Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-27
EuNE BECOMES
NATIONAL FIGURE
LOCAL PosToFFlcE AsPiRANT
CENTER OF COMMENT FROM
CAPITAL.
pResipENr's ACTION IN
CASE ARoUsEs FACTIONS
Special Correspondent Of Chicago
Tribune Wires Lengthy Story, in
Which Dsvinss Case Figures = Po-
iitieal Motive. Of Taft Campaign
Managers Charged by Presrsssves.

President Tafr's action in holding
I'D the appointment Of DR.. Devine, OF
this city, as postmaster because ne was
objected to as Cummins man by Late
Young and Governor Carroll. standpat-
ters. has made the local man fisure
Of national prominence. The news
papers turnout the nation are mention
ing it in their Washington dispatches
The special staff correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune in this morning
paper wires dispatch as follows
Washington, Jan. 26.-The admins
tration's use of federal patronage TO
further the nomination OF President
Taft has aroused the ire of the pro-
gressive republicans in congress.
The disclosure of the presidents re-
fusal to make all appointment prom
Used to Senator Poindexter of Wash
ington was followed today by the reve-
lation of similar incident in Iowa
Representa- tive Good of that state,
progressive republican and supporter
Of Senator Cummins for the presl-
dency, was requested by the admins
tration some time ago TO reGoninend
a constituent for postmaster of Mar
shalltown.
Mr.. Good named DR.. W. S. Devine,
chairman of the republican committee
of Marshall county. Early this week
the Iowa congressman was called 20
the White House and informed that
DR.. Devine could not be appointed. The
reason given was that DR.. Devine is
antagonistic to President Taft.
It developed that letters protesting
against the appointment Of DR.. Devtne
were sent to the president by Governor
Carroll, former Senator Late Young,
and Sidney Foster. The governor
complained that he was being opposed
by DR.. Devins.
These incidents have revived the
feud Of two years ago between the pro-
gressives and the president. Now that
the administration has returned to the
tactics Of two years ago the progress
sives are getting ready to preach a
few more sermons on the text Of the
famous Norton letter.
Still another of the recent sufferers
from the manipulation of patronage is
Senator BriStow Of Kansas. The SEN
ator has been unable to obtain favor
able action by the president on any Of
the numerous appointments he desires
made Bristow Is an ardent LaFollette
progressive.
The policy Of the Taft campaign
managers in irnput.ng selfish motives
and disappointed ambition to the poll
teal leaders coming out for Roosevelt
and LaFollette brought forth this reply
today from the national progressive re-
publican headquarters:
While attrtbutin8 bad faith TO all
anri-Taft men they are joyousiy pro-
claiming the loyalty Of certain sen
ators. The morning papers announced
three members Of the senate had come
out in statements In which they IN
cualifiedly endorse Taft and his ad
ministration.
These senators are Penrose, Of
Pennsylvania, chairman Of the senate
committee on finance. standpatter
and the man who worked in harmony
with the president in defeating revision
Of the textile schedules in the last ses-
sion Of congress; Crane, Of Massachu-
sets. said to be heavily interested ir
textile mills in assachusetts, ownei
Of the paper mills at Dalton. Mass.
which furnish the government with g
large percentage Of It's paper; and
Smoot, Of Utah, wooden mill manufac.
turer, who IL direct beneficiary o.
the high duties in the wooden schedule
in the existing law
These men, now proclaiming theil
loyalty to Taft are not selfish men. d
course not. They are known thruou
the land as unselfish patriots who are
always fighting for the struggling
masses; Penrose, political boss O.
Pennsylvania; Crane, beneficiary o.
government contracts: Smott. wooler
manufacturer. Think it over"