Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-06
COLONEL CLAYTON COMES
ON ouM.sHoE MHss,oh
Screwed Activity Among Adm,n,sera.
sisn sspssrtsrs -osvs,nsr cia-sss's
Asesrd In Favor q ossd Things In
Politics clsah-Jamisssn Seeming
Champ CLARK.
lpecial to Times Republican.

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to It that Iowa will not be for an Iowa
candidate for president.
An interesting get together" story
came whistling down Walnut street
this week. ana it limited at the possi-
bility that there are several lines OF
activity for the new political group
which ID ready to assert that the whole
progressive movement in Iowa never
accomplished anything and that FAC
ttonalism" IL all but q crime.
Col. Bob" slayton. Of New YORK,
formerly Of Oskaloosa, has been. in
circulation for some days about Des
iMoines. very quietly and with SOFT
voice and systerious air. It is recalled
that Clayton was Sixth district mem-
Der Of the republican committee Of
Iowa once and wanted to be made
chairman when Spence was given that
place. He was then given nice place,
by favor of Leslie NJ. Shaw, in the
government service and is on the pay
roll now. He Is shrewd politician
and reliable
It became noised about that Colonel!
Clayton. while not having very many
honeyed words for President Taft, has
been doing lot Of talking about whas
q horrible thing It would be to Nominate
Senator Cummins and he has assured
q lot Of people that 1t never would do
at all to have Iowa be for an Iowa man
Tor president. He 10 in favor Of new
deal and says that what IL wanted is q
new spirit and forgetting Of the
things which have agitated the people
the past ten years and caused all the
factionalism.
But very little has been done for the
Taft boom in Iowa in recent months.
Last summer 1t was given out that
lows should be Tor Taft unanimously
and those who were enthusiastic for
his reciprocity measure are said to
have sent word to the White House
that there need be nothing done in
Iowa. Now the situation seems to
have changed and the Taft managers
are going to get busy and try to frame
Il up 20 that he shall have q solid dele
cation. The appearance Of Bob Clay
ton on the scefie makes It certain that
the administration Il alarmed ana
realizes that Iowa IL not q dead sure
Taft state.
y
Some Of the critics Of Governor
Clarke have. since his announcement
a. an avowed candidate for governor,
have been declaring that he has not had
any hand IN the Forward movement in
Iowa and that he has lacked In cour--
age to talk out plainly in favor Of q,
better and grander Iowa. The record
shows quite the contrary. A group Of
republicans discussing the matter the
other day recalled the strong and
earnest address Of Clarke In opening
the campaign in Iowa In the last presi-
Dental year. VIXEN he went on record
a. supporting AL the good things
which have made Iowa history glori-
Gus.
1T Is impossible" he said in that
notable address. ito hold in too high
esteem the rights. duties Of and PRIV
ileGes OF citizenship: and tho untram-
meled voter. free from improper In
huences, and the untrammeled public
official, owing allegiance only to the
people. II the ideal of democracy.
The people are concluding. ana the
sentiment IL rapidly spreading, that
they will administer their affairs at
first hand: that they will eliminate
the boss: that they will remove the
temptation for packed and snap eau
cuses: that they will have fair play
and the square deal 20 far ~ possible
in political affaifs.'
After discussing the anti-pass legis-
lation. the primary law and other
things he continued: !
Gould any considerable number Of
kaA nj NIB In hA 20 81
the plain determination Of the people
all over the union to get very close
to their government, to give every man
Q direct voice In its affairs. to make
It more and more representative and
expressive Of the real character life
and thoughts Of the people, in the face
Of the resolution Of the people to free
themselves from railroad domination
and dictation,or the dominatfon of any
other clsss- coald any number Of peo-
pie be found who would repeal this
law?y I think not, because you know
It u right and In exact harmony with
free popular gOvefnmenta govern
lnsnt II the.peopie. Tor the psople and
BY the people"
& Referring to the. ..era OF Roosevelt
Ism - new era In the political his
tory OF this country.", Mr.. Clarke
closed with: y
Say Whist you will. there 10 . new
political atmosphere In, this nation. A
rood sniM Of 4 VIII convince anybody
that II 70 pafer. better. more. ex-
hilasating than anything else We have
had Tor . long time. Honest methods,
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