Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-27
ROOSEVELT PLANS IMPORTANT
MESSAGE TO BULL MoosERs
OF WEST.
GREATEST SPEECH OF TOUR
At pEs MONIES SEPT. 4
MsdiII Mccormick Discusses lmpor.
lance Of RoossveIt's Visit to Iowa
Speech Before Iowa Bull Moosers
Considered Most Important to Be De-
Iversd West Of Mississippi River

Chicago Aug. 27.-The big speech of
Colonel Roosevelt's western campaign
will be delivered at the Iowa state con-
vention at Des Moines on Sept. 4, ac-
cording to information received at the
Chicago headquarters. Developments
Of an important nature also are pre-
dicted at this gathering. The pro-
gressive situation in the middle west
was discussed by Medill Mccormick,
vice chairman in charge here.
The organization Of the progressive
party in tn prairie states in the heart
Of the Mississippi valley is approach
ing completion he said. In Illinois,
Indiana and Michigan, county by coun-
ty, and district by district, the pro-
gressives have paralleled the organiza-
ton of the old parties.
Tickets Being Nominated.
In all but two counties Of Indiana
and all but five in Illinois. complete
county committees have been selected
and progressive county tickets have
been or are being nominated. In many
of these counties republican candidates
are withdrawing from the party to &C
ticket.
The same IS true in Michigan. altho
on account Of the physical character
istics Of the state there are counties 10
the peninsula and south Of the Soc
where the organizations are still pro
visional and temporary.
! In Michigan there will be progress
| sive candidates not only for county Of
49, i've a Y
for the legislature and municipal Of
| fees In the city Of Detroit. there are
three progressive candidates for the
n.ayoralty nomination, while there are
only two each for the republican and
| democratic nominations.
Iowa Convention Sept. 4.
! TN Iowa where matters are delayed
| out Of personal considera ton for Sen
ator Cummins, call has gone out for
a state convention on Sept. for the
purpose OF nominating state ticket.
Similar calls have been issued for con-
gressiona conventions About three
fourths of the counties are already or
ganized and organizations will be per-
rected in the other counties before
Sept. /
Reports from Missouri are like
those from Iowa. In the western ha-
| of the state and the territory !mmedi-
ately around st. Louis the organization
| ts already effective and at work. Ar
rangements have been completed for
| the organization Of the balance Of the
| counties before Saturday night, next.
| GA NJ Baker. Wheeler Bloodgood
| and Henry F. Cochems have been IN
| charge of the organization in Wiscon-
sin Provisional committeeman have
been selected from the several congress
sional districts and county mass con-
ventions will be held for the purpose
of electtns delegates to the state con-
vention. to be held Sept. II.
! Conditions IN Wisconsin.
/ IN Wisconsin the law provides that
the names Of the presidential electors
shall not appear in the same column
as the names Of candidates for any
other office unless it is possible FOR
= candidate for governor to support any
! group Of presidential electors Whetfer
they be nominated under the same
marty appellation as his own or not,
with much less technical difficulty
than any other state in the union.
The Chicago headquarters th's
week has received partial reports from
the two DakotaS. Minnesota ana Ne
braska. There is no Taft sentiment
whatever in these states and no i'm
portant Wilson sentiment in any OF
them. with the possible exception OF
North Dakota.
Reports from the mountain states
are even more favorable than expected.
Moroni Heiner and Desley K. Walton
vel known members of the Mormon
church. and hitherto prominent In re-
publican politics, together with ~ A
Robertson and co!. z. q Loose, Tor
merly republican national committee
man from Utah and formerly sup
porter Of Senator Smoot. have been
active in the organization OF the pro-
gressive party in Utah.
"They confidently predict that Col
one, Roosevelt will carry that state IN
November. Progressive state ticke's
will be nominated in Montana, WASH
inston and Oregon, where the repubh-
cans have lost the alliance OF sucn
strong men who formerly supported
President Taft as William Coles. edito!
Of the Spokesman Review, Of Spo-
kane"