Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-19
ALLIES OF PROGRESSIVE oPPosi.
TON LAYING PLANS TO DIS.
CREDIT SENATOR.
MAY BEGIN REAL FIGHT
IN cUMMlNS' HOME COUNTY
sentirn snt Being Manufactured in Fa'
vor Of Out and Out Declaration for
Protective Prinei pIes-Differsnce Of
Opinion a. To Strength Of TAFT in
Sta&s-Iowa and the Recall.
special to Tim es Republican.

Special to Times -Repuol1can.
Des Moines, Aug. i9.-That which Is
in the minds Of the allies who are en-
gagged in laying what they believe to
be the foundation for the discrediting
Of Senator Cunmins in his home city
and county and district, Is revealed III
the Plain Talk" d weekly newspaper
here. edited by Major Fleming, formerly
secretary to Governor Shaw and later
with him in Washington.
For weeks and months Des Noines
people have been RECALLED with fnisin-
formation regarding what Senator
Curnmins is saying and doing and dis
torted suggestions as to what his plans
are He has been held up as a monster
Of seldshness, wholly devoid Of any
interest in his constituents, party
wrecker and visionary Now PLAIN
Talk" makes d suggestion as 10 what
is Just ahead:
How will it be in Polk county, Will
Ex-Governor Jackson, Sid Foster and
d host Of other old-time republicans
submit quietly 10 the demands Of Sen
A,or Cummins, or viii they make a
county, Some Of them say they Will
fight. Should they defeat The senator
here at home next spring it would be
the beginning OF the end. That would
indicate that the Cumnins reign IN
Iowa would soon be over The coming
election fight will be Of general inter
es, and attract attention all over the
country II fought Cumntns must risk
his all upon IL
The so-called demands which
PLAIN Talk refers to are that the re-
publican platform shall conform 70 the
we'll known principles Of the party re-
garding the protective principle. The
anti progressives are said to be gaining
confidence here that they Will be able
to this time defeat the senior senator
in his home county and are Boosting
that they have new and powerful
allies on whom they can depend for
much addition to their strength. For
ten years the progressives have been
aole TO control in every county conven-
ton where they have made the effort.
Leaders among the progressives Fay
hey welcome pronouncen enr on the
part Of the new allies that they intend
10 make the fight to beat Senator Cum
,ains in his home county.
incidentally Plain Talk also had
the following para graph:
Harvey Tn9ham Is said TO be a
possible candidate for governor In
the event Of his showing up ne will
have the support Of the Register and
Leader, the Tribune, and possibly the
News, for proper consideration; but
then there are others to hear from"
Differences As to Taft.
Opinions differ among the wise ones
rs 20 tie extent TO which republicans
al Iowa are committed to the re-elec-
..op Of President TAFT. Outside Of one
or two nevspa pers offices here in Des
Moines there seems 70 be no contro-
Vers- as 10 the certainty OF his rorli-
nation: but men who are in position
N sound public sentiment do not y holly
agree as TO what will happen at the
Noveno Der referendum.
a former appointee OF Governor
shaw, an arden. standpatter who was
not for Taft three years ago because
ne feared Taft was too much OF pro-
Gressive. said this week:
L have Travelled a good deal lately
and OF one thing I am sure, that TAFT
will have Iowa for the denomination.
find no plans being laid for any fight
against him. I have also Travelled else
where. I believe that Missouri will
oe for him, as VIII North Dakota and
Minnesota But tell you that as things
stand now South Dakota is against him
and Illinois is in bad shape,
What pity it .s that Shaw LEFT
Iowa." he added.
But another man who travels over
Iowa great deal, one who IS con-
nected with the present state admins
tration. found different situation in
this state.
Everywhere I go I find increasing
discomfort with President Taft ne
said Il am not sure that Iowa will be
for him for the nomination. II only
needs courageous leader to start
things off. I sat at the table the other
day with two men who have always
voted the republican ticket and they
said they would never vote for Taft
again. nave heard dozens Of them say
that November would find them busy.
Taft will. of course, have the Iowa del
egation to the convention, because no.
body cares to oppose 1t; but when Il
comes to the election in November look
out for trouble"
These expressions are given for what
they are worth. Both men are good OBJ
servers and good listeners. Both agreed
in saying that very few Of the travelling
.nen seem interested in Taft.
Tenth district business man o:
more than ordinary prominence who
was in the city the other day whisper
ed to the writer:
Say, do you know OF any republican
vino is really for Taft? I know lot Of
them who say they are for him; and
then they imm ediately commence to ex-
plain or TO put in qualifying clause of
some kind"
A republican in county some dis
lance from Des Moines. man Of suf-
ficient prominence to have been strong
ly urged to be a candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor this
year, stated to a friend who called on
him in his law office a few days ago
that he presumed the president would
he nominated but" he said, unless
change my mind ! will not have time
10 60 to the polls"
1t is practically impossible to induce
republicans OF prominence to talk at al
about the matter, or to consent to being
quoted. Privately all sorts of opinion.
are offered as to the political situation
A more peculiar state Of affairs has no
been witnessed in a long time.
Iowa and the Judicial Recall.
II Iowa had had the recall of Judge
the past quarter century, how man,