Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-17
RADICALS 1O FORGE
NEW STATE TICKET
ugA MONIES GROUP OF PollTl-
CLANS TO HAVE WAY IN
THIRD PARTY.
WILL BE USED As CLUB TO
FORCE ROOSEVELT SUPPORT
Many Roosevelt Republicans indignant
at Contemplated Action and Will
Rspudiats Third Party Candidates u
They Are Namsd-Campaisn False
hoods Circulated.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. ia progressive
state convention or conference ABOUT
The middle of September to be held IN
Des Moines and to select candidates for
office In Iowa to be placed on the pal
lot as independents by petition-that is
the program of those who have taken
charge.
It ID known that Colonel Roosevelt
has definitely refused to advise TINS
course as to Iowa and the action Will
be taken, If at all. against his wish.
The leaders have virtually capitulat-
ed to the demands OF the Des MONIES
group Of politicians who have demand
ed fight on governor and some otaef
offices, especially congressman IN TINS
district. as the price Of their support OF
the Roosevelt candidacy. 1t was caused
To be made known that if the fight was
to be one for principles only and that
there should be concentration on eHoft
to elect Roosevelt electors. then there
would be mighty slim support here ana
small show Of publicity. II htelohg
proeressives who happen to have oeen
unwilling to NOV the knee TO the local
politicians are not to be fought tnen
there was to be nothing doing 1nen
the decision for a state convention ana
state ticket.
The decision to brandish a CLUB over
candidates and compel them TO oase
their candidates solely on whether the!
are for Roosevelt or are standing on the
republican state platform which an-
solves every republican from the ne
cessity Of supporting any CANDIDATE
not fairly nominated. was made rather
hastily, so it Il said. and John Mac
Vicar, the Seventh district member OF
the state committee, did not even know
chat II was contemplated at all. Quite
a number Of those who are for Roose-
VET have stated that they can not ap-
,rr,oye Of the plan Of coercion Of candi-
dates on the republican and democratic
tickets.
II am Q republican and intend to
vote for Theodore Roosevelt" said
Howard Clark. II shall vote for him
because know that for thirty years
he has been upholding true republican
principles and is doing so now. But
intend to remain a republican. Roose-
Welt and not Taft was the choice OF the
republicans of this country for pres1-
dent. We adopted q state platform Tor
the republican party which gives me
the right to decide for myself as 10
candidate for president. The state
ticket was nominated by the people and
sstn different position
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club was formed here a few days
ego, and at the first meeting held to
start it the fact was developed that
those who were responsible wanted to
start the club for the sole purpose OF
forcing a complete ticket Of candidates,
and especially for governor, senator
and for county offices. 1--WE must take
It out of the hands OF these stand
patters." said one of the speakers we
must have candidates for office. we
can't get very far unless we have can
didates for sheriff and county attorney
and other positions. and they will not
come out unless there is a state ticket
And we would have nominated state
ticket at the other convention If 1t
had not been for the outsiders who in
terfered We would have had Holden
nominated for governor If the conven-
ton had not adjourned. Why, if we
the state with hundred thousand ma
jority"
But the speaker was not to have his
own way I participated in the June
primary one person present said,
land ! saw my candidate nominated. 1t
is cardinal principle Of progress
siveism that the people should have
the right to make the nominations. We
did make the nominations in June. We
are under obligations to support the
candidates nominated by direct vote OF
the people. To do otherwise would be
to violate what we claim is our basic
principle. Holden did not win because
he could not get the votes as against
an active progressive with splendid
record. and his friends have no right to
refuse to recognize the right OF the
people to choose their own candidates"
'"rhe demand Of Carl FRANKIE that
candidates for all offices come out and
support Roosevelt, making that the
sole test Of whether or not one is a
progressive, means that there is to be
state ticket or 1t means nothing at
all" said prominent progressive last
evening. And 1t is the general under
standing that the convention will be
called very soon.
AS illustrating what is being done
TO force the state ticket. it is found
that some OF the most unreasonable
falsehoods are In circulation here as to
the attitude Of Clarke and Kenyon
especially, and in part as to the atti-
tude Of Cummins and others. 1t is be-
ieved generally that standpatters are
giving color to some Of these stories
IN the hope that the progressives will
get into such a mix-up that they will
let up in their fight for Roosevelt
votes. and this give Taft some chance
Of carrying Iowa at the expense of the
state ticket and senator.
One Of the local organs Of the Des
Moines political group yesterday came
out with boom for Attorney Genera
Cosson for governor as against Clarke
The same paper recently declared thai
James A. Smith might run agains,
Clarke. It was also stated that Cossor
was at home too i'll to talk, yet TIT
writer talked with him half an hour al
his office. Another organ came ou
with . declaration that Judge Prouty
II va home but stays hidden from ev,
" MPvbody" and his "whefeabouts wers