Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-15
WEAR BADGES CONSPICUOUS
At DISTANCE OF A BLOCK
Nothing That 10 Fair Will Be Permitted
to Stand in Way Of Senator'S Sue.
osss-vvitI Maintain High Place in
Party IL Nomination Does Not Como
to Him in Contest.
Special to Times : Republican.

can be seen block away, and they in :
tend to make themselves heard and
seen at Chicago no matter how many
people come from other states to boost
| for Taft or Teddy. They were q cheer
full collection Of hopeful Iowa people.
None of them misunderstands the sit
uation at all, but all believe that the
chance which exists of getting the con-
vention choice to fall upon the distin-
guished Iowa SENATOR is sufficient to
I command their attention. They do not
intend to let anything stand in the way
/ of success, and will show that Iowa re-
publicans are willing to do their part.
Locally 1t is fully realized that the
! nomination of Senator Cummins for
president would be big thing for the
capital city Of the state in q material
way. The Fleming block, against which
| many shafts Of political invective have
been hurled. would Immediately be-
come the temporary capital Of the
United States, and all next summer 1t
would be the shrine to which many
people would Journey 1t might even
be that the headquarters Of the ma
tional committee. for the coming cam
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and the entire campaign would be di-
rested from this point.
With the almost complete submer
gence Of factionalism in the recent pri-
mary election, it is believed that the
way would be cleared for perfect harm
ony in the republican party in Iowa
in support of Cummins If he is nomi-
mated.
DC 0to hot fhnf MIL I,1
or permitted at Chicago will be an
open and fair presentation Of the
claims of the Iowa senator for the re-
best fitted to unite the party and as
sure success. There will be no corrup-
ton fund available for use in behalf
Of the 1owan and none would be used
If it was available The fight will have
to be a clean and honorable one in be-
half of Cummins, so that whether
nominated or not he will continue to
stand high in the councils Of the party.
The state insurance department Is
much disturbed over the fact that
wildcat insurance business is being
written In this state rather extensively.
Yesterday the department received a
fire policy written by the "Lahaska
Insurance Company" of Pennsylvania,
which 10 not authorized to transact
business in this state. It was handled
thru an agency In Brooklyn which
makes speciality Of soliciting insur-
ance by mail. The problem Of how to
head off the wildcat and mail order
business is one that has never been
solved, tho of course the insurance is
of little real value.
Adjutant General Newman, Of the G.
A. R., says that the parade Of the vet
Grams at the encampment at Mason
City this week was one of the finest
ever given In connection with the an
nual encampments. Despite that the
men are getting old and there are not
so many of them as in former years
they made fine showing and in every
way the encampment was declared to
be excellent.
1t has been found that in some coun-
ties there were no steps taken to elect
delegates to the various county con-
ventions. In many precincts of the
state this little matter was not at
tended to as 1t should have been. In
all such cases the delegates who were
elected two years ago and who are still
residents of the precincts are entitled
to sit In the county conventions, for
all delegates are state officials elected
for two years and to serve until their
successors are elected. If no successors
are elected they will be entitled to act
in county conventions again. This
phase of the law has just been called
to the attention Of the state officials.