Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-31
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[By Ora Williams,l
Des Moines, May S1.-"The making
over of parties is not a speciality with
the republicans" remarked the keen
observer as he laid down New York
paper. ~ see that in New York state
the progressive democrats and the pro-
gressive partisans have combined to
back Suizer IN his fight for a primary,
while the aBrnes republicans, the ram
many democrats and the others nave
gotten together for a fight to retain the
old system
It seems that Governor Sulzer Is
making good in his fight to drive the
reactionaries out of the democratic
party in that state and by giving the
voters the right to decide on their can
didates for office as we'll as to choose
between candidates after nominations
and proposes to make permanent the
new alignment.
But that is not all. nor the best,
said the aforesaid X. o. AT Washing
ton the process of making over the
democratic, party seems to be well under
way. Realignment is going on Men
are finding out. for the first time 'hat
they have been wrongly attached. or
wrongly labeled, or have heen wearing
fraud tag that wouldn't bear the in
spection of the smart men of the food
and drugs act. Wilson appears to De
just now the man who is forcing the
politicians to pass between the tefiers
and TO divide It's big politics that
adding now"
It is because Of that very process OF
dividing the sheep and the goats that
proper tags may attach to the con-.
spicuous ones, in any and every pa
that the situation as to Iowa and tue
pie counter rs at dead standstll. oilt
of a bunch of fifty recomme ndations
for appointment to presidential post
offices in Iowa, twenty-six got so lar
as the senate. and Of these just FOUR
have been permitted to see the color OF
postoffice commission. OF the SIX
major federal positions. two nave been
disposed of Democrats who follow
party politics closely say this Is
sorry record, and it indicates mat
something has gone wrong. A democrat
hose high standing in the party would
not be questioned anywhere. was asked
Yesterday why this situation as to
Iowa He admitted it was embarrassing
to him and to his friends. He spoke
freely on condition his name be not
used He also spoke as one disposed
TO fairness and TO let bygones be by
cones and declared that as for him
self he faced the future. but not very
joyously.
I'll tell YOU what's the matter with
Iowa" he said, iowa is just now worse
off than any other state solely because
too much is known at Washington
about what has been happening among
our people.
IF Wilson ha dn't visited Iowa and
aided in the pre- convention fight, Iowa
would now be getting its share of the
appointments and all would be lovely.
But Wilson learned a lot while he was
in Iowa and he had a secretary whose
memory Of names and persons was
marvellous
Then there were some members OF
the Iowa delegation to the Baltimore
convention who were not at all neasy
mouthed then or afterwards about let
ting it be known just why II was that
the Iowa delegation insisted on going
down TO the last ditch with Clark. That
is second reason for our troubles.
land thirdly IL Chairman Reed
hadn't made a number of speeches and
done q numbers of things which he did
at the Baltimore convention, in the lob
bies and around at various places. he
would doubtless now be the United
fnr
for Reed. but I realize that ne made
some mistakes"
According TO this veteran politician
it is an open question as to each one
of the three positions in the southern
district and the one in the north. The
pre sident has taken the matter in his
own hands and is seeing what can be
done But he is not taking anybodys
word for it as TO anything in Iowa he
had a chance to observe, he has pos
sessed himself Of lot of Information
ana he ie acting in accord with his
best judgment
AS for the federal district positions
as vet open it is declared that nothing
has been settled.
In the northern district, tho. Con-
gresham Connolly is backing Sheriff
Hogan, of Ananosa, and the state com
mittee is keeping hands off. yet both
Earl Bronson and Jack Dalton are de-
clared to be in the race. But it VIII be
one of the three.
1t is probably between Claude Porter
and Dan Hamilton as TO who gets
the southern Iowa attorneyship, tho
Judge Craig Of Keokuk, does not count
it that way. For time ii seemed as
If Porter had a walk away but lately
Hamilton has doomed up strong.
If Mr.. Lisc her, of Davenport gets
the relationship the office will be
moved to Davenport; if Mr.. Stivers
gets it. the Office stays in Burlin gton:
If Walter Dewey gets it he will not try
to move it to Charlton, nor viii Mr..
Neidringhaus try to shift 1t over to
, Creston What happens to this posi-
ton will depend a little on what IS
done with the others.
Nick Reed is to all outward appear
ances quite confident az to the mar
shalship, but among the few VINO are
on the inside it is declared he has prac-
tically given it up and knows he can
never get the appointment. Myers.
Nc Carly. McCauiey and Reedy. and
several others are strong after the
place.
The trouble for Reed has been ex-
n1aiped ar hoye put what is the