Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
"Progressives" and "Stand-
patters" Line Up Tuesday.
STATEWIDE PRIMARIES
National Administration the Issue
Among Republicans.
SITUATION MUCH COMPLICATED
Prestige of Cummins Somewhat In
>volved in the Carroll-Garst Contest
for Gubernatorial Nomination.

DES MOlN Els, iowa, June IL HIS
state, rising to the requirements of its
position as the immediate center of the
nations interest in republican politics,
refused to close the primary campaign
with tonight's meetings throughout the
commonwealth.
Not until the last "standpatter' and
the last progressive have returned to
their homes Monday night will the cam
didates be content to enter the primary
battle of next Tuesday.
State officers and representatives in
Congress will be nominated Broadly
rspeaking, the issue in the republican ranks
is the present republican administration.
Outside this broad line of demarcation
between the factions there are, however.
issues within issues, small factional diff
ferences so complicated in their rela-
tons and to the result as whole that
veteran observers, such as La Fayette
Young, admit their inability to diagnose
the situation in detail However, the
general feeling is that Tuesdays prima-
ries will test thoroughly the position of
Iowa republicans on the insurgent and
Standpat question.
Cummins Involved.
To degree the prestige of Senator
Cummins is involved in the fight between
Gov. b. f. Carroll and Warren Garst for
the gubernatorial nomination. Cummins is
said to have been forced to support Garst
by the "standpat' maneuver of placing
the present governor under the banner of
the national administration. The forma-
ton of Taft club in support of Car
roll was the principal play in this de-
velopment.
Thus the denomination of the governor
will be hailed. if 1t takes place. by the So
called reactionists as a slap at Cummins.
governor has said little. save that he does
not purpose to be dictated to by Cum
minis and Dolhver.
On congressional nominations the con-
tests exciting greatest interest are in the
first, seventh and ninth districts-in the
last named greatest of all.
In the first district Representative
Charles A. Kennedy of Montrose is be-
ing subjected to the assaults Of those
who do not approve of his so-called
"standpat" record. The progressive
candidate is Smith w. Brookhart.
Judge S. F.. Prouty for The fourth time
is seeking to wrest the nomination from
Representative John A. T. Hull in the
years ago Hull won over Prouty by only
forty votes, although Des Moines. the
largest city in the state. is in the district.
In the ninth Representative Walter
a stanch wheel-horse of the regular
organization at Washington. Smith
was a member Of the old Cannon rules
committee. His opponent is II. w.
Byres, the present attorney general Of
the state.
No Contests in Seven Districts.
Tn tho cacop6 third fourth fffh
sixth, eight and eleventh districts
publicans. II
Charles Grilk, candidate in the second
district, is said TO be q progressive, but
the regulars declined to oppose him
when Representative Dawson, the pres
ent incumbent. refused to seek re-
of the third is regarded as a sort Of
conservative progressive" Representa-
tive Haughen Of the fourth is another
unopposed progressive" Representative
Good. unopposed in the fifth. is labeSed
surgent." Representative Kendall, who
stands without opposition in the sixth,
also is claimed by the "progressives"
The present representative from the
eighth district is William L. Jameson.
a. democrat Mr.. Jameson refused to
be a candidate again, and the honor is
being sought by Fl. NJ. Towner, stand
patter." and John II. Darrah, pro
gressive." The candidates have eschewed
oratory in the campaign in favor OF
''gum-shoe" canvass.
In the tenth Lewis H. Mayne has been
selected to make the run against Repre-
sentative Woods. who stands on his
record as an ''insurgent.'
There are democratic contests in the
first, second. third. seventh, eighth and
ninth districts. No democratic nomina-
lions will be made in the tenth and
eleventh districts.