Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-12
FORMER GOVERNOR AND ONCE
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR EN-,
couRAoEp At OUTLOOK.
DEFEAT OF LoRlMERisM
IN ILLINOIS AID TO KENYON
Iowa Senator Regarded a. Lorir,sr's
Strongest Foe and Republicans OF
illinois Approve Of His courss-ssv.
sraI Former Iowa Men in Thick Of
illinois Fight.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines. April 12.-Governor
Warren Garst has been out this week
in northwestern Iowa speaking with
Senator Kenyon, and reports to head.
quarters indicate that they have had
excellent meetings at Rock Rapids.
Hawarden, Estherville. Emmetsburg
and elsewhere 1t is recalled that Gov.
ernor Garst was himself a candidate
for election to the senate before the
legislature, and his earnest support OF
the junior senator is therefore all the
more significant and will have immense
weight in the state
Arrangements have been made for a.
big district meeting at Mason city
Saturday evening when the senator
will address the regular republicans Of
northern Iowa.
The crushing defeat Of Lorimer this
week in Illinois will DE as big card
for the junior Iowa senator as the vor-
dict of the Jury in the packing csse
was for his opponents. Senator Ken
yon has come to be regarded as the
strongest opponent of Lorimer and
what he stands for in tn. United
States senate. and 1t now appears that
the republicans Of Illinois approve Of
his course.
Regular republicans viii, not take
any steps to see that there IS an cleo
toral ticket put before the republican
primary in June. Four years. ago they
waited until near the last date for fl
ing and then, having heard Of nobody
who wanted to run for the electoral Of
fees. they set out to bring out candi-
dates in every district. They picked
good men who after much persuasion
were induced to permit use Of their
names. About this time ccterie Of
standpatters got together and seeing
some factional advantage, brought out
set Of candidates N order to bring
about what appeared co be a factional
contest. It was the scheme Of ]. G.
Rerryhill Of this city 10 have standrat
candidates brought out whose cames
commenced with letters high in the
alphabet, and full ticket was so
brought out. They were elected, be-
cause the alphabetical advantage Of
that year was worth anywhere from
$1,000 to $4,000 to the men whose
names were first on the ballot.
It is not probable that the regular
or progressives republicans will take
any steps to fill the ticket this year,
but leave 1t to- their standpat friends,
who turned such q neat trick four years
ago and won on the alphabetical adj
vantage.
Iowa had two former resi-
dents in the republican melee in Illi-
nois this week. One went to victory
and the other to defeat.
The winner was William E. Mason,
native Of Van Buren, county. former
senator. at one time principal Of the
Des Moines high school. brilliant orator
and successful campaigner. He made
the race against Lorimer for the senate
and failed and is one OF the most en-
thusiastic Ct the illinois progressives.
He was nominated for congressman at
large.
The loser was J. NJ. Kittleman. native
of Warren county, former member Of
the Iowa state central committee. Will
ON manufacturer Of suspenders In Des
Moines, later removed to Chicago where
he has made a big success Of business.
He ran for congress this year In the
Sixth district. the old Lorimer district.
and he was ingloriously beaten by a
progressive republican. in fact by two
Of them. Arthur w. Fulton had 6,o26
votes, Carl T. Murray 5,s1e and J. NJ.
Kittleman 4,707. There were also three
other candidates in the field.
Mr.. Kittleman had been in the state
senate in Illinois and had voted for
Lcrimer, which explains hts situation
in the primary He makes good sus-
penders. hu. they were not strong
enough to lift him with that Lad.
Senator c. H. Van Law. Of Marshall
county, yesterday filed his nomination
papers for lieutenant governor with the
secretary Of state, fling only enough
to make I: legal. Attorney General
Cosson also filled his petition. or a
sufficient number to assure a place on
the ticket Very few Of the candidates
will lille any more than just enough to
Thousands