Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-23
REPoRrEp DRIFT TOWARD CON.
MOLLY NOT SUssTANTIATED
Cumn,ins Prefers Connolly as oppo-
mont Because Lines Would Be More
Definitely Drawn-eulI Moose Vote
in Iowa Will Not Exceed 1900
Working on Prejudice.
$ nec,al to r,mes.Republican.

to the exclusion OF older and more ia
1nilar things in state politics.
Those on the outside seem to have
the impression that the drift is toward
Congressman Connolly, but the Pub
Usher Meredith contingent is still pad
ding Des Moines postoffice receipts for
the month and furnishing most good
new copy for the reporters.
That the question Of Meredith's dem
ocracy has come almost as near to
finishing his prospects as the Lee elig-
ibility issue did with the Anes candi-
Ilate. appears almost certain; for the
democratic papers are still discussing
it with some heat. and new phases Of
1t are being developed. For instance, 1t
has been found that all search Of the
records here fails to show that Mere
1lith has in recent years voted in any
democratic primary, and therefore is
not officially on record as listed in
the political directory Of Polk county.
the only record is the one he 0. KID,
wherein he was set down as republic
ran.
Cumrnins Prefers Connolly.
With this matter disposed OF practi-
cally there has been some discussion Of
CONNOLLY and his record at Washington,
which record has been distinctly along
the line OF support of President Wilson.
1t has been charged here that Senator
Cummins' friends have been favoring
Connolly because they fear Meredith.
AS a matter Of fact a whole lot of the
republicans in Des Moipes-those who
lin the past have worked in commit
tees with Meredith-are doing all in
their power to have him nominated.
But 1t is also said that personally
Cummins would like to have Connolly
as his antagonist, not because he
would be especially easily beaten, but
because his nomination would draw
the line for the fall campaign exactly
where Cummins would like to have it
and make 1t quite easy to discuss ma
tional issues and the record of the
Wilson administration. At Washing
ton, Cummins and Connolly have stood
for exactly opposite things; and In the
campaign they would be able to join
issues at once.
Senator Moon, in charge Of the Con-
they have not been flooding the state
with literature, nor buying vast
amounts of space in the papers, the
! outlook is satisfactory.
Bull Moose Vote Small al
It now seems probable that the bull
moose progressive party vote at the
primary will be somewhere between
10000 and $4,000 in Iowa this year.
There are over 10000 voters in Polk
county and about 300 of them have
signiied intent to Join the party by
filing naturalization papers or adoption
papers. In some counties from fifty to
$50 have filed: in others. only a dozen
or more. the situation varying greatly
in different parts Of the state.
A careful investigation of the list
in this county has not been made. but
it is said that an informal looking it
over discloses the fact that by no
means all Of the members Of the new
party are Of those who have been in
the past republican progressives. Quite
a number have been working with the
democratic party and others were in
the past consistent opponents of Sena-
Tor Cummins, Governor Clarke, Con-
gresham Prouty and other leaders In
this part of the state. Still others are
Yf1en generally known to be thoroughly
independent. There is included
sprinkling Of prohibitionises and so
eialists. It is declared that one con-
ppicuous feature is that practically all
The leaders in the new knights of
Luther movement are to be found in
The list Of declared members Of the
party.
If the situation here Is any criterion
IT is safe to say that from third to
1wo-hfth Of the registered member
.l,i,1 re ho uovy marty have nOt in the
past been at all conspicuous in sup
port of the republican progressives.
The dopesters of the situation are
busy figuring out how this situation
hffects the senatorial and guberna-
xorial situation in Iowa and the con-
gressional situation in this district.
THE opinion is growing that it will not
nave any material effect and be so
small as to be entirely negligible in any
forecast Of the results at the primary.
Working on Prejudice.
It is reported here that aspiring poll
ticians out looking for votes are try
ing to mako use Of the old board of ed
.ucation controversy over co ordination
work in the colleges. and are working
or the prejudices Of both the friends
and the opponents Of the state board
of education and the coordination
proposal. They are also misrepresent-
ing as to the board itself.
The entire board was appointed by
Governor Carroll and no changes In its
personnel have been made except be-
cause Of death or resignation.
The terms Of Office of Messrs. Ire
win, Schoentgen and Leavitt expire
next year, and the governor elected in
November will be called upon to reap
point them or supplant them.
The terms Of Messrs Funk. Eicher
and Baker, expire In 1917, the others
IN 1919. They are serving terms under
command from Governor Carroll.
SO far as known none Of the candi-
Hates for governor on either ticket ever
Took very decided stand one way or
snother on the boards coordination
plan. except that, as has been pub
1ished, Judge Lee. who spent much
fime lobbying before the last legisla-
ture, stated to the senate committee
having the matter in charge that he |
was entirely satisfied to have the leg
lslature not pass any bill in opposition
TO the coordination plan. and in fact
that he was content to have the pro-
posed changes made. Governor Clarke
signed the bill to order the board to !