Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-01
Gathered in the By,0ays
lBy Ora williams.]

LES uOAuc6, ANOSs 4S-A)u AI6 eihS PoSs
two weeks there has been an increas-
ing amount OF favorable comment in
the Iowa newspapers on the Cumlnins
plan for putting the republican party,
nationally, en- a fighting basis and
ready for action in the next campaign.
There Is a better understanding of the
situation than ever before, largely be-
cause Of the lucid explanation given
by the senator before he went back to
Washington last month.
I never fully understood wha. vas
contemplated" said state official the
ether day. until read in Iowa papers
the statement given out by the senator
IN Des Moines the day he started back.
thought what was In mind was some
move to have the republican party
make new declaration OF principles
or reaffirm old ones. or something of
that sort. for the purpose OF eifecting
what some Of them are pleased to call
reuniting of the party. But 1t is
now plain just what is meant and 1t
has nothing to do with what any other
party or adherent. OF any other party
may do or say or think. What is pro
posed is fair and honorable. It is
family matter entirely for republicans.
1t Is not the party that is to be 'reor-
gantzeG' but simply modernization ST
party machinery and getting rid OF
archaic methods which were long ago
discarded IN Iowa for the newer and
better methods. No man, whether he
be republican or democrat or prohibi-
tionist-ought to objec. to any move
ment which looks TO changing party
methods so that the members Of he
party will be Bile TO rule the party abb
solutely. That is ALL
y great many who have privately
discussed the proposals recently say
that whether this E3oGernization O. The
republican party machinery is done in
one way or another is of less conse-
cue!ce than that it shall actually be
done long prior 20 the holding of the
next national convention. If it Is done
before the next election it vii. help he
repHp!icans consressionally, So they
say.
Informally a number Of republicans
OF prominence. including some state Of
hcials. discussing the political situation
as t IS likely to present itself next year
in Iowa, came together in agreement
On the thought that no matter villa;
may be planned by this or that one, the
republican campaign OF 1914 must be
fought around Senator Cummins as
the logical standard bearer OF the
party. With the senior senator going
I oeiore the voters in September and
october. possessed OF q unanimous re-
nomination for a second term, and the
endorsen! ent of his work by the party
convention" said enc Of the party, The
VIII be the central figure of the state
campaign anc his work. his personal
ity, his capacity for work, his service
to the people, will be the thing most
discussed. Then. again, the fact that 1t
WI! be the first time the people o:
Iowa have had a chance to vote direct
Tor a senator and have their votes de-
eide Will attract to the senatorial fight
as whole. The dominance OF Pres
ident Wilson in national affairs and the
work OF congress also all make for con-
cen.Tation OF the fight on the national
issues which Cummins will discuss"
FROM the standpoint of most Of the
state officials and their friends The
outlook is excellent for them next year.
None of them is at ali pessimistic.
That the democrats will put I'D a
strong man for United States senator
Is certain. They are practically as
sured OF a fight for the nomination.
For time it seemed certain that Con-
gresham Pepper would have the nomi-
nation without a fight. Republicans
generally regard him as the mos. for
midable candidate considered Blu:
mere in Des Moines there IT, for some
reason, desire among democrats to
have some candidate other than Pep
per to make the race and lead the
ticket. A number Of them fall in read
lily with the idea that since it Is settled
| that Claude Porter is not to be ap-
pointed United States attorney he is
; the logical man for candidate for the
senate. But both Pepper and Porter
were Clark dem ocrats last year, and
this raises another issue. Some Of the
Wilson democrats Of 1912 are further
ing the idea Of having Fred White be-
come the democratic candidate for SEN
ator. Harry Evans, c. c. LOOMS.
James Parsons and others are working
this plan for White. who is represented
as one who is in every respect in full
accord with the plans and purposes of
the president. But White is getting
oid and his nomination will cause
many to doubt.
There will be a third party candi-
| date and fourth and fifth, for sena-
| tor, in all proba bility. The third party
managers claim that their cause is
| gaining right along They have put
! the prohibition forces in fighting trim
because all of them are now back Of
| the movement to have the constitution
amended. They expect to have a COM
plete state ticket and candidate for
senator and make a vigorous fight,
and fully recognizing their commit
tees. The socialists will be in the field
again.
There Is no doubt that the progress
sive party will also have in the field a
candidate for senator. His name can
not yet be predicted. They bombarded
George Curtis with letters asking him
to accept, but he will continue to fight
for progressive principles as repub-
lican They made a big showing to
induce George Cosson to abandon his
party and go over for the opportunity
Of opposing Cummins, but he never
turned aside minute. James A..
Smith, A. r. Funk and some others
we're considered. What they wanted,
of course, was some one who Is re-
publican to become their candidate.
/ Progressive party men who had been
former democrats like Frank @. Stu
art, Stephen H Rashor and others.
were not considered. Harvey Ingham
attended a dinner at the wellington to