Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-18

0eie89t06 from iowa VIII ~ LOOKING
for place 70 hight. The purpose OF the
all-day session hers this week was .
pick out soft spot for alighting. Some
OF the delegates had inttmated they
might be loyal In case Of release from
their Taft pledges. The men who are
pulling the strings have decreed that
this shall not he So And to make
sure Of 1t. the whole bunch had to be
rounded up, and after q big dinner at
the expense Of LATE Young. and sun
dry remarks by Manager Adams, a
fresh oath Of allegiance was taken.
That's the whole story Of the remark
able political occurrence"
1t is significant that the delegates
who were selected because Of their
being favorable to the nomination of
an Iowa candidate for president in
case such thing is possible. have not
found 1t necessary to shift position for
get together for mutual stiffening up
Of their respective baekbones.
The state of Iowa is being flooded
with defense Of the Lorimer election
Voters are receiving expensive pamph-
let's and documents giving what pur-
ports to be the true story Of the case
and the connection Of Edward Hines
Of the lumber trust. with the deal.
It is the plan of those interested to
reach all the voters Of the state before
primary election time. The purpose is
obvious.
The principal document Is one which
pretends to be statement Of the case
as it relates to Hines. the man who is
said to have had something to do with
raising the big fund by which the Taft
candidate for senator was given the
election at Springfield. 1t Is written
by man named Adams. Then there
are other pamphlets and sheets. all In
tended to show that the warfare made
upon Lorimer was without foundation,
hence that the attitude taken by Sena-
tor Kenyon in maintaining the fight for
a clean senate was all wrong.
All the progressive candidates for
state office before the primary are
active, and taking advantage Of the
rising tide in favor Of progressive prin-
ciples as shown in the tidal wave
Rooseyeltward all over the country.
Kenyon has been making remarkable
campaign in southern Iowa, speaking
at half dozen places each day and
making automobile trips across the
country His best meetings have been
at some of the smaller places, where
hundreds Of farmers have gathered to
greet him. Clarke has also done some
effective work, tho avoiding the auto
mobile stunt. He spoke at meeting
os Sccna!ncv!ans here and had fine
meeting They are nearly all for him.
The progressive republicans all over
the state are waking up and all reports
indicate they will cast fine vote for
these two candidates as we'll as for
others. Neither Van Law. Chassell
Brown. Cosson, Ottosen or others have
done any campaigning, but are active
each in his own behalf
Persons who are interested In pro-
gressive legislation are beginning to
wake up to the fact that the next legis-
lature will probably handle some Of the
most important subjects that have ever
come before an Iowa general assembly.
Among the big subjects His that OF tax
revision, also the public service COM
mission. the workmen's compensation
and employers liability bill. and legis-
lation as to better roads. better schools,
etc. Another subject sure to be upper