Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-08
THE HAWKEYE POLITICAL POI
Scores Of Candidates in tho Hande
of Friends.
A SWARM OF oFFIoE-seekERs.
Plenty OF Patriots willing and Even
Anxious to Have Their Names
Placed Upon the Pay Roll
of the State.
Candidates Being Grooned.

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| of the State.
| Candidates Being Groom
DEs MorNss, Ia, July 7.-[Specal to TIM
Bee, Politics are beginning to warm up in
Iowa and the candidates for tho more mpor-
tant state offices are RAPIDLY developing.
From now until the 14th of August, the date
| OF tho republican convention, the whole state
| will be aglow with political excitement and
the feeling is bound TO run high between the
adheronts of the various aspirants for polit-
| ical honors, Three leading candidates are
| already in the field for governor, with any
number of dark horses in the background,
| Lieutenant Governor Hull of this city, was
probably first In the field-in fact he has
| been o standing candidate for several years
| rs being in the direct line of political promo
tion. Captain Hull was q brave soldier and
| is personally extremely popular, but he is
heavily handicapped by the support of nearly
all the recognized corporation organs
AS president of the senate two years ago it Is
claimed he was not in full sympathy with the
| railroad legislation that was enacted, ana en-
deavored to defeat bills of this nature by the
appointment of hostile committees. Captain
Hull was originally an anti -monopolst, and
| once made the race for the nomination for
governor on this platform, but many OF his
friends have deserted him on the ground that
he "has faltered by the wayside," and has
not kept pace with the rapidly advancing
anti-monopoly sentiment Among his most
determined opponents are the Daily News
and the Homestead, of this city, both of
which are favorable to Wheeler. the far
mcr" candidate. The Homestead exercises
n powerful influence among the farmers, and
this is bound to tell largely in the canvass.
Captain Hull is also eir barrassed in his cam.
didacy by the fact that ,J'dge Josiah
filling a vacancy on the supreme bench
by appointment, is u candidate for the full
term. Judge Given seems TO be Hulls "po-
litical double" Whenever Hull aspres to
an Office Given is sure to be on the track,
and the effect is to so complicate the canvass
as to neutralizc the efforts of the friends of
each candidate. Polk county can hardly ex--
pect to capture two of the leading OFFICES, and
the inevitable result will be that the friends
of Given and Hull will knife each other in
the convention. Both candidates, however,
are on friendly terms aud Polk county will
send solid delegation to the convention in
structed to support Hull for governor and
Given for supreme judge. The fatal work
| will be done by the warm partsans of each
| in lobbying with outside delegations in the
hotel corridors before tho battle opens.
Another aspirant for the republican NOM
| ination for governor is Senator Hutchison, Of
Ottumwa. Senator Hutchison Is a man Of
largo political experience and one of the
most alert and sagacious politicians In the
state. He is o banker well supplied with
the ''sinews of war; and has apparently
gone into the fight to win. Senator Hntchin-
son is unfortunate in having been member
of the state senate during the last session.
Being naturally of a conservative turn Of
mind, he voted against most of the proposed
railroad legislation and stood In with the OBJ
structlonists on many occasions. However,
he made good record on other economic
md ic ,niy lly I'D
clean, capable man, who would dignity the
governors chair should he be called 10 that
position. WaDello county will send up. a
strong fgting delegation, and he will quite
likely receive enthusiastic support from his
entire congressional district
The third leading candidate for the repub-
iican nomination for governor is Hou. H. 9.
Wheeler. of Sac county. Mr.. Wheeler en-
Joys the distinction of being tho largest.
farmer in the state. He owns and farms
nine sections OF land near the town of Ode
bolt and has been very successful IN his busi-
ness career. Heretofore Mr.. Wheeler has
been regarded as q conservative on the rail
road question, but he joined in heartily with
the work of the Farmers alliance, and the
support of that powerful organization, SO far
as it may have an influence on politics. will
be practically solid for Wheeler. Locality
will also fgure to his advantage. The GU
tire northwestern part of the state is morally
certain TO come down as a unit for Wheeler.
| and the infection will extend to the cast aud
the papers III northern Iowa, tho
Spirit Lake Beacon, edited by Senator
Funk, is friendly to Senator hutchinson
and he will quite likely receive few scat
tering votes that should naturally go to
Wheeler. The influence of the soldier ele-
ment, which is no inconsider,iDle political
factor in this state, will go largely TO Hpll,
and in this lies his greatest strength. This
is the only source from which Wheeler may
expect little or no support. Several papers,
especially in the southwestern part of the
state, seemed determined upon the renomin-
alton of Governor Larrabee for a third term,
but it is understood that the governor will
positively decline to allow his name to be
presented to the convention. That Cover
nor Larrahec Is popular in Iowa goes with
out saving. That he could have secured the
nomination for a third term with very little
opposition is undoubtedly true, but since
other good and capable men are III the field
the convention will hardly force the honor
upon him unsolicited. ~
Senator Finn, the irrepressible anti-mo-
nopolst of Taylor county, is a candidate for
lieutenant governor and southeastern Iowa
Is sure to rally solidly to his support. A
combination between the Finn and Wheeler
forces that would prove absolutely irresist-
ble could easily be effected and this is very
likely to be the outcome of the convention.
Very few primaries have yet been held, but
the result so far is favorable TO Wheeler. In
Marshall county, where the soldiers home 10
located, and where the strong soldier ella
ment was solid for Hull, Wheeler carried the
primaries with an overwhelming majority.
This result, however, was largely due to the
powerful influence of the Marshalltown
Times (republican), which has been for
years an able and conspicuous champion Of
radical anti-monopoly legislation.
In Guthrie county the contest was warm
and bitter between the Hull ana Wheeler
forces, IL being the second county west of
Polk, ana on the line of the Rock Island, the
advantages of locality wero rather with Hull,
and he will probably get tho delegation.
though a divided vote may result. The
primaries held so far indicate that each
county will be hotly contested by the friends
OF these candidates. Should each of the three
leading aspirants for governor receive q
nearly equal number of votes and the contest
become prolonged and doubtful, dark
borse may slip in and bear away tho prizc,
and In that event IL would be no surprise II
the 'darh horse" would prove to bo Hon.
Lafayette Young, the gifted editor Of the
Atlantic Telegraph. REX.
CARSON IN RUINS.