Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-27
ONLY ONCE SINCE LlNcOLN'S
NOMINATION HAS STATE BEEN
DIVIDED OVER CANDIDATE.
ATTACKS ON cuMMlNS
NOT WELL RECEIVED
Probable That Effort to Prevent Solid
Delegation to Convention Will Be
Abandoned Trend Of Sentiment
Over State Towards Clarke For
Gevsrne~Politieal Field Reviewed.
Special TO Ti1nes-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. 27.-Never but once
in the history Of Iowa republicanism,
since the nomination of Lincoln. has
the republican delegation TO a national
convention been divided. In ten great
national conventions, at least, the Iowa
delegation has voted as unit tho not
much more than half OF the time vot-
ing for the successful candidate.
Iowa has never gone 10 republican
national convention with any second
choice. l, went once seeking vice
presidential nomination, which was
abandoned.
The demand that the Iowa repu5-
lican convention this year be unit Tor
the Iowa candidate and not for any
second choice nor with any mental or
other reservations is gaining such
strength that probably long before the
convention is held there will be cessa-
ton of all the irri1ations now coming
TO the surface.
The line of attack upon the proposal
to have the Iowa delegation stand up
for Iowa, proceeded along these lines:
Accusation that Senator Cummins is
insincere and not candidate for him
self:
Charge that the Cummins candidacy
is for somebody else or against some
body else, and that delegation was
wanted for trading;
Demand that Cummins resign in or
der to prove his sincerity" or show
that he is a real candidate;
lnsistence tina, the delega ton shall
be composed of stand parrers and with
out instructions:
Effort to make 1t appear that Iowa
progressives are pledged TO LaFollette
and therefore could not be for Cum
Minis without dtshonor.
These suggestions have been worked
overtime by some Of the radical fac
tional editors. but they have not made
very much Of an impression anywhere,
and there Is increasing evidence that
the delegation will be one absolutely
committed 70 the candidacy Of Cum
minis and to nobody else under any cir
cumstances. Upon this platform all
the republicans will get together FOR a
harmony year and TO forget past diff
ferences. The outlook is good that the
almost unbroken record OF Iowa IN
animity and solidarity at national con-
ventions will be maintained.
Since the address of George W
Clarke at tie Grant Club and his Wig
orous manner Of resenting and refut-
ing the alta cks made upon him by the
politicians who had set out TO drive
him off the track, the trend of senti-
ment out in the state, according to al
information that comes here, is de-
cidedly toward his candidacy. Practi-
cally all the mud singing and the
inuendoes and insinuations agains,
him have ceased. The effort TO pain,
him a mediocre person failed. The
scheme to hold him up as one havine
neither courage nor purpose in life die
not go very far. The most vicious at
lacks have been made upon him. aside
from those in the official anti-CIarkt
organs here, by B. Murphy, Of Vinron
who finds 1t hard to cure up the sore
spots left from the time that he ana
Clarke ran against each other for state
Office and Murphy was distanced. 1t i:
evident that under caucus system ~,
politicians would combine to driv'
Clarke out Of the field, but thanks Il
the primary for which he was in par
responsible, his right to be a candidate
without the advice OF consent Of an.
clique or faction or self appointed com
mittee is established.
The most interesting part of tn
Clarke candidacy at present seems t
be that 1t opens the way for a harmon,
year IN Iowa Some point has bee
made, or attempted to be made. agains
him, because of the fact that his can6:
dacy has appealed to all republicans
both the regulars and the standpatters
but this is not regarded generally as
political crime, for there are man
who want candidate who viii be sur
to get all the republican vote in No
vember and then some.
Senator Joe Allen of Pocahontas
who was here this week on bushes:
came out strongly for the nominatio
and election of Clarke. He is an ad
mirably equipped man for the leader
ship Of the party in great po!itica
year." said Senator Allen, "and 1 sin
cereIy hope he will receive the nomi
fnation. From all I can learn he
very strong among the republicans i
my section OF the state and will receiv
an Overwhelming vote. The bushes
men and farmers are especially for hi1
because they know he would give US a
excellent state administration
Senator Leslie E Francis of Dickin
son, also expressed himself in lik
manner as earnestly and enthusiast
cally for Mr.. Clarke as the republica
nominee for governor, and as conf
dent that he would be nominated by
big vote.
Members OF the Grant Club have M
ceased talking about the Clarke &C
dress and congratulating themselves @
having heard the governor in such a
earnest defense of the state and i
forward movement for better govern
ment.
The action Of Senator Kenyon
very promptly announcing that
would be for the Iowa candidate fl
the republican presidential nominatio
REGARDLESS Of his great personal obi
cations to Taft, followed By the form
announcement Of Ex-senator Your
hat he In going to continue to
aeainst the Iowa man for anythin
0ekes II certain that at least in II
senatortal scrap Just ahead there "
% NO uuss....::c. Al to who is hoostir
~ Iowa and who il not But 1t
,unHesstOod that the action Of Your
M rot be followed up by anythil
NJ Aggressive in his antagonism