Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-26
SECURES MAJORITY OF DELE
GATES IN THE COUNTY CON.
vENTioN.
pRouDFoor CHOSE To(F'eHT
AND APPARENTLY LOST
Refused to consent to Divi'io" Of
pelesate.--Rs'u't is Surprise Of Past
Weak "A Polities-story and Polk
so.iy For cummins-Par'sy sheldo"
xay Enter Race For Governor.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republ1can.
Des Moines Feb 26.-The surprise
in politics the past week, the only one,
Warren county. Early reports from
Indianola are to the effect that the
county selected majority of Cummins
delegates to the county convention.
This may turn out to be not quite true,
but it is certain that the convention
will be closely divided between Cum
Minis and anti Cummins
The explanation offered is that Sena-
tor Proudfoot deliberately chose
fight to a policy of give and take.
Emissaries of the standpat cause were
sent from here into three counties OF
the district-Dallas, Warren and Story.
They asked in Dallas and Story that
the delegations be divided. Now. Dali
las is close county. and besides the
proSressives there who are all friends
Of Governor Clarke believed it would
show to the state the spirit Of fairness
which has been manifested all along
in his campaign. and they readily
agreed to fair division. or at least not
to provoke a fight. In Story county.
which is one of the staunchest regular
counties in the state, there was prac-
tically nobody to speak for the stand
pat cause
When the progressives Of Warren
heard what proposals had been made
in the other counties they suggested
to Senator Proudfoot that he consent
to division Of that county as it would
also show dispos..in to be fair and to
avoid factionalism The suggestion was
spurned 1t was not peace that was
wanted in strong standpat counties.
The demand was for solid anti Cum
minis delegation to back up the senator
as "the Taft candidate" for governor.
But it seems that the progressives got
busy and called the bluff.
Story county is of course solidly for
Cummins as 1t always has been. 1t is
even stated that Professor Holden has
come over to the support of Cummins
for the first time.
Not a single vote was cast in Polk
county in opposition to the Cummins
delegates There was not contest
anywhere AS has always been the
case in the past delegations have been
made up of some standpatters and some
progressives. but there was not con-
test in single precinct and the county
is unanimous for Cummins.
What Marion county will do is not
yet disclosed, but Marion is close
county
Democrats Of Polk county have put
off the holding Of their state conven-
ton until late date. They will hold
caucuses April 2 and the county con-
vention April 6. There was some eff
fort made to have a primary so as to
get at the settlement as between Will
son and Clark, but the committee
finally decided this to be not practical
BILE. The democrats have always been
accustomed to the caucus system here
and find it hard to arrange for pri-
mary.
The leaders among the democrats Of
the city are largely for Clark and they
have generally planned to carry the
county that way, but the strength re-
Gently shown for Wilson has surprised
them, and it now seems certain there
will be quite a contest to get the
county convention.
It is not at all certain that the entry
list has been closed for the democratic
race for nomination for governor.
There is some earnest sentiment in
this city and district in favor of having
Hon Farley Sheldon, of Ames, enter
the campaign as candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor.
Mr. Sheldon has shown his ability as
mayor Of Ames and he is just now as
ISOLATED with Attorney General Cosson
and Judge Roberts on the commission
appointed by the former to report on
prison needs in Iowa. He Is a popular
man with the democrats but too mod
est to urge his own candidacy.
Mr.. Sheldon believes the Iowa demo.
Gratis should be in position to give their
support to whoever is nominated at the
Baltimore convention and not under
take to settle the presidential nomina-
ton here At the same time he il an
ardent adnirer of Speaker Clark and
he recalls that the speaker has al
ways responded to calls from Iowa,
When the new postoffice building at
Ames was ready for the cornerstone
Job, Mr. Sheldon was delegated to get a
big man to do the laying; he found that
Speaker Clark was in Iowa and he ar
ranged for him to attend. It involved
a forty-mile drive across the country