Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-05
REAL REPUBLtCANlSM IN IOWA
HAS NOT BEEN RE-
PUDIATED.
sTANpPATs BADLY BEATEN
IN SATURDAYS CONVENTIONS
Proeressives Have Majority Of Over 200
Delegates in State Convention of Aug.
3-Oniy Surprise in False Claims of
jackson Committee-Thorne's Vic
tory Complete.
Special to rtmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 5.-The republican
state convention of Aug. is going to
be the biggest and best harmony meet
Ding held in Iowa for a long time. The
result of the convention work of Sat
urday settled it that Iowa republicans
ism Will be on a safe, sensible and
Thoroughly progressive basis hence
forth.
The county conventions caused no
surprise, unless it was TO the claims
department Of the Jackson committee,
tho it Is hard TO understand how Iha.
committee ever had the slightest foun-
dalton for It's exuberant claims as TO
having gained conrol for the stand
patters. Republicans who had followed
the matter closely had absolute knowl-
edge of the fact that the effort at fac
tional division had failed.
There were few places in the state
where there was any possibility of a
}surprise. The progressives We're, per-
;haps, most gratified over making good
in Washington county, where Clifford
tThorne was so sp1endidly Endorsed by
made against him. Next to this there
was qualification over Montgomery
county, the home of Smith Mcpherson
incidentally it is also the home of
Judge Deemer and General Logan, both
progressives, and Ex-senator Juakin.
and Ex-Representative Maggie also live
there Another county that came up
nobly was Warren, which has seldom
lbeen found in the progressive column.
Much of the credit for this is due %
Ex-Senaor Berry. There was also much
qualification here over the fact that in
Dallas county the progressives had an
overwhelming majority in the c1nven>
ton.
Second District Progressive.
Il was expected that Muscarine and
Scott would both divide and 1t IS now
evident that the standpatters were ex-
ceedingly active in trying TO secure
such g. division as would defeat Mr..
Adler for the state committee. But the
district is progressive and will not be
taken over by the standpats. Mr.. Ad-
Ter Is one of the most valuable men
on the state committee.
There were number of counties
where the progressives had some fear
of losing out, and in which it was 50
close that they did not know what to
expect, but the Jackson committee ad-
Tritted late Saturday they did not
know anything about them. 1t is evil
{dent now that the Jackson committee
was not covering the ground very thor
toughly.
Good Work in Polk.
{ The resolutions adopted in Polk
county received warm reception at
no Of +71a ha
Fconvention was absolutely in the con-
troll of the progressives There was
first Of all an Endorsement of the prin-
'ciples of the republican party, placing
that above all else: then indorsen ent
of the state and national administra-
! tons, because they are republican, and
for the good being done; then the
hearty Endorsement of the senators and
congressman who aided in getting thru
con gress the legislation in redemption
of the party pledges. These resolutions
were the work of Ex-senator Cheshire.
one of the most earnest progre ssives in
1.-The state. The Polk county convention
twas entirely harmonious and in excel
ilent spirit, tho the judgeship fight was
an ugly one. The few standpaters in
the convention were utterly without
leadership and their feeble efforts TO
cause a row merely caused laughter.
Abandon Attack on Primary.
The plans Of the standpatters were
disclosed. for instance. In Maiiaslza
where there was failure to indorse the
principles Of the party or to say any
thing about carrying out the pledges.
but an Endorsement of Taft and Car
roll and then an Endorsement of Con-
gresham Kendall for all efforts in
support Of the administration of Pres
ident Taft" Nothing was said about
the boycott instituted against Ken
dali in the matter of the postofffces.
The scheme to make concerted at
tack 9pen the primary law was
abandoned, as has been stated, in the
4 last few days, or since it became known
that Theodore Roosevelt is planning
i ITO force a fight for the primary prin-
ciples in New York. Jasper county,
strongly standpat. and Cerro Gordo
solidly progressive. both commended
the law, but suggested amendments.
Progressive Majority 209.
The results by counties show that
the progressives will have a majority
of 209 in the state convention, as fol-
lows:
Counties. Prog. Standpat