Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
IOWA DELEGATION At CHICAGO
CONVENTION WILL IN REAL.
IrY BE PROGRESSIVE.
PERKINS TURNED DOWN
As DELEGATION CHAIRMAN
Progressive Chosen for Place and Also
for sscrstary-WiII 30 No Outward
Indication That State /. Not solidly
for cumn,;ns - standpat Victory
shern Of Objectionable Features.
Special to rimes-Republican.

republicans gather at Chicago in June
to witness the selection Of their stan
dard bearers in the campaign Of 1912
they may be puzzled to explain the
just who it was that won out in the
Cedar Rapids state convention. There
will be an iowa headquarters" for the
Iowa delegation and the Iowa people.
1t will not be labeled either standpat
or progressive and there will be nothing
there to indicate that reactionary prin-
ciples and candidates won out in
Iowa in April. There may be a picture
of Taft but If there is there will be
picture Of Cummins. If the anti-Cum-
Minis people of Iowa want to make
demonstration of their disloyalty they
will have to pay for 1t themselves and
the Iowa delegation as such will not
be asked to do so.
There will be, of course, progress
sive headquarters for the use and bene-
fit Of the men who want progressive
principles In the nation under the
leadership of the most virile progress
sive of them all. 1t will be for the
gathering of the Crmmins men of Iowa
and other states.
But in the Iowa headquarters proper
there will not be very much 20 fndi-
cate that In Iowa the anti Cummins
men had just little. the best of 1T. by
default, over the Cummins men.
And the chairman Of the Iowa dele
CATION who will have charge Of affairs
will be a progressive and the treasurer
is a progressive, and in fact the pro-
gressives on the delegation organized
it and will direct it's affairs largely.
Somebody will perhaps be called upon
to explain how it is that If the Iowa
progressives were in fact wiped of
the map as has been claimed, the dele
CATION is under the guidance of pro-
gressives. In fact. it fs a question as to
who really won at Cedar Rapids.
When the Iowa delegation met to
organize and get ready for the Chicago
situation it became known that George
d. Perkins was very DESTROYS Of being
made chairman Of the delegation. After
Committeeman Hart had called the
meeting to order, Mr.. Perkins was
promptly on his feet to explain that 1t
was a fortunate thing that there were
on the delegation number Of former
delegates, that their wide experience
would he of great value to the delega-
ton and that 1t would be best to have
as chairman Of the delegation one who
was perfectly familiar with the way
things should be done at a national
convention. While he was talking the
delegates were thinking. Governor
Carroll started to make a motion, but
before he got started, Mr.. Bowling. OF
Cedar county, beat him to it with
motion to elect Col. W. G. Dows. OF
Cedar Rapids, as chairman. NOBODY
nominated any Of the men Of wide
experience and Bows was elected
without opposition.
Then the matter came up as to an
assessment on the members of the del
egation to secure rooms for headquar-
tiers for Iowa people. There was some
discussion. There were delegates who
stated frankly that they would not
care to contribute to secure rooms II
they were to be transformed into
Taft Iowa headquarters" or anything
of the sort. If the delegation as such
was to advertise itself as standpat then
the standpat members alone would
have to foot the bills. But 1t was
agreed that the headquarters secured
for the delegation would be for the
whole delegation and not part and
for the use of Iowa people at the con-
vention. The fact will be recognized
that the delegation is only In part OPP
posed to Cummins. And with the chief
anti Cummins delegates relegated to
places in the ranks 1t will be a place
where all Iowa republicans can meet
with pleasure.
The delegation has not selected the
member of the national committee. At
present, Messrs. Hart, Moore and
Adams are all candidates. With these
three in the race the chances favor
Moore. But there may be other can
didates for the place. It is anticipated
that all the pressure Of the admin
istration will be exerted to land the
place for Adams who has been dis
penser for the, administration forces In
the campaign, and because of this fact
he may get the place. Moore will be
favored generally by the progressives
as more acceptable to them and bet
ter man for the place. The selection
will be made at Chicago at the time
O. the national convention, for the del
egation will not be asked to hold any
session until that time
SHIPPERS DIFFER ON RATES.