Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-03

The New York Tribune in leading
editorial urges that the republican
leader Of the state OF New York lead
of in the matter of pushing the move
ment for special national convention
for the reorganization Of the republi-
can party. Without in any wise Quib-
bling about the practicability Of the
leaders Of New York or any other
state leading OF with q movement In
which Senator Cummins Of Iowa has
been the originator and chief promot-
er. it IL to be noted that the Tribune
is the great New York paper which
has been distinctly the organ Of the
organization Of republicans, and that
urgency Of this order from this quarter
Is significant of the general acceptance
by organization leaders and represen-
tative republicans nearly everywhere
Of the Cummins plan. The Iowa senator
has done good and a diplomatic Job
and he has convinced the men who are
supposed to speak for the republican
organization that there is nothing but
the completion OF an act OF party SUI
eide in trying to run another republi-
can national convention as the last one
was run. Undoubtedly there were many
Of tho regular leaders who participated
with reluctance in that rape Of the re-
publican party and who are comfort
ing themselves-as docs the Tribune In
its editorial-with the thought tina:
New York and other eastern states
cast their quite or substantially solid
vote in the convention Of 1908 for re-
vising the basis of delegate represent
ton, and to all such the Cummins
plan offers a welcome means for the
reattainment of political respectable
ty. If such men can control the sftua-
ton there is no doubt that the Cum
Minis plan will be definitely adopted
and the convention called.
Where the matter sticks. however, Is
with the national republican committee.
That committee, of course. is to be as
sumed as including in its membership
some men of political respectability:
but as a body this committee is made
up Of. or at least controlled by. men
who were individually parties to the
great theft and for whom there is no
possible restoration to political re-
spectability. They are blacklisted
in the minds OF the people
of the country and of their re-
spective states and the only pros
consideration are such as are to be de-
rived from their actual possession OF
places on the nationa! committee and
OF the opportunity to make their power
felt hereafter as il was felt and dem
onstrated when they were making up
the bogus roll OF the last convention.
With these members OF the national
com mittee 1t Is serious matter to be
asked by the men who have ordinarily
stood behind them that they now con-
TESS in effect to their past thievery.
give up to the people the little power
that makes them IF present conse
quence and retire permanently from
politics under the blight OF public
scorn. OF course the one consideration
that can be hoped to count with the
in conserting to such
program is that such retirement IL in
evitable for them in any event AMI
that an appearance OF voluntary &C.
ton is better than that OF being left by
with no marty to represent,
and when the men who have politically
made them tell them 1t is time to quiz
the game. it is possible that they may
consent to quit. Senator Cum1iirs and
others who are most familiar with the
INSIDE facts of the situation think that
the consent will Yet be secured. and