Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-30
member of the committee to support
Mr.. Weaver. or to oppose anybody else.

member of the committee to support
Mr.. Weaver, or to oppose anybody else.
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There Is no denying that the middle.
of-the-road populists have at last as
sumed the dignity of being real politi-
cal party. In the past they have been a
good deal of a joke. But their confer
ence of yesterday and convention of to-
day have been eminently respectable
gatherings. Chairman Weeks, of the
state committee, is going to be the
whole thing again this year AS a mark
of confidence in his program, the COM
mittee selected him to be temporary
chairman of the convention, and he
made a long speech. He declared that
there are two issues in this campaign:
first, trusts and monopoles; second
imperialism. The money question he
discussed under the general head of
trusts. His position on this is interest
ing. He declared for the continued free
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of
IL to !. because the country has extant
obligations which it is pledged to pay
in these coins. But for internal, and
ultimate universal use, he recommends
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per cent fiat money.
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The acquisition of Professor Heron.
as the patron saint of the party brings
to it a. man who has had the advertis-
ing which the party needs; a man of
culture and scholarly instincts, and a
man of ideas. He will give character to
the party; his address today will attract
nd y.t nh.
organization before which it was deliv-
cred. Your middle-roader will here
after represent some thing besides sore
head and disposition to kick Mr..
Weeks says a red-hot campaign will be
waged.
While Des Moines is dedicating its
auditorium this week, and while every
body is agreeing that the building is a
magnificent success, 1t may seem like
striking a note of discord to say that
some people are charging that the au-
ditorium is not what it ought to be.
The fact is that it is, in point of ca
pacity to seat people. the second larg-
est theater in the United States. This
is no vain boast, calculated to inspire
the realty market or swell the pride of
the Des Moines public. 1t is fact
But despite all this, the stage of the
auditorium is not what it ought to be
so say the fault-finders. 1T is out of
harmony with the rest of the structure.
1t isn't nearly large enough in propor-
| tion to the body of the house. The pres
cenium arch is not nearly high enough.
1t is impossible to stage anything of a
scenic character, in the new house. that
could not be accommodated by the
stages of at least two or three other
theaters in Iowa. The new house will
seat $500 people, and it will accommo-
date any convention or gathering that
| is likely to be seen in Iowa. But it
| could not begin to care for a production
like America, remembered as one of
lChicago's great attractions in the year
when the world gazed on the white city
| IN admiration and wonder. The new
auditorium is great place for sconven-.
tions and gatherings but as a play
house it is simply big in point of seating
capacity; nothing more.
| All the information that has drifted
this way from the Floyd county cau-
cuses, held On Saturday last--and it is
meager enough-seems to indicate that
Gear carried the county and will con-
troll the convention.
The Des Moines street cars were
swamped last night beyond all hope of
salvation. Today they will not try to
handle any state fair travel. If the
crowds continue the rest of the week
as they have begun the town will be
submerged in the tidal wave of visiting
thousands, and it is hard to say what
will be done with them But Des
Moines is of the stuff of which heroesare
made. and remembering the estimate
that every fair visitor contributes $40
on an average to the supply of ready
cash in the community it is willing to
sit up nights and strain itself consider
ably to collect the ten. 1t is not dis
couraging anybody about coming.
$50
John Macvlcar is out Of It, That is,
he has announced he will not run for
mayor again next spring. 1t doesn't
mean he is out of politics, for good
many people take the announcement to
mean that he is going to make a race
for the nomination for congress. Mr.
MacVicar has been accused of wanting
to be governor, congressman and sever
al other things of pretty big caliber, and
thus far he has never admitted or de-
MED any of the charges. But he does
admit that he mas had all he wants of
the mayoralty. 1t is safe guess, how
ever, that he will not retire from poll
tics just yet. He couldn't. His DISPOSE
ton would not permit it. and his friends
would not consent TO it. He will be
factor in Polk county as long as he is
here, and he will be around the edges
any time there is fight.