Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-07-04

CT. LIS move, ~ 10 Sdiu, IL SuCccSS-
ful" will result in the nomination Of
Ormsby. 1t Is probably safe to say
that the combination referred to exists
only in the fertile imaginations of the
writers of the letters alluded to.
1t cannot be denied that along with
the noise of the outward demonstra-
tions for the various candidates there
is growing strong feeling for Senator
Harlan In many parts of the state.
This is not shown so much perhaps In
instructed delegations as it is i'm second
choice sentiment, which may after all
be very prominent factor in the final
decision. Senator Harlan has a bureau
also, and the voters of the state have
had the opportunity of late to read Of
his services in defending President
Grant from the attacks of Sumner and
/ others in regard to the San Domingo
affair Copies of q life of the camdi-
date, written by Sam Clark, of Keokuk
have also been scattered broadcast
over the state, and the bureau has net
forgotten the important personal let.
ter industry, either
Mcfarland isn't losing any time just
now. He doesn't think he has had all
that he was entitled to in Polk county.
a friend of his reports he will have II
| good bunch of votes III the fourth dis.
trict and also in the northwestern part
of the state.
| Harsh is making trouble for Drake
in the eighth district and is picking up
votes in the southwestern part of the
state in manner that his friends de-
clare is entirely satisfactory.
Parrot is doing business in the third
and fourth districts and in spots
throughout the north half of the state
He has also Guthrie county, and lie ex-
poets help from Crawford and Cal
houn. He is assured of the support of
Cherokee in the Eleventh, and claims
to have good following III the Fifth
district.
Harlan has Linn county, and will
have part of Benton, probably,
though u majority of the delegates
from that county will, it is believed, be
for Parrot.
Marshall county, which has been
claimed as practically solid for Drake,
is said TO be showing signs Of breaking
away from the generals column. The
county will cast its vote first for Frank
Let's, Of Marshalltowm, and ii he
doesn't develop strength it will divide
up. In that case it is claimed that
Drake can only count with certainty
upon six votes from the county. One
of the delegates is known to be for
Parrot, and it is thought Harlan will
get several of them, especially the dele
gates outside Of Marshalltown. Hardin
county, which was claimed to be diyid-
ed between Parrot, Drake, Mcfarland
and Kamrar, is claimed for Parrot
with the exception of "a few votes.
Emmett is solid for Mcfarland. Ring
gold is for Harsh. Jackson will be for
Harlan, probably. Appanoese is of
course for Drake, and it is said the
delegates from Washington will be
solid for him after the first ballot.
The Drake men claim their candi-
date will have over 400 votes OH the
first ballot. This claim is disputed by
the other candidates, but they all ad-
NIT it is probable lie will go into the
convention with IL larger number of
votes than any other single candidate.
Their hope, however, is that he will
not be able to poll votes enough to at
tract those who are always eager to go
| with the tide when it appears to be
setting III towards the winner. III it is
true, though, as some claim, that jim
Blythe is u potent factor i'll the Drake
councils, it behOOgeS the candidates to
look. back ward TO the Gear senatorial
campaign and learn that Il steady
growth Ill the Drake vote may be ex-
pected. When Jim Blythe is i'll the
game he never exposes his hand at the
first lead. His plan is always to have
a surplus to draw from when needed,
and he generally knows just where the
votes are coming from to make each
ballot show gain until the stampede
comes and he rides on the tidal wave
of success without even getting his feet
wet. jim Blythe is undoubtedly fol
Drake, and this fact is making some
' of the candidates rather nervous
g However, no one comedies that Drake
S or, for that matter, any of the Other
G candidates, is liable to win in walk
u The July number of the North Am