The Washington herald., 1920-04-29
Iowa, Progressive Prairie
State, Has Little Use for
Wet Voters or Candidates

little liquor circulates is peddled
BY experienced ''bootleggers." a
skillful craft that certainly could
be studied to advantage by the am
ateurs operating in States Sahara ed
for the first time. There Is no
coarse work done in Iowa
Senator Albert B. Cummins is up
for reelection. He has no open
opposition from his own party. Two
years ago Governor william l.
Harding won over his Democratic
opponent. by a plurality of $4,000.
-Four years ago Hughes carried the
State by 10000. In 1912 Wilson got
Iowa only through the split in the
Republican party c. L. Herring.
the local representative of the Ford
automobile factory. is thinking OF
entering the lists against Cummins.
He .old me that he was for Hoover,
whatever ticket the food man was
on. and his chief purpose in rum
ming as a Democratic candidate for
Senator would be to create a ve-
hfcle for the expression Of Iowa's
still small voice" upon those acts
OF Cummlns which are open to crit
icism.
Many Seeking State Omees.
What has happened in Iowa as
well as elsewhere is that not only
do the best brains now go into busi :
/ ness rather than politics, but the
men who might shine as leaders
see small prospect OF advancement
In career at Washington, where
national affairs have entered the
oeep valley of readjustment. How
ever, there are always contestants
Tor positions in the State govern.
ment, for instance, four RepubIicap
candidates want the gubernatoriaI
nominatior--N. e. Keneal, former
| Representative, of Abba: II N uor-
ner. attorney general; Lieutensr,
governor Ernest Moore and J r
Deems' a well-to -do-farmer. for.
merry a railroad official.
A Few days ago / met forno-
PRESIDENT Taft, who is speechmak.
ing through the country on "Aneri-
canism versus Bolshevism" to attan-
i've audiences. He told me, II am
not candidate"
Mr.. Taft knows Them All
Then 1 asked Mr.. Taft who OF the
Republican candidates he most 10 =.
vOred. He said:
MY position is decidedly neutral
Gen. Wood l appointed as nv CHIEF
OF stan, and he served under me in
the war department. When Secre-
tary OF War I recommended Gen
Pershing's appointment as a brira-
dler general. I knew Gov. Lowden
when he was in Congress, and a. n
Republican national committee man
ana ne ever was a good friend of
mine. MY son. Robert, who, because
OF ms poor eyesight, was unable TO
enter the army, served for two years
| az legal adviser to Herbert Hoover
and ne Is actively working IN his
behalf. Having twice been the nom.
inec of the Republican party an6
once President, l think it comports $
with my position to take no mart
in the preliminaries of the Chicago
convention"
Late Young, Republican warhorse
OF Iowa, along the same line said
to me: To decide is difficult for
many of us. Wood was my com
mander In Cuba when was A war
correspondent there. and / came 10
know his many lovable qualities,
Lowden has long been an Intimate
personal friend. and this splendid
young man, Hoover. I served with
IN Belgium. ana I am familiar with
mis- executive ability. May the best
man win. My only Presidential
preference is for a man who Is nei-
ther an orator nor an idealist.' II
is high time we had a plain man on
the job"
Copyright, 1870. by Public Ledger co.)