Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-09
Local Comment

The first Of March with it's enormous
land transfers has come and gone and
the five banks of this city have over
100000 on deposit more than they had
at this time last year Such is the
record of accumulated wealth in this
community.
| A Cummins Club has been organized
! in Marshall county for the purpose OF
bringing the presidency to Iowa il that
| is possible. 1t should have the support
of every Roosevelt man as we'll as Of
every Cummins man because both can
didates are progressive republicans and
are working more or less in harmony
for the same end; the ascendancy Of
the progressive element in the republic
can party. A progressive republican
who goes to the national convention
for the purpose of bringing the highest
honor in the land to his own state by
making Iowa's distinguished senator
the first citizen Of the nation, would
vary naturally be Roosevelt man
should il appear impossible to capture
the prize for Iowa and it is altogether
probable that the cooperation of the
Roosevelt following in the convention
would be necessary to give Senator
Cummins the nomination. He will enter
the convention with the good will and
second choice preference Of most Of
the Roosevelt delegations from other
states.
On the other hand there are but two
political movements in Iowa SO far as
the selection of a delegation to the ma
tional convention is concerned. One is
to record Iowa as standpat and for
Taft and it is formidable as the stand
pat districts in southern Iowa along the
90" right of way are early in the game
to control the state The counter irri-
tant is the effort to select progressive
delegation which will present the name
of Iowa's distin guished senator to the
national convention. Iowa republicans
who admire Roosevelt can not afford
to withdraw themselves from the con-
test lest the Taft faction wins and
they should join their progressive
brother republicans in bringing the
presidency to Iowa if possible but in
all events to keep Iowa progressive.
q
Many republicans. and as rule they
the the most active, sincerely prefer
Cummins to Roosevelt for reasons
which they can clearly express The
critics of the east freely admit that
Cunmins is the equal Of any of the
candidates in ability and his record as
an executive in Iowa shows long line
of progressive and constructive reform
which would promise as much for him
in the White House as we could pos
sibly hope from the Incompatible
Roosevelt, and then there rs the ques-
ton of party success at the polls to be
considered. Roosevelt could carry all
the middle west and western states but
he is so royalty hated in the east that
there is likely to be serious doubt OF
his being elected If nominated. Already
the Taft men are accusing him Of vio-
lating a promise not to run and yester-
day his campaign manager accused the
Taft men of forging telegram pur-
ported to have been signed by MIN. In
such crisis the progressives Of this
nation, the Roosevelt men of the east.
! the I4aF'ollette men and the Iowa men
are likely to center on Cummins with
the consent and advice of Roosevelt
himself. The thing to do in Iowa is to
see that real progressives go to the
national convention.
&
The women can vote at the school
election Monday on the question OF
| Ievying tax Tor sruuui iruuDe puI It,.>SS
but not on directors. It is q travesty
on justice TO think that the average
| North American woman IL not qualified
| to vote upon school directors but oui
laws do not improve as fast as auto
mobiles. However, the women Of this
! city can demonstrate that thes would