Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-11
DIFFICULT 70 AROUSE Acriv.
Irv IN POLITICS At PRES.
EMIT TIME.
NO LIFE EVIDENT
IN NEW LABOR PARTY
Socialist Movement Not Getting
Anywhere In Stats--soms Interest
Dsins Awakened IN Two Old Par
tiss-ossms and Kendall Making
Active Campaigns.
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Des SIoines. March. 11.-Interest in
politics over the state to date is con-
fined largely to the politicians
themselves. ip the opinion of OBJ
servers here who take occasion to
sound out the persons they meet In
their travels over the state.
State Railroad Commissioners
Charles Webster said today that in
his judgment as per cent Of the peo-
pie were not as yet taking any
great interest in politics. Primary
time is too far away and national
issues are not yet sufficiently de-
fined to arouse the voting public.
But with no outstanding state Is
sues or spirited rivalrics yet In EVIL
dence the state and national cam
paigns are only being casually dis
cussed.
Thus far only the two old-time
parties, republican and democrat,
appear to be given consideration
The American labor party which has
been organized in other states Is
apparently not attracting much at
tention in Iowa, altho II Is probable
that Iowa will be represented by
delegation when the convention of
the party is held in Chicago in June.
Thus far the socialist party Is not
much In evidence In this state. In
1916 the socialists cast over 10000
votes in Iowa and in 1912 their to-
A., Tho 4 01E vnta
was split between socialists and So
cialist labor.
The old prohibition party vote is
expected to go to the republicans in
the, national campaign. This is the
first national election in many years
in which there, has not been a'pro-
hibition ticket.
Kendall and Deems Active.
Both ]. F. Deems, of Burlington
and Mate" Kendall, of Abba, were
in Des Moines Tuesday, and while
there lost no. opportunity to promote
their respective candidates. for the
republican nomination for governor.
Deems is making many speeches over
the state, having appeared IN nifty
one counties, he reports. Kendall
has been laid UP for seven weeks
with a broken leg andsis now barely
able to hobble about with. the use
Hof a cane. He made his first speech
since his injury at Ames Tuesday
and il scheduled to speak in Clear
Lake Friday night.
\ Deems expects to announce q plat
form of principles in q week or SO.
he told newspaper men here. He
has built up a considerable organi-
zation to promote his candidacy over
the state.
Kendall has not come out on any
so-calied platform or issues. I'VE
are all interested in promoting
,Americanism, in economy in state
government and in efficiency he
said when issues were referred to.
~ do believe there Is too much of
tendency toward commissions in
matters OF government these days.
We could well go into these things.
"Then the extravagance in govern
ment is apt to be reflected in state
affairs. Economy Is one OF the vir-
tues especially essential these days
and, Of course, I am interested in
seeing that it is practiced in state
government"
Kendall ws- At the state house
Tuesday, where he was interested IN
q case before the supreme court. He
took occasion to visit with the law
yers from out over the state. in for
the session of the court, and with
state officials. State Representative
II. j. Mantz, OF Audubon. speaker
pro tenn of the house in the Thirty
eight general assembly. was one of
the attorneys attending court with
whom Kendall was in conference.
Attorney General Havner is now
sending out considerable campaign
literature soliciting votes and sup
port OF his candidacy in the repub-
lican primaries for governor.
Lieutenant Governor Ernest r.
Moore, of Cedar Rapids, has heen
making number Of speeches in va
rious parts Of the state. He is bas-
ing his plea for votes on the need
OF business administration of the
states affairs.