Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-01
WILL BECOME INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR IF
DEFEATED IN PRIMARY.
PIERCE AND RADICALS
TO FORM THIRD" PARTY
Plan to Gather Disseminated and So
cialistic Elements Into New Organ
ization and Nominate Brookhart
and Full State Ticket Immediately
After the Primary.
snecial to rImes-Renuhlican.


Des Moines, June 1.-The plans of
the promoters Of the new third party
have now been perfected, and it is
settled that soon after the primary a
state ticket will be put in the field
in a desperate effort to break the lone
time solid front Of Iowa republican
ism and to make Iowa doubtful
state nationally. Further steps IN
organization were taken at the meet
ings held here last week under the
auspices of the committee of forty
eight.
Just what the name of the party
will be is not yet fully decided. Mr.
Barlow, head of the World War Vet
Grams, the rump organization opposed
to the American Legion, wants to
call it a public service party. or some
similar name, but the radical social
list element prefers to call 1t the Ia
Dor party. Barlow, ut the mest.ns
held here some time ago under the
auspices of the committee of forty
eight, stated he had assurances from
the left wing Of the socialists and
various other organizations that they
would let the World War Veterans
take the apparent leadership and
dominate the movement. so as to give
lit a patriotic appearance.
The dominant factor in che move
ment Is Mr.. Pierce, OF the Home
stead, Iowa member OF the committee
of forty eight. Tons Of literature
have been printed at the Homestead
office FOR the committee Of fortv-
eight, not for Iowa use, but for use
in many states. Also representing
the committee of forty-eight in Iowa
is Mr.. Kicker. who was with Mr.. Hill
quit and helped organize the social
lists on the selective service lists sc
they could keep from joining the
army. But the committee Of forty
eight is not political party; rather
it is for the purpose Of helping vari-
GUS groups to get together and or
fganize a party in all strong republi-
can states to oppose the majority.
A committee was appointed at the
conference here to have full charge
Of the third party movement in lowe
and probably to name q full state
ticket to be put on the ballot by peti.
ton. There was much consultation
and many conferences during the
week. Conspicuous among those per.
sons interested in the movement are
Pierce. Barlow, Haines. Battenfield
Kicker, Cowles, Riordan, Greenwas
and others. Haines is manager O
the Brookhart headquarters, and will
Battenfeld and Barlow sought to in.
duce the union labor delegates a
Fort Dodge to father their new thirt
party scheme.
Brookhart to Bolt.
It is regarded as probable tina
Mayor Cowles, Of Clinton. or Mayo
Short of Sioux City, will be place.
on, the ticket for governor, unles.
some farmer can be drafted for tina
purpose. 1t is regarded as foregon'
that Brookhart will be their choic
for senator: in fact. the Des Nome
News edited by Rattenfield and ii
full harmony with Pierce and tn
committee of ttorty-eight, state,
frankly that It is expected tina
Brookhart will run independently
against the republican nominee an,
carry the fight on to November. AL
his newspaper support here is Of
character to indicate that this is tn
program. Some OF the advocates Q
the third party wo0ld like to hav
Mr.. Pierce on the ticket, but 1t i
stated that this will.not be sbl
now.
(. The third party men are u to b
somewhat disappointed ov the fac
that at the Fort Dodge meeting the
failed to induce the representative
of the farm bureaus to indorse thei
program. The strike Issue is re
sponsible for the disagreement, an,
the socialists say that if the farmer
could be induced to favor the strik
method Of settling all controversial
the joining of the groups would b.
complete.