Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27
DON'T ROCK THE BOAT.

UOU MUM suS OVNSs
Republican conventions will be held
in every county in Iowa on Saturday
Of this week at which time delegates
will be selected to make UP the state
convention which meets July 10. The
split in the party which occurred at
Chicago has precipitated crisis which
should require caution in procedure.
The average man on the street has
mentally resolved that he owes Taft
nothing. 1t would have been difficult
to have held the average republican
voter to the Taft ticket had the NOM
but having been secured in a crooked
way by the arbitrary unseating of
delegates regularly selected by pri-
maries Taft himself has little or no
claim upon the voter.
However we have a senator and a
governor and county tickets to elect.
The candidates have already been Sc
lecsed in legaiized primaries and are
the regular nominees of the repubr-
can party and as of all republicans az
the polls Whatever is done at the
county conventions and later in the
state convention the nominees of the
party within the state should be pro-
tected so far as possible.
1t will be useless for couty CONVEX
tons 10 mix in the row over the ma
tional ticket for they can not hold re-
publicans TO Taft who are convinced
that the Taft nomination was crooked
Tor can they 90 much good resolving
for an Independent ticket before that
ticket or its following is definitely
state conventions is 10 make every eff
fort 10 hold the party together on the
state candidates Factions as such
have divided the nominees between
them. The stan6patters secured lieu
tenant governor. secretary of state
auditor ard railroad commissioner
while mary Of them voted for the sue
cessful nominee for United States SEN
ator and for governor. If attempt is
made to force endorsement OF Taft
many republicans may be driven away
from the party nominees for the iegis-
lature and unless we elect republican
legislature We will have democrat
for United States senator. Likewise
if those who refuse to condone politi-
cal theft attempt 10 rebuke the non-
nal nominee for president q faction
within the party will be Forced 10 re-
taiiate on the state tickle.
These are times when the party
united can stand bu, divided will fall
and every man should realize that he
can't change the mind Of the other
fellow as TO what took place in Chi
cago. The vote Roosevelt got in the
as to the temper OF the people. What
occurred at Chicago is passed. Unless
all republicans agree with Governor
CAROLS remarks as uttered in a
speech In the Taft headquarters that
the standpatter looks upon this as the
time IN which 70 Slough Off" the social
lists, popuiists and democrats who have
been calling themselves republicans a
give and take policy must be pursued
Many a lifelong republican. who never
voted any other ticket in his life will
no. vote for Taft and few men can GEN.
sures him IN the light Of the facts
but ne will remain republican on al
other candidates. If he 10 not driven
Other republicans who were not alto
gethsr satisfied IL the state prtnar-
les will remain regular If progressive
najorities DO not officially attach the
Roosevelt brand Of thief to their fac
ton. There is at least ore subject thai
should be waived In order TO hold the
party together in Iowa. II is no time
20 rock the boat.