Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
IOWA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER


not involved. there would be no contest
over the speakership--that Mr.. Eaton
would be conceded the place on his rec
ord and qualifications.
The first lobbying expedition to reach
the capital in the interests of anything,
aside from senatorial matters, came in
yesterday from Emmettsburg. The peo
pie of that town have the normal school
bee in their bonnet. on Wednesday
they held a meeting of leading business
and professional men and decided to go
after the institution and make Il nard
fight. Algona has heretofore had no
rival in its Immediate section for the
institution, but the Emmetsburg people
say they will make a strong case. The
first meeting resulted in the appoint
ncnt OF a committee to come to Des
Moines and attend TO the towns inter-
ests. Col Il 0rnshv heads the dele
cation, and with him are w. /. Branni-
gan, j. c. Bennett and II. G.. Shadbolt.
Before they had been in town an hour
they We're comforting with members OF
the legislature and telling the advailt-
ages of their town.
In the first place, said Col. OrInsby,
I'VE feel that we are better located for
a northwest Iowa institution. because
| we are farther west than Algona. We
are prepared to show that, with the
| Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern
| and the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Pa.l
roads already in the tow.:. ard another
Lime coming next year; with our con-
nections to all the territory from which
the institution would draw. we are real
| ly better situated shan Algona to draw
the students. We have four sites al
ready under discussion, and will give
either one of them to the state, and
j more, too We are after3tfis school and
we expect to stay in the fight till we get
| it,
The other members of the delegation
talked with equal confidence. They will
remain here day or two and will be
back next week. The town has called a
mass meeting for tonight. to further go
into the matter and raise money to
maintain delegation at the capital un-
/ til the normal school question is settled.
4.
4 There has been a good deal of discus
sion of the attitude of Representative
] Wise of Cedar Falls in the senatorial
i and SpeakerSnlp5 matters. ME-. Wise was
long considered in doubt He came to
4 Des Mosnes and some or the newspapers
printed alleged interviews in which he
2 Twas quoted as declaring for Cumn,ins
4 for senator and Eaton for speaker Then
I he was interviewed at his home and
said he would probably vote for Gear
for senator. though he did not make ii
Ipositive And finally, the Cedar Falls
Globe has interviewed him and gives
out the last official statement This is
that Mr. Wise will vote for Bowen fol
speaker: that he will proba bly, vote fol
Iyet. He says he desires to represent ths
lssentiment of his constituents. and al
present it is his belief that the majorit.
lof them favor Gear. ON this point
however. he has nst reached a fina
: conclusion, and until he does so he vii
not be determined how to vote for sen
ator.
Mr. Wise is reputed at home to holt
, Governor Shaw as his first persona
: choice for senator: next he regards Mr.
$ Dolliver as the best qualified man. Bu
: white these things are true he has al
! along insisted that he would do as tn
! majority Of his constituents demanded
I and his opinion on that point is no
z finally made up
e Mr.. Wise is thus left in exactly tn
e position h.. has been understood 10 oc
. cilpy from the beginning as TO senator
!, but he is committed to Bowen 10
7 speaker ii is not difficult 10 assum