Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-21
LAFolLETTE CAMPAIGN TO BE
HANDLED FROM CHICAGO, NOT
FROM WASHINGTON.
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOO
FAR FROM STRONGHOLD
Iowa End Of Campaign Will es Direct
cd From Chicago offies-Many Con.
srieuous Features Of Recent Pro.
sressivs conferenes-ceionsi Roess.
vets Approval Manifest.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mo:nes. Oct. 21-The LaFollette
campaign for the republican pres iden-
tial nomination Of 1912 will be handled
directly from Chicago where western
headquarters are to be established at
once. 1t is realized that Washing ton is
too far away, and besides. Chicago 10
the very center OF that group of states
which may Ue most easily broken away
from the control Of the interests.
The Iowa campaign is to be directed
front he Chicago onice. The Iowa dele
cation Will be divided. SO far as t is
possible Tor the LaFollette advocates to
nave it so, the campaign will be one
sely concerned with advocacy Of
!i.ciples. entirely within the party
ID welcoming the fullest discussion
conditions as they actually are.
i.ere will be no personalities save as
icy throw light on The political events
the time.
The ors sanitation. if such it may be
allied. which was ef1ecled at the Chi
ago meeting, was made eastern entire
y. The chairman or president is
ieorge L. Record, Of New Jersey, and
he secretary George Little of North
-lalolina. The active promoter. how
ever, is Walter L. Houser of Wash
aston, who arranged every detail OF
.ne meeting in Chicago. Mr.. Record is
The man who went up against the New
Jersey republican machine and helped
@ destroy it, and then helped the dem
crat. under Governor Wilson to modi-
y the New Jersey political system 30
hat it will be very difficult for the
.'usts ever again to own New Jersey.
IT. Little is an enthusiastic progress
We republican from North Carolina
nd he brought the news that tho
)uthern states are wheeling into line
" progressive principles.
There were a dozen men from Iowa
= attendance at the meeting held in
he LaSalle hotel. They could hardly
said 10 haxe participated, tho they
Joined heartily in the spirit Of the oc-
aston. for all committees and officers
we're selected in advance, and there was
% occasion whatever for the confer
nee of any state delegation on any
matter. There was no attempt nor
pretense Of pledg:ng 1owa-or for that
matter any other state-to any definite
line Of action, or to start any state or
ganlzation. The whole proceeding was
informal. and each and every person
person present acted for himself alone.
go
That which was first to impress the
No
the fact that it was so absolutely free
from any suggestion Of starting a new
party" It would have been not strange
If in an entirely open meeting, where
all were welcome, some one had gained
the floor to exploit his own personal
views and to have demanded that q
new party should be formed. Nothing
OF the sort was done. There was not
at the meeting at any time any sug-
gestion Of anything other than q de-
sire to strengthen the republican party
for the inevitable contest Of the future.
The things that were urged were urged
with a view to making the republican
party a progressive organization and
thus fitting it to grapple with the prob
lens Of the day. It was pointed out
that the republican party was organ
lied to lead the nation away from the
Of the old whig party and
the bourbonism Of the old democratic
party OF the days Of Polk and Bu-
chanan; and what il wanted now Is
merely that the republican party shall
be true to the principles on which it
was founded. The fight, so far as the
are concerned. il to be
one wholly within the republican party.
and with view to putting that party
in a position where 1t can and will
meet the demands Of the people. This
idea was admirably developed in the
splendid address of Chairman Record.
which was a gem Of political oratory--
a broad minded statement Of the gen.
eral principles OF government and the
purposes which lie back Of the progress
sive movement. 1t was again echoed
in the thoughtful and temperate ad-
dress Of James r. Garfield in which he
spoke plainly and without extravag-
ance of the issues that are confronting
the party Addresses by Senators Clapp
and Crawford were also devoted to
pointing out how valuable 1t will be
for the republican party to plant it.
self firmly on a progressive platform.
Neither publicly nor privately did
any one at the meeting intimate that
1t might be necessary to organize any
new party. Not one Of the 200 men at
the conference anticipated that any
party boss anywhere would attempt to
read them out Of the party for the
expression OF views in conformity with
the fundamental principles Of the par
ty. Unless the progressives Of the
thirty states represented are denied the
right of free speech and personal
choice. the Chicago meeting will not
eventuate in any party troubles.
Another thing that impressed an OBJ
server from Iowa in regard to the Chi
cago meeting was the frequency with
which the progressive movement was
referred to as an entirely new thing,
something Just discovered, movement
within the past year or two
and above all else something in the
experimental stage. A good many OF
the speakers referred to it as tho this
meeting at Chicago was really the
BETTER CHAN SPANKING