensely pleased
with solid Iowa delegation that will
stand shoulder to shoulder with him
and his colleague in advocacy of all
progressive principles. He will leave
no doubt, also, that it would not be
distasteful to him if there should be
such an awakening in Iowa as to as
sure thoroughly progressive state
administration.
The plea is being made here tina,
Captain Hull ought to be returned to
congress because of the great benefits
secured thru him. Senator Cummins
is of the opinion that the progressive
| movement in Iowa has done far more
for DeS Moines and for Iowa than Hui
and those who have been associated
with him. In the matter of freight
rates alone the business interests o1
Des Moines have had profit a Thousand
fold greater than can ever come te
them thru location of an army post ant
an occasional military tournament.
1t is probable, also, that Senator
Cummins will, in this address to his
! friends and neighbors this evening
give a very clear outline of what con-
stitutes the difference between the pro-
gressive and the standpat republicans
and point out that the movement has
accomplished very much in Iowa since
| it started "a dozen years ago.
The fact that the mere announcement
of the dinner caused a fiutter of ex-
citement in eastern reactionary circles
would seem to Indicate. SO it is though
here, that the impression had got ou
that Cummins had lost his grip il
Iowa. He never was more popular.
A good deal of interest will attach
| to any statement Judge Walter |. Smiti
may make as to the pledge he made
some of his friends the time he wa.
last nominated that he would not ash
a nomination if 1t had to be made witt
a fight. 1t is stated that Judge Smith
| declared, and the fact is we'll attesteo
| by reputable friends that whenever the
time came that he found any consider
able opposition to his denomination tt
congress he would retire, or in Other
words, that he did not care enough fol
holding office to make a fight to keel
him there perpetually. Now he has Sc
rious opposition and the question Is
what will he do with his pledge of re-
tirement.
1t is recalled that Congressman Smith
has had the remarkable record of get
ting office without opposition ever,
time.
''There never was a vote cast il
convention against me for either judg,
the writer on one occasion. There wer,
other candidates prior to some of tn,
conventions, but in the conventions al
opposition disappeared and he was ac
| corded the unanimous vote of ever.
convention at the critical time.
Hon. Smith w. Brookhart, of Wash
l lington, will be a candidate for congress
in the First district unless somethn:
unforeseen happens. Brookhart is on
of the fighting republicans of the dis
Itrict who never at any time became re
Jconciled to the reservation" boundar
lies and has been in continual state o
insurgency for ten years. That he will
give Kennedy q hard chase Is certain
This assures four nice contests, name
/ ly:
Judge S. F. Prouty VS.. John A. I
Hull, Seventh district; Attorney Gen
eral H. W. Byers VS.. Judge w.
Smith, Ninth district; Representativ
John Darrah vs.. Judge II. NJ. Townel
Eighth district; Smith w. Brookhar
VS. Charles +. Kennedy, First district
In state matters there will be con
u test for governor, for state superin
Itendent, for attorney general. for rail
road commissioners and possibly 9th
ers.