Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05
ONLY OPPOSITION COMES FROM
coTERIE OF srANpPArrERs
cumn,ins Not Backing LaFeIIstte Boom
-compromIss Plank Suggested for
State Platforrn-Demoerats May Hold
Convention First and Set Pace
Farm journal Wobbles,
pecial to Tines Republican.

SreSS nave not declared against per
hitting Iowa republicans to send
delegation to the national convention
next year that will vote for the Taf
denomination. No war upon Taft" ha
been announced. 1t is not the intentio,
of the progressive republicans, at leas
not at this time, to make fight to op
pose the denomination OF Presiden
Taft
The long time and never satisfied
personal enemies OF Senator Cummin
in this city, enlisting new avenues o
publicity. have sought to convey thu
impression in the state that the pro
gressive republicans Of the state ana
their leaders are ir conspiracy t
take the Iowa delegation away from
Taft. They have resorted to all thu
old and familiar tricks or nisrepre.
sentation and deliberate falsehood di.
rected especially toward Senator Cum.
Minis
Il do not understand that Senator
Cummins has at any time intimatet
or suggested that he will oppose Taf
delegation from Iowa" said a state
official yesterday. "Certainly all that
he has said that we know anything
about leads to the contrary. I take il
that the senator is in the same state
Of mind as 95 per cent Of the rest Of us
we feel that the real problem is moi
one Of nomination but one of election
afterwards"
Not Backing LaFolIette.
It is recalled that when the announce
ment was made that Senator LaFollette
would have the backing Of all the pro-
gressive republicans in congress. de-
NAL was Immediately made by Senate,
Cummins that he was In any such
move. He was then quoted in all the
newspapers not distinctly hostile &c
him as saying that he was at that time
favorable to a delegation from Iowa
favorable to Taft.
The fact tina, he and the entire Iowa
delegation will ask OF the republicans
Of Iowa that they indorse the attitude
Of the delegation on the Payne Aldrich
bill, the commerce court bill. the reci-
procity bill. the free wool bill. the
lame duck" graft and their attitude in
general in support OF the idea that
members OF congress are elected TO
legislate-this fact does not mean that
there is to be interference with the
dsires of the people to have Taft re-
nominated
The members Of the delegation are
expected home in about two weeks and
it Is expected that when they return
some steps will be taken to correct the
impressions which have been made by
their personal enemies and the aspiring
Office seekers to their detriment.
eS< Il Nv C$anIoa$e
Thus far the only persons who are
attacking President Taft in Iowa and
demanding an anti-Taft delegation are
standpatters.
The real situation with regard to the
frameup of the inevitable conflict OF
next year as to who shall go to the ma
tional convention as delegates is that
a whole lot Of republicans, and this in
cludes standpatters as welfare anxi-
Gus to have a fight in such way that
some OF the delegation who voted
against the Taft pact shall be Endorsed
and others who voted the same way
shall be condemned. What they have in
mind is that the state convention in
February or March shall take a pot
shot that will kill the object if it's a
deer and miss it if it's calf. Just how
to do this is puzzling some Of them.
A Suggested Plank.
a politician Of Madison county sug-
gests in his paper a resolution like
this:
I'VE commend those Of the delega-
ton who honestly and sincerely op-
posed the measure from motives of
patriotism and a desire to retain to the
farmer that protection he SO richly de-
serves and has so abundantly earned.
To all others we extend the commits
seration Of the happiest and most pros
porous people on the globe
This, 1t is admitted, would be plat
form which every person could make
such use Of as he might desire. Down
in the First and Eighth districts for
ing over how they can so frame up a
platform that will commend the votes
Of Kennedy and Towner and not at the
same time approve the votes Of Ken
dali and Prouty. over in the Second
district they are wondering how they
can approve the votes Of Penrose.
Lodge and Gallinger without also CIV
ing approval to the attitude Of Con-
gresham Pepper.
Democrats May Act First.
Incidentally 1t Is rumored that the
democrats are going to hold their con-
vention first next winter and take a
stand on the Taft bill that will set the
pace. All Of the leaders of the party. es-
pecially the organized leaders, are
firmly for the Taft deal. 1t Is recalled
that President Taft wrote very warm
letter Of congratulation to William r.
Hearst over his success in getting the
bill thru congress, and the Hearst pa
Peg: c!c!:.:: the credit for having ac-
complished the TAFT brand Of recipro-
city. Now the Hearst influence in Iowa
is very great and his papers are able
to swing great influence. The demo-
Gratis will take action early to show
that they are entitled to the credit of
practically unanimous support Of the
bill.
lows Will b for Taft.
It Is Of course foregone conclusion
that Iowa Is enthusiastically and dem
onstratively for the denomination of
Taft and Sherman; but It is evident
that At least some OF the former sup
pocters Of the cause Of genuine stand
patism are not fully satisfied with this
situation Travelling men report that
out in the state where they travel there
IL absolutely no enthusiasm for Taft
The other day at chautauqua Assem-
bly, in prosperous city Of Iowa Ia
nous cartoonist caricatu1ed and e.