Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-17
loWAs TAFT DELEGATES PROM
isE TO GET BEHIND STEAM
ROLLER At CHICAGO.
PROMISE TO LINE UP
As M'kINLEY DICTATES
All Plans for . United Delegation
Abandoned and Division 10 Certain
Tat Men May Rsseind Former AZ.
ton and Elect New Set Of Officers
for Chicago Meeting.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines. May 17.-Incipient insur-
gency in the ranks of the Taft dele
gates" was effectually stamped out at
a secret meeting held here yesterday. 1t
was an all-day job and took until p.
m. to complete the stamping Job.
Resolved, that we will each and all
do just as the others do, and obey or
ders."
That was not the wording but the
substance of the days work. The four
teen present took the vow to all work
together, and upon orders get back OF
the steam roller. and all push one way.
The other two-French and Dows-
were understood to be also pledged the
same way.
The first result accomplished was to
make it certain that under no circum-
stances can Cummins have the COM
plete Iowa vote no matter what the
situation at Chicago. The tendency on
the part of some of the delegates to
talk favorably toward the Iowa can
didate was the real cause for the or
ders issued to have the meeting at this
of the managers that the sixteen from
Iowa could not be relied upon to go as
directed when the break comes and
Taft is out. The count of noses is un-
der way to see how many can be used
for some third or fourth candidate.
..s eliminating Moore.
The second result accomplished at
the meeting was the elimination OF
u
committeeman. After the delegation
met &. Cedar Rapids 1T became known
that Moore had as many delegates as
had Adams. II the matter was to be
settled by the delegation as whole,
the outcome might not be as desired by
Manager Mckinley, hence a conference
was necessary and caucus of part
of the delegation only to tie the hands
of others Adams will be elected II
the pledge made yesterday is OBJ
served.
1t was stated that the decision to
punish Moore was not made until
few days ago. His persistence In CIV
ing open and active support to Sen
ator Kenyon Is said to have been one
reason for the decision that he issto be
defeated sE
Another matter disposed of was that
the Iowa member of the committee on
credentials will be one who will stand
by the steam roller as 1t will be OPP
Grated by the national committee. The
credentials committee Is q matter OF
greater importance this year than
usual, because it seems certain there
will be fight to prevent the national
committee from controlling the con-
ventiOn.
May Reseind Action.
In all previous years it has been the
custom for the delegation from Iowa to
act as a whole and to decide in general
conference at the time of the national
convention all matters pertaining to
the delegation as whole. Under ordi-
nary circumstances it would have been
safe, SO one of the delegates present
stated, to have waited until convention
time to have settled everything. But
the fact that when the delegation met
at Cedar Rapids and selected officers
the standpatters fell down on their
program, came to the knowledge of the
administration managers and they are
said to have insisted that no chances
be taken.
1t is entirely possible that the dele
cation will depose the officers and elect
new ones before the convention, as this
is within the power of the fourteen
who held the caucus here. 1t Is also
possible that the delegation will re-
scind the action taken to prevent the
Iowa headquarters being decorated as
a strictly "Taft Iowa headquarters"
l. LATE Young Jr., whose father is run
ming for. United States senator, enter
tained the delegates at the Des Moines
Club.
FRANKIE to Retire.
The republican party of Iowa will
have to look for new campaign man
ager for this year. Carl FRANKIE, OF
Parkersburg, is not available for that
work. He has been the campaign man
ager in two campaigns and led the par
ty to victory.
II am not a candidate for chairman
of the state committee" he said last
night, NOR for that matter candi-
date for any position anywhere. am
not and have not been candidate for
national committeeman from Iowa. Per-
sistent publication of statements that
I was candidate have been wholly
without foundation"
what do you find as to the progress
of the Holden campaign"
There is nothing to the Holden cam
paign at all. have been out in the
state a greal deal and / know that 1t
Is largely confined to Des Moines."
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