Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24
THIRD TICKET A[ANS
FLOOD q CANDIDATES
pRooRESsivEs WHO FAVOR
STATE TICKET CONFRONTED
~ DANGER.
NO WAY 70 PREVENT LARGE
LIST OF AsPlRANrs
Candidates Would Not b Confined to
Nominees Of New Party and Multi.
plioity Of Ambitious Office Seekers
Would Weaken Whole Movement
Dss Moinss Politicians Change Front
10 Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 24.-If there is ono
candidate for governor as progress
sive' there will be two or three, and
may be more.
1t is not possible to prevent candi-
dates coming out as "progressives' Tor
any office. state. district or local. No
committee can either nominate such
candidates nor prevent such candi-
dacies.
Some of the leaders in the progress
sive party were rudely jolted by the
discovery that there is no possible way
Of preventing multiplicity of candi-
dates. If once the gates are opened, and
one set OF candidates. may be merely
the signal for several other such sets.
One OF the leaders of the movement
said the other day. at the time of the
committee meeting. that they should
hurry up and file full set of nomina-
tions by petition so as to shut out
others who might get into the game on
their own motion. and not be desirable
candidates. His idea was that the
candidates who had the o. K. OF the
committee would be alone permitted
to 20 on the ticket under the Roose-
welt name and electors.
The Law Of the Case.
But the law provides. and the courts
have already so held, that the desig-
nation of the column where the inde-
pendent candidate has his name placed
il with the officers making up the bal
lot. The law also is very clear as to
the petition itself governing, and that
no committee has anything whatever
to do with it. II q committee could
keep one person from going on the bal
lot it could keep any number Of them
off,
The situate therefore presents IT.
self that if, as is In the minds Of a
number Of the progressives, candi-
date is nominated by petition who Is
an ardent probitionist, then the liberals
have an equal right to select one Of q
different type who IL also progress
sive. and have both names appear IN
the same column. one beneath the
other. and on an equality. It is anticl-
pated that a good many complications
of this kind will arise. now that 1t Is
planned to please a state ticket In the
field. esf'
OF course II a candidate for office
running Independently does not desis-
nate his: party principles or affiiiation
Il rests with the secretary of state. In
case Of state office. to decide where
the name shall be placed.
Sentiment Much Divided.
The meeting Of the progressive state
committee to consiler thesstate ticket
matter developed that sentiment IL
very much divided In the state among
the progressives as to whether or not
to confine the fight to the main issue
or to undertake to make a clean sweep
Of everything at the first. There was
not unanimity among the members OF
the committee as to calling for county
and precipitating a con-
test in every county over the question
of local candidates. Some Of the MEM
bers were very much opposed. There
was also strong sentiment in favor OF
leaving 1t to the delegates chosen IN
July, all Of whom were selected with
out reference at all to going in for
state and local campaign, az 1t was
argued they would be comparatively
free from prejudice and would decide
the matter solely with reference to the
general good of the progressives. But
there was fear this would result IN an
accusation Of unfairness, also 1t was
believed the old delegates. having once
decided the matter adversely to q state
ticket would do so again and among
some of the committeeman there 10
desire for q large body Of candidates
so that a comfortable campaign TUNA
will be available to carry on the work.
But anyway the conference showed
plainly that among those who are IN
the progressive movement to get the
electoral votes Of Iowa for Roosevelt
there is wide diversity OF opinion 1t
is now certain that at the county mass
conventions next Saturday there Will
be q great deal Of discussion as to
policy for the progressives. In some
counties it is inevitable that resolu-
tons will be adopted demanding state,
congressional, legislative and local
in others there may even
be resolutions denouncing this or that
nominated at the June pri-
mary. and in others approving per-
haps the same candidates and in some
counties there will be action taken In
dicating that II the campaign is to be
run for the purpose Of getting Office
for ambitious aspirants for position
that they will back up quite complete
~. Among republicans there is q dis.
position to look with q good deal OF
on the situation now pre-
sented. on the theory that 1t 10 now
made certain that from this time on
most Of the bull moose activity Will be
to q discussion Of the local
candidate issue instead OF being d.
rected toward the question Of estab-
fishing progressive principles In ma
tional affairs even as they have been
in Iowa and elsewhere.
Joy at Reoseve!t's Coming.
There IL much enthusiasm among
the progressive party men over the
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
b local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, aud that IL BY constitution
a remedies. Deafness In caused BY an indamed
No 0oaas. AZ