Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-10
STANDPATS TO MAKE CAMPAIGN
IN IOWA ON LOCAL
ISSUES.
RRoUpFooT TO MAKE
MUlcI LAW AN ISSUE
Out in Effort to Capture Radical Tenn
peranee Vote and Remove Present
Safs9uards-Hops to Draw Standpat
Vote From Holden in Effort to %.
feat clarke-kenyon Back in Iowa.

Dies Moines. May lV.-The standpat
$40" gets under full swing IN south
ern Iowa this week. 1t is a two-ring
circus, II sufficient number Of pro-
sressives can be fooled there Will be
an END 10 progressive leg islation in
Iowa, and gradually the old couGitions
VIII be restored
Senator Aaron V. Proudfoo1 opens
his campaign SATURDAY at Williams
burg, Iowa county. Perry G. Holden is
II southern Iowa talking TO the voters.
Senator Proudicot has refused to
Withdraw in favor OF Holden and will
remain right On the ticket. His COM
nittee claims he will get every stand
pat vote in the state without exception
and that long before primary day every
TAFT republican, as they prefer TO be
called, Will be lined up for Proudfoot
The intention now is TO bring a
square issue between Proudtoot ana
Holden in the hope of forcing con-
cenration on the latter as the only
hope Of beating the progressives.
Strange as II may seem. this is not
TAFT and anti-Taft issue, as Proudfoot
would have had il if national condi-
tons We're otherwise; but il is 10 be
on local issue.
Appeals on Local Issues.
Ii his letters sent out this week.
Proudfoot appeals to those who are
especially interested in promoliis tc;..-
perance and reinforcement" This
line of attack was foreshadowed in
stanGpar orsans here by sundry .nsin-
~ fsV
booze. Now Proudfoot is TO force the
issue. Instead Of being merely TAFT
republican" he is 10 make his race on
his record of urging a reopening of the
prohibitory amendment fight and
abandonment of ali the safeguards OF
the InulcI law.
On the other hand it is disclosed that
Des MONIES business interests are
planning 10 back another candidate for
different reason. 3. :. Walker, a
prominent s,an0patter and cousin OF
Captain Hull gave the key to the
movement by coming out for great
er Iowa spirit" and in the same Issue
announcement was made of the start
Of a movement on the part OF the Des
Moines saloon men for support OF the
Shankland bill to make it easier to get
saloon licenses and approval OF sa-
looms. Shankiand himself came out
long ago for Holden.
At the same time it is said that
Proudfoot will direct his batteries at
Clarke. the progressive candidate. who
is said to be opposed TO repeal of the
mulct law.
At present the standrat machine is
solidly back of Proudfoot and II he de-
velops enough strength the plan is TO
90 solidly for him IN the hope that
the progressives will be sufficiently di-
vided that Clarke can be beaten.
Many Judges in Field.
The rrircipa! business Of the repub-
lican state convention to be held here
July 10 Will be that Of making nom
nations for places on the supreme
bench All the state nominations VIII
be made II is practically impossible
where there are three candidates TO
get such an even vote that it will
throw the matter into convention
For one state Office there are four can
dtdates but no possibility Of any tie
up because Of this fact,
Judges Sherwin and McClain Will
have warm supporters in the state
convention; but Judges Ransier. Pres
ton. Gaynor ard others will be we'll
supported.
The convention will probably follow
the custom in presidential years OF
merely indorsing the national plat
form.
Az important matter will be the Sc
lection. Of members Of the republican
state committee to handle the cam
pa!gn, and this involves the selection
Of committee chairman who Will
have personal direction of affairs.
Kenyon Back to Iowa.
Senator Kenyon returned from
Washington yesterday and was at
Clinton last evening He will then go
into the southern part Of the state
again. where he was so we'll received
last week with many manifestations OF
support. Governor Clarke has contin-
ued all this eek in the northern part
of the state and everywhere ne has
been well received and has been as
sured of the support Of the active r
publicans all thru the north end. His
meetings. ard those of the senator.
have been uniformly good. indicating
that the active young republicans are
awake and ready 20 do business IN the
urinary campaign.