Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-11
TEMPLE 0UI OF RACE
Clarke County Representative With.
draws in Favor of D. H. Bowen
For Speaker.
His Action Likely to solidify the
Gear Interests in Organizing
Legislature.
Temple Points Out Dssirability of
Harmony in Interests OF Their
Candidate.
Special to Tlines-Republican

c,.s1:..t re,
''i''ss7i' 70 ilif'ess-fiSepupllean.
loes Moines. Dec. NJ T. Temple
the able and distinguished member Of
the honsa fror, o.l.,,,s n,,, ~,
9 ~ 'Du'ioa = tiie seilA'oflai
contest second to no other man in tha
from. ri. has so,,d,.,s., ~, f,,5,.
49,,
- w y =. ~.
fsoWeh OF Aiiamakee for speaker. aud
has rendered the election of DR.. Bower
practically certain. Tba o,,,.,,,,..i,,s ~,
s.,,s,,o go.
~ ! 80 ''s'i.f 8 " 'iis
claim that the Gear forces We're divided
on the speakership ana that they Would
not be able to secuIe harmony thus
permitting the election OF a man op-s
posed 70 Gear, who, tiley have lnain-
tained. was .strongel than Mir. CUM
Minis The Gear people have said all
the time that in due tisne there would be
but one Gear candidate Tor speakers
that their forces in the house were en-
ltirely harmonious ana would come To-
who was the strongest l.laf--tiiat Is.
u
mas been said that ths. Gear rnen who
we're candidates for speaker put the IN
terest OF Senator Gear above then own
lspersonal ambitions. aI4tl that both wer,
willing to step aside Whenever ii shol.,i
appear that the interests Of senator
Gear would be servee b, such action
The preliminary skirnlish has be,n
gone through with, and Mr.. Temple. os.,
| of the Gear candidates. has made lp his
mind that it is time q bring al ths
iear forces into line for e,ie1,f4u. ~
4ias therefore generously Withdrawn
lErom the contest in favor Of Or. Bowen.
IN the following manly and straightIor-
| ward letter:
.Osceola, Iowa. Dec. ., Is90.-Hon. l,.
| i. Bowen. W-a,ikon. Ioma--I,ear Sir: Il
.iIl prompted 10 write you on 4, sabteet
i great interest to bSth of US al ths
present juneturs. i realize that no
| Isubjeet OF paramount ailnpoata1l(.s III itil,1
beginning OF the session Of the general
sssembly Is tie re.sle-lion Of ss;i:.aor
ieat 10 the Unitesi states senate there.
| BY retaining 10 the STATE ana nation his
saluabie servi1es ana ripe exJ5t ritl,iee
This outcome deem assured iii any
eyellt, in view OF tbs. pronounced ma
Jority for him in the senate, YET 1t has.
been apparent for some weeks that tl!q
ffiands OF Senator Gear canlnalstof
nave concentrated tiisirsfoicas ilf8fi tn.
matter OF the ORGANIZATION u tn. hons
upon your friend and neighbor. MI.
Eaton. of A!tcheii. WE can net over
ESTIMATE the Importance 81 suii ofgstn-
zation u1iag,. eSsssing cireuifi Ii3t,s.
has scented . me thstg these e1n
| iilions make 7 absolutely imperative
/ that he filends of Senator tieat should
/ likewise be permitted 70 cplscenfrate
their efforts ard energy in the same di7
rection, as it&is apparent the oreaiiiza-
ton must be made upon ssnatoria6
lines.
u have hut littie leisure aud cnpoas
sils aihohs eur liietias aha am h9t ilpls
~ lfie present liifls 70 81 Nilal our i'l-
itiSe stiehsfn nlay he' p'll&l ieel tA&l
ths tnle i9r aelien mas esafile' arg psA
1=Seur pardon i9F saklis 'ile aiiitia1lNs. i Z
from ln- iiptie laiofiiiaeieh tiial
vineed that Your candidacy is in e
broad sense. safe ana Desirable 9Ne
/ the contest. ana ASK nv irlfnNS. W nUr-