Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-12
SENATOR ON VISIT TO CHICAGO
ANALYzEs CONDITION IN
STATE.
GIVES OUT FIGURES
OF LATE STRAW BALLOT
Taft Overwhelmed on Every Question
Submitted to Large Number Of
Voters-Chieaso Meeting Not to
Boom LaFoIIstts and Senator is Dis
appointed.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-Senator Robert
LaFollette will not be doomed for pres
ident at the convention of insurgent
republicans, which will be held in Chi
Cago Monday.
This information was received by
Senator A. B. Cummins of Iowa at d
conference with local insurgent leaders
in the Congress Hotel yesterday.
Among those who attended the confer
ence, which lasted for more than three
hours, were Charles Il. Crane, Charles
4. Merriam and Walter S. Rogers.
Nv hen l Vas invited to attend the
conference l was under the impression
it vas going to be big LaFollette
loom" SAID Senator Cummins last
night. Il am Tor LaFollette, any time
ana anyw here, and l thought it was
going TO be big thing, but learned
mat IL apparently is just Hauser and
Bourne affair a sort OF a talk on prln-
cIpies ana il seems doubtful If La
+ oiIettes name will De Drought out, or
at Ieast endorsed as a presidential cam
diQate."
Senator Cummins had better news
them to De interested in the national
progressive movement, that the insur-
gents mad for him. he brought with
MN, from Iowa, 4 tabulation OF a stra "
ballot taken by a friend in one OF the
typical counties OF his state showing
a oig majority OF the voters TO be anti
Taft.
"Can Not Win in Iowa."
M in
ator Lar'oilette, uniolulng the little
Which are traughr with much meaning
TO him.
The questions put on this straw
ballots We're on live subjects. Are you
in favor of the Aldricn- Payne tariff
oill?' was one, and the negative vote
was 10 to /.
DO you favor Taft's action in the
Ba!linger -Pinchot controversy was
another question. The vote against
TAFT was about 80 to 2.
DO YOU believe in the conservation
policies as favored by Taft and Bal
niger. or those of Roosevelt and Pin
chot?' The vote against Taft on this
question was overwhelming.
DO you believe TAFT represents the
farmers or the trusts? The vote on
this as Sc to that he represents the
trusts.
DO you favor Taft's veto Of the
WOODEN tariff bill passed by the spe-
cial session OF congress? Taft was de-
feated ~ to / on that issue in the ball
lots
DO you favor Taft's attitude on
reciprocity? a big majority voted
against the president
insurgents Stand Aloef.
From the result OF this ballot, which
consider to be typical Of the state, l
feel certain that Tai. will not be sup
ported in Iowa" said Senator Cum
Minis. i don't know whether LaFoliette
will be nominated-it will depend on
how the east and south stand together
Taft does not appeal to the insurgents.
How about yourself as candi-
date2" he was asked.
4 have nothing to say on that.
am not making any race, and so far as
l can see ahead, l don't propose to
make any"
Senator Cummins' colleague from Iowa
in the senate, spent the evening with
MIN in the Congress Hotel.
Have you won Senator Kenyon over
to ins lrgency?" the senior senator was
asked
ON, he's an insursent, all right, only
he DON like TO say 50. because he has
been treated SO nicely by President
Taft. But We count him as one Of US
t,.sJ the same"