Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-08
While Thsrs u ! Considerable Follow
ing Of Roosevelt. Il 10 Not Over.
Neutrality-suspicious. to Manage Pro-
crsssivs Campaign in iowa-sseend
District Convention illegally Called.

opening. Mr.. Hunter. said repeatedly
that TAFT would be nominated = and
Wilson would probably be elected.
/ Mr.. Hunter is of the impression that
the Taft-Roosevelt row will inure to
the benefit of Wilson.
He does not find as much! Bull Moose
| sentiment in the west as has been ao-
| yertised. It isn't so big when you get
near it.
1.-THE way hare 1t sized up as TO
| this Bull Moose movement IN the
west" said Mr.. Hunter on his return
home, "is just this: You and that ~
is always at some other place tnat the
sentiment is so overwhelming NO"
mind you don't say there 10 no SEM
ment for the third party, not at all ".
| there is a lot Of that sentiment ana you
can run into it almost anywhere. Du.
! out in Colorado I was told that tii'Aes
| were pretty quiet there. tho over ~
Idaho they were sizzling. Out at eai.
Lake City they said there was no.
much doing, but you ought 10 See wa.
ia doing in Idaho. Now. over IN iua :.
they seemed quiet enough apou' poi
tics. but I was assured that Out ~
(! washington things were stlrrii'e a.
the time. Well in washington IL va"
some place else. and so on. In gen
era, way the sentiment has oeeh o'o'
estimated or over-advertlsed. =,
But am also assuming tnat -
soma states pennsylvania LOT llisIan.,
where Roosevelt is strong you VIII ny. nv
i some of the standpatters saylns wiz.
4 the use and they will PUNK tne,l 49, 80
| for Wilson; and In other sta' ~
| Roosevelt men will be doing Inc
4 thing. So Wilson will get the
part Of the benefit from the 'ue'AoA'
i II seems that no copies OF the coue ~ ~.
Iowa are extant In political c -. ~,
i the second Iowa district ana
failed to post those admirable e,eoe W J
cards Of Ed Chasselrs on WHICH
given all the material dates OF pu l,.H.
| sirnificance in Iowa. Tue ,,"s !.
congressional committee mas e
4 conventions for Aug. ~ 10 mummy = -
4 republican candidate LOT cohsi ee' ~
cording to the code OF lows 80,
convention can legally De nelu 49,
4 the fifth Thursday following .me eoan
ty conventions. which iiitn suad
was Aug. 1. Any convention caieu
go and held later will have no stand
fnp in law and its nominee Will nave "
% IN the ballot by petition as an IN
Senendent. The move Is probably
nrnmnfed by the fact that the national
n-ovre.sives are planning to place
\ n ndidate in the field in opposition 10
\ the democratic and socialist candioates
for congress-. He will go on the oallot
by petition.
Tho selection of Carl FRANKIE ior
chairman Of the national progressive
committee for Iowa means that vig-
orona campaign will be conducted and
along conservative lines. Mr.. FRANKIE
when he retired from the republican
state committee. planned to drop al
nolitics and devote himself to busi-
ness But he was drafted as a delegate
Ia Chicago and it was decided some
time ago that he would be asked &C
take charge Of the campaign here. ne
e. more familiar with state politics
than any member Of the state commit
tee Of the new party.
An interesting rumor is ahoat II
refarance to the refusal of the count!
auditor Of Polk county to open the Vot
tho machines and to show whether OF
not q correct count and record val
made Of the vote at the last primary
IN this county, It is to the effect ina
. correct report would make q showing
- innortance to the state ticket, anc
+re Mint ia that there were four OF
fnva hundred votes that were recorded
la. for Allen for secretary Of state wher
10. matter Of fact they were fol
Cba.sell In view Of the fact that Allef
won bv only a very small vote. any
deviation in tine record @: secs,A ~ -. =.
s..+. you'd be Of Importance. But the
county auditor refuses to open tne Ms.
Ichines and the mystery VIII never ~
solved for they Will be cnanseo .e"
sa,,s hefore election time and no one
,- Ice +tev would disclose.