Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-16
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN, WRITES
ADVOCATING ioWAN FOR
PRESIDENT.
SAYS SENATOR is MAN
TO LEAD IN CONTEST
Roosevelt at Present Holds Key to
Presidential Situation Holden
Changes Mind and Now Says He
Wants to Be Governor and is Coins
to Secure Nomination.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Jan. 16.-"If Iowa re-
publicans realized the true situation
politically in the nation, they would
get busy at once and make 1t known
to the rest of the country that We
have in Senator Cumnins the very
man to be party leader in the coming
great national contest and that Iowa
is prepared to back him to the limit
This is a sentence from d letter re-
ceived here yesterday by a prominent
republican living in New York City,
former resident Of Iowa, a keen stu
dent of affairs.
The writer went on to assert that
the situation is now very much mud
died and chaotic, that as a matter OF
fact the Taft boom for denomination
makes no Roadway anywhere, that
while LaF'ollette has made some pro-
gress he has not shown the strength
necessary to be a winner. and that
continually increasing number of re.
publicans are attracted to the quail
fications of the Iowa senior senator as
campaisner as safe and sane lead
er, and as one who if elected would
Roosevelt Holds Key.
At the present writing the key to
the situation appears to be held by
Colonel Roosevelt. His entry into the
game. or rather the use Of his name,
ias served chiefly to demonstrate that
he still has wonderful hold on the
American people. If Roosevelt is will :
i, to be candidate and will say so
nd eli toS R,,t
a great many Of his close friends assert
tE.at he will not permit himself to be
nominated
But if he is not an avoWed candidate
some expression is expected from him
any day as to just what he thinks ought
to be done His authority in the r,
publican party is almost exactly like
that of Bryan in the democratic party.
What he says will go with a srea-
many people.
Now if it is demonstrated that Iowa
republicans really want an Iowa cam
didate for president, and are Will ns
to get back of Senator Cummins and
push him to the front whether they
have his consent or not. the word
comes from the east that Cummins
will at once spring into national pron'-
inenCe as a candidate.
A number of the leading republicans
are in favor of making known what
Iowa wants and making 1t known very
soon so that the rest of the country
may have sufficient notice.
Holden Changes Mind.
Prof. Perry G. Holden, of the State
! College at Ames, has changed his mind
about the personal desirability OF
| drawing the pay Of governor of Iowa
where the pay is $3.50 week, which is
considerably more than the place at
Ames was paying. He spent an hour
in the office Of Labor Commissioners
Van Duyn yesterday.
.'Have you changed your mind about
the eovernorship?" was asked Of the
professor as he was leaving the state
! house.
Yes" he said, II want the office
| now and am going after it,
Following the first conference" OF
the political leaders in December, Pro-
fessor Holden stated that he did not
want to be governor of Iowa, and he
reiterated this again in the office OF
| George A. Wells. of the Western Grain
Dealers Association, where his formal
announcement was prepared. Now he
says he does want to be governor.
II want it to be distinctly under
Stood he declared also, after the first
conference when his candidacy was
launched" that if go in on this cam
paign it will be with no notion what
ever that l can be or will be nominated
as the candidate for governor"
Now he has changed his mind about
This also ct not only want to be gov
ernor,'' he said yesterday, but I am
sure Of the nomination. 1t is all set
| tied You ought to see the letters we
have got on the subject"
Professor Holden is now prepared to
accept all dates for speeches and tc
address political gatherings wherever
! held. Headquarters has been opened
and amply financed by the hackers OF
! the new faction, and circulars are be-
ing sent out by the thousands. Pro-