Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-04
8UkDRY INFORMAL POLITICAL
CONFERENCES HELD OUR.
ING STATE FAIR.
PLAN TO HITCH TO TAFT
IN ORDER TO SECURE CONTROL
Standpat Hope 10 to Get Hold Of state
Machinery in Order to Aid Ever.
lasting Plan Of Pounding cummins-
New Candidate for Governor Sought
-HoIdsn's Friends Aroused,
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Sept. 4.-There can he
no doubt that state day" at the state
fair was made the occasion for num-
erous and sundry informal political
an effort. at least OH the part on quite
number Of the politicians, to start a
get together movement to turn the
state over to the standpatters for next
year. and much feeling out" Of men
as to where they stand. Here is the
situation as one of the conferees ex-
pressed it to friend: Iowa is going
to go standpat next year for the
| standpatters will rally around Taft
and use him to carry them thru as
they sought to do last year, and this
being the case why not frame up a
standpat ticket all the way thru and
clean the platter?' But still more i'm
portant 1t Is that II the standpatters
are going to drive Senator Cummins
out Of the senate three years from
now they must set the machinery Of
the state government and retain It;
and Of course the ultimate aim Of all
standpat activity is to pound Cum
minis into the EARTH" Hence the stand
pat activity now for the state ticket
Seeking Candidate.
There is still some investigating be-
ing done for a new candidate for govs
ernor. It seems that those who man.
of those who have projected them
selves into the game can make fair
showing against Lieutenant Governor
Clarke. who is conceded by all to be
long way in the lead. There are
two elements seeking a candidate
against Clarke-one the implacable
standpatters who want one who will
help them to destroy Cummins" and
the other a few progressives who fear
that he will be too independent to suit
them. But nothing came Of the con-
ferences held here this week as to the
governorship, which is the key to the
situation.
The standpatters are saying that il
they can get the RICH. kind Of a
franeup for their ticket they believe
they can take all the offices and put an
end to the progressive cause in Iowa
for all time reverting to the old sys-
tenn Of political maneuvering. They
believe that next year is the time to do
1t on account of the great personal
popularity of President Taft and his
administration. At least this was the
talk around the corners at the confer
ences here this week.
HoIdsn's Friends Aroused.
An interesting story developed fol-
lowing the State day" and other
events Of the fair. It related to Pro-
lessor Holden Of Ames. He was at the
college building during the week busy
teaching the boys Of Iowa all about
the gospel Of better crops. But there
gathered about him thousands OF the
farmers OF the state who assured him
Of their continued confidence in him
and their enthusiastic support Of him
in everything. It developed that among
these farmers there was talk that II
Professor Holden is not dealt with fair
ly in connection with the attacks that
have been made upon him In certain
political quarters. he will be put into
state politics in way that will cause
new deal all around. There Is no
question whatever Of the wonderful
personal popularity Of Holden and that
the farmers Of the state would get
back Of him In a minute II they thought
he was being sacrificed. The corn ex-
pert is said to be himself not at all
anxious to get out on the stump with
a shillelah. but he would not hesitate
to do 1t.
proaressivss ouissesnt.
Practically nothing has developed
recently as to any plans Of the pro-
gressives for their part in next years
campaign The progressive candidates
for state office have all acted each
one independently and with free and
open field AS for the plans with re-
gard to the first state convention. moth
ing has as yet been done. nor will there
be until it is seen whether or not the
fight is to be forced from the other
side. 1t would now appear. as one
prominent progressive republican put
it the other day. that the progressives
are to go on the defensive this year
and be forced to- fight for their political
lives. 1t is known that a strong effort
"a being made to induce President Taft
to start the ball rolling by general
attack upon progressive principles
when he comes to Iowa and such state
ments as will force the progressives
to get busy to save themselves. On
the other hand there are leading men
Of both factions who are ready to say
to the president that il he desires to
precipitate fight 1t will almost GER