Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-30


Missouri candidate for president, does
not take the same view OF the general
political outlook as Congressman
Prouty and he 10 confident that the
democrats In congress will make a
record that will gain for their party
such confidence that tho voters of the
country will be glad to commission Il
for management of federal affairs. MI.
Jamiesons view IL that the first es :.
senttal for democratic victory next
year il for the democrats to have a
candidate upon whom all can unite,
and then to base the campaign on the
record now being made in congress in
matters Of tariff aid economy Thus
far the Champ Clark movement ap.
pears to be the only one which is he
ing systemati ,a!ly boosted in Iowa or
anywhere in the west. The early work
dcne for Harmon has been dropped
and there is no organization, SO far
az Known, at work in the interest 1T
Woodrow Wilson. the professor in
politics. Unless the friends ana adj
n frers Of Wilson bestir themselves
Iowa will havs Champ C.arx dele
CATION
Alan Harvey, formerly II the Perry.
Chief, has started democra,ir news
paper in Perry. the only one in Dali
las county. Mr.. Harvey is remem-
bered as the chairman of the republi-
can county committee of Dallas coun-
ty who imported Tom Bennington of
Sioux City. and Charley Johnston, of
Des Moines. to undertake to organize
fake contests in Dallas county in the
campaign of 1906 to get the county
for Perkins for governor and ingicri-
ously failed.
When the republican state commit
tee meets here Jan. II to fix the date
will be quite a scramble for the loca :
ton, tho it is known that matter is
now settled in favor of Cedar Rapids.
The Des Mones boosters intend how
ever. to have something to say. A
chairman OF the convention will he Sc
lected. and the name of Hon. Robert
Healy, of Fort Dodge, has been men
tened as one capable of delivering a
keynote address benefitting the oc-
casion.
The judgeship contest for next year
promises to overs!,adow some other
things scheduled for the June republi-
can state convention. There promises
to be fine field Of candidates, Judge
Sherwin and McClain will be candi-
dates for reelection, and already
Judges vermillion. Preston and
IN, m
talk Of Judge Roberts becoming also
a candidate from southern Iowa but
he will throw his support to Judge
vermillion. The fact that a contest
will occur in the state convention on
the judgeship will make republicans
somewhat particular about the selec-
ton Of delegates. especially as a strong
effort is to be made to so complicate
the governorship matter that It will
also be thrown into the convention
In connection with the discussion as
to whether or not the Iowa republican
delegation in congress ought to follow
custom and recommend persons for
filing federal places in Iowa, the state
ment has been published that in the
past the matter of filing the pension
office in Des Moines has been dis
posed Of by the entire Iowa delega-
ton. This appears not to be the case.
rhs JRfRestoR% asnf6sr mnY years at the
disposal Of Congressman Hull. of this
district, and the incumbent was al
ways his personal choice regardless
Of the delegation. When Des Moines
got senator, the custom was followed
Of having both these places disposed of
NV the senator