Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-22
INSURGENCY BREAKS OUT IN
STATE AND MAY BECOME
EPIDEMIC.
CONVENTION MAY INDIANAIzE
PAYNE-ALDRIcH TARIFF
Governor HadIey Heads Movement TO
Bring About Change in Attitude Of
Senators and consressmen-Sixth
District Election Shows Drift Of
Sentiment.
Sentiment.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, April 22.-Missouyt has
suddenly become center of attention
in connection with the tariff. The Mis-
souri, republicans in congress have been
so uniformly regular and have so uni
formly lined up with the organization
in the house and senate, that it has
come here as something of a surprise
to learn that insurgency is afoot in that
state.
Governor Herbert S. Hadley. the So
year-old chief executive of the state,
is the man who is leading the insur-
sible that under his leadership Missouri
will go into the campaign with the
republicans of that state having plat
form on the lines of the Indiana plat
form, containing no endorsement of the
Aldrich- Payne tariff bill.
The republican state committee will
meet in jefferson City next Saturday.
The question of the party attitude will
be discussed. Governor Hadley is eX-
pected to exert strong influence He
is distinctly against the standpatters
on tariff and is aligned with the pro-
gressive or insurgent movement. 1t is
expected the forthcoming meeting of
the state committee will to a large ex-
tent settle the question OF what posi-
ton the Missouri republicans Will take
on the issues before the country, es-
pically on the tariff. Perhaps Cannon
ism and other questions also will be
considered.
A Cue to Sentiment.
It is asserted here that the state COM
nittee is the more ready to go into a
consideration of what its attitude
should be on tariff and other questions
because of the recent vote in the Sixth
Missouri district. This is the old De-
Almond district, and the election of
the democratic successor to Mr. De-
Almond, G. G. Dickinson by a plurality
of 300, about double the usual demo-
cratic plurality, has caused the repub-
lican leaders in Missouri to lie awake
nights.
1t has also caused some concern to
the republican congressional leaders
here. This is shown by the fact that
the republican congressional commit
tee is sending out strong array of
speakers to st. Louis next Monday
night to speak before the business
mems association there Vice President
Sherman will go. Representatives Fas-
sett and Fordney, former Senator HEINZ
enway Of Indiana and former Repre-
sentative Watson OF the same speech
These speakers are all regulars. The
understanding here is that they go to
preach the gospel OF regular repubIi-
canism to the voters of Missouri, tho
they will not be there in time to have
any effect on the meeting Of the state
committee.
Warner Has Opposition.
Out of the present situation may
grow the defeat of Senator Warner for
reelection. He has opposition because
of his position in support of the tariff
bill and because he has almost uni
formly lined up with Senator Aldrich's
forces. Governor Hadley may enter the
race for the senate. "A movement Of
that sort is already on in Missouri but
a good many of the governors friends
are telling him not to run. They are
telling him that he has nearly three
years to serve as governor and that
he ought to serve out his term and do
the work that will fall upon his Shout
ders in that time.
Hadley is one Of the youngest men
in the United States who has at
taired high honors in public life. He
has fought the corporations in Missouri
and they have fought him in turn. He
attracted notice outside of the state in
his effort to get the Standard Oil Com
pany ousted from the state. The suit
is now pending in the supreme court
Of the United States. He has also been
involved in a fight with the railroads.
His position on national questions,
however, has attracted little notice
hitherto but the trouble in Missouri
over the tariff and the question Of what
platform the republicans there shall
stand on may bring him to prominence
in the public eye.