Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-14

majority of the bar, which is more than
Smith has secured. Mr.. Smith prompt
ly agreed 10 this arrangement if the bar
should SO vote Then it was suggested
that the candidates ought to release
their friends from all pledges thus far
made. Mr.. Clark objected to this, While
Mr.. Smith accepted it; Mr.. Wilbur
didn't indicate Very plainly whether he
was agreeable or not The meeting of
Saturday night next will be an interest
ing one. There is still a strong notion
that Governor Shaw Will ask the repub-
licans of the district to hold nonlinat-
ing convention, he to appoint whoever is
nominated.
Another vote will be added to the
Cummins list today by the action of
Boone county's republican primaries
The county is safely republican and
| likewise solidly for Cummins, though
earlier in the campaign some effort was
made TO arouse Dolliver sentiment
and hold the county out in his presumed
interest. The plan worked in Greene,
but Boone Will not fall in with the no.
ton, and the nominee will be an ac,
knowledged Cummins man. Barclay
Doran and Alexander are the candi-
dates before the primaries. and Bar
clay is considered in the lead the race
being really between him and Alexan-
der.
The expected happened in the Mitch
l-Worth-Winnebag district, in the
nomination Of Smith of Mitchell for
senator. There is much speculation as
TO what will be done when the Whine
bago- Worth representative convention
reconvenes on Sept. %. Politicians who
have been watching the fight closely say
it is altogether likely that no ncmil.1-
ton vii! be made hy the convention.
and that each county VIII put up It's
own candidate just as was dore in the
Wright-Hancock district two years ago.
In that case it resulted in the election
OF a democrat and was a telling lesson
TO the republicans of the two counties
But in Winnebago ard Worth, which
are two of the star republican counties
of the state. there are more republican
votes in either county than there are
democrats in both. If each county runs
a candidate for the house, both of them
will beat the democrat nearly two to
one. Winnebago has little larger vote
! than Worth, and its republican candi-
date would, therefore stand the better
chance of election. Whoever is named
viii be for Cummins. Smith. named for
senator, is a Cummins man.
In view of his aspirations for the
nomination for treasurer of state next
year. it was hard luck for Senator Gill
bertson to be defeated for his renomi-
nation. He was anxious to be in the
coming session in order to keep in touch
with political movements. The legisla-
ture is. an excellent point Of observation,
and men with ambitions for state office
find it very convenient To spend ses-
sion or two in Des Moines. One excep-
ton. however. is in the case of the gov
ernorship. The republicans have not
been disposed for long time to honor
| Legislators With the governorship. The
outsider seems fated to defeat the man
with a legislative record. This is said
to be one reason why Senator Funk
would not take a fourth nomination in
the Big Five district, when he might
have broken the deadlock by announ-
| icing that he would take the nomination.
He is undoubtedly getting ready for an
other try at the gubernatorial nomina-
ton next year and didn'- want to tire
out his home people.
Webb Byers is the latest addition to
the list OF speakership possibilities. He
is making the fight for the nomination
for the house in Shelby county, and al
| though a vigorous opposition has devel-
oped. it is believed he will win in the
convention. and later at the polls. Mr..
county; no matter what becomes of the
rest of the ticket, he always gets enough
democratic votes to win. He was speak
er in both sessions of the Twenty
| eighth. The Cummins people. who
ought to know, say that Byers will not
be candidate. They also claim that
Willard Eaton, of Usage. will be speak
er, no matter which senatorial candi-
date controls the house, because he has
so many votes pledged since the last
session. George Schee, of o Brien coun-
| ty, wants to be speaker, but has done
no work as yet Col. Dows of Linn has
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