The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-13

will not ask that somebody be chosen
senator who is as obnoxious to the
senator and his friends as the senator
lis politically to others, but they are
willing to accept a moderate man,
one who would be acceptable to all
Republicans.
Speaking for itself, the Republican
has in mind man whom Iowa could
trust as whole, and upon whom we
believe every Republican could unite.
We refer to Professor Charles F.
Curtiss of Ames. The Republican
knows him as man of large affairs.
man of state loyalty, but it does not
know his political alignments. Mo-
ibody would ask him about this. He
would be accepted without word of
discord. If Professor Curtiss would
enter the primaries, he would be
nominated without spending dollar
or making a speech. The people are
SO sick of discord that they would ac-
!cept a new and fair man and be pleas
led with the opportunity.
i There is another man who would
please the people If a candidate, and
The is Governor Warren Garst. He is
La man experienced in public affairs,
u clean and capable. He is aligned with
4 what are known as progressive Repub-
1icans, but there is not a standpatter
in the state who would not give him
loyal support
j, Senator Cummins would make
friends by accepting the situation and
} giving way to some acceptable can
/, didate, or the party should take
things in its own hands and retire hin
forcibly at the June primaries. Il
L is about up to the senator to ga,
+ whether or not he will force fight
which probably would mean his owl
5 as we'll as the defeat of the entire
7 Republican state ticket and majorit!
} of the legislative candidates.
Is the ambition of one man wortl
: the cost?
Clinton Herald: What Mr.. Bran
says is interesting, to say the leas:
!. But 1t is more than that. Mr.. Cum
- minis cannot hope, under any circum
: stances, to have the united supper
:, of the Republicans of Iowa. Whethe
he can win or not is not nearly s
important at this time as the effec
his candidacy will have on the desir
Ito get together and bring back to tn
party in this state some Of It's form
Ter strength. AS the Republican say
with Mr. Cummins again the cand
date Of the party for senator, 1t
going to be difficult to harmonic TIL
fractions of the party in this state.
Mr.. Bryant believes there are
number of men in the state, any or
of whom would be acceptable to a
members of the party, and abo'
whose standard there would be
disposition to forget factional diffe
ences and bury the Ratchet. Profe
sor Charles Curtiss of the Iowa Sta
slcollege and Honorable Warren Gar
are two such men
But, If Mr.. Cummins should decit
not to be candidate, and 1t become
necessary to select a strong man
make the race next year, the Hera
believes that John T. Adams of D
buque should not be overlooked. N
Adams is the Iowa member Of Il
national Republican committee. He
recognized as regular But N
Adams is not politician, In al
sense of the word, just successf
hard-headed business man. 1t is pc
sible that Mr.. Adams could not be
duced to accept the nomination al
make the race, even though he W
practically the unanimous choi'
But it is doubtful whether the sta
could have a better or stronger m
in the United States senate than \
~ Adams. He is one of the men
nd Iowa who would cause the Repul
cans to forget there ever had be
fractional differences in the party.