Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-15
PoLTTlcIANs OF STATE WATCH
ING CLOSE CONTEST FOR CON-
oREssioNAL HONOR.
RESULT WILL u FACTOR
IN CONTROL OF STATE
Stem Will Load o-ssns BY Small
Plurality on First BaiIot-Personal
Popularity Of Candidates Stronger
Than Fractional poiities-Whits Has
Support in Only One County.
pecial to Times-Republican.

| Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. May 15.-The Ninth
district congressional convention of the
republicans at Council Bluffs will de-
| ternline largely the character Of the
political contest in Iowa next year. Ac-
| cording to some Of the politicians the
convention can, by adoption OF a policy
cess in the district and go tar toward
removing the feeling Of hostility among
republicans who have differed. One Of
the delegates from Guthrie county who
was in the city yesterday stated that
his county is solid for the nomination
of someone having wide popularity in
the entire district and such an ac-
Quaintance that he will prove an asset
to the committee In making the fight.
and for that reason Guthrie is for
Judge Green, who is believed to be the
only one who can make the race sue
cessfully. The democrats are very
hopeful that the republicans will make
a nomination not especially strong,
when they will so in to capture the
district and then advertise it from one
end of the country to the other that
Iowa has repudiated the administration.
According to best information here the
chances for nomination favor Green.
Contest 10 Close.
The outcome Of the fight is antici-
pated with keener Interest because Of
the close contest between Willis Stern,
OF Logan, and Judge w. r. Green, of
Audubon Tho nominating convention
will be held tomorrow in Council
Bluffs.
Two weeks ago Judge Green was
generally accorded q walkaway. but
Stern suddenly became active. there
was somewhat Of return to the old
fractional alignment, and he goes into
the convention with probably more
votes On the first ballot than Judge
Green. q
Edward s. White. Of Shelby county.
with the nine votes Of his county In
structed for him. viii hold lot OF
power, as viii the Pottawattamie dele
CATION. which II uninstructed, but
which II understood to be about evenly
divided between Judge Green and Stern
Shelby . 0trons Factor.
Conoeding 20 Stern all that he claims
In the Pottswattamie and Mills county
delegations. ne viii have d total Of for
ty-eight votes. II takes fKty-one votes
to nominate. I s4,a a
On the same basis Judge Green Will
| have furty-thres votes.
Judge Green's friends. however, ex-
pecs the full strength Of Whites votes,
Shelby county. after The first or sec-
ond ballot. and claim five out Of eight
votes in Mills and fourteen OF the
twenty-five votes IN Pottawattan1je.
u he secures all OF the Shelby dele
srof fav, ,,rnv, <hA rs,Sff,drarrSl rf White
he will have ono more than enough to
nominate. Stern Is claiming five votes
in this Delegation on the showdown.
however. and II he secures It and holds
the votes he claims in Mills and Potta-
wattamie he will land the nomination.
Judge Green's friends claim, however.
that in a pinch they can land all OF the
Mills county delegation. and two addi-
tional voteS IN Pottawattamie, which
Will give him enough TO win.
The uncertainty surrounding the out
come Is such. however, az to make the
convention exciting. Judge Green's
friends who have scrutinized the list
OF delegates are confident that his
friends outnuuber Stern's.
Reports from the Ninth district are
to the effect that factional politics has
not played as strong part in this
contest as might have been expected
The battle has been waged almost alto
together, it is said. upon the basis OF
the personal popularity Of the two lead
ing candida ties. This adds another de-
gree OF uncertainty. for II the delega-
tons would divide, stand pat for Stern.
progressive for Green 1t would be no
difficult task to pick the winner.
Probable Vote on First Ballot.
The following shows how the first
! ballot will look. conceding all that
Stern claims in Mills and Pottswat-
fannie counties:
Green. Stern. White.
Audubon .......... :.
Mills ..............