Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-28
UNITED ORGANIZATIONS DECIDE
TO KEEP OUT OF STATE CAM.
PAlGN.
CANDIDATES OF OTHER
PARTIES TO BE FAVORED
State Conference Nearly Splits Over
National Nonpartisan League -
Speakers Accuse Organization 81
DisIoya!ty - Platform, Proposed by
Delegates Voted Down.

farmers organizations OF Iowa will not
put any candidates in the field for state
offices this year but viii take an active
part IN the state campaign and Will
give their support to those candidates
who they believe will hest represent
the farmers interests. This was
cided at the farmers meeting yeste@-
day at the public library building n
es Moines.
A campaign committee was chosen
which will open headquarters in Des
Woines and look out for the interests
of the farmers in the campaign.
To Raise Campaign Fund.
After ii has been decided which
candidates to support the campaign
COMMITTEES will conduct an active
canvess for the election Of candi-
dates in which II will hare the f.
nancial backing Of the farmers or
ganization. the members in each coun-
~ being pledged TO their quota. II
was said Yesterday that the organiza-
ton in each county would be called
upon to contribute 800 10 the cam
paign fund. thus raising a total o.
$4,000 in round numbers.
The campaign committee IS as fol-
lows: Howard Stone OF the Farmers
Union, Louisa county; r. G. Cue.
Taxpayers League, ok county VIII
liam Rupp American Society OF
Equity. Dubuque county: G. w verrn
lev. grange. Jasper county: 2 Fred
rickson, Nonpartisan League, Guthrie
county.
AssaiI Nonpatisan League
The National Nonpa-isan League
was again the storm petrol Of yester
days meeting Accusations Of dis
Loyalty were made against the league
by some Of the farmers and others,
while not making charges against the
Nonpartisan League were apprehen-
sive Of the influence upon public OPP
inion which too close affiliation with il
might produce. Some Of the speakers
resented this attitude as an injustice
to the league and one member q the
league refused to serve on the cam
patgn committee because Of II
All shades Of political opinion were
represented at tire meeting and some
Of the workers expressed fear that
the organization would 20 20 pieces
upon the rocks Of dissension.
Platform Voted Down.
A resolution was brought forward IN
which It WIS proposed 20 pledge al
candidates to certain policies. some Of
which were as follows:
The national prohTcitorv amend
ment TIE initiative referendum and
recall on al state officers, opposition
No -~o<a <o- re IA
facing o. state roads. no more appro-
priations for capital extension FOR Eve
years, a state owned and operated
factory for the manufacture Of cement
to be used on public works, no appro-
priations for war emergency funds IN
less such funds should be called fo-
and raised under the supervision o,
the federal government. no appTopria-
tons OF moneys for the use Of the
state council of national defense
unless approved and called FOR b- the
federal government. the passage Of
Law taking away from the county 81
perv!sors the power % bond the county
for road building without first obtain
ing the consent Of the people. and
placing limitation upon the appropr!a-
ton Of moneys for public work until
after the war.
Left 10 Committee.
The proposals were debated at
length and the resolution was f.
naily tabled Very few Of the farmers
were willing 70 accept all the policies
the resolution called for and II was
argued that no candidate could be
found who would be willing to pledge
himself 10 ali that It contained. It
was suggested that a questionable BE
drawn up by which the desirabilitv o.
the candidate should be tested. The
matter vas left in the hands o. the
campaign committee and the meeting
adjourned to meet again a. the call CT
the president.