Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-12
IOWA CAMPAIGN
TO BE CONTINUED.
EFFORTS TO BE cENTERED ON
COUNTY AND STATE
CONVENTIONS.
FOUR STATE CONTESTS
AS YET UNDETERMINED
County Conventions to Be Held Sat
urday, July 8, and State conven-
ton on Date Soon Thereafter az
Yet Undetermined- Two Moores
Have Some Advantage.
Special to Times-Republican.

opecidl TO T1mes-Republ1can.
Des Moines. June 1.-THE officia
canvass OF the primary election re-
turns will be made by county board.
OF supervisors Tuesday next, follow
Ing which they will be mailed to the
state executive council, which will
sit as q state canvassing board Mon
day. June 81.
With scattering precincts here and
there over the state still to be heard
from and the COMPILATIONS of ballots
thus Tar made incomplete, more than
usual interest will be shown in the
official canvass by the state execu-
tive council.
The date for holding the state
convention will not be determined
until after the party leaders return
from Chicago. An announcement on
the state convention date Is looked
for from State Chairman Rawson
early next week. The date for the
county conventions is fixed by law
as the fourth Saturday following the
primary election, which places the
county conventions this year on Sat-
urday. July 8rd The state convention
date can not be earlier titan the first
following the county convention.
Word from Chicago is to the ef-
feet that the state convention and
the nominations to be made there
has been the principal subject under
discussion at the state headquarters
there. The statewide primary ap-
pears to be more unpopular than ever
as means for selecting party candi-
dates. but whether or not the disaf-
lection is strong enough for the legis-
lature to repeal the primary law is
question.
Four Offices 60 Fill.
The county conventions to be held
on July will select the delegations
to the state convention and these
delegates will have to nominate the
party choice. in 30 far as the republi-
cans are concerned. for governor.
lieutenant governor. auditor and at
{ torney general.
ThS, number Of delegates from
each county will depend on the vote
cast for governor In that county at
the last election In 1918. The ratio
is ono delegate for each 200 votes
cast for governor and one for the
fraction left over II It IS moro than
J 100. In addition each county Is al
lowed one delegate at large.
That tho coming state convention
"a hA ~ thA az ~
years Is presaged by the close vote
for governor and lieutenant governor
as we'll as the personal interest In tho
matter Of selecting the party's nom
inee for state auditor and for at
torney general.
The, influence Of the country bank
er In local politics il seen in the big
vote secured by Lieutenant Governor
E. r. Moore, Of Cedar Rapids. and al
so that Of State Representative w.
F. Moore, Of Guthrie Center. who has
the high vote for lieutenant governor.
The lieutenant governor is q banker
at Cedar Rapids and Representative
Moore, while an attorney by profess
sion, is interested In banking and has
been an officer In the state bankers
association. In addition to this sup
port Lieutenant Governor Moore had
strong support from union labor due
to the fact that Fred Garfield, presi-
dent OF the state federation Of labor,
whose home Is in Cedar Rapids, did
some most effective work for his fell
low townsman.
That the state convention will be
disposed to look with especial favor
on soldier candidates is recognized
thus giving the advantage in the
state authorship race to Haynes, of
Mason City, and the attorney gener-
al fight to Gibson, Of Corning, and
Ha1ley. Of Nevada