Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-13
STATE COMMITTEES CONFRONTED
WITH CONDITION OF CHAOS
As CAMPAIGN OPENS.
WILL CONCENTRATE EFFORTS
IN BEHALF OF ENTIRE PARTY
Will Keep on Diplomatic Terms With
Both the Roosevelt and TAFT COM
isms-standpatters Displsased With
CarroiI's Rule or Ruin Policy.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpSSAo2 ~
Des Moines, July ia situation
! filled with potentialities for political
trouble. That was description given
by one Of the delegates to the repub-
| lican state convention this week.
But all we have done here this
week. said one Of the delegates has
been in the direction Of minimizing
| the danger and maintaining as much
Of harmony as is possible under the
circumstances. The crisis Is not Of our
| making. The state convention this
week neither made the situation nor
changed it in the least. 1t had no
more to do with making the trouble
than did the one at Cedar Rapids re-
Gently. Both of them disclosed a con-
diton of affairs forced upon us from
the outside. All we can do is to use
our best judgment to smooth things
out"
! Instead of one campaign to best the
democrats it tlooks like three of them.
lit is to the triple-headed fighting
! force going up against Wilson and tibet
democratict forces.
Three -cornsred Campaign.
The regular republican state COM
mittee will meet in two or three weeks
upon call Of Chairman Charles Raw
son and prepare for the campaign for
and on behalf Of the republican party.
About the same time special TAFT
committee will open up headquarters
and fight for Taft while Ignoring the
party interests as whole. And at
the same time a committee will get
busy for Roosevelt, or progressive
party, electors and ignore the state
ticket.
That ought to assure republican
state administration The regular re-
publican state committee Will welcome
the votes of all, regardless Of their diff
ferences over who was really noml-
mated al Chicago. 1t will do general
work and support the entire ticket and
all candida ties. 1t will probably en-
deavor to maintain at least diplomatic
relations with both OF the dissenting
state committees. 1t is said that the
Roosevelt committee will urge election
Of every republican candidate in Iowa,
regardless of previous or factional az
fliations. None OF the Roosevelt peo-
pie has any intention Of boiling any
part of the ticket.
Uncertainty in TAFT Ranks.
Just what may be the intent Of the
Taft committee remains to be seen.
Mr.. Carroll, who appears to be the
! spokesman. is out in an interview IN
timating that some candidates WIZ not
be supported unless they follow nus
lead The republican state comhlteee
will treat them all alike.
The statement given out by Carroii
caused some surprise and much regret
|
| Of men in that convention who ere not
renubl;cans,- he said Which shows
| that standards differ, as evinced by the
IA to a42 test vote. LAS for Senator
KENYON and Governor Clarke ne
added the question Of the great band
Of Taft men in Iowa depends upon
! what stand they take" And if this
means anything it means that unless
they agree to the program as Carroll
! thinks it should be laid down. they will
not get the votes of the 342 and some
others.
| standpatters Inclined to Cut.
This position is not relished by the
candidates Of the republican party.
Some of them were candidates by
good many more republican votes than
Carroll received either time he was
made a candidate Their title to sup
port Of the entire party is just as good
as his was They all supported him
lloyaIly. Just because he was fortunate
in not having any national controversy
on hand in either Of his campaigns.
they say they feel he Is not entitled
now to try to put them sin hole
One Of the standpat candidates yes
terday called attention to the fact that
;f +bis ts tn he the attitude OF the
faction Of which Carroll has assumed
leadership 1t will hurt him just az
much as anybody. Naturally If pro-
gressives on the ticket are to be forced
to take a position, as to quarrel not
Of their making. on a controversy they
neither caused nor can settle, then also
standpatters on the ticket will also be
compelled to do something that will
lose them votes That is the way they
are arguing. When Carroll was can
didate nobody sought to embarrass him
by compelling him to say where he was
at, and 80 long as he was out begging
for votes he never did tell on which
side he stood.
CarrelPs Efforts Vain.
The effort Of Carroll to read out Of
the party" said a progressive dele
gate, all those who refused to agree
with him exactly rs to how best to Sc