Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-21
GATHERED IN THE BY-WAYs
[By Ora Williams.1


of the republican state ticket will be
officials renominated. 1t is now GER
tain that George w. Clarke will again
be the party standard bearer for the
state contest. 1t is also certain that
Secretary of State Allen, Treasurer
i Brown and Attorney General Cosson
viii be renomnated. Beyond this
| there Is not much certainty.
There is unquestionably move to
select new man for lieutenant COVER
nor Mr.. Harding aroused the ire of
good many persons and there has
! been serious effort made to induce
either H. NJ Havner. of Iowa county,
or Dan Turner. of Adams county. to
become a candidate.
! There is some uncertainty as to the
railroad commissionership. Mr.. Thorne
has let his friends know he would like
the position again. but it is suspected
he may change his mind. Colonel Pal
mer has not said anything at all but
may vet be candidate. Chris Ottosen
is said to be a candidate but apparent
ly he has done nothing.
The scheme which was laid last fall
to have a combination ticket
against Clarke, Brown and Allen seems
to have fallen through. This conferred
around Rowley. who at that time was
confident he was going to sweep the
state on an anti platform. With the
fizzle Of that reactionary movement, the
rest of the program seems to nave
been dropped.
There will. Of course. be a new man
for state auditor. Nobody just nov
seems to be able to point out who this
will be. The candidates are Wall,
~
there will not be any others. In this
field it will be largely a matter Of per-
sonal preference Of the voters But
the republican ticket IS sure 10 have
a. capable man on the ticket at this
place.
An entire new scheme as to the SEN
atorship IS being cooked UP. 1t is q
scheme to enter Charlie Pickett in the
race for the senate against Cummins.
In that case he would be the only one
in the June primary strictly against
Cunmins" though the bull moosers
and the democrats both say they are
running against Cu,rn at this
time. 1t is asserted that Pickett is IN
a mood to make the race for the SEN
ate. OF course it would be with no
expectation of being elected for that
would not be possible but II the hone
that it would stir up enough OF trouble
so as to make it more difficult for the
republicans to win in the fall. rms
movement is part Of that which cul-
minated in conference here in jan
uary. The committee. however. Wh1ch
investigated the matter has not
reached a conclusion and is not ready
to recommend to the anti-Cummins re-
publicans that any one person can
stand up against him. If Pickett gets
into the race It will not be because of
the effort Of the committee which was
named to look into the matter.
The campaign Of big business to de-
molish Cumm!ns is still going on, how
ever, and it is we'll financed and there
is abundant evidence that publicity is
being bought in large quantities where
II Is believed it would do the most
| good. Almost any one posing as an
Organizer or willing to say some
thing mean about CumNins or to an
nounce how the bull moosers are max
ing wonderful gains. can get abund-
ance Of publicity and great prominence
by ,ust writing It out and having it
handled thru the proper channels. 1t
is suspected, however, that. the press
|
the other day when Rev. Stephen Fl.
Boshor came to the city and advertised
| that he is counting on getting the
standpat votes. and in fact is going out
| to bid not for progressive votes but for
standpat votes and thus to swell his
| total in the race against Cummins.'
| With Fred White bidding for the same
| kind of votes, the prospect of pretty
mixing of issues and personalities VIII
| be great.
The situation as regards the demo-
cratic state ticket is not as some OF
the democrats would have it. Candi-
dates are reluctant to come out ex-
cept for senator and governor, where
! the advertising itself is worth all it
costs to make the race. Candidates
have appeared for lieutenant governor,
! treasurer and auditor. But they have
come out as the result OF urging. 1t is
| not at all certain the state ticket will
be filed. AS for candidates for Judge
it is a matter Of surprise that not one
democrat has come out for the ST.
preme bench. One Of the men in the
EN- ploym ent Of the democratic state
committee stated the other day he had
person ally urged three different demo-
Gratis to come out Tor judge ana Hau
offered to get the necessary petitions
from three fourths of the counties re-
CURED; but in each case he had been
turned down. 1t is practically certain
there will be a good many legislative
districts in which there will be no
democratic candidates.
A prominent democrat here is au-
thority for it that three different
dem ocrats Of this city have recently re-
ceived letters from Secretary OF state
BRYAN with regard to the democratic
candidate for United States senator.
The administration at washington Is
) not entirely Indifferent to what IS 60
ing on in Iowa.
The situation in Polk county among
the republicans is not very cheer1ui
Roth members of the house and the
senate will drop out and new men ne
selected. Now it is fact that with
few exceptions Polk county mas neen
for twenty-five years rather poorly
represented in the legislature one
member Of the house was promoted
from being deputy sheriff, another mao
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