Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-05
NOT ALL HARMONY AMONG
PARTY WITHIN STATE OF
% IOWA,
PROGRESSIVE WING AND
OLD GUARD APPEAR UNHAPPY
Colonel Eibosck Busy Lamoass'n9
Bryan Wing and State Chairman
Read Constantly Under Attack
Great Diversity Of Opinion Among
poli+icians AZ to Candidates Strength
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 5.-Democrats OF
this part of the country are not hold
ing any harmony meetings following
the recent democratic state convention.
Neither side appears to be happy. Col.
Joseph Eiboeck, who has opposed the
so-called progressives. broke out in his
paper with this:
THE Bryan worshippers at the dem
ocratic state convention showed them
selves as intolerant as prohibition
cranks only can be. Because Judge
Wade, who rises mountain high above
the populistic leaders Of the party. de-
sired the nomination Of Champ Clark
for president, an attempt was sought
to be made to displace him from the
membership on the national commit
tee; and upon the same ground, n. +.
Reed, one of the ablest state chairmen
the Iowa democrats ever had, was de-
feated for committeeman, and Jack
Dalton, the Invest, hardest working and
ablest Of all the committeeman, was
also displayed by the Bryanites Demo
Gratis somehow or other always do
blunder when they have the greatest
opportunity to win victory
But is If this Is not enough, Colonel
Etboeck denounces what was done in
regard to permitting vote on saloon
petitions, saying:
1.-THE democratic state convention at
Cedar Rapids had it in its power to de-
termine the election result in Iowa.
The election Of democratic governor
would have been foregone conclusion
had 1t not been for the Bryanites and
their populistic and prohibition follow
ers who practically bulldozed the con-
vention into cowardly evasion In the
platform of an old time democratic
principle Of home rule and a secret
ballot"
He added that it is feared that
many Of the $4,000 republicans who
voted with the democrats two years
ago will turn to other candidates"
On this same subject the Davenport
iowa Reform refers to the party as
betrayed and forsaken.'
Chairman Reed Under Fire.
On the other hand the action Of the
committee in reversing the decision Of
the state convention as to who should
manage the state campaign caused the
Des Moines National Democrat to
break out with q TRADE against Chair
man Reed. In the recent dispute be-
tween Messrs. Riegelman and Reed"
says the Democrat, I'VE condemn in
no uncertain terms the political
methods Of Mr.. Reed. In the first place
he was repudiated and kicked out Of
trict. Why. then, should he attempt
,,y{%1a hall of hA to1N 70 ic%
on the progressive democracy Of this
entire state that which the Sixth dis
trict found wanting and which the
Sixth district rejected? In the second
place. why after he had been shorn Of
much Of his power, did Mr.. Reed rush
into print and not only SANDER but
!, villify his opponent but all the Polk
, county democracy as well?'
Other chapters in the controversy
are promised later, as it develops that
the democrats are about as badly torn
asunder in Iowa as are the republicans
It is declared here that the only rea-
SON the tory or conservative democrats
were given the right to handle the
funds coming from national headquar-
tiers was threat Of an open bolt and
split in the party.
The pastor OF one Of the leading
churches Of Des Moines preached a
week ago Sunday in Columbus, Ohio,
and also spent few days in Cincin-
natl, where he formerly lived. He told
, q parish1oner, ON his return home, that
he had taHkad with fifty or sixty diff
ferent persons he knew In the two cit
ties, mostly strong churchmen, and that
in all his conversation he had found
but one person who was for Taft for
president, and that was a woman The
men were about evenly divided be-
tween Roosevelt and Wilson.
w. B. NcK1ssick, manager of an
extensive brick and tile factory at Car
Isle, In Warren county, a short dis
lance from Ues Moines, said the other
day that there has been no gain OF
Taft sentiment there. They had a con-
West last spring in the township over
tEho should go to the county conven-
ttion and out OF more than 1870 votes
but seven were for the Taft set of del
egates which consisted of just seven
II do not believe there has been any
material change since" he said You
people in the city who rub up agains,
bankers and business men seem not tc
have any conception of what the peo-
pie are thinking about"
A leading democrat Of statewide
standing received the information a
few days ago that Inc one county OF
northwestern Iowa fifty democrats
have announced they would vote fol
Roosevelt He insists that he doesn't
believe it, but the information came
from a good source.
On the other hand, Gen. NJ. H. Byers
state oil inspector, takes differen,
view Of the situation. II have Travelled
about considerable" he says, land ir
my opinion the bull moose party /.
dead now, clear dead, and in few
weeks nothing more will be heard OF
It. I find nobody taking any interest IL
It and 1t is clearly on the toboggan.'
At the state house there is the ut.
most confidence among the office hold
ers that Taft will have Walkawa!
IN November and that he will be The
man to beat Wilson with in Iowa
he conflicting reports fairly illus
trate the condition Of politics in thu
state at this time.
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