Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-29
DEMOCRAT PLAN TO
BOOST BROOKHART
MANY FOUND TO HAVE CHANG
Ed PARTY APPLICATION BE-
FORE PRIMARY.
EXTENT OF PLOT
BEING INVESTIGATED
Cummins challeneers to Be Stationed
at Polls on Primary Day-Shaw,
Byers, Kellogg and clarp to Speak
in Behalf of Senator-'rwo Judge
Candidates to Be Eliminated.

in Behalf of Senator-'Two Judge
Candidates to Be Eliminated.
Z. Special to Times Republicans
Des Moines, May 29.--Reports have
been received at cummins head
quarters here that in some of the
/ railroad centers in the state a num-
Der of railroad workers who have
heretofore affiliated with the demo-
cratic party have filed notice with
the county auditor of change of
republican party. 1t is recognized
that this Is being done BY democrats
who expect to vote in the republican
primaries for Brookhart and against
Cummins. The time for such filings
Is now past however, inasmuch as
1tfe time limit is ten days before the
Sholding of the primary. Some in-
curry is now being made by the
Cummins men so as to ascertain how
much Of this opposition the senator
will have to meet.
There will be Cummins, workers at
the polls on primary day. according
to the present plan, in order to chal-
lenge voters known to he democrats
as to their rights to vote in the re-
publican primaries If these voters
have not previously changed their
party affiliations.
Cummins speakers will be active
next week. Leslie NJ. Shaw. former
Iowa governor, is scheduled to
speak at Perry. June 2, Creston. June
5. Ottumwa. June 4, and Fairfield.
June 5. H. w. Byers, of Des Moines,
former attorney general, is to speak
at Earlham today. Senator Frank
b. Kellogg. of Minnesota, will speak
lin Waterloo. June and Cedar
Rapids, June 5. Former senator
Moses E. Clapp will speak at Fort
Dodge. June q. Iowa Falls. June 3.
and Sheldon, June 4. Senator Cum
minis is still confined to his home
under doctors orders.
Brookhart is claiming strength
among the farmers unions as well as
the labor centers. Br.ookhart will
also be busy next week in speak
ing campaign and much literature
will be sent out in his behalf
To Eliminate Two Candidates.
Polk county's three candidates for
places on the republican, ticket for
supreme court have agreed to leave
their. fate to the Polk county bar
and the one receiving the highest
number Of votes from lawyers in this
county will be the candidate from
Polk. The three candidates are
Judge Lawrence DeGraff and Charles
Hutchinson and Attorney Robert
Haines. The vote is to be announced
next Wednesday and the three
aspirants are now calling upon every
attorney in the county in an effort to
win votes.
The other candidates out for the
nomination are, Justices Silas NJ.
Weaver, of Iowa Falls, and Ben Sal
niger, of Carroll. out for e-election;
q w. s. Withrow, Mount Pleasant;
Ralph H. Howell, Iowa City: W. j.
Springer, New Hampton: j. j.
Clark. Mason Sity; E. G. Albert,
Jefferson; Thomas Arthur, Logan;
+. F. Faville. Fort Dodge.
Plans of Iowa Delegation.
Most of the Iowa delegation to the
republican national convention is ex.
pected to reach Chicago June s.
However, headquarters will be OPEN
ed the first of next week. Chairman
Harry o. Weaver and Secretary
Fred b. Davis, Of the Iowa delega-
ton, are expected to arrive in Chi
cago Sunday and will be at the head
quarters during pre-conyention week
The first meeting of the Iowa dele
cation Is scheduled on May Z, the
day proceeding the convention. The
delegation must elect the Iowa ma
tional committeeman, Iowa's mem
ters of the committee of credentials,
/ permanent organization and resolu-
TONS
John T. Adams, of Dubuque, is
again candidate for national COM
mitteeman and Charles Rawson Is
also being considered. Arguments
that 1t would not be wise to make
change in national committeeman
at the beginning of a national cam
paign are being made in Adams
favor. It is reported that Adams, IL
elected, may resign Following the
national campaign in favor II State
Chairman Rawson