Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-22
NEbRAskAN COMING TO IOWA TO
SPEAK FOR LlouoR-PLAT-
FORM CANDIDATES.
WILL IGNORE ISSUES AND
ARGUE FOR CANDIDATES.
Rryan's Iowa Visit Puts "commoner"
in Peculiar Position, Following His
Bolt Of tho Candidate for Governor.
in Homo State-Generai Viewers
Comment on Situation.
Special to Tmes-Repubhcan.


Des Motnes, Sept. 22.-William j.
Bryan, when he comes to Iowa the
latter part of the pending campaign
will not undertake to defend or apollo
gize for the state platform Of his party.
1t he says anything at all about it he
will fight it and plead only for selection
of candidates as such and not because
OF the principles which they are ex-
.pected to put into force in office.
This is a fair inference from the as
serttons of General James B. Weaver
the old war horse of Iowa democracy
and long time close personal and po-
litical friends Of the Nebraska tribune
What does this mean about Bryan
coming out for the republican candi-
/ dates in Nebraska?' was asked OF
J General Weaver
Nothing al ALL" he replied. Nothing
at all, save that Bryan is right and he
is doing the only thing that a decent
man can do in Nebra ska this year"
But if Bryan is TO oppose the dem
ocratic platform in Nebraska how can
he come over here and stand upon the
democratic platform of Iowa. because
they are alike on the license question:
He Will not do it, said General
Weaver He viii not support or de-
fend the Iowa platform any more than
I will. l am openly and actively against
the platform on the liquor question IN
Iowa. Bryan will not say word IN
defense of that platform. I am for the
candidates of my party, but not for the
platform" In Nebraska, however, the
candidate for governor is even worse
than the platform
General Weaver left no doubt as TO
where he stands nor any doubt that he
understands perfectly where Mr.. Bryan
stands
What Mr. Bryan Is doing in Nebras-
ka," he added. is Of national import
ance II focuses attention on an is
sue that is coming. We must meet Il
squarely.''
Mr.. Bryan has six or seven speaking
dates in Iowa in October. great
many have wondered what he Will say
in view of his activity in opposing the
democratic party in Nebraska because
1t is committed to local option license
and the fact that the party as such is
quite as fully committed 10 the same
thing in Iowa.
Both General Weaver and Mr.. Bryan
are, however. very warm personal ad-
mirers Of Claude Porter and will do all
they can TO line up the progressive
democrats for him in this cam paign.
Both of them spoke for him and work
ed for him in the campaign against
Cummins four years ago.
In the absence Of Judge s. F. Prouty
from the state because of serious Ill
ness which is likely TO keep him out
of the campaign save for a short time
near the close of the fight the con-
gressional committee will be called TO
meet here in a few days to plan for
the campaign The committee has
never met nor organized as yet. -
Mentzer, postmaster at Knoxville, =
the old chairman, but he Will not act
as he belongs TO the Jackson commit
tee. The Polk county member j.
Charles S Wilcox. formerly assistant
attorney general, who also had charge
of the campaign for Judge Prouty
which gave him 5000 majority over
Hull in the recent primary. Des
Moines republicans say that they will
mot permit the campaign 70 go by de-
fault because Of the Illness OF their
candidate but plan to make a hard
fight against the combined democrats
land standpatters
Scott Skinner. postmaster at Cres-
ton, and Paul Juni1in, editor Of the
fCreston Advertiser, were both in Des
Moines the fore part OF the week. They
both declare that the political situation
in the Eighth district is excellent.
Chairman FRANKIE. of the state com
rnittee held the district conference In
Creston on Tuesday and reports that
the republicans OF the district are quite
confident Senator Cosson, who spoke
az Humeston in ,hat district states
that the political conditions in the
Eighth are excellent and that a large
republican vote viii be got OUT. He
reports that his address was greeted
with many marks of approval and that
in that district the fractional lines have
been largely obliterated for the sake
of SUCCESS at the polls.