Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-15
TIMES 1lARszALLrowr. 1oWAsJANUARY ls1a

| and 1t has not yet shown such im-
portance as to warrant the earlier be-
lief that It would open the way for
| the third candidate. It Is known that
from the very drst third candidacy
| was planned. But that was on the
superstition that the Holden candidacy
| would at once break the ranks Of the
Clarke supporters. 1t has done moth.
ing Of the sort and so the main part
| OF the program waits. Indications
are that there has been some feeling
around for some new name to be
brought into the game, now that it is
becoming apparent that Colonel Pal
mer is not anxious to lead forlorn
| hope against Clarke. II is recalled
that last summer and fall, conspicu-
Gus members of the efficiency com
| mittee were engaged in writing let
ters out into the state seeking for
| candidate. and overtureS were made
10 several persons some of them ex-
! Cellent men. too, but all declined to
be tempted. Some of this activity
in seeking a candidate is being re-
vived with what success remains to
be seen. In the meantime the eff
cheney committee Is circulariZing the
banks of the state asking for funds for
a campaign TO defeat Clarke. tho the
matter OF finances was all arranged
before hand Over 10000 circulars
have been sent out or will be within
Z few days and the responses from
these will indicate whether or not
there is any vitality to the new po-
Utica! move.
An organization will be effected IN
the next few weehs for and on behalf
of Senator Kenyon TO look after MS
interests and to see that his friends
get out to vote for him .or senator
neNt June. Owing TO the packers suit
Z in Chicago the senator will probably
not be able to get personally into the
: fight until about the first of April when
( he expects TO get very busy: but in
the meantime his friends will see that
such organization work is done as may
DE taken up by correspondence and
with volunteer workers. Wherever
the senator has been able to go and TO
speak TO the people he has been re-
ceived with manifestations OF delight
and approval. He has not delivered a
political speech but his lecture is said
10 be very fine. But in the cam paiga
he will take Up and present political
questions very fully and frankly. IN
the meantime Llfe Young is going
right along accepting all offers and
speaking o.. eTc-% possible occasion.
organizing the state and sarnering IN
the votes. Before the balmy days
come both these men will be out stir
ring up the voters as never before and
from tais distance il looks like fine
fight.
Democrats OF Iowa who are favorable
to the candidacy OF Woodrow Wilson
are confident that the selection of Bal
tiInore as the convention city will help
the New Jersey statesman in the TRAN
gula- fight that is ahead for the demo-
Gratis. They point out that il means
the democrats are counting on winning
by taking the eastern states and that
an eastern man will be the logical can
didate. The visit of q Camden judge
here 10 sepak for Wilson had the ef-
feet of starting quite a good deal u
talk Tor him and the Wilson men are
going 10 be active from now on. The
Clark men. however, are making claims
OF gaining strength and are evidently
doing great deal to make ii appear
that Clark Is the man who ought to be
favored by ali the former followers Of
Bryan. Among others active in be-
half of Clark is Charles a. Walsh. who
is e-nporarily returned to Iowa, tho
still connected with the Hearst papers.
Some of the state officials are smil-
ing over the effort that is being made
10 belittie the office OF governor SO
that il may At better some candidates.
a local political organ, apologizing for
its candidate for governor, declared
the other day that some very ordinary
men have served the state in the gov
errors office and performed every duty
prescribed by law reasonably well"
and other similar statements tending
to show that almost anybody could be
governor a member OF the state
executive council called attention yes
terday TO the fact that there are over
fifty meetings annually Of the execu
tive council and the governor has very
important duties in connection with
the vast expenditures of the state call
ing for the keenest business ability.
The argument that the office Of COVER
nor has no important duties attached
was first advanced a few years ago by
LATE Young in an effort to beat Cum
Minis but it did not take we'll. The
executive council more nearly resem-
bles the board Of directors Of great
corporation with the governor as
chairman Of the board entrusted with
business Interests Of great moment
The pronounced attitude Of the Iowa
HON estead in opposing the scheme to
organize d new faction or party using
the farmers for that purpose has raised
a question as TO what the other farm
papers are doing. None of the others
unless in the past day or two-has
said a word in support Of the political
move The nearest approach to any
discussion Of the farmer in statecraft
was in Wallace's Farmer which, since
the Holden movement became con-
spicuous, discussed the farmer in con-
nection with the lawyer and business
men in legislation as follows:
"Scant as may De the ability Of law
yers, we have found in the last twenty
years that about all the good legisla-
ton We have been able to get on the
statute books has been that advanced
by the bette rclass of lawyers. The
farmer, as rule, does not make a
first class legislator. He is easily bull
dozed by the lobbyist or brow bea ten