Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-11
WILL CONTROL STATE coNvEN.
TON ~ 100 DELEGATES IF
THEY HOLD THEIR OWN.
FIGHT TO DATE HAS BEEN
IN srANDPAr TERRITORY
Prosrsssivss Make Gains in Counties
Previously standpat-old Machine
Playing 6ams With Usual skill -
Fight From Now On in Northern
Counties Of State.

49,
big republican counties Of northern
Iowa, the counties that furnish the re-
publican majorities every year, the
counties that are always loyal to Iowa
interests and Iowa ideas and Iowa
men-it's up to these counties to de-
eide what Iowa shall do with reference
to presenting to the republicans of the
nation the name of one who as candi-
date for president can lead the party
to victory.
If the counties Of the six districts
yet to take action divide as they did
at the last state convention. the pro-
gressive majority in the state conven-
ton will be $50 or more
There is not a county that was car
ried for the progressive cause two
years ago that is not actually in SYM
pathy with the progressive movement.
There is not a county that was car
ried in the last campaign for the pro-
gressives than can not be carried again
easily provided the progressives are
alert and united.
Not single county that was pro-
gressive two years ago has been taken
by the standpatters save and except by
reason of the ver-confidence or apathy
Of the progressives.
Fight to Date in StandpatviIIe.
The fight has thus far been on the
chosen field vi tho stardiatteIs, the ia
nous reservation Of southern Iowa.
Here the influences that have always
operated to hold the state back are
strongest. Here there has always been
the bitterest, most unreasonable fac
eionalisrn manifest in hostility to
Senator Cummins, leading at times to
organized effert to break up the party
by bolt.
And yet In Mills county, which never
before failed the old machine, divided
delegation was named; and in Wash
ington where a fierce contest was
waged the progressives won ON by an
immense majority. If the progressives
had made q fight in Guthrie, Marion.
Lucas and some other counties they
would have won easily. even as they
did in Warren, which is normally a
standpat county.
Calhoun county was lost to the pro-
gressives simply because it was not
looked after locally, and because the
progressives were divided over some
matters Of home concern only. But in
Sioux and .Buena Vista it was demon
strated that the progressive sentiment
is as virile and Overwhelming as ever
before when stirred by an open con-
test.
All of the county conventions have
been held in the five southern Iowa
districts except few in the First dis
trict 1t is assumed they will go as
usual On this basis the five southern
Iowa districts will have at the Cedar
Rapids convention delegates as fol-
lows: Standpat, 43s; progressive. 1876;
standpat majority. 243.
Prosressivss Will Have Majority.
Only few of the counties Of the six
remaining districts have expressed
themselves as yet. and only one has
shown change from two years ago.
If all the other counties divide substan-
TALLY as they did two years ago, the
result will be: Standpat, 239; pro-
gressive, 612; progressive majority, 373.
On this basis the Cedar Rapids con-
vention would have a majority Of pro-
gressives Of 100.
1t is absolutely certain there will be
ives in the counties that have not yet
acted. If the standpatters are not per-
mitted to make any gain in progress
sive territory the majority will be over
100 in the convention.
Game Played With Skill.
The standpat organization has played
the game with skill and ability. The
purpose Of calling the conventions
early in standpat territory was to get
the early conventions and spread
abroad the impression that it was
from Cummins in Iowa. They
have made the most Of their advantage
in this respect for they have main
tanned press bureau filling the state
with adroit misinformation intended
to deceive and actually deceiving many
we'll informed persons. A careful anal
isis Of the situation. however shows
that the only hope Of the standpatters
is and has been all along that they
can stampede the state and Brighten
the progreseives out Of putting up
fight where they can win easily.
Now that the normally standpat ter
ritory has been worked out" and the
fight is transferred to the northern
Iowa. counties which are progressive
in fact, 1t will be up hill work for the
standpatters and 1t only remains for
the loyal and stalwart republicans OF
those districts to be alert and the con-
vention will be one of which every
Iowan can be proud.
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