Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-07
FRIEND OFFERS EXPLANATION
OF WHAT HAPPENED IN NEW
YORK CONVENTION.
cuMMINs AND ROOSEVELT
WILL NOT QUARREL
Real Fight In Saratoga Convention
Was Over Direct Nom lin atoms, and
Other Declarations Were Mere Clap
trap Says Man Who Was There
Just Making a Start In East
Special to Times-Republican.

! Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Oct. THAT Senator
Cummins and Colonel Roosevelt came
to an entirely satisfactory understand
ing as TO the immediate duty of the day
for all who believe in progressive prin-
ciples, If there ever was any misun-
outstanding between them. is taken by
Senator Cummins' friends heret o have
been fully indicated in the dispatches
from New York The effort of the
standpat mischief makers, it is be-
Heved, has been of no avail in start
Ing a fight between them. Colonel
/ Roosevelt win go on his southern trip
and make il very clear that he has not
surrendered to the old guard, and later
he Will come to Iowa and speak earn
estly for republican candidates for
congress.
It is recalled that when Senator
Cummins returned from congress last
spring he was unable then 20 accept
an urgent invitation to go to oyster
Bay for conference. He was anxious
to learn of the outcome of the fight
which had been waged for six months
backed by all the power of the admin
/ lstTat!on and the unlimited money OF
the Mckinney syndicate, to get the
state convention away from the Iowa
progressives, SO he did not see Col
onel Roosevelt until the latter came
into Iowa. 1t is an open secret that
their brief conversation here was OF a
character pleasing to all progressives.
Colonel Roosevelt had planned an
extensive speaking "Trip into the south
- pc.-, ~ int n
Indiana and he desired TO confer
/ frankly with Senator Cummins on
New York.
Senator Cummins has made no at
! tack on Roosevelt at any time The
eastern papers have been supplied with
an abundance Of mislnformation by
the special literary bureau which they
maintain here in local newspaper OF
fee. Beyond this there was nothing in
the situation TO call for unusual COM
alent.
There is no doubt that in his coming
Z tour Colonel Roosevelt will come out
squarell- for the tariff commission
and for the commission method
of handin the tariff question. rms
/ is the proposal which Senator Cum
minis made a good many years ago,
| long before Pres ident Taft ever be-
came interested in the tariff question,
and which he publicly advocated ~
many speeches II was a part Of the
FAMOUS iowa idea tor a business re-
VISION OF the tariff by treating sched-
ules separately and each on its own
merit.
lhe nope or some persons that
| roosevelt ana Curnnins VIII become
emprolied IN quarrel and VIII begin to
tear each ol3er q pieces Is HKeIy %
never come 70 head.
AS bearing on what happened a, the
Ne" ork convention last Neck ana
me measure OF the victory Tor pro-
sFesslVe p9inciples your correspondent
mas letter written % MIN by one of
the most prominent journalists of New
OK VINO attended the saratoga con-
Vention' IN "nlch ne ,e4ls OF the situa-
ZION from the STANDPOINT OF progress
SiVe some excerpts from II VIII IN
terest the people OF Iowa re says
am writing you IN me hope that
. may contribute some information as
10 what may have appeared 20 many
| IN your part OF the country as the de-
seruon of Theodore Roosevelt. want
20 say that Roosevelt has not deserted
he simply made no fight against
plank adopted, together With that in
dorslng the administration. were made
IS strong as they are in the hope that
Roosevelt would object and thereby