Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-11
TAFT-RoosEvELT FIGHT MAY
CUT SHORT SEVERAL Legs
LArivE CAREERS.
HOUSE MEMBERS WHO HURRIED
TO TAFT BANNER WORRIED
Constituents at Home Inclined to Re-
member and Arc Threatening to
Carry Issue to District Campaigns
Knives Being Whetted for Political
Scalp Taking in Many States.
Lsnec;al correspondence.l

Washington, May 11.-"Uneasy lies
the head tina wears a crown" and a
lot of gentlemen up around the capitol
of the United States, who don't wear
crowns but who hold the office OF
representative in congress are just
now getting more than their quota OF
uneasiness. This refers especially to
many of the republican members of
the house who are in a sadly restless
and perturbed state over the factional
troubles in the republican party.
1t has got so that When the word
lie" is hurled out Of the Mckinley
Taft headquarters and the echoes
bring back liar from the Dixon
Roosevelt headquarters, Il republican
member Of the house is apt to jump
as if hit. These harmless epithets have
got on the nerves of many of the house
republicans.
Taft Adherents Worried.
But what is giving still more worry
to those house republicans who are
for Taft are the threats which they are
hearing that Taft members OF congress
will be pretty apt to find opponents for
the nomination brought out against
them in their respective districts. The
Roosevelt managers are not making
such a declaration of war openly but
it has become much talked about the
capitol that this will be done In a
large number Of cases ard that gem
tlemen who jump into the fight for the
president will W to pay the penalty
hy getting into a strenuous fight to
hold their seats.
In cases where it is impossible to
bring out an effective opponent In his
campaign, the word goes that too earn
est support of the president against
Roosevelt is likely to be
by the opposition Of progressiVes FOR
the nomination two years hence.
Jumped Into Fire.
This is moi cheering to the Taft par
tisans in the house. especially in view
of the turn the political situation has
taken. Many of the men in the house
Who are supporting the president went
into the thing before they had any no
ton the Roosevelt movement would
become formidable. Moreover, the
Of congress ending the ses-
sion early and getting away from here
in June are growing less and less
rosy. 1t looks much as if congress
would he here all summer. This viii
keep many Il man with his nose TO the
legislative grindstone in Washington.
in the sweltering days of ummer,
when ne would like to ne home patch
ing up fences and other troubles.
On the whole. therefore. these are
anxious times on the republican side
Of the house chamber. 1t would not be
go bad to have a fight for the nomi-
ration in sight we're it not that the
general feeling in the house is that
this is a year when the democrats are
going to be strong and that there will
be enough hard work to do in the pre-
election campaign without wrestling
hard for a nomination.
Fear Knitting Process.
Congressman Ned Taylor, Of Ohio,
is one OF the men in more or less hot
water. He is staunch for President
Taft, while there is much Roosevelt
sentiment in the Buckeye state, and 1t
may find a way to block his return.
Burke, Of South Dakota. Martin OF
South Dakota. Crumpacker of Indiana.
Campbell Of Kansas, Anthony OF Kan
sas. and a number Of others may be
mentioned who are mourning the dis
pleasure Of the Roosevelt men and
the progressives by supporting the
president. It goes without saying that
the effects of the fractional fight on the
presidential nomination, many republt-
car members Of congress fear, will be
extended into the election and will
cause knitting OF the republican con-
g%ressional ticket in many districts.
part Of it because members have sup
ported Mr.. Taft and part Of 1t because
they have fought him.