Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-28

SOASS-AASAs nAN Recommendations 0uO
probably definite announcement as
to progressive policy in national at
| fairs.
There will be candidates in the field
for presidential electors who will rep
resent the sentiment Of the party in
the state, thus affording Opportunity for
! all to vote In accord with their con-
sciences without the necessity for
breaking with their party organisation
| at home. In fact the progressive can
didates for electors will be the regular
candidates.
Much interest attaches to what will
be done in many Of the county con-
ventions tomorrow when delegates are
to be selected to the state convention
II reactionary delegates are chosen in
SUFFICIENT majority to control the state
convention then the progressive pro-
gram in Iowa, which has been followed
Tor number Of years, will be aban-
| doned. II the progressives are in con-
troll the state convention will define the
party policy ana leave no doubt Of the
progressive character Of Iowa repub-
licanism.
The state canvassing board decided
tnat the entire republican electoral
ticket was nominated at the primary,
and this includes the nomination Of
Alex Mcclellan for district elector in
the Second. He 10 the only one secur.
ing place by marking in with pencil his
name. The presidential electors for the
/ republicans are Messrs. Marsh w
Haily. Frank C1arkson, A. u McKemey
Alex Mcclellan. C. 8. Newcomer, C. D.
Ellis. Ward Woodbridge, E. Rominger,
Fred L. Barnett J. n. Jamison, Will
liam Cochrane. G. J. Martin and Simon
Fisher The two first named are at
large, the others for districts in order
! -Four republican county conventions
Will, on Saturday, have the duty of
nominating candidates for representa-
itives-in Van Buren,. Appanoose,
Montgomery and Mitchell: also a sec
ond nominee in Clinton and q second one
in Scott. No senatorial district failed
:: to make republican nomination, the
board deciding that E. D. Murphy was
nominated in the Iowa-Johnson dis
trict.
The board decided there was no
nomination by the republicans for con-
gress in the Second district and q
convention will make that nomination
If ii 10 made at all.
The democrats failed to nominate for
the house in only three counties
Davis, Winneahtek and Mitchell. They
failed to nominate In four senatorial
districts namely, Jackson county, Blu
chanan-Delaware, Mitchell Winne-
bago-worth. and Lyon osceola-Sioux-
O'Brien.
The prohibitionists failed to nomi-
nate for attorney general or superin-
terdent, fell short one presidential
elector-at-lar1e and district electors in
the First, Eighth and Tenth districts;
forgot to nominate q candidate in the
Fortieth senatorial district: and are
shy candidates for congress in the First
Second, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth dis
tricts. ~
The statement has been enormously
published in some Of the newspapers
that the republicans failed to nominate
candidates for the house in Dubuque,
Blackhawk, Pottawattamie. Polk and
wapello counties, but the nominations
were completed in all these counties.
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The commission having the duty of
erecting the Allison monument on the
capitol grounds in Des iMoines is hav-
ing some difficulty making a decision
as to where 1t is to be located. The
law provides for erection. on the
grounds Of the state house or some ex-
tension thereof. There is serious OBJ
lection to having the grounds Of the
state house covered with monuments
and memorials and this plan has al
ready been abandoned. The river front
location IL not possible and would be
Inappropriate. A site strongly favored
by some Of the commission members IL
the ground diagonally across two
streets southeast from the capitol.
property now owned by Secretary Da-
vison Of the executive council. Others
would like to have the state purchase
all the ground directly south of the
state capitol. two blocks wide and ex-
tending to the railroads, including the
site for the present soldiers monu-
ment. convert this into park and To-
cate the Allison monument there. There
Ii also some sentiment for taking over
Q small city park. making II an Ali
son park and erecting the monument
there.
Before the artists can. take the first
step in preparations Of plans for the
proposed monument Its location will
have to be decided upon as this will
have important bearing on the char
acter Of the mereor &.
That the advocAtes OF, women suf-
frage for lows mean business In their
s,a,np.tss. ..s - s,essss was shown
c,onciusiveiy thu week :ws;hsn they M