Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-06
THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL
SITUATION SHAPING UP FOR
LIVELY CONTEST.
WEAR ALL SHADES OF !
REPUBLICAN FACTION TAGS
Summer, Perkins, Lseeh and Sweet to
Try Conclusions in District Primary
Pickett Stands on His Record a.
Taft RepubIiean-Swest Once Op-
posed Pickett.


ing shaped up in the Third congress
sional district of Iowa for a decidedly
refreshing and interesting try out Of
political candida ies based on live is
sues before the primary of next June.
To date, according to advices from the
district there are five we'll developed
candidates. circulating around as fol-
lows:
Charles e. Pickett, West Waterloo,
present incumbent.
Del Sumner, East Waterloo, insur-
gent.
Ell C, Perkins, Delhi, Delaware coun-
ty. regular.
r. f. Leach. independence, Buch-
anan county, progressive.
Burton Sweet, Waverly, Bremen
county, standpat.
This classification is made without
any regard whatever for the feelings
of the candidates. Each one being a
lawyer, can if thought desirable. either
demur or move to amend. or intervene
and set up a defense Of some kind.
Pickett for Taft.
classification of the various candl-
man Pickett has made his record and
it is one on which he will stand. he IS
for Taft and against the keystone OF
the Taft renom'rarinn arch-the Aatt
brand of reciprocity. Sumner is against
the whole works, including Pickett. ana
specifically he is fer the policy OF the
western pepole as against the dom ma
ton of the east. Perkins made very
fine record in the legislature as Hlod-
crate and conservative man with leah
ings both ways He had been urged 10
run for lieutenant governor and con-
sidered it for a time but was then OF
fered the nomination for state senator
without a contest .ir. Leach is pretty
a aggressive kind of a progressive and
he believes that 1t is Thoroughly IN
accord with republican principles t.
stand for what you think and not to
veer TO one side or the other. he is
for LaFollette if LaFollette is the can
didate ofIowa progressives and ne Is not
for the Taft variety Of reciprocity ana
downward revision la the Aidrlch
bill. Mr. SWEET Is a brilliant man with
legislative experience and he is 1or
Taft and for the Taft kind OF re-
ciprocity and oth.r revision of the tar
if.
In 1908 Sweet and Pickett faced each
other in the republican primary after
Judge Birdsall had retired from the
game The former got 6,237 votes to
1910 for Picrs''.
Campaign Two Weeks Old.
While the campaign has been on
now fully two weeks it has been TO
some extent conducted around the out
err edges. Several OF tine candidates
are said to have been out scouting
around the district and they finu
things decidedly chaotic. In fact. it
would seem just now that it is any
bodys race, with a good guess that at
the end 1t will be square fight be-
tween Picket and Leach for first place
The latest definite entry Is Mr..
Leach, lawyer. forty-twO years i'll
Buchanan county, a successful practi-
toner. loyal republican. good
fighter who has always been right out
and out for somebody and was never
known to dodge. f1e believes that 1t is
right that republicans who differ as
to political matters should submit
their differences frankly to the voters.
He doesn't think William H. Taft is
that he has lived up to the promises
on which he secured the support Of
the progressives of the country three
years ago. He is not ready to applaud
the president for his handling of the
tariff question. the interstate COM
mcrce law amendment, the corporation
question. and others. In short, Mr.
Leach will stand sauarely before the
people of the Third district as a pro-
gressive republican. one who will do all
that is possible for one man to do to
clnch for all time the progressive
principles of the previous national adj
Sumner Not Well Known.
If Mr.. Sumner was better known in
the district he would certainly cut
wide swath. He is young and active
and faces the issues squarely. He
suffers the handicap. however, that he