Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-10
THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
TSio,,x Cify T.ourpol1

.[Sioux City Journal
Startling developments were lack
ing in the primaries and the conven-
tions Of last week. In California the
"old line" candidates for delegates to
the national convention ran ahead OF
united" candidates in the republican
primary. Delegates to the state con-
vention were chosen in the Maryland
primary and altho a few Of them are
pledged to work for a Hughes or
Roosevelt delegation, the prospects
are that the Maryland delegation will
go to Chicago without instructions.
Michigan republicans in state conven-
ton selected four delegates at large to
the national convention and Endorsed
Hughes for president, altho as re-
suit of the primary the delegation
must cast its first vote for Ford.
Tennessee republicans in convention
also chose delegates at large, failing
to instruct them as to the presidential
nomination. but pledging them to
Humphrey, of Washington, for vice
president.
As state after state chooses it's dele
gates, either by primary or in conven-
ton, il becomes more and more eVl-
dent that the uninstructed delegates
will be largely in the majority at CHI
cago and for this reason 1t Is almost
impossible to get any reasonably ac-
curate line on the convention. Cum
minis has IS instructed delegates:
Sherman. So: Burton, 4S: Fairbanks
40: Ford, 80; LaF'oilette. %: DUPONT
6: Roosevelt, 5. Cummins is the only
candidate who has to his credit the
full delegations Of more than one
state and he has four-lowa, Mime
sofa, Montana and Nebraska. states
yet to elect delegates are Alabama,
Arizona. Idaho, Oregon.s Pennsylvania
South Dakota. Texas. Utah, West Vir-
yinia. wyoming and Vermont Inc
most interesting primary in sight is
Pennsylvania's on May 1S. in whicn
sixty eight delegates will be- named
Special interest attaches also 10
the oregon primary on May ~ De.
cause therein the name OF Hugnes WIZ
appear on a primary ballot Tor the nrst
time. His competitors will be Cum
Minis and Burton.
DESPITE the verdict OF some Of the
experts that the Massachusetts PR
mary has practically cooked the
Roosevelt goose. promoters OIL 'he
OYSTER Bay candidacy keep right on
last week professed to be delighted
lin the reception which was &C
corded an address he delivered be-
tore the Illinois Bar Association. He
continued to set out the conditions on
which he would accept a nomination
and to tell what he would do IN case
he should be elected president. The
progressive national convention COM
mittee issued an appeal to the public
Il, the interest OF the nomination ana
election of Theodore Roosevelt as the
NEXT president Of the United States.
Announcement was made that the
colonel probably wound tour the
middle west before the republican ana
nroeressiye conventions on June l.
visiting Omaha, Des Moines. Kansas
CITY and Denver. All DELEGATIONS 10
the national progressive convention
are for Roosevelt.
Nv this time Hughes has come 10
he generally accepted as a receptive
candidate. Hughes boosters are ac-
lively at work. The fact that tne
/ iustIce has not gone into the courts 70
X. en- his name off the Oregon ballot Is
regarded as significant. The activity
! NJ Hughes admirers in the Michigan
| convention. resulting in an indorse-
mont of Hughes, also is taken to mean
that his candidacy Is to be urged WIN
determination in the convention III
Chicago, Whitman was elected CHAIR
man Of the New York delegation anu
Whitman is for Hughes. -
Another candidacy which kept In
hiding for some time came INTO Inc
| onen last week when Root headquar-
tors were opened in New York, Win
the announcement that branch neao'
| quarters would be opened in wash
iington. Chicago and other large cities
A. the New York headquarters IT wal
/ exnlained that action had been taker
"to end the period of quiescence" anc
that from now on an open, active
\ campaign would be carried on u
I bring about the nomination OF Root.
Things already are taking on con.
4 yention air about the Congress ant
ithe Auditorium hotels in Chicago
here the headquarters Of the ma
Itional republican committee and mos
81 the candidates will be located
Committee officials arrived last Weei
to attend to preliminary matters.
Arthur NJ. Reimer was nominated
lfor president by the socialist labo
party. '.
TAKuNs r9IEIR OWN CHANCES.
lSioux City Journal.l
Just where is the line to be draw
between Americans who take thel
) own chances. and Americans VIII
must be supported by the government
with its last man and it's last dolla
} In the exercise Of claimed rights
or near the war zone? Let us try
: find the jumping of place.
Americans in considerable number
4 are lighting with the French an
q British armies in France and Flandcr
4 They are being killed with poiso
II fumes and flame projectors as well q
Il by shrapnel and machine guns. Nc
II II body is suggesting that the govern
ell ment ought to take any interest
4 what Is happening to them.