Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-21
MANY LEADERS OPPOSED.
Prosrsssives Do Not Look With Favor
On Third State Ticket.

Prosrsssives Do Not Look With Favor
On Third State Ticket.
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. Ex-senator James
A. Smith will not run for governor on
the bull moose ticket, or any other.
Attorney General George Cosson has
not the slightest notion of coming out
for any office other than the one he
now holds.
Prof p. G.. Holden, who made great
race for governor at the republican
primary. will support his successful
opponent, George w. Clarke.
E. D. Chassell, who narrowly es-
capped nomination for secretary OF
state, will not fight the ticket to which
he aspired.
Senator c.. H. Van Law, who sought
republican favors for lieutenant COVER
nor. will not be found advising that the
results of the primary be set aside be-
cause of later incidents.
In fact, the quest for men OF high
standing to be used on a progressive
state ticket, is making no headway at
all.
Many Protests Heard.
When the progressive state commit
tee met today to consider the question
of state ticket to go on independent
by petition in opposition to the tickets
regularly nominated last spring at the
primary members of that committee
had before them letters and kilograms
from progressives all over the state
protesting against the move for third
state ticket Some of these letters
were very pointed and would make
reading equally as good as some Of the
impassioned demands for a state ticket
which have been exploited vigorously
in the Des Moines papers.
Ono Argument for Ticket.
It is expected, of course, that those
who are engineering the move for
third state ticket. will present their
ease with great vigor. They are urging.
and with some show of reason, that
unless there is a candidate for COVER
nor this year, the party will not ba
recognized as a legal political party
two years hence, when all those who
this wear declare their allegiance to the
progressive party would be entitled to
participate in the primary for that
party.
A republican county chairman In a
Second district county has written here
to the effect that every member Of
the committee without exception has
stated he is for Roosevelt for president
and every one is opposed to a third
state ticket. They all intend to and
will remain republicans, and they will
support the nominees of their party
duly and fairly nominated at the pri-
mary.
The chairman of a county committee
in an Eleventh district county has
written a letter here to the effect that
about two-thirds of the committeeman
in his county are for Roosevelt, but
republican principles and will oppose
aQy candidates nominated .independ-
ently This chairman declares that q
fight on state officers would lose very
many votes that would otherwise be
for Roosevelt in that county.
The progressive committee IL up
against the hardest problem of its brief
existence as forced by the third party
demand
Senator Smiths visws.
Senator James A. Smith, of Usage,
chairman Of the committee on resolu-
tions of the recent Iowa progressive
state convention, and member of the
committee on resolutions OF the ma
tional progressive convention at Chi
ca4o. was lately interviewed on the
political situation in this state. AZ q
part OF such interview appeared the
following reference personal to him
self:
"Yes, I have noticed some foolish talk
In the newspapers suggesting me as q
candidate of the progressives for the
office OF governor. No further ansWer
10 thi. Is necessary than to say that I
have been actively opposed to . third
party state ticket since the agitation
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