Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-09
POLITICS lO TIE FORE
Passing Of the Legislature Brings
Politics and Politicians Into
Public visw.
Gossip About the Delegation to the
National Convention-La Lacsy's
Big Fight.
.Ex. Senator Waterman Making
Strong Bid For the Sixth Dis.
trict Nomination.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 9.-Now that the
general assembly has loosened its gripiI
upon public attention and the business
interests of the state are again breath
ing easier because Of the removal of
what they consider menace to the
public safety. state and national polls |
tics will be the chief topic of discus
sion among the people of Iowa. Senti-
ment in regard to the makeup of the I
Iowa delegation to the republican ma
tional convention is not crystalized, l
even as to district delegates, and very
little gossip is heard concerning them.
1t seems to be pretty generally agreed
that Governor Shaw and Speaker Hen
derson will be two of the delegates un-
less Col. Henderson should positively
refuse Mr.. Cummins viii be another
delegate If he desires to be. He has not
yet authoritatively stated his purpose,
whether to be a delegate or to ask to
be retained upon the national commit
tee as the member from Iowa. There is 1
considerable doubt about this, because
the state organization would not be IN
with him and it would be em-
9barrassing and of doubtful profit to-
him to be the representative of the ma
tional committee in the state without
the full corporation of the state organ
ization.
| In congressional politics some little
disturbances have occurred of late, the
chief event being the formal announce
ment that ex- Senator HI. T.. Waterman.
OF Ottumwa. who declined a place on
4 the board of control, will contest for
| the republican nomination in the
Sixth district against Maj. John r.
Lacey, of Oskaloosa. Senator Water
Eman Is very strong in the district and.
lis the most formidable opponent that
Maj. Lacey has ever had. The contest
Twill certainly be Of first class dinlen-
|sions and M one can predict the out
4 conc with any confidence.
In the Seventh district W.sO- Pasne.
lone of the editors of the Nevada Rep
resentative. has been announced as a
X Ecandidate against Capt. Hull. but no
lone believes that he has any chance oil
sIisuccess. He is d strong writer and has
4 had something to do with writing the
\ platforms in Iowa state conventions.
A He has always been a pronounced and
j an advanced gold standard man and
Ihas advocated I, bold policy. G. G. Nc
i IGarthy. former auditor of state, A. B.
4 ICummins and Judge S. F. Prouty, of
5l3Des Moines. have been more or less dis
4 Ecussed as possible candidates in the
Seventh district. but there is no strong
s|5probability that any Of them will enter
1.-The field. Capt. Hull will almost cer-
t|tainly be re-nominated. Scarcely any
one thinks it would be possible to de-
4 feat him on account of the high posi-
ltion he occupies in congress and be-
il cause he has just succeeded in securing
4 1.-The passage Of bill 20 create an army
a post near the city of Des Moines.
i In the Ninth district the contest is
\ lgoing to be between H. w. Ryers. for-
liner speaker, who came Very near Sc
q curing the nomination two years ago,
and Judge Walter I. Smith, of Council
Il Bluffs. The chances at this time ap=
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