Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-25
PANTY WILL De UNITED
UNDER HAMILTON OR DUNN
Iowa Democrats Do Not Anticipate
That Bryan Will Be Nominated for
Prssidsney-labor Leadsrs Publish
Record Of George w. Clarke - Nom.
bsr Of Legislature.
Special to Times-Republican.

bearer in Iowa this year. tho the
friends Of Edward G. Dunn, Of Mason
City, will not say as much. It ap-
pears that Mr.. Dunn is making a fine
canvass for the place and by reason of
the fact that he Is forcible speaker
and has many friends he is going to
roll up big vote. But Mr.. Hamilton
is better known, at least by reputation.
in all parts of the state. Democrats
are not getting excited over the matter
at all, as they all say that either one
would make fine candidate. Under
either one the democrats Of the state
will probably be better united than be-
fore for long time, and 1t is conceded
that the republicans must have an
able public speaker well informed on
political topics or they will lose the
state this year. There is also simple
recognition of the fact among many
republicans that there is great danger
of losing legislative seats unless the
republicans adopt get-together policy
under some leadership that inspires
confidence in a partisan way.
In the opinion Of the leading dem
-ocrats here 1t is not now likely that
Mr.. Bryan will be<nominated at Bal
timore. Mr.. Bryan stated to |. re-
publican state official only a year ago,
in substance, that he realized no man
could win II he was a candidate all the
ti,no AMI that e he hca not heen
candidate four years ago this would be
his time, but having been candidate
three times already it would not do for
him to run now. Leading democrats
have recently received animation from
him that whereas a short time ago he
was in a mood to at least accept
nomination II rendered he has now
reached the conclusion that 1t would
not do for him to accept If rendered
the place. The republican situation
has made some great changes and this
Is having its effect upon him. At the
same time there are great many dem
ocrats who are saying that If Roose-
welt is nominated Bryan is the only
man who stands any show Of defeating
him.
President A. L. Urick, Of the Iowa
State Federation Of Labor, has COM
piled and published a complete record
of the official record Of George w.
Clarke on labor topics in six legislative
sessions.
always fair. always striving to do
right. he Is entitled to our most hearty
consideration"
This Is the conclusion Of President
Urick. He calls special attention to the
fact that Mr. Clarke at the time he
became candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor had made all arrangements for
a trip to California with his family and
has intended to quit political life, but
that he became candidate primarily
thru the efforts of organized labor" In
the official record was an item as to-
q certain resolution favored by Mr.
Clarke to compel better service from
the state printer. The then state
printer was, at the time when the
workingmen induced Clarke to become
a candidate for lieutenant governor.
himself a candidate for that office and
Mr. Urick says that organized labor
had everything to fear from him In
view Of the bitterness Of the former
controversy" Hence the importance to
laboring men Of the success OF Mr..
Clarke at that time.
The laboring men of the state were
interested In a great many questions IN
the six legislative sessions with which
Governor Clarke had relations. 1t was
in this period that the mine laws OF
the state were revised and rearranged
more than once and for the first time
serious effort was made to protect the
mine workers. The various wage ex-
emption measures were fought out.
Compulsory education was established
as the rule for Iowa, subject In which
laboring men are vitality interested.
Child labor laws were placed on the
statute books the factory inspection
service was authorized, the labor COM
missioner's office was made into some
thing worth while. fire escape laws
were passed, safety devices were re-
auired on cars and elsewhere, and
time limit was set on hours of service
in railway employment.
On all OF these subjects Mr.. Clarke
took a position, and while he did not
always vote Just as the organized labor
representatives desired he should. he
did give to every subject fair consider
alton and on every question affecting
the rights Of the common people he was
on the right side. Publication Of the
official record as to votes on these I'M
portant measures will give at least
some idea Of the range Of Mr.. Clarke's
work In state building.
More amusing than otherwise are
some Of the complications into which
warfare to defeat Iowa pPogressives
has led the politicians. A fair sample
turned up last Sunday when ex-Sena-
tor Jamison, who is managing the
anti" campaign, published malicious
attack upon Clarke filled with slurs
and false representations. He quoted
q democratic paper which declares as
to IAN attempt to get . whisky plank
into the Iowa republican convention"
whereupon the organ Of the opposition
explained that this means plank ia
stat. q 9a. Cit, Of re,eds Inca. County .:n g.