Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-25
.SR[RX|N'S SUCCESSOR.
Governor Shaw Has a Hard Problem
to Settle in Cerro Gordo
County.
Successor to Judge sherwin Of the
District Bench to Be
Named
Prof. Heron to Speak at Populist
Conventions Muscatine and the
senatorship.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. Ex-Governor Shaw
has prospects of an interesting time de-
termining who shall succeed John Sher-
win on the bench of the Cerro Gordo
district. There will be three years of the
| term to be served after Jan. l, when
Judge sherwin will retire to become
1 supreme Judge. Consequently there is
activity among aspirants for the place.
Four candidates are thus far an
nounced. They are j. j. Clark, G. p.
Smith and Richard Wilbur, all of Mason
| City, and Edward L. Smalley, of Wa
verify. 1t is believed these four will be
allowed to fight it out.
|
Mr.. Smith is probably in the lead in
the fight. He has the support of a ma
jority of the bar of Cerro Gordo county,
and this is very important support.
Cerro Gordo is presumed to be entitled
/ to the succession, because 1t is the home
of Judge Sherwin. The decision, so far
as Cerro Gordo county is concerned,
| might be left to the bar of that county
but for Mr.. Clark's opposition. He
wants it fought out in some other way,
land is engaged in circulating petition
in Mason City. Mr.. Smiths friends
fclaim he leads in the district outside of
lCerro Gordo, and he is generally con-
lsdered the most likely candidate. He is
| the Youngest man in the list, only SO or
34 years old. But he is said by men who
have practiced with him to be the
strongest lawyer of his age in the state.
There has been some talk the last day
or two that Governor Shaw may con-
/ clude not to make the appointment at
all, but to ask the republicans of the
district to make a nomination and have
| their candidate voted for at the coming
election. Some oppose this. but it is
very likely the governor will insist on
lie.
A letter from Chairman Weeks, of the
middleroad popuiists, says: Unless
something unforeseen arises. Professor
! George d. Heron will speak at the peo-
pies party state convention to be held
in Des Moines Aug. 30. j. A. Parker
of Louisville, KY, secretary of the Ma
tiona Reform Press Association. will
also be present and address the conven-
1 tion. 1t is possible that another speak
er of national reputation will also be
present and address the people,
!. 1t thus appears that Professor Her
| ron has decided to give his countenance
to the popuist organization, even if he
can't be its candidate for governor. by
the way, middle of the-roaders are the
only populists in the state now. The
Il 9TH hoic ,l1
name by reason of fusions. 1t is easy
money that under the influence of Pro-
fessor Heron the party will adopt a
square -toed socialistic pronouncement
as its platform. and that by another
year it will be consolidated with the So
cialist labor party, which already has a
government-owners everything
i the-other- -fellow-owns platform before
the state Then. the allurements of such
a comfortable proposal will be too much
for the fusion populists and they will
1 get back in line with the independent
Organization, and fusion will be ended
/ for while.
/ There is one county in Iowa where
they don't talk senatorial politics: at
least the republicans don't. That coun-
i ty is Muscatine The reason is that the
/ party leaders are afraid to stir up the
/ matter lest they lose the county In
/ 1896 the county went almost 500 for Nc
/ kinley: last year Donson carried it by
4 about 25D. The county is very evenly
| divided on senatorshlp. as between
ICummins and Gear. Both sides claim
1T, but neither side really believes it has
a sure thing. If a big fight should be
/ stirred up now the friends of the de-
feated aspirant. whatever the result
might be busy on election day, or afraid
! of sunstroke, or something else, and un-
able TO get to the polls; and the result
be democratic victory So they are
trying to keep the senatorial business
all under the surface. and the amount
of quiet maneuvering that is going on
would furnish plot for farce. But it's
all under the covers.
Taylor county will hold its convention
today and nominate a full county ticket
Decatur county republicans will rrset
4 tomorrow at Leon and name their can
didate. Both are close counties. with
Republican chances good in TAYLOR and
Decatur about a stand-off. There is no
doubt that the Gear people have more
fights on their hands, in close counties
| after they get the nominations made
their way than the Cummins men.
i Cummins has his strength in the over
1 whelmingly republican counties, while
Gears support is in the closesections of
the state. But then, the Cummins peo-
/ pie are saying. it doesn't make so much
difference if Gear can elect Weaver
chairman; he will understand the ne
cessity of devoting funds and energies
to the close Gear districts, and will not
be caught wasting any of them on
doubtful Cummins districts
/ The town of Storm Lake is getting
ready for a boom next summer. Half
way between Fort Dodge and Sioux
City it certainly seems to have a good
outlook for future growth. 1t has al
ways had single road till now. This
year the Minneapolis & st. Louis and
the Milwaukee are both building into
the town; the Illinois Central has been
there since before the place was plated.
With one of the few really attractive
lakes in Iowa, the center OF railroad
system and the natural capital of a big
and rapidly developing trade territory,
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