Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-23
MARsHALLrowN IOWA SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2s 1899

tional fights there keep democrats in
Office most of the time. DIR. Eiker was
elected with double understanding, it
appears. Both sides thought they had
him, but the Gear side seems to have
been mistaken. The Leon Journal, ed
tied by NJ. F. Stookey, the chairman of
the republican county committee for
several years, declared in its issue of
Dec. 81 very positively for Gear and
said the sentiment of the republicans of
the county was for Gear. DIR. Eiker
took the consensus of opinion in the
county and declared II was for Cum
Minis, a statement which the Gear men
do not concede to be correct. Mr.. Blythe
says this puts all doubt on the Eighth
district a t rest, as he thinks there are no
more weak spots in Il.
Representative Wise of Blackhawk
county now denies the Waterloo
Courier that he has ever said he would
vote for Eaton, and says he will repre-
sent the wishes of Biackhawk county.
He was quoted in the Des Moines pa
pers as being for Eaton
John Gibson of Union has recovered
from his recent illness and has spent
several days In town looking after his
affairs here and studying politics. He
declares that Mr.. Cummins has no
strength in Union county and that he is
for Gear and for Bowen, as four SEN.
ators and eight of the ten representa-
tives in the Eight district Will do II
served in the last house With DR. Bow
en-. said Mr. Gibson, and I will sup
| port him for speaker because he has
| pre-eminent qualifications for the place.
I say this without disparagement of the
ability of the other candidate, fully re-
alizing that the speakership Will be
| fought out on senatorial lines.
| 1t is one of the redeeming features of
this fight that it is. marked by such
| fairness of treatment of the opposition
canddates, personally. Nothing IS be-
| ing said, so far. as i have been able to
hear it, against either DIR. Bowen or Mr..
Eaton that might not be said without
offense in the presence of either or both
If them The friends and supporters OF
both are treating the other with respect
and courtesy.
delaware county was in town yesterday
and declared for Gear and Bowen, say
ling that in doing so he but followed tis
wishes OF his constituents. He made a
declaration for Gear voluntarily to tlle
convention that dominated him. H
said that as the Cuinmins people hat
|pushed the speakership fight along sem
4 latorial lines, the Gear men could dc
4 nothing less than present a candioate
for speaker.
The Cufnmins people said they had ~
4 developments to speak of and that ther,
would be no more till next week
and but little then Practically all tn
workers on both Sides went home las
might. Now there VIII besa restsof a fey
= days, during which timr people vii
have chance To- Think Of somethin,
4 else if they wish to do so.
Mr.. J. w Kline, OF Fort Dodge, On
of the leaders in the Iowa Association
of Physicians. was in town this morn
ing. Dr. Kline says it is not true tina
the association has fight on Eate
for speaker. The organize ton has a
Its prime object the suppression of ii
osteopaths Christian Scientists an
other classes of irregular heaters. l
|proposes8to use every possible intluenc
TO compel these classes Of professiona
Ipeople to thoroughly qualify them
selves for their duties before they b
allowed to practice in the state. /
the session two years ago DIR. =. |
Prentis Of Ringgold. advocated. an
. nearly secured. the passage of a bill t
). require that the superintendent of tn
Il Cherokee hospital, when it be con-
!, lpleted. shall be a homeopathic phys
cian. This aroused the ire of the ass
citation, and it has camped on the ira
If the pernicious Prentis ever sine
! When he WAS announced as a acandidat
I I for speaker the association issued
. Icrcular deereeing his doom and d.
i lclaring that no regular physicia
tshould vote for him. Later Prenti
+ withdrew and went over to Eatol
Then the association concluded that h
must have secured a pledge from Ea
ton, probably OF the Craftsmanship
. the committee on public health. an
/ that therefore Eaton must be deieate,
: Investigation proved that no such dei
+ was made I'VE found on looking int
I lat, SAID IJF. hiule. tiidl tE.IlliS Nd
. not baited oat of the speakership rae
: but was kicked out. We are Statistic
that he had no promise from Eatol
q and therefore We have no fight on F,f
; tom DR.. Kline while in town called O
! the two candidates for speaker. and i,
sisted in Response to all inquiries thu
: he was not mixing in the speakershi
il Aght.
e J. w. Blythe. manager of the Gef
/ organization. and a. b. Cummins M
: in the lobby of the Savery last evenir
/ land exchanged the compliments of II
: Ioccasion, as two gentlemen might
expected to do. Mr.. Blythe was talkir
with a newspaper man when Mr.. Gun
> Minis came up and shook hands.
3 Il was just coming up TO your off
. yesterday 10 pay You visit and pr
: sent my compliments said Mr. Blyth
when man came along and stopps
: me. and I couldn't get the time aga
# during the day. / am glad to see "
, looking so Well
: Mr. Cummins reciprocated the sent
n ment, and was delighted to know TIL
II Mr.. Blythe was in his usual felicitol
. frame Then the discussion turn,
= presently TO business for in more ths
a one matter Mr.. Blythe and Mr. Cur
. MINIS represent opposite sides. just
!, Ipresent the Chicago, Burlington
D,,;pa,- railroad is negotiating for