Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-15
SENATOR ASSURED OF SOLID
DELEGATION IF HE WILL As.
PRE- TO PRESIDENCY.
sTANDPATTERs OFFER HIM
SUPPORT IN CONVENTION
Ready to Unite in Favor Of Iowa Man
- Colonel Palmer in No Hurry to
Enter GubernatoraI Race and May
Not Do So-Not Anxious to Lead
"ForIern Hope" Against Clarke.

Special TO Times
DeS MONIES. Jan. 15.-Should Sen
ator \. B. Cumnlins yield TO the i'm
portunities of friends and admirers in
Iowa and al! over the country and con-
sent to become a candidate for the re-
publican presidential nomination ne
VIII have 4 delegation unanimous for
him from his home state and posi-
bly, without & contest in the state con-
vention.
Such a delegation would not De COM
posed Of persons VINO might be classed
as his personal followers, for there
would be some standpatters selected
from the standpal districts; but this
would be distinct advantage at the
National convention. There would be
delegates who would say frankly their
second choice was TAFT or LaFollette;
but ever! one of the twenIy-siX would
De for CuDlmins for president.
II developed a. the meeting here last
Week that confidential agents Of the
standpat organization have visited ey-
cry district OF the state and find in but
e.1e q disposition 20 sgh- CI-ec..::cs TO
matter what may be done elsewhere,
and provided he IS q candidate. In some
Of the strongest standpat districts Of
the state the leaders sag frankly that
il Cu..ll-lins desires the delegation from
Iowa they viii accord IL 10 him. OF
course they say they viii pick the dis
1r!cc delegates, but they are giving as
surance that they Will be men accept
able TO the senior senator Persons
who were very high in the organiza-
ton that won the Allison campaign
four years ago and others who took &C
tive part in the Taft club" move
nlen- CT two years ago. are ready TO
unite on g program of giving the Iowa
delegation TO Senator C.ulT-ltns TO the
end that Iowa shall De in position to
take advantage Of conditions that may
arise that will render possible an Iowa
president.
In one district Of the state where
fractional bitterness has been main
tanned largely thru the disappoint-
ments Of office seekers there is said to
5e disposition to stand out agains.
anything that might result in having
Iowa honored in a national way Dele
.nsistent four years ago that no Iowa
man should be supported for vice
president. But it is thought likely that
public sentiment would force q soften
ing Of this acrid feeling.
The delegates at large. four in num-
Der. wiz be selected al the convention
April - q, Cedar Rapids. That con
vent:cn can instruct only as 20 the
rr,7Jr = o. 10
Distric. delegates can y. selected at
conventions called elsewhere and
earlier or later than the Cedar Rapids
ventioas for the Fret and Eighth dis
Of the state convention.
AS 10 whether or not Senator Cum
Minis Will in fact become q candidate
conjectures, The situation has not
been changed in the least by anything
that has happened recently. If condi-
lions continue TO be favorable 20 his
entrance in the game he will unques-
tionably do so. but very definite I'M
Outstanding has been arrived at that
neither he nor his friends will consider
the matter unless there is real reason
- -'1'.-A'S e--c~> @O"o t'-os SCSNA @
president.
Col. David J. Palmer appears to be
in no haste to get into the guber-
Material game. His reluctance is caus
ing some embarras srlenr TO the pro-
meters Of the new deal in Iowa pol
itics: il fact. il has come to the writer
from sources usually we'll informed
that IL is now a question whether or
not Colonel Palmer will give up a
3year sure thing for the chance Of
something else. There is. 10 say the
least. something going decidedly
wrong from the standpoint Of the
efficiency committee or kitchen
, cabinet or whatever it is that the
self-constituted saviors of the repub-
lican party have organized to take
, over political affairs. Some of the
| leaders are almost vehement in their
disavowal of any connection with the
plotting and lose no opportunity to
| advertise that they didn't have any
thing to do with it The fact appears
that the Holden movement has not
| served 10 set the prairies af1re and
has not been received with the great
acclaim and Juror that was promised