Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-19
MAINLY InslvlsvAL.

The meeting of the state central
committee of the progressive party
self styled the third party pregressives
AT Des Moines concluded to send an
uninstructed delegation to the bull
moose convention to be held In Chicago
selected from Roosevelt men who shan
Insist upon the nomination Of the erst-
while leader of that party The meet
ing was scantily attended and seems 10
have been practically a Seventh dis
trct meeting in charge of George c.
White and Caspar Schenk.
That it is representative of the
voters who cast their ballots for Mr.
Roosevelt and in protest against the
republican convention woth not ap-
pear. That it was representative OF
Casper Schenk and Mr.. White Is suf-
fcient!y evident That it represents
Mr.. Roosevelt's own views is quite as
problematical for it is suspected that
Mr.. Roosevelt desires nothing better
than 10 get back into the progressive
republican lines and is not craving
nomination by the third party"
Roosevelt's hope seems to center on
the influence of the progressives of
four years ago to force the nomina-
ton Of a progressive. 1t is also sus-
pected that he would not refuse the
nS /,
him. In Iowa the rank and file of those
who supported Roosevelt are ready to
turn Willingly to the support Of the
progressive candidate offered to the
republican convention by Iowa. 1t is
only those who desire such political
pre- eminence as is to be had by con-
troll Of the third party machinery in
Iowa who are worrying over the dis
ruption of the progressive party in
republicans to accomplish
the nomination of a true progressive
candidate. That is what the aver
age Iowa progressive desires. He isn't
seeking notoriety for himself bat ac-
along the lines Of his po-
litical beliefs. Also he returns 10 the
republican party with conditions; the
republican party with conditions:
ne brings with him a reserva-
ton not mental hut proclaimed. Pro-
gress!veness must have voice In the
Otherwise We shall lose
him again and for good.
There is nothing in the record of Mr.
progressiveness that Cum
minis can not match. A study of the
public life Of the men will show Cum
minis leading Mr.. Roosevelt in pro-
sressivc policies and the history of the
periods where in each has been promi~
nent esta blishes the fact that the
Cummins propositions have crystal
Lied into legal enactments and have
been accepted as public policy oftener
than those Of Mr.. Roosevelt. In fact
Cummins has Led. Progressive In
republican politics came out OF the
west to knock long time at the doors
Of the east. OF all men Cumnins is
more nearly representative OF the
scptrlt OF progressive repuhlica poll
tics To say so much is not de-
traction Of Roosevelts approved poll
cies that gained him much widespread
popularity.
Iowa has a candidate approved by
all factions of the republican party.
The progressives of Iowa are republi.
cans who took day Off They will
be behind the Cummins movement as
a whole. They will vote for a progress
sive candidate If such shall be the
choice of the republican convention.
The opportunity for complete harmony
is at hand. Caspar Schenk and Mr..
White can not spoil it. Their demon
stration is mainly individual.