Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-23
LOBB|ES ARE DESERTED
Politicians Have Gone Home-Ac.
tiyities suspendsd Until First
Week in January.
Local Sentiment Will Now Get in
Its Work Until That
Time.
Eaton Makes a statement-No Ma.
terial Changes Yesterday
Wise Denies Interview.
pecial to Republican.


Des Moines, Dec 23.-We are getting
a little rest from the senatorial and
speakership battle. Both sides have
drawn off their forces temporarily,
agreeing, in effect. to a truce till after
the holidays Both sides will have
few on guard next week while the
teachers are here, just to see that no.
one slips in and runs away with any
thing belonging to the other, but Very
little work will be done till the week
after. Nearly every one is expecting to
be here on Jan. and stay till it is fin-
Iished. Senator Gear will#be here then
and the hotels will hardly hold the men
who are coming to look on or take
some part in the great contest for the
control of Iowa politics. For that is
what it means. Ii the mutterings that
are heard on all sides are rightly in
terpreted, the sounds come from deer
resolves that this contest for United
States senator has come to be only an
| incident in a great effort to get IN
| 1t is but preliminary step to the for
| nation of a state machine comparedto
which the Gear machine, the sena-
! torial trust and the 'cnngressional
/ combine" are but small business 50 far
as completeness Of design is concerned.
| The fight has forced the formation Of
1 two formidable factions in Iowa repuo-
4 Iican politics. and these factions Will
lcontinue to exist, If the promises OF the
Headers are to be accepted, long after
| the election of United States senator
next month.
1T is even limited that legislation may
be affected by the desire of certain men
/ to punish others for their actions in
4 this fight ..lt will require all the
i strength of the conservative leaders to
4 prevent mischief being done this Win
/ ter" said one who belongs in this
i class and will have much to say this
winter about what shall be done and
most important of all, what shall not
be done.
Even the old guards of workers have
i left the city. j. W. Blythe left las
i evening for Burlington. and with hin
4 went a number of his workers. judge
y III. NJ. Towner of Corning, who hac
been in town for twenty -four .hunrs
4 left at the same time. Judge Towne,
a is now considered no small factor II
sthe situation His Eighth dstricl
friends believe he has an eXcellen'
Lchance of being appointed fedora
4 Iiudse but all agree that no appoint
& tment will be made till after the end o
4 the senatorial fight Despite the con
IsfidencA8 of his friends at home, there ]:
a a general opinion that he Will not b'
81 appointed. If he should be named now
1t would relieve his Eighth distric
friends OF all obligations on his ac
count. and Cummins might make SOM
more gains in that district. If SOM
other man should be appointed judg'
at this time. it would doubtless hav'
1.-THE effect of stirring up dissension IL
the Eighth, which also would be of ben
ent to Cummins. Thus it is necessary
:. lin Senator Gears interest. TO hold thi
appointment till after the close of tn
senatorial fight. Then, in the opinion o
1.-The great majority of observers, Judg
Walter I. Smith. of Council BiuHs, WI
be named. But Judge Towner's s candi
i dacy will have served the purpose Q
keeping his district in line.
, Drl Rcwen. Gear candidate for speak
: ar left for home last evening. Befor
4 going he expressed himself as We
, pleased with the situation In has con
test to date. and as believing he WI
vet be elected. James =. Blythe LEI
. for his home in Mason City on TN
/ same train. The Cummins le.dess. in
. cludinr Senator Funk, RepresentatiN
WAY and others. who have been her
since the fight was transferred to De
Moines. have also scattered to thei
: homes. There will be plenty of activl
5. ty during the neSt week even II it
+ not visible from Des Moines doubtft
n members will be importSlned by thei
; friends at home to get into lire for on
s side ar the other AND local seatimer
t viii he directed and organized by tn
: no,itica, generals 1t will da the wor
e from this time till the members get te
gether after the first of the year
Mr.. Eaton, the cummins candidat
j, for sneaker. left for his home at Osag
!. last evening. Before leaving the city h
: made this statement: II have tn
d evening carefully reviewed the situa
u ton reaching these conclusions: Dul
!. ing the past two weeks we nave ne
iost a single vote ever counted as sur
y We have made gains so substantial q
: ia produce this gratifying result: ]
lorder 10 elect DR.. Bowen speaker 1t WI
n he necessary for his supporters to say
y every vote they now have right
n consider sure, secure every man on tf
! doubtful list, and make very damagln
y encroachments upon our solid COLUMN
l. That is to say, we now have enaus
: SIRE votes 10 nominate and several
g snare. The doubtful list is yet qui'
n large is part of the claims to the col
trary. and we will not fail to secure o,
share of It, None of my friends WI
understand the real facts have been
S. the least disturbed by the extravagal
X claims put forth by our friends OF u
d opposition"
If No material changes occurred In II
" senatorial or speakership contests ye
terday or today Mr.. Eaton and u
l. Bowen went home, each side "standir
1t pat', till next week. The position of d
lie Eiker of Decatur county has been u
Ig derstood to be in doubt for some tim
i. The county is peculiar county. It
normally Aepubaisaa, but the bitter IA