The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-27

Mr. Clarke Will nave a WalkaWdy III
the contest for the governorship nomi-
nation.
"Woodbury county is for Taft, but
Woodbury. is not the whole OF the
Eleventh district" says the Sheldon
Sun. 1T is safe bet that the district
will be for Cummins."
North Dakota believes in the
square DEAL says the Onawa Sentln-
ell. Teddy should withdraw.
Things are not going quite as ne
expected says the Coon Rapids En-
terprise, referring to Roosevelt. The
country is by no means going WHO
over him, but on the other hand ne
finds that his popularity is greatly on
the wane and that he has the hardest
kind of fight on his hands. He will
not be able to come back"
The Sac City Sun says it is not en-
Enthusiastically in favor OF the Cum
Minis presidential primary bill. The
Sun believes that preference pri-
maries should be required in every
state, but it is not ready to see the
President nominated or elected by oil.
rect popular vote until there is great.
er uniformity in the various states as
to the qualifications of voters and the
enforcement of laws protecting the
ballot.
"The La Toilette resurrection is
one of the most remarkable in recent
politics. says the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. "This little man, full of in
digestion and crotchty notions was
Frustrated in the midst OF his cam
paign. And while he was down many
of his followers deserted him ana
went to Roosevelt. But he has come
up and he is now contesting Roose-
welt himself and that successfully"
The Boone News Republican says
that instead of waiting the call of the
people, it is plainly the intention of
| the Roosevelt managers to go out and
compel the people to call him II pos
sible.
ut may be written down that Mr..
Roosevelt will not be able to come
back" says the Charles City Intelli-
gencer
/ The Creston Advertiser says that
/ the blow which Roosevelt and his
quintet of governors and his few 9th
er admirers received in North Dako-
ia was good stiff punch" and the
failure to carry the state has taken
the wind out of their sails.
/ The Perry Chief says that Senator
Kenyon is not as strong today in the
eyes of the people as he was when he
was an unknown
il The Mason City Globe-Gazette says
we all trust the people when they
think the way we do.
"The Democrats of Iowa. says the
Monticello Express, unite with the
insurgents in demanding the primary
system of making nominations, and
then they dodge the primary systems
wherever they can. They know that
its operation is farcical, and that it
seldom brings out more electors than
the caucus does
1.-The admonition is plain, says the
I Nevada representative, referring to
the North Dakota primary. Let Taft
be dropped leave Roosevelt alone;
: nominate a Republican of real stand
ing who has not yet been President
of the United States: let the party be
neither controlled by the power Of
place nor drawn too far by the CLAM
our of third term; let it choose as
: the successor of both Taft and Roose
! welt some one different from and bet
: ter than either. There are lots of sucT
l. men in the Republican party"
= IF the people of Iowa had a chance
: to express their choice OF a Republi
: can candidate at the polls, Cummln!
would win, FIVE to one" says the Wa
terloo Courier.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says tina
q Senators Kenyon. Gore, Lea and othel
s members of congress who are oppos
l. ing the squandering of the publi
l. funds through the medium Of the porl
l. barrel. are doing valiant service fol
a the cause of good government.
d Blow at Matrimony.
# ST. Paul Dispatch: The wors
t blow ever aimed at the institution o
|. matrimony has been struck by a Lo
l. Angeles, Cal, Judge. He has ruled tina
n a bride was justified in leaving he