Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-24
CERTAIN, HOWEVER, THAT OLD
ENEMIES WILL CONTINUE
FIGHT AGAINST HIM.
OPPOSITION WILL SERVE
TO AccENTUATE LEADERSHIP
Nsithsr Taft, Nor Roosevelt Will Have
Solid Deies atoms From Home States
Back Of Them-Early Conventions on
Reservation Move Antasonistie to
Cummins.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Five weeks ago
today Senator A. B. Cummins made
the announcement that he would like
to have his name presented to the re-
publican national convention as cam
didate for president and asked that a
delegation be sent from Iowa that
would present his name and give him
loyal support. He declared frankly his
belief that If that Yves done it would
be entirely probable he would be the
party nominee.
The convention to select the Iowa
delegation was called to meet at Cedar
Rapids April "a, eight weeks from now
1t was the belief and expectation OF
q great many of the republicans or the
state-the stalwart, regular. active re-
publicans on whom the burden falls or
party success-that Iowa would select
a delegation of twerty-six VINO would
go to Chicago to work honestly ana
earnestly for the nomination OF Sena-
tor Cummnis, who would present MIN
as an available candidate. one capable
ana strong enough to be the party
leader and to go to the convention with
an eve single to this one object 1t
was made very plain by Senator Cum
minis that he was candidate IN good
faith and because he felt that he mas
right to be candidate and that there
was not back Of it any purpose e-ther
to hinder or to help any other cand,-
dacy save that which is always IN
yolved in every candidacy and every
rivalry for nomination or election.
In Des Moines where Senator Cum
MINIS is best known, tho not always
hest annreciated. where the fierceness
n fold combatants is not easily forgot
ten the sentiment has been almost
unanimous that the delegation should
he one made up of conservative re-
p,,blicans who would be for Cummins
nomination, and that no effort should
he made to pledge the delegation TOT
any second choice or to interfere Win
Individual preference when the lowe
candidate-if that time should come
would release them from obligations TO
him. No republican of any standlne
whatever or who represents any con-
siderable element here has taken po-
sition contrary to this prevailing senti-
ment.
notwithstanding that the attitude OF
senator Cummins and his friends is
and has been all along one OF enllheh'
fairness and we'll adapted to ieao s::s
party success this year In the state anu
in the nation, deliberate enort 70 SUI
nm factional discord was made at US.
kaloosa. and fight started to make II
impossible, II they can, FOR Iowa 70 Sc
cure the presidency.
While to the present time not
county convention has been heio Se. ~
has become certain from the cnaracsei
~ the anti Cummins and ant-lo"a
6eht that has been made that some OF
the district delegates in territory tnat
ha. always been bitterly opposed 70
senator Cummins and the forward
movement for good government In the
republican party will be men VINO VIII
oppose Cummins at Chicago. Thus lar
there has been no indication that any
county other than those that have been
against Cummins in the past Will De
against him this year. The counties
that have steadfastly given the pro-
eressive majorities. and the republican
maiorities. will all be again In the
progressive column this year.
The fact that few of the delegates
from Iowa will be insurgent against
the party majority will only serve to
accentuate the fight that Cummins has
made in Iowa and really be no obstacle
whatever to a fair presentation OF
Iowa's claim to national recognition. 1t
il now also certain that neither Taft
nor Roosevelt will have his own state
solid at the convention.
Conventions have been called early
In the four southern Iowa districts
because Of belief by the politicians
that those districts could be carried
strongly anti Cummins and that this
would have the effect of turning the
rest Of the state away from loyalty to
the state. But it seems probable that
at least some Of the delegates in these
southern districts will be fair men who
will be willing to 30 to the convention
to urge that in the case Of dead
lock or disagreement over others that
Iowa furnish the presidential candi-
date The desire was. on the part Of
Senator Cumminsi friends that repub-
licans be selected in these and all dis
tricts who would fairly represent Iowa
sentiment and be for Iowa and this
without regard to fractional prefer
ences. In each and every one Of the
district conventions there will be a
sprinkling Of loyal republicans who
will insist that nothing Dc, done 60 PIE
vent fair presentation Of the Cum
minis candidacy. which y all that the
senator has sought.
None of the district conventions
from the northern Iowa, or regular dis
tricts. have been called, and all will be
called, so 1t 10 understood. to BIO held
at Cedar Rapids at the time of the
convention to select four delegates at
large. The convention Of the Seventh
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