Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-23
GEAR NDSPEAK[RSH|P
Managers of "old Business" VII,
Not Concede the Place to Cum
minis Man.
Say They Will Support and Elect a
Man Favorable to Their
Candidate.
Gear to Take an Active Part in the
Fight-The Indian Up.
rising.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 23.-It is announced
authoritatively by the close friends of
Senator Gear, the men who are assist
ing in the direction of his campaign,
that a man friendly to him will be elect
ed speaker of the house. All the candi-
dates for speaker among the Gear
members of the house are in harmony
on the idea that their personal interests
shall not be allowed to stand in the
way of bringing this about and who
ever is finally decided upon as the
strongest and most available man will
be supported by all, and the Gear peo-
pie have not the slightest doubt but
that the man so agreed upon will be
speaker. They laugh derisively at the
report that they might concede the
speakership to MIR. Eaton, of Mitchell
county. and say that the time is past
when such a thing was possible. Mr..
Eaton is announced and presented by
the Cummins people as their candidate,
who will organize the house in their in
terest, and there is nothing left for the
men unfavorable to the election of MIR.
Cummins but to see that some other
man is elected speaker. This they have
absolute confidence that they can and
will do. Certainly no concessions viii
be made. None are thought of and
none have been thought of since the
candidacy of Mr.. Eaton was coupled
with that of Mr.. Cummins.
Besides, it is positively stated that DR..
Bowen, of Allamakee, who is an active
candidate for speaker, will have more
votes in the Fourth district than Mr..
Eaton. This is given out as a positive
fact beyond dispute, to show that Dr
Bowen's candidacy is thoroughly in
earnest and because he wants the Office
and thinks he can get IL There are
| members in the district who VIII sup
port DR.. Bowen, who would support Mr..
Eaton if he had not allied himself with
/ Mr.. Cummins. but they are Gear men
Land feel that they can not afford to give
to the opposition to Senator Gear the
1 powerful influence of the speasership
/ which the C'uunlins people are frankly
and courageously seeking 70 acquire.
| Therefore. they can not afford TO sup
| port Mr.. Eaton. The Gear people feel
i.certain that this Will be the attitude of
1.-the friends of Senator Gear in the
house, no matter what part of the state
| they come from. The speakership con-
test having been forced upon senatorial
Hines by the C'unnliils psopie The other
| side can not avoid the issue, and is not
| trying to-
The Inquiry upon the lips of every one
lis who will be the Gear candidate
This has not been determined, but it
/ will be made apparent within snort
/ time The most available man Will be
i agreed upon, as the situation develops,
4 and in the meantime, the Gear people
/ say, very few of the Gear men are
pledged on the speakership. They are
/ awaiting developments. The managers
feel that they have sufficiently large
majority to be able TO let the situation
simplify itself somewhat.
The strength of DR.. Bowen has been
a surprise. even to the Gear people.
They say he has a good following all
ready outside his own district. He Is a
very promising candidate and with his
two terms of experience and good COM
mon sense would be a satisfactory pre-
/ siding officer This does not necessarily
mean. however, that he viii be the Gear
candidate.
Another report emanating from Des
! Moines is to the effect that Senator
i Gear will not be here to represent him
| self in the organization of the legisla-
ture and the contest for the nomination
4 for senator There is no truth in this
statement. says James +. Blythe. SEN
ator Gear will be here to take personal
charge of his campaign, as he did SIX
wears ago His friends and supporters
4 feel absolutely confident of success,
/ saving that they have such a large ma
4 iority that it is Impossible for them TO
be deceived in the situation.
ID. e. chase. of Webster City, better
known as Cady Chase, has come to Des
Moines to practice law. His partner,
4 George wambach, of Webster City, will
for the present remain most of the time
in Webster City Mr.. Chase will divide
his time between the two offices until
4 he has established himself in Des
Moines. Cady Chase is brilliant
4 young man, with great promise for the
future His present move is in line with
the prevailing policy of expansion. de
Ihas outgrown the limits of his home
town. the town in which he was born
his friends say, and so he seeks larger
field. He has extensive interests there
which forbid his leaving all at once
Some of the most successful lawyers in
Des Moines have come from smaller
towns in the state. Among them are
Judge Carr Thomas A. Cheshire III. t
Granger, @. A. Parker, H. F. Dale. o
NJ. Brockett, Judge Prouty. Judge Bish-
op, 1. NJ. Earle and w. Z. Odell.
The Sac and Fox Indians on theil
reservation in Tama county are threat
ening to make trouble because of the
separation of Lelah-Puc-Ka -Chee from
her husband, Ta-Ta-Pi-Cha. Twenty
bucks, under the leadership of f. I
Wilcox, of Montour, who lives near the
reservation. has known the Indians al
his life and has represented them or
Z other occasions, came to Des Moine!
: Tuesday to interview the governor OF
J several minor matters, but chiefly t.
: ask him to interfere to prevent the In
ldian agent. w. 6. Malin. and G. w
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