Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-06
IOWA REpusLicANs TO REFUSE
TO coNpoNE REcENT PoL,Tl.
CAL OFFENCES.
NO wHirEwAsH FOR MEN
WHO OPERATED STEAM ROLLER
Declaration tosBs Adopted AbsoIvins
Republicans From Wearing Taft Tag
and Permitting Them to Remain
! R.suIar-R Resentment Grow. psspsr
as Time Passes.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, July "a study Of the
lists of delegates coming from the
counties and of the reports OF the
county conventions last Saturday
shows that Iowa republicans are in
no mood to condone the offenses COM
mitted at Washington the past three
years and at Chicago the past month,
and any effort to place the republican
party in the false light OF approving
and adopting the political principles
and political methods OF the present
! national administration, will be
promptly and firmly rejected. Any res
\ oluticn undertaking to make approval
of the Chicago convention methods and
its candidates the sole test of party
fealty will be laid on the table. On
the contrary there is demand that, in
some form, directly or by influence.
republicans of Iowa shall be absolved
| from SUPPORT of candidates for office
nominated by sdiscredited and obsolete
| POLITICAL methods, more specifically
that one may be and remain repub-
lican without wearing Taft button.
| Iowa in Good Position.
! The suggestion as to contrast be-
tween the convention svstem and the
! primary system of making nominations
is recognition of the fact that Iowa
is In better position than many other
states to protest against what was done
at Chicago. At first it was sought
to have the impression go out that
about all that happened at Chicago was
| that one candidate was successful and
| another unsuccessful, hence the
trouble; later. it was made prominent
| that steam roller" tactics had been
| used and fraud committed thereby;
but the real objectionable offense was
that the calloused bosses who con-
! trolled that Chicago convention grossly
insulted the men of the rank and file
! by defying primary results and virtu-
ally by decreeing the perpetuation Of
the old system of nominations by the
politicians. The complaint which Iowa
has against the Chicago convention IL
not so much because her own beloved
leader of militant progressiveism was
not nominated, as that those who were
IN control so organized the republican
national convention that no candidacy
could come therefrom with a clear title
and no result OF that convention could
have any claim upon the support of
republicans in states where the pri-
mary principle has become the settled
policy Of the party. ~. as- =. Y.
lsfssa Rsss0tmsnt Becomes Deeper.
! This phase OF the situation, so it n
said, is responsible for theta that-jn-.
stead Of the resentment over whatlwas
done at Chicago wearing on as the
campaign nears, 1t is becoming deerer
and more firmly fixed. There are more
persons In Iowa today declaring. con-
| hdentially of course. that they will not
support Taft than there were the week
following the convention. From the
Taft standpoint-or rather from the
standpoint Of the Barnes-Penrose-Gu g-
senheim syndicate-the situation is
becoming worse In Iowa, and all over
the midland country. The quarrel over
candidates. is almost forgotten: but
the irreconcilable conflict between the
Chicago convention and the way 1t was
manipulated and all that 1t typifies IN
the political life Of the country. and
that political reform which looks to
direct nomination Of candidates by the
people, looms larger every day.
Represent the People.
The men who gather in Dos Moines
the coming week, every one selected
a delegate by a convention Of 5eie-
gates elected by tn people, will take
such action as will voice the solemn
protest Of virile American manhood
against the old order and the discarded
methods.
This may eventuate in new ration
al republican convention and candt-
date of the party who truly represents
the wishes of the people and has the
confidence of progressive voters There
are very many who now believe that
when election day comes. Taft and
Sherman will not then be candidates
for office Iowa is not going to do
anything to forestall the reopening OF
the whole case or indicate acqu1esence
in q deplorable condition of affairs for
which the Iowa progressives are not IN
the least responsible.
Proaressives Control Committee.
The republican state committee Will
he organized by the progressiyes. The |
entire campaign in this state will be !
handled by them, as nine Of the eleven
flistricts are in the progressive col-
,nnn. The campaign will be conducted
not alone for election of all candidates
having clear title TO the confidence OF
thu republicans, not alone for the NOM
in4es who were selected by the voice of
the people, but for maintenance Of re-
publican principles. To larger ex-
tent than usual in presidential years
il Will be a campaign on state issues.
I'd this end 1t is proposed that an ag-
gressiye program be laid out for going
on with the progressive work Of the
past dozen years in Iowa. There is
abundant material here for q fine state
The record Of the party is
one that will bear investigation. The
in Iowa has been good. Look
at the advancement made in political
primary, anti-pass and
similar measures. The legislation on
moral subjects can be defended-the +
state removal legislation theaadded re-
strictions on saloons and reduction OF
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we so6ee one Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case q Catarrh that cannot be cured By Halls
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