Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-20
cuMMiNs TO CALL MEETING or
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF
PARTY REORGANIZATION.
WILL ATTEMPT TO FORCE
ACTION BY MANAGERS
Senator Cumming Wants National
Committee to Meet in September or
oetober-Rumor That Roosevelt
Will Seek Republican Nomination
Causes Stir in Washington.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Aug. 2O-With the re-
turn to Washington to get ready for
the currency fight of republican mem
oers of the house who have been away
since the tariff bill passed the lower
! branch OF congress, there is expected to
be general stirring I'D OF republican
politics.
senator Cummins announced today
that he would call in q short time a
meeting of the committee which was
named at the progressive repu blican
conference in Chicago some months
ago Tor the purpose OF facilitating the
reorganization Of the republican party.
The meeting will be held az soon as a
number OF house republicans who are
away return. It will probably be the
coming week. The meeting will be for
the purpose of bringing about an early
meeting OF the republican national COM
mittee to consider whether to cali q
national convention Of the republican
iarty at which steps toward rcnabilita.
ton can we taken.
The national committee was to meet
In sixty days after the adjournment of
congress but inasmuch as congress may
not adjourn until December and .:t:!
the regular session y ready to begin,
senator Cummtns wants the national
committee to meet in September or
October and arrange for the conven-
ton.
Letharey and Chaos.
Great lethargy and complete chaos
have marked the political situation for
many weeks. The movement to call
the republican ns'ional committee to-
gether, however. is one Of tbs evidences
that things are beginning to move.
Moreover. the republicans Of senate and
house will meet in caucus later in the
month to reorganize the congress -lonal
committee.
Meantime. the demo cratic congress
siona1 committee 70 besti,rirg itself and
quantities Of 's'atu:e the progress
Ing much h.adw&y at o~gaalza.'cn.
Roosevelt Aumor causss Stir.
A report that Col Theodore Roosevelt
WIFI enter the republican primaries in
1916 as candidate for the nomination
for president has caused q big stir here.
Opinion il widely divided on the truth
OK the report. ANe S1SS OF the IumOF
is that Ormsby McHare is busy in the
west laying tho foundations for q
Roosevelt movement, tho purpose Of
which Is to capture the republican
nomination. reunite the progressive
party and the republican party. and win
the 1915 election.
+. Mr.. Roosevelt. IL still IN the south
west on a protracted outing and hunt
ing trip. Until he Is heard from poll
ticians Will be up in the air as to his
intention. Many republicans in con-
gress would welcome the nomination
Of Roosevelt. On the other hand. some
Of the old guard are still unalterably
opposed to him.
LsFoilstts Still Bitter.
Senator LaFollette IL still as bitter
at Roosevelt as ever If any attempt
should be made to bring about the
nomination Of Roosevelt on the re-
publican ticket. he would fight 1t vigor-
ously.
Democratic leaders are concerned
over the reports concerning Roosevelts
possible nomination. They have never
ceared to look on him as the man best
qualified to destroy their hopes Of a
long lease OF power