Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-29
QUIET ON SP[AK[RSA|P
Few New Developments In the
Speakership Contest Quiet at
Des Moines.
Representative Scott Declares for
Eaton Patton for Gear
and Bowen.
Wise's Uncertain Position Esther.
vile After Normal School
Pclitisa! Gossip.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 29.-There
| was a little stir in the speaker
ship fight last night. Representative
Scott, of the Ida Monona district, came
out for Eaton. AT the same time, Rep
1resentative Patton of Franklin am
nounced himself for Bowen and Gear
Both these men We're counted by both
sides. Col. Kent of the Pocahontas-
Humboldt district formally declared for
Eaton and Col Dows of Cedar Rapids
| for Gear and Bowen. There was no sur
llprise in either of these. The Cummins
people promise some more developments
today and say they are more confident
/ than ever of Eaton's election. MIR. Nc
4 Carthy declared last night that he was
Isneyer so sure of it as now and that
nothing could beat him. He certainly
i never appeared more confident. and he
and Mr.. Eaton, Mr.. Way, Judge Carr,
Senator Smith and the other Cummins-
Eaton workers We're very busy.
1t is said that the chief clerkshp of
the house is causing the Eaton people
some trouble, from the fact that they
have several candidates and can take
4 care of but one, who is undoubtedly
Rush Benedict of Shelby county. He
4 has been a strong and active Cummins
man from the start and is under the
protection of Webb Byers. He deserves
A whatever the Eaton-Cummins organl-
zation can do for him. But there are
|others, including Gilmore OF Guthrie.
!, Williams of Story, Cart of Warren and
Rowen of Polk who would like to be
considered and do not like to be turned
down by the Eaton Cummins organiza-
ton.
j. w. Blythe has gone home to Bur
4 lington, where he will meet Senator
:. Gear today and they will both return
next Tuesday, Jan. 2. Before going Mr.
!, lsBlythe gave out q statement 70 the ef-
!, feet that doubt could no longer be en-
ltertained about the reelection of Sen
l ator Gear. and that the only confess
was on spealserslrip. the Cumnins peo-
Ii pie making an effort to secure the pat
ronage of tnat place with which TO ge'
81 members To vote away their prefer
2 lences for senator and thus overcome
the large majority for Gear in the sen
t ate. But. said Mr.. Blythe since 1t ha:
4 become so we'll understood that a Vol,
\ for Eaton means Vote for Cummins
!. and vote for Bowen means vote 10
: lGear. men who We're inclined TO be Rfo
: Eaton. being previously for Gear, hav'
leone in and pledged themselves TO tn
support of DR.. Bowen. They have dom
this because they could not otherwis
/, consistently remain loyal TO the
choice for senator SO now, the Gea
4 manager positively stated. Dir. Bower
= has a clear working majority of In
: members pledged to him. all of thes
! pledges having been given since tn
S fight was clearly defined along sena
torial lines. Five new pledges hay
been secured this week for these rea
sons. 1T is also claimed that ssvera
s members confidently claimed for Eato
# lars not pledged and Will not be likely I
n be for some time. The Gear people ar
i. absolutely confident that they will or
i eanize the house and elects Senate
!. Gear.
n Hon. w j. Scott. representative fror
the Ida Monona district, has announce
e himself for Eaton for speaker. MI
= Scott came to town Wednesday morn
e ing and did not make his announcemer
It till he had given careful considerable
= to everything involved, Alr. Scott ha
+ been accounted a doubtful quantit,
both sides claiming him. Nj
It Scott was nominated for IN
]. house by Il convention which passe
sr resolutions commendatory of the Nc
"a kinley administration, Of Senator's \
" lison and Gear. and of the republica
I. delegation in congress. The Gear me
II have always given out the opinion tha
10 MIR Scott was instructed for Gear, bt
q Mr. SCOTS friends in the district lnsls
that this is not the fact. Being nom
mated iE close district, Mr.. Scott ha
a hard campaign before him after re
$. ceiving the nomination. Ida county
he usually republican and Monona demo
D cratic or populistic, ana IT makes a
lg uncertain and uncomfortable dlstrlc
l. Mr.. Scott was taken up because of n
e. great personal popularity, after the col
le vention had balloted for two days in n
he vain effort to make nomination WINS
n, he was taken up the fight soon ende
sc the delegates breaking to him ana si'
L Ing him the nomination.
is II will vote for Mr.. Eaton" he said
IL a newspaper man. believing that he
. the pest IlldIi lApl' tiiS P4oSN.f 's.NA' -
f. most friendly feelings for DR.. Bowe
of whom esteem highly, and who h;
We made an excellent record as busine
re legislator i yet feel that Mr. Eaton
st by all means the man who should be s
lected for the difficult task of presidir
over the house. All the best judges te
us that this winters session Will
o. pressed with important business. Lie
20, tenant Governor Milliman, in an int
or view in some of the papers recent
or expressed the opinion that 1t will r
on quire 100 days to complete the session
e. work. In such a situation. feel that
al is a duty which the members of u
n. house owe to their constituents al
at themselves to choose presiding offic
n thoroughly fitted for the place. NJ
rs. Eaton is distinctively public man. q
at profession, his experience and his abb
ties are all such as to peculiarly quail
him for the place. He is an executi
of high abilities. good lawyer and
We excellent parliamentarian, in additi
ri- to being a man of irreproachable cha
lot acter and integrity. More than this,
ID. feel that II the senatorial question we