Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-27
IOWA ORGANIZATION BACKllli-
NolS CANDIDATE FRIENDLY
TO IOWA SENATOR.
ALSO WILL DOMINATE
NOMINATING CONVENTION
Will Control Selections Of Candidates
for Places for Which No Nomina-
tions Will Be Made in Primary
Eleotion-Farmer Vote to 30 I'M
portant Factor in Senate Contest.
Special to Times Republican.

les MONIES, May N.-The LoWdeu
organization In Iowa which controll-
ed the state convention here April
%, when the lowe. delegation to the
national convention was instructed
for Lowden. is recognized as a
strong influence i'll the coming pri-
mary, In the county conventions
which are to be held in the counties
the fourth Saturday following the
ventions Candidates favored by this
organization are reported as having
active support for state and judicial
offices. For those nominations which
so to the state convention. the
Lowden supporters are thought to
have an advantage, regardless OF
whether or not Lowden is nominated
when the republicans get together in
Chicago the second week in June.
This organization Is supporting
Senator Cummins and was influen-
tial in making Cummins temporary
chairman of the April convention.
Cummins headquarters here Is
sending out cards carrying Senator
Cummins picture and setting forth
eleven reasons why Iowa should re-
elect Senator Cummins." He is list
ed as q friend of suffrage. of labor.
of the farmers and of the best In
terests Of the state It declares.
among other things. he should be
supported because he wrote into the
federal law. THE labor Of a human
being is not commodity or article
of commerce."
Because government operation OF
railroads was a failure, costing the
tax payers more than million dol
lars a day. besides resulting in un-
told loss to the producer and shipper
and Senator Cummins drafted the
legislation which ended that farce"
1t Is also declared that "by reason
Of his ability, experience, association,
matured Judgment and tolerant dis
position he has come to his period
OF greatest capacity for service to
his state and to the nation"
Farmer vote Factor.
The farmers vote is highly i'm
portant factor In the outcome Of the
Cummins- Brookhart contest for the
republican nomination for Uniteo
States senator as both slider now
recognize.
The Brookhart forces believe they
have the labor vote as well rs q
share Of the genera vote. The Cum
minis forces believe they will have
the conservative labor vote on their
side as well as the business vote and
big per cent OF the general vote
AS to the votes Of the farmers how
ever these do not seem to be SO
distinctly parceled of and both sides,
while claiming farmer support, are
losing no opportunity to place the
claims of their side before the farm
ers.
The breakdown In the Transports
ton system ana the inability to Sc
cure freight cars to move grain and
livestock or relieve the congestion
at the terminals IL pointed out by
the Cummins men as evidence that q
man like Cummins who understands
the railroad question should be
elected in order to help bring order
out Of the present railroad situation.
On the other hand the Brookhart fol-
lowers are claiming that q decided
increase in freight rates will take
place II the cummins program is fol-
lowed.
Senator Cumming physician is
urging him to be careful Of his
health. and the Indications now arc
that the senior senator win not be
able to speak this week. His date at
Creston for an address Juno Sd will
be filled by Leslie NJ. Shaw, former
governor Of Iowa as will the date at
Ottumwa, June 1. The veteran cam
paigner may also speak at Council
Bluffs. June I'd. II. W. Byers. for
mer attorney general, now corpora
ton counsel for Des Moines, with
speak at Earlham next Saturday.
Moses d. clapp. former United
States senator from Minnesota, will
come to Iowa during the first week
Of June for several addresses In be-
half Of Cummins. Il
State Senator James M. Wilson. of
Centerville, candidate for the repub-
lcan nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor. was in Dies Moines Tuesday In
the interest Of his candidacy. When
asked If the nomination would 60 to
the primary he prtdicted that he
would be successful In the primary.
Senator Wilson is counting on the
support Of labor and on his extensive
acquaintance thruout the state to
bring him a big vote.
Women to Take Stump.
Women spellbinders will be takins
the stump In the national Campaign
in Iowa during the summer and early
fall months II the plans of the
women's section of the national re-
publican organization are carried out.
Mrs. Mary Jester Allen of Cody,
Wyo.. reached Des Moines Monday
and has begun the work Of orRantx.
ing schools for women political
speakers in this state. With Mrs.
Frank Dodson Of Dss Moines she
visited Jefferson county yesterday.
Thru county women workers she
expects to open schools for training
women for campaign speaking. She
will also organize Baby Elephant"
clubs Of college girls to train the
younger women az speakers.
With the national republican con-
vention almost At hand interest is
CIeyelOnin1 in tha aeInntinn ~ xko
national republican committeeman
from Iowa. It was generally believed
that when Charles Rawson on his
return from France last fall an
nounced he would not seek tho re-
publican nomination for governor