Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-19
CONGRESSMAN WOODS, JUST
FROM WASHINGTON. DIS
cussEs STATES CHANCES.
cUMMINs AS BENEFICIARY
OF PRESENT BITTER FIGHT
Nomination Will Not Be Certain Until
Convention Meets and Takes Action
Woods Declares Iowa Should Stand
soi:dIy for Her Candidate - Cum
Minis Strong in East.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, April l9.-"Iowa never
before had such splendid opportunity
to name a president Of the United
States as this year"
So declared Congressman Frank p.
Woods yesterday while in the city to
file his nomination papers. Mr.. Woods
is just from Washington. where he has
been attending to his duties in con-
gress.
During the past few weeks have
had abundant opportunity to learn d
great deal about the situation" he con-
tinued. Il have talked with scores Of
people from the eastern states and the
sentiment is very favorable to that
which would be of highest credit to
Iowa. have talked with business men
as well as with politicians, especially
from New York and Pennsylvania, and
they have spoken freely of the political
situation in their states and in the
country. and they have told me that
the general impression is that the re-
publican party will make no mistake
in choosing for it's standard bearer and
candidate for president, Sena tor A. B.
! Cummins
Presidency Unsettled.
These people have assured me that
they do not regard the matter of the
presidential nomination as settled at
all. This confirms the general impress
sion in and around Washington where
it is the almost universal opinion
among those who are in position to
| take an unbiased view Of the situation,
that the nomination. is not going to be
| made until it is made in the convention.
Everywhere there is growing convic-
ton that the fight between the presi-
dent and the ex-president is already
so fierce and bitter that the majority
of the delegates to the Chicago con-
vention will not feel like naming either
one as candidate. In that event some
other man will be nominated.
! cummins as Beneficiary.
Senator Cummlns is in fine po-
sition to be the beneficiary Of this SIT
uation. No republican from any state
west Of the Mississippi river ever
| stood higher or was better known as
an able and successful executive than
Senator Cummins. His ability Is un-
questioned. Whether among those who
have been with him on political ques'
tions or those who have felt the force
OF his keen arguments and dignifiec
I'but earnest contention for progressive
measures. Senator Cummfns is recog-
nized as certainly one Of the ablest
| men in American public life today. The
belief is general that as a progressive
one whose position in favor of progress
sive legislation is never questioned, yet
1 or fncpp q n
that with him as a leader we would Sc
cure progressive legislation without IN
any way running the danger Of in
Jury to our business prosperity. .
Iowsa's Opportunity.
"Under such circumstances" contin-
ued Mr.. Woods, "the republicans Of
Iowa do themselves and their party and
their state an injunstice If they with
hold from him the endorsement he sc
well deserves at their hands. They
ought to be ia the Chicago convention
saying, and saying honestly, because II
is true, that II neither Of the two con-
spicuous candidates for the presidency
ia found to be available, then and In
that event Iowa has to offer the one
man who as candidate would lead the
party to victory, and who as president
would give us an administration OF
which every American could feel proud
The duty of Iowa republicans is clear
Prohibitionists After Office.
The prohibitionists Of Iowa are mo-
only going after all the Offices in sigh,
but some that are not in sight. Al
| their conference held here to bring Out
candidates for the various offices they
suggested candidates for clerk Of the
supreme court and reporter of the
court; tho there is to be no election
for either Of these offices this year