Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-08
FAR NORTHWEST FAvCRS IOWA
SENATOR FOR PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEE.
MONTANA AND OREGON
TO INSTRUCT FOR HIM
Delegates Not Instructed
But Part For Cummins and None OPP
posed-only Three Men Considered as
Available by Coast Republicans. Cum.
Minis, Hughes and Roosevelt.

structed delegation for Cummins as
sured.
Oregon Instructed delegation for
CumminS assured.
Washington No instructions, nom
factional delegation with part of it for
Cummlns and none of it hostile.
This is The political situation in the
far northwest. as seen by Howard J..
Clark, of Des MONIES. and NJ. J. Curtis.
OF Knoxville, who have been organizing
the three states Of Montana, Oregon
and Washington in the interests of the
senior Iowa senator's presidential can
didacy.
MIR. Clark returned TO Des Moines
yesterday afternoon and Mr.. Curtis re-
manned TO familiarize the Montana or
ganiZation with the workings of the
primary law.
We found only three men in the
public mind said Mr.. Clark, Justice
Hughes, Colonel Roosevelt and Senator
Cummins.
Think Hughes Eliminated.
1T IS practically the unanimous YER
dict IN the northwest that Justice
hughes has eliminated himself, and
there is also universal inquiry as to
how formidable a candidate he would
prove If he should get into the race
while remaining on the bench. 1t is
Impossible for the people 70 get his
views on the important questions be-
fore the country.
Third party progressives and the
ultra conservative element of the re
publican party make up the strength
nr no IL
cal as that seems.
''Cummins' candidacy appeals strong
~ TO the great body Of conservative
and progressive republicans.
Big Meetings in Montana.
Mr. Clark and Mr.. Curtis started
their work in Montana. They held
meetings in Butte Great Falls and
Helena. and an organization was
started with o. NJ. Harvey. Of Living
ston, as chairman while the executive
committee includes II. NJ. Boorman.
OF Great Falls, one of the wealthiest
lumbermen of the state; w. D. Sims.
of Lewiston, leading progressive.
and J. B. Lusk. of Missoula, banker
and an extreme conservative. Judge
Nichols, formerly of Perry. Iowa. is
also on the committee. Headquarters
were opened IN the RACER Aote!'
Helena.
Montana is a big state, and some
Of those who attended our meetings
travelled over 400 miles to do so said
Mr.. Clark Senator Cum-nins will be
aided by the fact that there are more
people from Iowa in Montana than
from any other state in the union.
There are 762 members OF the Iowa So
~ 1rhj
Livingston
Senator Dixon Friendly.
Senator Dixon has returned 20 the
republican party, with the statement
that he will support Cummins unless
Roosevelt allows his name 10 be used
! in the primary.
In Oregon We found the situation
substantially the same as in Mon
tana- An instructed Cummins deiega-
! ton is assured. ]. B. Kay. of Salem.
| state treasurer. Is chairman OF the
CuTnmins organizations: George c.
| Howard is manager. and the executive
committee includes Ben Selling. big
! merchant, who ran for the United
| States senate; J. S. Jossphs. a lawyer
! of Portland. and the editor of the
| Salem Statesman. Hea dquarters were
land.
Many Former iowans.
! "Oregon is another state Of former
| 1owans. There are more native born
! 1owans in Oregon than there are ma
! tives of any other state. Among those
| most active in aiding the Cummins
movement are ". T. Buchanan. for
merly of the Des Moines Capital: Mr.
LOTUS, of Fort Dodge, and Mr.. Knee
! land. of Boone.
| Henry D. Estabrook will probably
| be the only name opposing that Of
Cummins in the primary.
| 'In Washington there is no primary
! At first there Was talk os :1struct:nS
| the delegation for Roosevelt but this
was abandoned. and a delegation will
De picked representing all factions. and
in which Cummins will have fair rep
! We did not form an organization. but
left the interests Of Senator Cumni7s
/ in the hands OF three or four men.
| There will be no organization for any
| candidate in the state. We held meet
tngs in Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane
and also visited Ballard and Everett.
| "One of the mcst pleasing discov-
| cries we made was the friendly atti-
tude of the newspapers Of the north
| west. Even those which would nor
maily be aligned against Cummfns
| treated our meetings with the utmost
fairness. and many Of them are active
| IN support. Some of the best treat
ment we received was from Mr.. Piper
of the Portland Oregonian.