Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-30
LITTLE CONSOLATION FOR AD-
MiNISTRATlON REPUBLICANS
IN NEBRASKA PLATFORM. II
INSURGENTS FAIL TO GAIN
DESIRED RESULTS IN q
Must Pass Up That State as ,ossi-
bly, Progressive This Year-SIap at
eressma an Norris-Fieht Now on Be-
tween Norris and Brown.
Especial correspondence


Washington. July so. Political
events in Ohio and Nebraska during
the past few days are being discussed
with conflicting emotions by the party
planning for the fall campaign. From
the standpoint Of the house orGaniza-
ton there is little consolation TO be
realized from the results of the state
convention in Nebraska, while the in
surgents who had been hopeful that
they would get morsel OF recognition
in Ohio have regretfully come TO the
conclusion that they must pass up that
state as possible recruit to their
ranks, at least for the time being.
Had the prosressives IN Ohio made
a respectable showing it Is believed
here that the insurgents could have ex-
pected much assistance from a major
ity of the members of the Ohio celega-
tion at the next session. Those who
were familiar with the state OF mind of
the members of the Ohio delegation
just prior to the primaries in that state
d number of weeks ago assert that it
would have taken but mighty little to
push majority of them over from the
,>,.--N' ~ VIC aAouoC St u Tie
insurgent contingent AS 1t was two
members, Howland and Taylor, re-
sponded to what they believed to be
the sentiment of their districts and
half-heartedly Joined the insurgents
on several votes. Now that the stand
pat element in the Buckeye state seems
TO be so absolutely in control of affairs
insurgents have lost hope of gaining
recruits from among the epresenta-
tlves or that state and they would not
pe surprised II they lost Taylor and
possibly Rowland
Different in Nebraska.
insurgents are getting considerably
more comfort out OF the situation In
the republican ranks in Nebraska than
are the regulars. The defeat OF Norris
for chairman of the convention is not
regarded as serious blow to insurr-
ency inasmuch as the insurgent leader
IN the house was a twelfth hour can
didate FOR the place and especially i'm
view or the fact that he succeeded In
having adopted his plank denouncing
Cannonfsm and committing Senator's
Brown and Burdett to the cause of tho
progresSlves. Neither OF these sena-
tors were consistent supporters of the
lnsurgent movement In the senate at
the last session and there Is now CON
siderable speculation as to how they
Will reconcile their record with the
pledge of the platform. 1t is widely
suspected among tho intimates of
Representative Norris that his amend
ment to the platform commencing the
cause Of the insurgents. of which he Is
the leader. was aimed directly at Sen
ator Buryett. who Is candidate for
re-election. Among the large quanti-
ties OF campaign literature sent into
his state Senator Burkett included not
only President Taft's Winona tariff
speech but thousands of copies OF the
speech delivered by Speaker Cannon at
the Knife and Fork Club banquet In
Kansas City, Md. several months ago
In this speech Uncle Joe" not only
defended the tariff but denounced the
insurgents. mentioning Norris by name.
1t is known that this action embittered
Norris so much that he not only re-
GREETED his refusal to run for the senate
against Burkett but let his friends
know that he would be against the re-
Of Burkett.
But . Fore
The contest between Norris and SEN
ator Brown for the Craftsmanship of
the state convention Is regarded here
as but the for1runner OF Il real contest
between the two men two years hence
Norris is determined to come to the SEN
ate and was on the point of announcing
himself candidate against Burkett just
before congress adjourned He re-
Trained from doing so. however. and
his friends believe that his decision
was not reached until he picked Sen
ator Brown as his opponent in 1913.