Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-06
GOVERNOR SHOWING STRONGER
IN EFFORT TO CONTROL IOWA
DELEGATES.
FIGURES OF CLARK AND
WILSON ARE FAR APART
Speaker Clark Will Not Attend State
Convention at Burlington Wilson
Controls in Polk-Clark Men Ae-
eussa Of Deliberately Buying Votes
in Sioux City caueuses.
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Special to Times Repu blican.
| Des Moines, April 6.-The two pro-
! gressive wings of the democratic par
; " are still apart as to their figures in
| the delegates to the state convention
but both agree that Woodrow Wilson
! has been making some big gains and
/ that he is scheduled for another big
gain today from Polk and Woodbury..
The wilson claim is: For Wilson
15Sla, for Clark 1867. for Harmon -,
for Bryan Is. no, pledged II.
The Clark claim is, as revised: Clark
230. Wilsoi e. Harmon or in doubt Z.
This is such a wide difference that
it is causing comment, but it appears
! TO be Impossible TO get al the exact
facts. The table given out by the Will
son people last evening is as follows:
For Wilson-Lyon {, Sioux S. Clay 3.
Buena Vista d Delaware s, Monona s,
Marshall 4. Benton IS. Linn %, Jones
II. Johnson 1, keokuk IS. Montgomery
r. Union .. Clark g. Monroe AZ. Tay-
Tor s. Page ,. Dallas >. Sac 6. Hardin s.
ITotal-15s12.
For Clark-Blackhav k l., Pocahon-
tas :. Calhoun :. Cass g Montgomery ?.
Clarke l. Monroe u. Des Moines 20.
Page >, Decatur .. Lee 30, Emmett ),
Dallas 3. Total-1oG1a
For Harmon-Tana IA, Johnson ..
Montgomery >, Page l. Wapelo is,
Total-47
For Observation-Disclosures Is.
Not pledged-MarshaH S. johnson S.
The latest table on the other side
gives following results:
For CIark-Marshall 10. johnson 70.
Blackhawk II. Calhoun !. Cass 9. De-
catur 9, Emmett 5. Mahaska IA Mont
gomery .. Page s, Sioux !, Tama II.
Wapello IS. Des Moines 20, Monona 4.
Lee %. Monroe 9, Keokuk Is. Clark 5.
Sac I, linn 81 Total-23O.
For Wilson-Marshall ,, johnson 4.
Mahaska ]. Montgomery > Clay ;.
Pocahontas q Union 9. Sioux /, Taylor
:, Delaware s, Monons 4, Lyon :. Clark
l. Sac 6, Linn .. Total-S7.
Harmon or doubsful-Buena Vista ).
Montgomery S.
Clark Will Not Attend.
Speaker Champ Clark Will not attend
the Iowa state democratic convention
at Burlington. He is engaged in set
ting an example to the rest Of the
country as to sticking TO his work In
his letter declining an invitation TO
bring his houn' dog along and be at
Burlington, he said
L would be delighted indeed to be
with you on the 18th of May. hut it is
utterly Impossible. The democrats
gave me by unanimous vote of the
members Of the house the highest Of
fee any democrat has neh since the
4th Of March, 1897 The vice of the
house is absenteeism. l have beer try
| ing my utmost to keep a quorum here
for the transaction Of the public bust
ness. and I can not with a straight face
and clear conscience insist on other
members staying here unless set them
q good example by staying myself. I
| have no sort of doubt that l could pro-
mote my personal fortunes by leaving
here and making speeches, but my duty
is to stay here and discharge the duties
Of the great place which the partial
ity Of my fellow congressman assigned
me. The only exception that have
made to this rule is to 90 10 Kentucky
and make a speech where / was born
and reared. only losing one day from
the house TO make the trip. I am deep
" grateful 10 the people Of Iowa for
Their friendship and will always re-
member it. l know that l would have
a great time al Your convention and
regret that I can not be with you"
Wilson Men Control Polk.
The Polk county democratic conven-
ton was called together this morning
with clear majority of Wilson nler
in charge. John Holland. county chair
man, asked John Mulvaney, prorai-
nent lawyer. to preside. 1t is the in
te-tion of the convention this after
noon to select solid Wilson deIega-
ton Of men who are first and all the
time progressive democrats and who
will follow the advice Of William j.
Bryan as 20 being for progressive
democrat. TO matter what his name.
before they would ever be for any re-
dictionary democrat.