Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-08
GATHERING OF REPUBLICAN
LEADERS TO BE HELD IN
DIES MONIES SATURDAY..
NO FRACTIONAL LINES TO
BE DRAWN IN MEETING
Friends, in Order to Receive Sug.
aestions For campaisn-stay to Be
Brief Because of Duties in WASH
inston-Confident Of denomination.

Des Moines, May S-Coincident with
the coming of Senator Cummins to
Iowa there is to be held In Des OIoines
Saturday conference Of republicans to
discuss plans for the campaign by
which the candidacy OF the senior SEN
ator is to be taken care Of
Invitations were sent out from Des
Moines by the leaders among Senator
Cummlns' friends 10 men Of the re-
publican party in every county advis
Ing them Of the plan for the conference
and suggesting that they attend. The
response to the invitation is expected
TO bring here gathering that will run
into the hundreds in attendance
Want His Advice,
Senator Cumming himself It became
known yesterday is coming to Iowa at
The invitation Of his friends here. He
has been asked to attend the con-
ference in order to advise his friends
Of his own wishes as TO the way his
campaign IS to be handled It Is not
expected that he Will make formal
speech at the conference.
~ u ITO senator VIII arrive III l)eS ZONES
tonight He will start on his return
to Washington tomorrow night. In the
interval he will meet with friends in
personal conferences and will take part
In the general meeting. It Is expected
that the rwentv-four hours Of his stay
here will be more than filed with &C
tivity.
The conference will probably deter
mine definitely what IS TO be done by
the Cummins forces In the way Of
opening headquarters. sending out lit
erature and conducting a gen eral cam
paign to make the senator's nomination
safe.
Cannot Remain Long,
ii On account Of the press of matters
IN which he is vitality concerned CT
washington. Senator Cunmins is not
In a position 70 spend a great deal of
time In Iowa before the primary his
friends understand. It is regarded by
them az probable that he may not make
q speaking campaign in support OF his
candidacy. He may leave to his friends
the whole matter Of forwarding his
campaign and Of showing TO the re-
publican voters his claims to their sup
port.
The conference on Saturday. is TO be
distinctly republican conference,
leaders here pointed out yesterday. It
will not be distinctly progressive re-
publican conference. There will be no
line drawn between factions Of the re-
publican party Keeping In line with
lhe senator's plan and desire to har-
Inonize and reunite the republican
party. his friends here have planned to
eliminate all factional feeling and to
RI
never been a division in the party. 1t
Is taken for granted that the men
who attend the conference will be in
sympathy with the senator's candidacy
but there will be no questions asked AS
to their past or present alignment in
the republican party.
Confident Of Nomination.
S Suggestions have been made by some
Of Senator Cummins' most optimistic
friends that It would not be necessary
to conduct a campaign in the primary
IN order to secure his denomination. II
Is understood by the CummiNs leaders
however. that there are large numbers
eDf Cummins sympathizers in every
Scounty who have been slim ulated by
1.-The activity Of the Savage forces to g
Sdesire to do something in behalf OF
their favorite. On account Of this de-
sire on the part Of many republicans
the leaders have practically agreed
that campaign Of modest proportions
@4would prove a valuable preliminary tc
the election campaign to follow. II
diminishing those who are anxious fol
activity an opportunity to forward the
eenator's interests It would prepare
them for the most strenuous fghtins
which liz expected in the general cleo
ton campaign.
However practically al plans avail
the decision Of SATURDAYS conference
Discussion there and revelation of tn
situation over the state may cause en-.
tirely different steps to be taken thar