Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-17
ONE-THIRD OF STATE REPUB-
LIcAN DELEGATES REPRE-
sENTED IN POLL.
BALLOT BEARS OUT
KENDALL PREDICTIONS
Reports From Many Quarters lndi-
cato Kendall 10 Strong Among
Delegates, and Has Been Gaining
in Past Two Weeks-Other Re-
suits of Poll.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 17.--Altho there
VIII be contests aplenty in the repub-
llcan state convention here next
Tuesday, and more defeats than vic
tories for those ambitious for party
honors. nevertheless the occasion
promises to take on the aspect of an
oidfashioned republican rally.
1t Is presidential year. and the G.
Q. Il. state leaders have no inclina.
ton or disposition to permit any
such gathering as will assemble In
the capital city Tuesday pass without
Whooping 1t UP for the old party ana
letting loose considerable enthusiast.
and ,oratory. Some OF the best spell
binders In the party viii be brought
upon the platform in the interima
While. waiting for committee reports
and It is expected that the boys"
Will be sent back home with sutf-
Gent inspiration To keep them going
until all the votes are harvested.
Straw Ballot Results.
An interesting forecast is made
possible on the way the vote may go
for governor thru secret ballot
obtained by Carl K. Stuart, Of the
Des Moines Capital. Ballots were
mailed out to each convention dele
gate SO arranged that the delegate
could vote without revealing His
identity. More than third of tho
delegates sent in their ballots. or 8s1
of the 1.o42. to be exact. On this
poll the voto stood.
Gtovernor-Kendall. 1s8h; Moore
1873: Havner, s6M: Deems. 353s.
Lieutenant Governor-W. F. Moore.
i2oM; Hamnill. s7,s: Wilson. 50;
Arney. &c.
Auditor-Haynes, 1870: Gose. IS;
McLeland, IS; ALDER, 81.
Attorney Gencral--Evans, IA;
Gibson, 1o1; Hadley. IS.
Railroad Commissioner--Wo
I'll; Wand. 80; Bradley, IS: Doalk, "a.
While polls are looked upon as
possible straws eating the way the
wind blows, sthe vote bears out the
report that has been current IN many
quarters that Kendall 10 strong
among the delegates, and has been
gaining In tho past two weeks. Based
on this showing predictions are made
that Moore will drop 10 around $50
on the second ballot. and Kendall
will go UP to AIS. It will require 622
Votes to nominate.
The poll also indicates that the
high man In each OF the other state
Offices. as shown by the vote In the
primary, will be tho choice OF tho
convention. This would nominate w.
F. Moore, OF Guthrie Center, lieuten-
ant governor; Glen Haynes. Of Mason
City. auditor; r. p. Woodruff, oil
railroad commissioner.
and Senator w. T. Dvans. Of Par
kersburs, attorney general
Talk ofjcommittsensn Changes.
There II talk that there may be
changes on the state central COM
mittee, which may not come within a
fight In the district caucuses. Down
in the First district, where Kopp was
nominated for congress, his followers
are said to be dissatisfied with Com
w. w. Copeland, Of Bur-
linEton, and may make fight for
change Other changes may be con-
tended for when the temper OF the
Is sounded out after their
arrival hero.
The present personnel Of the state
central committee is as follows:
First dictrict, w. w. Copeland, Bur
lington; Second, e. D. Brigham. Iowa
City; Third, L. 70. Bladine. Cedar
Falls; Fourth, L. B. Whitney, De-
corah; Fifth. w. q. BOWS, Cedar
Rapids; Sixth. Fred G. Ruebner,
Abba; Seventh, Chalres, A. Rawson.
Des Moines; Eighth, J. w. Calvert,
Mystic; Ninth, w. l.. sterp. Logan;
Tenth, B. 3. Murnquist, TT. Rodge.
A. L. Whitney. Storm
Lake.
Charles A. Rawson. state chairman
and Seventh district committeeman,
may not make any serious effort to
retain his place In case contest
develops over the Seventh district
as seems probable.
John Griffin, former Polk county
sheriff. and Senator A.. NJ. Parker.
are talked Of as possible successors
to Rawson.