Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-05
IOWA SENATORIAL RACE.

Sioux City Journal: Senator Gear invaded
the Seventh congressional district yesterday
and ran of with a representative. The Sew
enth is otherwise known as the Dee Moines
district. 1t seems to be the settled purpose
OF Senator Gear to make clear he is not a
sectional candidate.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Both Cummins
and Gear continue to carry counties in Iowa.
But as Iowa has only 1890 counties, some
time or other there will be an end Of these
reports and claims. AS the Creston Gazette
has remarked some counties have been car
ried at least four times.
Red Oak Express: 1t is now quite appar-
ent that, as the Chicago Inter Ocean said
Nothing but death can beat Gear" but It
does not follow by any means that IL Mr..
Gear should die A. b. Cummins would be
his successor. There are many others whose
claims for the honor would take precedence
Of those OF the Des Moines attorney.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The attempt OF
the Cummins leaders to array the labor in
terests against Senator Gear is one OF the
most despicable moves made in the desire to
support the falling cause OF Mr.. Cummins.
AS he has not rebuked 1t, but has evidently
sought to further the impression that Senator
Gear Ia unfriendly to labor. Mr.. Cummins
himself cannot escape the responsibility Of
this attempt to mislead the wage-winners
and therefore show himself to be the one
who is unfriendly and untrue to the labor
interests.
Burlington Hawkeye: From the incipiency
OF the senatorial campaign In this state, in
fact, long before 1t began, as far back as the
last session OF the general assembly, the
managers" OF the Cummins campaign, both
in and out of season, have sought to sub
! ordinate every marty intarpst fn thair canal
dates advancement. They were omnipresent.
No move could be made, no step taken until
they had conferred as to Its effect on their
chiefs ambition. The appointment of a
state house janitor never failed to involve a
"Cummins victory" or a Gear defeat"
Muscatine Journals: Persistent claims
have gone out in published reports from the
Cummins headquarters at Des Moines that
Muscatine county is sure for Cummins. II
this claim is suffered to go unchallenged the
republican sentiment of the county on the
senatorial question may not be definitely
known, and may, for that reason, not be
properly represented in the next general
assembly. 1t is believed by those who have
canvassed the county that there is a very
large and decided preponderance of eenti-
ment among the republicans for the re-
election of Senator Gear. This is natural
when the public service that has been rem
dered by him for the people of this section
of the state is considered. He has always
been approachable and prompt in responding
to requests, and in many ways has rendered
service that is now held in grateful remem
brance.
Davenport Democrat: There is a merry
war on in the Iowa republican m and II
shows that the senatorial prize Is regarded
in some quarters as Of much more impor-
lance than the state ticket. At Dubuque H.
o. Weaver. a friend Of Gear. was chosen
chairman Of the republican state committee
Upon learning Of this the supporters of Mr.
Cummins served notice on Chairman Weaver
that IL he attempted to run the
and the campaign in the interest OF Senator
Gear they, the Cummins people, will with
draw their support from the committee
. This makes the situation most interestins
not only to the republicans themselves. but
to the onlookers from the outside. II tn,
, chairman of the republican committee show.
a sign of helping his old friend then tn,
Cummins money will be withdrawn; thu
Cummins newspapers will bolt; and the Cum.
Minis orators will refuse to talk. Beaten a
every point in the game of politics, will
four-ffths of the party vote of the state
for Gear, the Cummins men have decided t.
go to the wall with a big bluff. Chairman
Weaver will presumably do his duty and II
arousing republican activity he will strength.
en- Senator Gears cause.