Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-22
LA TOILETTE AND IOWA.
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Washington correspondents, more or
less in the confidence OF leading IN
surgents, report that the candidacy OF
Robert N. La FclIstte for the presi-
dency. in opposition to President Taft.
will soon be announced. Apparently
the announcement would have been
made earlier but for the campaign that
has been in progress to bring the In
surgents together in support OK the
Wisconsin senator. Admission Is made
that some o. the insurgents are AFRAID
Of deep water and that their house Is
divided against itself on the issue OF
personal safety.
At the present writing there seems
20 be small doubt that the! Iowa dele
cation to the republican national con-
vention will be for Taft. and that it
will be 80 declared without serious OPP
position. There may be some SQUAD
bling over the personnel OF the delega-
ton. but whatever contest there is. II
the signs Of the times are not mis-
leading, will be among friends"
It goes without saying that this IS
not as Senator La Toilette would have
il but 1t can not we'll be otherwise
with Senator Cummins unwilling to go
into the last ditch in support OF pro-
grcssive principles. The Iowa senior
senator started out brayely. So deter
mined was he last year. in sounding
the keynote in the state convention
that no persuasion could be brought to
bear to induce him to mention the
name OF the nations chief executive
The junior senator. chosen at the close
OF an extraordinary legislative strug-
gle is known to be for TAFT; and the
senior. after a careful survey OF the
ground. has expressed reluctance TO
enbarrass Senator Kenyon in the DUO
ding sea son OF his senatorial life.
Only the other day Judge Prouty
whose relations with the senior senator
have long been intimate. said that in
his opinion Iowa will give it's delega-
ton soldly to President Taft. The
Judge confessed that he had mot al
ways been able to agree with Taft"
but he thought the president was do
ing the best he could and was entitled
to a denomination. 50 far az l know.
the Judge added. 1.-The rest OF the Iowa
delegation feel the same" Altho "ex-
tremely fond Of Senator La Toilette
the judge could not see that the time
Of the Wisconsin man was correspond
ingly mellow.
Notwithstanding the advance notice
that Senator Cummins Will not be In
the fighting, reports agree that the
Wisconsin senator will go forward
with such soldiers Of Insurgency as
have the courage OF their convictions
and satisfactory outlook in their
home environment.
It doe. not follow that the Iowa
campaign next spring will be devoid
Of interest. Senator Kenyon will be
a candidate to succeed himself in the
senate. and he is quite likely to be the
leader Of the Taft column. The senior
sehator may be expected to appear
with benignant expression as q dis
penser of assurance that there 10 =
time for harmony. that good seed may
be planted and to the general end that
brotherly kindness may prevail.
over the northeastern border OF
Iowa clenched fist may be shown in
guard Of pompadour surrounding an
angry face. but what shall all that
avail against determination 20 do. one
year with another, what for tho time
seems best?