Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-05-01

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Our Washington Letter. H.; !,
There are two campaigns in progress
In which Washington is vitality inter-
ested. One j. in Pennsylvania wtere
A. Mitchell Palmer, one of the house
Democratic leaders is unopposed for
the Democratic senatorial nomination,
and Clifford Pinchot, the Progressive
candidate, is out cunning for Senator
Penrose, 'arch-standpatter, who is fight
Ing ahopeless battle to return to the
Senate. The other is in Iowa, where
Senator Cummins is facing the hardest
fight of his career for denomination,
since the standpatters started their
last ditch fight by putting up State
Senator Arthur. Savage, AND one of the
Taft managers Of the state in the fight
when majority of Iowa delegates
were kept in line for Taft against
Cummins' candidacy in 1912. This an
gle of the senatorial situation in Iowa
has been given more attention than
the contest for the Democratic nomi-
nation between Congressman Maurice
Connolly and E. T. Meredith, especially
since Congressman Connolly's an
nouncement that be is in the race to-
the finish, and the assurances of ad-
ministration support for his candidacy
have given that candidacy an impetus
which Washington believes will bring
him under the wire winner.
The feature of the Cummins- Savage
contest which gives. the Democratic
campaign managers the greatest salts.
faction, and which causes the greatest
embarrassment to Chairman Woods and
the Iowa Republican congressman is
that the old fractional sores in the Re-
publican party is reopened by the in
lection of the Savage candidacy. From
now until June the politicaIatmosphere
Of Iowa will be kept hot by reminding
Of the old fres-tbe heated charges of
the regulars that the fight made by
Senator Cummins and others who sup
ported the Roosevelt candidacy wreck
ed the Republican party, and the equal.
~ heated rejoinder of the progressive
Republicans that the theft Of the NOM
ination by the Taft forces was the last
act Of political piracy that caused the
party revolt. .,.,e j.
Meanwhile. Congressman Woods,
GoqA Green. Scott, Haugen, Tovper
and Kennedy view the, aitpatien With y
increasing al.rn. They know they
will be dawn into the conflict and that
-thsy cannot escape going on record %
q for or against the standpat pr pro-
gressive wings. If they choose one
horn .. THE dilemma they see the
OTTER threatening to impale them, and
on Tie hank there 10 the raking fire Of
tie Bu1l Moose candidates.
TIE Boil, Moose IL looming larger q
Z factor, too, since the nomination pa
pers were filed showing . full congress
sionai ticket and many legislative and
county tickets. In the primary the
moosers promise to be cause, Of wor-
~ TO the Republican managers. To.
vote for the Bull Moose senatorial
ticket means that the voter must
change his party utilization, and he
cannot therefore vote at the Republi.
can primary. All this loss will come
from the Cummins strength, as il; is
his former supporters who have enlist
ed in the Bull Moose ranks. In addit.
ion to this, there are legislative and
county Bull Moose tickets, with many
strong candidates on them. These can
didates have friends who will want to
support them. To do 60. even though
they do not want to vote for more than
one candidate on the Bull Moose ticket
they will be estopped from casting
Republican ballot in the primary.
I While not attempting to hide. their
elation ct the nnew turn Of. events the
adninistration leaders, who, because of
Senator Cpmmine' repealed attacks %.
Prasidsnt Wilson are pFeparpds to Do
their utmost to aid in biz defeat, ex-
ppaas tn gFeateet satisfaction over the
sseyieg strength Of congressman Con.
ssDy's candidacy. Senate and House
lsaderp Hhp are prepared to 60 into the
state tsd tight fol, Connolly's election
beys "A ! Along held HIM thelggieaI s. can p
adidate 70 sweep Senator Cpn|miins Of
his, feet, pointing to the total vote be
rseeived in his own county in the con
grsssienal campaign, 1884 . against
3,3s2 II his two opponents and bis plu-
rality q ,27s in district which never
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