Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-15
rEsr VOTE DErWEEN FACTIONS
I. SNOW NEW ALIGNMENT OF
REPUBLICANS IN IOWA.
SIXTEEN COUNTIES STILL
FAITHFUL TO OLD GUARD
sixth District Wins Doubtful Honor Of
Casting arsatsst Insurssnt Vote at
/, State Seventh District
/ Most Strongly Prosrsssivs-Prehibi.
tionists Worried by jonah.

Des Moines, July 15.-The new fac
tional map OF Iowa, which could be
compiled from the vote on the test
question between standpats and pro-
gressives at the last state convention,
shows how cmopletely there has been
q breaking up Of the old lines.
A computation shows that the vote
for the regular order In support Of the
state platform without any frills, came
from SO Of the 80 counties, leaving only
only is that were solidly against the
majority. But there were thirty coun-
ties which divided the vote. ~
The vote Of the regulars was evenly
scattered over the state. The smallest
vote for the insurgent movement came
from the Seventh district where only
three and two-thirds votes We're re-
corded against the regular order. One
came from Story and the other two
and fraction came from Warren,
showing that just three standpatters
got into the convention from the Sew
enth district.
Sixth Wires Doubtful Honor.
The Sixth district has the doubtful
honor Of having the largest insurgent
vote in favor Of the Carroll motion to
approve the nomination Of Taft at
Chicago. This was 6S votes. Other
districts followed in order: Second
As Y. Fifth Al. Eleventh 1914, Ninth 80,
First and Eighth 30 each, Tenth 20,
Third II, Fourth 9. and Seventh 2-3.
It will thus be seen that the new
Iowa factional political map Is a
strange affair, entirely different from
all that have been made before, and
that all past precedents have been
wiped of and a new deal started. The
fact that delegates from S3 Of the coun-
ties stood up to be counted as regulars
and supporting the party in the state
without equivocation or desire for hav-
ing their own way, argues that the
much advantage for the democrats this
year.
Prohibitionists Face Problem.
The prohibition party Of Iowa, d.
minutive as it Is, has problem on its
hands that is fairly testing the ability
Of the leaders to hold 1t together. 1t
is problem Of how to continue to sup
port he party principles and uphold
the cause an dstill not elect the head
Nof the ticket.
Mayor Jones. of Perry, was nominal
ed at the primary having received IT'S
votes. But the party leaders. the state
committee and the rank and file OF
the party, want to ditch Major Jones.
How to do 1t is another question. There
seems to be no way that candidate
once legally nominated can be forced
of the ticket. II there was a way ::
would be done. There was hope on the
part Of some Of the prohibitionists that
the national convention at Atlantic City
would change the party name which
might afford way for the party in
this state seeding from Mayor Jones
and leaving him with an empty nom
nation. a,
May Bolt Mayor Jones.
It is possible that ticket for presi-
Dental electors will be named by pc
tition and all the present candidates
withdraw and pledge themselves to the
national candidate for president, and
then the whole state ticket except as
to Jones be placed on by petition. Only
in this or some similar remarkable way
can the party divorce itself from Jones.
The old reliable. party leaders say
that Jones is not prohibitionist at all.
and they are declaring frankly that
having already reduced the party to
sbout one third Of it's former size by
~ leadership as state chairman, he
San only lead to sure defeat this year.
If anyone has way for enabling the
prohibition party to either get rid OF
the head Of its ticket or to divorce Mt
self from his candidacy for governor.
he will confer favor by reporting to
almost any of the active old-time
workers Of the party.