Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-21
First Second Thirt
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Now All tue men In tnat list are sup
porting Senator Gear except the one
who is putting up the fight against
him. Both sides continue TO make the
most positive claims of success in the
first stage OF the contest tbs. speaker
ship fight. That is the object OF the ef-
forts of both sides now and there are
evidences that the lines are little bit
mixed and that they are sometimes
crossed 1t would be strange if Mr.
Eaton had not gained some advantage
during the time when the Gear people
We're tied up with two or three or even
four of their men wanting to be speak
er. They did well. according 10 all the
lrules OF politics, not to lose more than
one. DIR. Prentis, Who got away at this
lscritical time. Mr.. Eaton was free to go
about the state and seek support on the
ground that the senatorial contest was
not affected by the spsakership, thus
/ undoubtedly getting some Gear men
Awho We're his personal friends but who
would not support him as the candidate
| in the interest Of Mr.. cummins as
| against the interest of Senator Gear.
The settlement Of the speakership de-
pends wholly upon how many of these
1 face OF the tremendous pressure tbs
Gear people are now bringing to bear
to solidify their lines for DR.. Bowen
1 The Cummins people always say that
Eaton is stronger than Cummins-il
effect, they mean that ne is expected ,e
get under Cummins and lift with al
the great leverage Of the speakcrship
i That is !; mighty force and when it j.
put into the hands OF an organizatio
that has business With the republican
members of the house it Will great,
facilitate the transaction of that busi
ness. Six years ago the election o
a Henry Stone. accomplished in the fac
of a c ombined opposition that ha,
twelve majority, was the turning poin
in the election Of Gear. Both sides con
tinua to claim the election of their can
didates for speaker, with great assur
ance.
The crowd continues to come. and
is noticeable that it is about three t
one a Gear crowd. This is accounte
for by the presence of the Gear leade,
E lJ. w. Blythe. of Burlington. and by tn
deep interest which the followers of tn
1 senator take in his cause. Most of tn
] men here are experienced politician:
: men who are heard from in their ow
g counties at convention and electio
! times. They are not all otiiceholder.
] either, though many of them are thos
e who have been honored by their peopl
i at home and by the president. The
e We're exceedingly active and confider
: OF success assuring the inquirer tha
Y the sentiment in their localities wa
strongly for Gear. Among those VII
$ came in yesterday, In addition TO thos
Y already here, were the following: G.
: Hancock of Dubuque, Paul MacLean
Creston, Bob Spence of Mount Ayr. ID
e A. Brown of Leon, ex-senator ~.
!. Funk of Spirit Lake. eN-Speaker j.
IS Funk. ex-Speaker n. w. Byers, Wi
PARROT of Waterloo, Bernard Murph
of Ninton, C. T.. Pickett of Waterlo
: Senator Mardis of Wayne. C. A. Stai
ton of Centerville. w. e. Ienison
) Jefferson, Senator Trewin, Represent:
! tive NJ. n. Baker of Cass, John GibsC
of Creston, C. a. Wise of Cedar Fal
!, and Gardiner Cowles of Algona and
:, b. Raymond of Hampton. Senat
!, Funk and Mr.. Byers are the promine
/. Cummins men: all the others are eth
!, pronounced Gear men or, in the case
.s one or two representatives., non-cor
30 initial.
G. Not the least interestinS story is tn
to Mr.. j. w. Blythe has decided that t
big gathering Of federal omceholdt