Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-29
REPUBLICANS or POLK COUNTY
TO MEET 70 soosr ron
CUMMING.
OLD REsERvATIoN LEAoERs
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ARE NOT oPPoslNa PLANS
Meetings For Each Congressional Dis
triet 70 De Arranged By cotsris Of
Ensmiss-First One Held at ottum-
wa Proves FixzIs-akitehsn Cabinet"
Trying 70 Dietats to Three Parties.
Special to Times-Republican.

will this evening orgnaizefor doing the
greatest pob Of boosting Iowa has at
tempted for many years by getting
ready to make it unanimous or the
Iowa candidate for president. It will
be q general meeting to which all re-
publicans who are for greater Iowa
will be welcome. There is no program
and will be no speeches. It will be a
business, matter and one that means to
get ready for the campaign.
Down In the southern tier. far below
the old political "dealline," they had
the honor of forming the first Cum
Minis for president club. This was at
Mount Ayr in .Ringgold county. coun-
ty long noted for being loyal to every
thing good for Iowa. The organization
was made Saturday.
In this part Of the state the leaders
among those who in the past have OPP
posed Senator Cummins at every step
have refused absolutely to be drawn
into any scheme to embarass him and
belittle him in his home state. But it
IS learned that a meeting was held here
one night last week, attended largely
by politicians from elsewhere in Iowa,
at which plans were laid for series
Of little meetings to be held in the con-
gressional districts to make showing
OF opposition to the Iowa candidate.
They intend to have meeting In each
district, one after another, and to take
action that will send the impression
out into other states that Iowa repub-
licans are unanimously opposed to
having an Iowa president.
Tho Ottumwa Fizzle.
The first Of these meetings was held
at Ottumwa, and altho the anti-Cun1-
minis papers printed dispatches stat
ing that it was attended by seventy
five persons. representing each county.
the home paper printed an account Of
the meeting without stating how many
were present and without naming a
single person present, not even the
chairman Of the meeting nor the per-
son who wrote the resolutions. 1t is re-
garded as a little doubtful If among
the $4,000 republicans Of the district
there are seventy five unwilling to
stand up for Iowa and an Iowa pres
ident. 4s
John T.,iIacey. W. p. Hepburn, Dave
Heinsheimer, Charley Johnston, Ernest
Hart, Harry Weaver and others are
sai6 to be responsible for the move
ment.
"kitchsn Cabinet" Plans.
For Governor. republican ticket-P.
G. Holden. Story county.
For Governor, democratic ticket-E.
c. Meredith, Polk county.
For Governor. prohibition ticket
William Galloway, Blackhawk county.
The full program OF the efficiency
committee" or Kitchen cabinet" for
political control of Iowa. as we'll as
Of Des Moines, has not yet been dis
closed; but one more step has been
taken and plans laid for capturing the
machinery. Of the democratic party.
The candidacy Of Ed Meredith for
the democratic nomination for governor
has been projected, after the matter
has been discussed for some time, and
1t is announced that the democrats
must either accept the situation or lose
all chance Of success this year.
About two weeks ago a former dem
ocratic congressman was asked about
the Meredith candidacy. Yes" ne
said II am aware that there is move
ment to make Meredith the democratic
candidate It IS represented to US that
in case he is nominated he will carry
with him practically all the vote OF
Holden, who probably can not win the
republican nomination, and this would
be big asset for our party"
Meredith is the millionaire owner OF
Successful Farming, which is one OF
the biggest mail order mediums Of the
country. It has carried as high as
$50, 700 worth of advertising in single
issue. He Is also largely interested In
Idaho lands and made a small fortune
in big land deal in which many Iowa
people invested. E
Have No chioes.
When the kitchen cabinet started out
on its campaign, it was Mr.. Meredith
who. with Mr. Galloway, financed the
preliminaries, and Mr.. Meredith has
been active for Holden all along.
It is pointed out to the democrats
that Messrs. Meredith and Holden will
appeal to the same voters In the state.
that there is nothing in the record of
either one of them to forbid his being
a candidate on either the democratic
or the republican ticket, that in case
both are nominated then It Will be q
purely nom partisan race. but in case
one is nominated and the other fails
then the winner would get substantially
all the votes Of both. To. the demo-
cratic politicians 1t q. frankly admitted
that the Holden. .clndidacy has not
made the headway .pfomised: by its pro-
motors. and therefore it is . fine oppor-
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