Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-01

Some "reminiscences of His Contest
Before the Convention Five
Years Ago.
The State Fair Board and Politics
Iowa Soldiers and Imperialism
Question.
ecial to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines. Sept. 1.-W. w. Morrow,
of Alton. who is going to be candidate
for the republican nomination for state
treasurer next year, is here this week
serving as superintendent of gates at
the fair ground. 1t is one of the hardest
and most responsible positions in the
partments. In past years the misman-
lagement of gates and the utter incapa-
| city of the superintendents to make an
Intelligent statement of the receipts and
the sources whence they came has
caused scandals in the board. Mr.. Nor
row, according to the testimony of ev-
erybody connected with the manage
ment. is doing the best job ever done on
the gates. He has everything at his
fingers end and every evening his ac-
counts are balanced and the results
given to the newspapers in detail 1t is
tremendous task, but an important
one.
Mr.. Morrow, it will be remem bered,
was candidate for the nomination for
/ treasurer of state five years ago. That
! was the famous convention the last
year that Jim Blythe was chairman of
the state committee. The state COM
1 mittee was accused of setting up
slate for the ticket. Albert Carpenter,
lof Columbus Junction, who has since
been in the state senate, was set down
las the committees pet for attorney
general. Bob Saekett, of Sioux City,
Twas the commuters alleged choice for
Irailroad commissioner and 5. S. Ses-
sons, of Algona, was out for supreme
lcourt reporter and Mr.. Morrow for
! treasurer. These four We're called the
Irng candidates. Mr.. Morrow was at
1.-The top of the list; treasurer of state
was the first office named in the call.
4 John Herriott and l5. ID. Davidson, of
4 Boone, We're the other two candidates.
4 The first ballot placed MIR. Morrow only
about 100 votes short of the nomination,
with Herriott second and Davidson
4 third. The Herriott and Davidson man
made combination, Davidson throw
ling his following to Herriott in consid
leration of being made deputy. The
4 fourth ballot was named as the time for
1.-The delivery of the goods. After IL was
4 seen that the fight was over Morrow
Invent down with 40 votes in his column,
1 after good many counties had done
/ the band wagon act The slate was
| broken and from that on the conven-
ltion rode rough-shod over everybody
suspected of being in it. Carpenter was
beaten by Remey for attorney general;
L Bob Sackett, who ten days earlier had
been classed as sure winner for rail
road commissioner, was slaughtered,
land Charley Davidson. of Hull. WAS
nominated. Chris Jones defeated Ses-
sions for clerk of the supreme court.
land when it was all over Jim Blythe re-
/ marked in philosophical tone, re-
1 iferring to the eloquent address of the
/ temporary chairman:
Boys. we haven't got blasted thing
5lleft but John Baidwin's speech; but
1 wasn't it great
Mr.. Morrow will have another fight
on his hands for the nomination next
/ year, for il has been understood for
/ some time that Senator G.. $. Gilbert
i son is q candidate for the treasurers nip.
Ito strengthen that candidacy Mr.. Gill
i bertson became candidate for sec
lond nomination in his senatorial dis
1 trict. composed of Winnebago, Worth
and Mitchell, this year. But comb-
Ination was arranged TO defeat him ana
he Will not be in the next senate. The
story now is that he may be nominated
ifor the house in the Winnebago-W Worth
! district, and if he is will undoubtedly
! be elected. This would preserve TO him
/ the advantage OF seat in the legisla-
| ture. which is generally esteemed a
very convenient stepping stone to a
state office. Thus far nobody has indi-
Gated an ambition for the treasurership
aside from Gflhertson and Morrow. IL
they are left alone in the fight they will
make an interesting contest. but this is
hardly probable.
/ They are both popular men in their
| respective sections of the state. 1t is
doubtful if a member of the legislature
could be named who has more friends
in that body and among the people
whose activities center about the lesis-
Ilative halls than Mr.. Glbertson. He
| was county clerk of Winnebago county
for a long time and While in that posi-
/ ton became interested in reat estate
dealings. Realty in northern Iowa was
then going upward in price at I tre-
mendous rate and Mr.. Gilbertson made
the beginning of a comfortable fortune
out of his deals. When he went out of
office he engaged in banking. He is
now president of a bank or two and in
terested in others: he owns a couple of
newspapers and it is said there are not
many men in northern Iowa who handle
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