Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-27
MAKE FIRST ADMISSION THAT
THEY WILL NOT CONTROL
STATE CONVENTION.
LAFE YOUNG in PLEA
FOR DIVISION IN POLK
Bess Prosressives 20 concede Them
Twenty Deleeates-some Of the Old
Machine Men Don't Like to Be
Counted out-kuehnIe Declares War
Against Dolliver.
.c.al % Republican.

Special 70 Times Republican.
Dss Moines. June 2I.-Perhaps the
first authentic confession on the part
OF the standpatiers that they realize
tully that they stand no show OF con-
,rol Of the August state convention IN
less by free and voluntary gif, Of the
progressive Republicans. was contained
in their local organ here Saturday in
an editorial begging of the Polk county
pror~essives that they be so good as 10
give the s,andpatters twenty delegates
10 the state convention. Just Why the
number asked for was placed at TWEEN
y was not clear. but The surprise -
thar Jackson has figured il up ana
finds thar even i ne should get every
1hiue. planned 10 be taken he would sun
lack twenty Of having enough 20 en-
able him TO organize the convention 20
denounced Dolliver and Cunmins
For some time il has been known
that efforts were being made to compel
the Polk county republicans 70 abandon
taeir hard earned victory al the polls.
\ systematic stream OF abuse has peen
poured out upon the heads OF various
mos, excellent republicans who have
assisted in making the fight. This not
proving Of any avail. the Jackson
crowd IS now begging for mercy. and
votes.
For one thing an especial effort has
been made 20 ind way 10 get q place
Of ne delegation for Jim BeTryhli'
the most radical FIRE eater Of the whole
bunch. The way has not Yet been
found. Lafe Young. Frank Jackson,
Charley Johnston, Sid Foster, Nose
Cohen and other great leaders are con-
sp.cuous by their absence from the
DELEGATIONS. They will nor be able ID
20 % the state convention. and no
proxies are allowed under the Iowa
law. 50 their misunderstanding powers
VIII be limited.
For some time the especial object Of
attack on the part OF the standpat or
gan here has been Charles Bradshaw.
who had the good sense 20 see TO It
that a sufficient number Of his friends
were placed on the delegations 10 make
certain his nomination as district
Judge. But the real reason is that Mr.
Bradshaw IS and long has been warm
personal friend OF Cunlmins and
Prouty Il is an open secret that the
standpatters are threatening 70 bolt the
ticket unless he and his friends consent
10 give up the victory they won at the
polls and permit the enemies of Cum
Minis in his home city 10 control the
county convention after they had lost it
in fair political battle.
Hon Gerrit Kay, Of Sioux City. VIII
proba bly, be a candidate tor speaker Of
the next Iowa house. He is one Of
active leaders Of the Iowa house ard
in hearty sympathy with the majority
sentiment in the republican party He
took a prominent part IN legislation in
his first session and has the good will
and confidence Of the older mem bers.
There viii be a larger number Of the
old mem bers back from northwestern
Iowa than usual. nearly all the stHon z
man having been renorninated. II is
somewhat early 70 figure on probable
tiles IN the house, but it is certain that
the Sioux City member ard n osr of his
friends will be Reelected.
Carl KeuFnie, OF Denisoa. who IS a
newly nominated candidate for the
state senate residing in the Tenth con-
gressional district, is reported to have
stated while attending the bar con-
venrion last week that he was so OPP
posed 20 Senator Dolliver that under
no circumstances would he while in
the legislature vote for him for the
/ L. :. senate The report may De ex-
4 aggarated; but II is known that the
intentions Of the radical standpatters
VINO are seeking % regain control Of
the party, and who are in fact boast
ing that they have already made the
point. are 10 kill off Dolliver first and
! follow by destroying Curnuins. AL
ready they are grooming Congressman
Smith to run against Dolliver in case
they do not find Carroll fully avail
able.
Governor Carroll hastened to send a
letter Of organizations to his old
! neighbors in Davis county over the
vote they gave him and the splendid
manner in which ne was Endorsed
there. H conplimented them in the
fact. as reported to MIN that he had
received 30 per cent Of rne vote Of the
county and in two townships every
vote The same issue Of his old news
paper at Bloom field also disclosed the
fact that the republicans failed 70 nom
mate either a candidate for auditor. re-
corder, coroner, superintendent or sur
veyor, but that an effort is to bt
made 70 ignore the primary law an6
make these nominations by the county
convention The paper also came out
strongly opposed TO the primary sys-
TEN saying:
NO better men are selected for Of
fee and proper expression of choice
renders itself into farce. The ole
township caucus. county and STATE
convention system came as near repre-
senting the will Of the people as thu
primary"
Some Of the good republicans Il
central Iowa where the primary sys.
TEN has been In vogue for twenty year.
agree that perhaps in the Hairy Ma
ton" the primary is too advanced To-
the natives