Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-20

Adding these figures . Ire totals -o-
tire ninery-dve counties l. IS found
that the actual results as reported a-e:
Stardpar 40, progressive Al Bat i
the srandpar figures are added the -e-
suit is: S,andpa- 80. progressive
1o7.
The prog-ess.ves claim g. still larger
number OF the delegates from Po-ta-
wa,tarr!e. or al least il IS reported
that not 80 man= are distinctly Tor
Taft as indicated above, but that IS
matter about which very little IS
actually known. AS to Franklin the
reports differ, but Franklin is strong
progressive county and is counted upon
rot to prove disloyai to Iowa.
The real controversy is in regard 10
Webster and Dallas. The belief on the
part Of the ani-Cummins people IS
that because OF the candidates. Of Ken
yon and Clarke. both Of whom are
progressives, and both Of whom are OPP
posed by standpat candidates for their
places. the machine will be able TO
compel them to deliver at least twenty
three Of the votes Of their counties
against the Iowa candidate. They will
hold over these counties the threat
that unless the goods are delivered then
the whole machine force, including the
unlimited resources Of the Mckinley
committee VIII be directed toward sup
port Of Young, Holden and Proudfoot.
and for a complete slate for the rest
of the ticket to wipe off the map every
progressive who aspires to any po-
sition.
This is the whole story OF the DIFF
ferences between the John T. Adams
machine claims and the actual figures
for the state convention.
AS to what the Webster and Dallas
delegations viii do at Cedar Rapids 1t
is perhaps impossible at this time to
say. The situation as 10 both Of them
is identical. In each case the pro-
gressives had full control Of the coun-
ty convention. They we're in position
to do just what they pleased as to
selection OF delegates. But in each
county each candidate has great
many very warm personal friends who
are not classed as among the regular
republicans and who wanted to get on
The delegation. There was no desire
to offend these friends and a compro
mise was effected by which they went
On the delegations with more or less
distinct understanding that they would
not use their positions to make i'm
possible the program of having Iowa
republicans present an Iowa candidate
for the presidency in an emergency
This is why and how there are stand
patters on these delegations.
For one thing it can be stated with
certainty that neither Senator Kenyon
nor Governor Clarke had any personal
hand in fixing up whatever Of under
standings there were made in their re-
spective counties. It was done by men
in their respective counties who are
their friends and whose loyalty to them
can not be questioned. Their wisdom
in entering into agreements and a d.
vision is subject to discussion, but
certain It is they thought they were
doing the best thing possible.
It was realization Of the embarrass-
ing position in which these two emf
nent men had been placed. or would
be placed, that impelled the McKin-
ley machine to bring a second anti
progressive candidate for governor in
20 the field in Iowa The only political
activity which Holden il known to
have ever had In Iowa was in support
Of the immense fight few years ago
against Cummins for the senate: but
that was not deemed sufficient to get
oil the standpat vote, so Proudfoot was
brought into the game to make doubly
sure that Clarke would not get any
standpat support in June. Now the
standpatters are representing that if
Dallas county will divide its delega-
stjon and thereby throw Cummins
down, they. the standpetters. will d.
vide their vote as between Clarke,
Holden and Proudfoot- But they are
saying that unless Dallas il thus d.
vided they VIII concentrate on Proud
:. 80 nnvninatA him. So also A fn
webster county. they are representing
that - Q matter Of fact the standpat
vote - not al going to LATE Young.
but unless progressive Webster county
turns up 1t Cedar Rapids mainly in the
ssan0pa4 column and against Cumimns,