Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-31
TRYING TO CORRAL srANpPAr
AND PROHIBITION VOTE
Hope 10 That Holden Will Take Some
Progressive Votes From Clarke and
Permit Proudfoot to Get Away With
Nomination Young Has Not Vet
Settled With State, Records Show.

pat candidate for governor may slip
in"
These were the words in letter from
prominent republican of Lucas coun-
ty received by progressive workers
yesterday.
So-called political headquarters in
the Observatory block have already
work of finishing up is done from the
headquarters in the Slavery house. 1t
is directed by Jamison, who was the
leading railroad senator for some time
until he was succeeded by the senator
from the Warren Clarke district. Great
hopes have been entertained OF the
politicians being able to so distort the
facts of history that the progressives
of the state will give the standpatters
their only chance of winning.
Jamison is very confident that Proud
foot will lead Holden in the race. His
plan is to corral all the machine stand
pate votes. add to them the third
party prohibition vote, and gain
some by reason of the Taft can
diate" plea along the river towns.
If at the same time his allies succeed
in breaking off enough of the progress
sive vote from Clarke to Holden. Jamt-
son believes he can put Proudfoot over.
An amusing part Of it all is that the
attack on Clarke is made that he Is
not factional and made by politicians
who claim to be supporting Holden be-
cause he is nom factional.
Then 1t is also a part Of the game
that Clarke shall be branded as too
friendly to the standpatters. and this
by politicians who the last time they
had anything to do with Clarke under
took to force him to turn down and in
suit one of the most capable progress
sive republicans ever in the legislature
and to favor, without reason or excuse,
an avowed standpatter for committee
preference. II Clarke had done as these
politicians insisted he should do he
would have deserved and have received
the excavations Of all progressive re-
publicans and all fair-minded men; yet
the very persons now criticising him
are the ones who made the extraordin-
airy demand upon him that he do vio-
lence to his convictions and insult
friends with whom he had worked for
years in the progressive cause.
The so-called Temperance issue" has
completely fizzled out, since 1t has been
shown that the only difference between
Clarke and Proudfoot is that the latter
favors the prohibito-y amendment to
the constitution and believes this
should be made the corner stone Of the
republican faith this year. while Clarke
believes in gaining upon the saloon thru
strengthening and supporting the mulct
law and all restrictive measures.
Reports from all over the state show
that only very few of the republicans
are being fooled by the tactics Of Jam
ison and his associates in the stand
pat movement against Clarke and Ken
yon.
L. Young ex-state binder, has never
settled in full with the state Of Iowa
on that little matter of return of money
secured on bindery bills.
The case is not closed. For six years
the claim has been made that every
thing was settled up, but, so far as
the record shows, this is not true. The
state of Iowa has judgment of rec
ord against him not satisfied.
Recently Mr.. Young. as candidate for
senator, voluntarily opened up the con-
troversy by a letter in which he said
that he paid $500 in settlement. The
report Of the state treasurer shows
the following record: Dec. 3, 1908,
H. w. Byers, attorney general, settle
nlent of claim of L. Young, $1,400."
The report of the attorney general
for 1909 contains the attorney gen.
erals statement of the terms of set
Element. 1t shows that the state or
iginally sued for $4,637.73. Mr.. Byers
analyses the various items and while
disclaiming all pretense of exactness or
perfect accuracy, he reports that the
total amount necessary to make the
state whole is $1,000 land this amount
the defendant, thru his counsel, has
offered to pay, together with all of the
costs in both courts" and he sub
mits the matter with the recommen-
Gation that the offer of Mr.. Young be
accepted
This is the record as to the basis Of
settlement. The item of $1,400 was dis
posed of as far as the state treasury
was concerned in December following.
The court costs in Polk county, Of over
$3.50, were paid.
But the court costs in the supreme
court, amounting to over Sis, were
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and the books today show a judgment
entered against Lafayette Young for
these costs and standing against his
property.
1t is therefore literally true that the
binderyt case is still on the books and
unsettled. ~
Z Whatever other considerations and
agreements went along with the fam
Gus ww!h::::cwas!,. settlement and regard
less Of the fact that readers Of Des
Moines political newspapers have for
six years been kept in sublime dark
ness as to anything and everything
connected with the case. the volun-
tary opening of the case by Candidate
Young himself, renders it appropriate
that the fact should be made Of record
that Mr.. Young has never yet COM
piled with the terms Of his own pro-
posal Of settlement.
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An interesting discovery was made
here this week as to the way the politi-
cal is being worked. A gentleman resi-
dent in the Third district, temporarily
here, received one of Lafe Young's let
ter appeals for help. forwarded to him
from his home town. The: address given
was one which he placed on the NOM
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