Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-19
KENDALL AND MOORE PAIRED
IN NEck-AND-NEck RACE
FOR GOVERNOR.
DARK HORSE TALK
DOESN'T GET FAR
Results Filled With Uncertainties
and PossibiIites-1eIieved Con-
vention Will Have Smooth Sailing
After Governorship Contest Is
Settled.

Des Moines, July 19.-One of the
Iowa history Is scheduled to take
place tomorrow. With Moore and
Kendall paired in a neck and-neck
race for the governorship nominal
ton, and with more or less trading
INDUCED in which may jeopardize the
chances Of candidates for some Of
the other state Offices which the con-
vention must pass upon, Tuesdays
results are full of uncertainties and
possibilities.
Perhaps in years there has not
been a keener interest in the repub-
lican nomination for governor that
there is now. Both Lieutenant Gov
ernor Moore, Of Cedar Rapids, and
Mate" Kendall, Of Abba, are we'll
known figures in Iowa. Moore en-
joys a substantial following Of the
variety of politicians who have the
ability to put things over. Kendall
has 6. host Of friends thruout the
state whose interest in the nominal
ton Of their friend has increased
many fold since the primary. when it
was realized that he was going to
need all the votes he could get in the
convention If he were to, win.
Deems and Havner have their or
CARNATIONS. which did skillful work
all thru the campaign, and are now
planning to swing the votes their
way. It is from these organizations
that most of the dark horse talk is
heard, but the average delegate is
apparently not counting much on
voting for q dark horse.
Smooth Sailing After Governorship
Besides those interested in the
governorship there are the friends OF
the candidates for the other state
officials, who are deeply interested in
the outcome Of the state contests.
Lieutenant Governor, state auditor
railroad commissioner and attorney
general must all be nominated by the
| convention, as well as governor
The general impression is however
that with the goverriorship out of the
way, the convention will name the
other candidates without much ball
lotins:. the high men in the primary
| being looked upon as the probable
| nominees. This would put w. F.
| Moore in for lieutenant governor:
! Glen Haynes, Of Mason City, as state
| auditor: W. T. Evans. Of Parkers-
burg, for attorney general, and F. P
Woodruff, of Knoxville, for railroad
commissioner.
Evans location within the north
eastern Iowa circle, where so many
state candidates seem to be coming
from, may be used against him ef-
fectively to the advantage Of Ben
Gibson, of Corning
Interest in Cauouses.
Then there Is liable to be some
thing decidedly interesting astir as
early as II O'clock Tuesday morning
when the district committeeman are ia
be selected in the district caueuses
The talk now is that the plan to de-
feat Copeland, Of Burlington, for the
First district committeeship, may in
clude the selection Of Harry Weaver,
Of W'apelIo. for that pob. and then
eventually make Weaver state chair
man.
But In spite OF the contests there
n good feeling. There has been no
mudslinging in the campaign, and
apparently there Is everywhere the
desire to make the q. O. p. SO strong
In Iowa this year that republican
enthusiasm from the Hawkeye state
will spread over into other regions
end help the national ticket.
,'Byers as Temporary Chairman.
Webb Byers, former attorney gen
eral, at one time speaker Of the Iowa
house. more recently corporation
counsel for the city Of Des Moines
is to be the key-noter. and he is ex-
pected to put up a strong case for
the republicans. Other noted speak
ers Of the party who are to be in
the convention will spread the spirit
Of republicanism In regular campaign
oratory If the present program IL fol-
lowed out. When it is all over the
"boys." It IL hoped, will have enough
republican doctrine at their tongues
end to meet all Corners.