Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-26
FAVORS NEW LEADER
SENATOR cuMMINS pREFER1
CANDIDATE OTHER THAN
TAFT IN 1912.
IA TOILETTE OR SOME OTHER
WOULD De srRoNoER
Senator Believes vstoss Of Tariff Bills
by President lndefsnsib lo-Sess No
Hope Of Passing New Tariff Bills
With House in Control Of Democrats
For Taft u Nominated.

Des Moines, Aug. 26.-Republican
success in the general election of 1912
can best be insured by the elimination
Of Villain Howard Taft as the presi-
Dental candidate and the selection Of
some other leader as the standard
bearer Of the party, according to the
belief expressed by Senator Cummins
in an interview.
Senator Cummins arrived home yes
terday following the adjournment of
congress. He talked freely of the pres
ent tangled political situation, criti-
cised the presidential veto of the wool
bill and the farmers free list, COM
mended the veto Of the cotton BILL de-
Tended his own position on reciprocity
and expressed his personal preference
for Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette Of
Wisconsin as the republican candidate
for president in 1912.
Disapprovss Taft's Course.
He was unhesitating in his express
and Of his candidacy for the republic
can nomination. Taft" he said, lis
out of harmony with the political views
Of the rank and file Of the republican
party. The whole party, believe, Is
ing to find some solution for the ques-
lions with which the country is now
confronted Without disparaging Taft
= hoy; hot no tal ha n.
gressive view"
Attic strongly in favor Of LaFol-
lette or some other progressive leader
Senator Cummins would not commit
convention for either an instructed del
egation in his support or an unin-
structed delegation which might be
used in his support if the occasion
arose. Asked point blank what would
be his course providing conditions re-
NAMED the same next spring as now,
he said:
Il do not know. The republican
state convention is yet long way off.
Many things may intervene between
now and then which will serve to
change the situation. Personally. l
had my way he would not be the choice
of the republican national convention,
and if it were possible for me to pre-
vent it. l do not hesitate to say that /
would do so.
Says La Toilette is Safe.
La Toilette" he said, stands for
legislation which is perfectly safe and
sane, notwithstanding the efforts that
have been made by his enemies to dis
credit him as unsafe. His judgment on
great questions is reliable and the ac-
cusations Of being erratic and an UNI
safe radical are made without any
foundation whatsoever. His views are
sound and the intense earnestness with
which he fights for cause espoused,
is the only thing that leads many to
the erroneous belief that he is unsafe"
The recent special session of con-
gress, he said, left President Taft with
little gained or lost from the stand
point Of political strength. The news
paper support accorded the president
on the question of reciprocity. he stated
was of material aid, but declared that
in the end reciprocity would lose more
votes for the republican party than It
would gain.
He expressed the belief that the next
session Of congress would accomplish
even dess than the one Just closed.
1.-THE president" he said "is committed
to tariff revision. His veto of the wool
some accomplishment in that direction
imperative. The country at large is al
ready resentful toward the president
and the republican party. I hope that
the feeling may be eradicated before
the next election.
No Hope for Tariff Bills.
with democratic house already
showing indications OF laying back and
refusing to consider any suggestions
from the president, I can not see how
he can hope to bring about the end
which he desires. Further than that, il
the president introduces a measure
which embodies all Of the recommen-
dations of his tariff board the demo-
Gratis are very likely to substitute in
its place the ones passed recently and
vetoed by him
In addition there is serious uues-
ton whether congress will take up the
tariff for considerations. Supplementary
legislation for just regulation and the
reform OF the military system recon-
mended by the report Of the military
commission will both be in the fight for
the consideration Of congress. All are
questions and exceedingly
important"
He declared that the democrats made
as serious blunder in lacking pro-
visions onto the cotton bill which the
progressives could not support in the
senate as did President Taft in vetoing
the wool and free list bills. Tho cotton
bill. he said. could not be supported BY
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