Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-07

Contractor Mardis, of the Capital.
City Brick and Tile Company, was on
the ground all day yesterday. and Is
getting the brick work we'll underway.
A large force of n,asons is at work. and
good progress is being made. The car
penters are also advancing with the
balconies and flooring, and they will be
completed in time to put In a lot of
temporary seats for the convention.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Cold Democrats can Not Accept the
silver Pink.
Des Moines July Nv. w. Wilmer,
an old-time democrat. who supported
the Palmer and Buckner ticket four
years ago said: II have not been and
am not now a Bryan man. Neither am
y a republican or Mckinley man. L
have not read the democratic platform,
but if It is as 1 understand 1t to be- and
l have to choose between 1t and the re-
publican platform, I shall have to wait
until have studied the matter thor
oughly before determine what stand 1
shall take. AfterI read the democratic
platform am willing to express my
sentiments fully and freely. always
will repudiate the silver plank in the.
democratic platform. hope that
gold democratic ticket will be put in.
the field
Col. L. NJ. Martin. member of the gold
democratic national committee. who
has been absent from the city since.
early last January. returned nome
"Wednesday and will remain in the city
for a week or ten days. when he expects
tut, ~ n II,
to look after some business interests.
Col. Martin said to a reporter:
1T is too soon to express an intelli-.
gent opinion on the matter" said Col.
Martin. THE platform was adopted
only yesterday, and while may speak
| for myself d o not wish to be UNDER
stood as indicating the continents of
| any one else at this time. The two
l#planks most offensive to the sound
money democrats four years ago are
given prominent place in the platform
| adopted at Kansas City. These were
committing the party TO the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver at the ratio
of l6 to ! and subjecting the federal jul
dietary to severe, and as we thought
unjust criticism, because5of the general
attitude of the judges on certain vital
questions affecting social good order
and the protection of ca pital invested in
great enterprises. In reading the plat
form over, observed the democracy
seems to have no retractions
4 to make nor any desire to modify the
censure directed a t the federal judici-
i AIRY in the platform adopted at Chi
| cago four years a go. I received a let-
4 ter several days ago from George Fos-
ter Peabody, chairman of the national
committee OF the sound money democ-
\ racy, stating that meeting of the
i committee had been called to meet at
indianapolis July %. I suppose Il plan
of campaign will be mapped out from
the standpoint of the sound money
4 democracy. While i am not authorized
TO speak for iowa, feel warranted In
stating that in my opinion. the party
4 will be reorganized and campaign
made along the lines of four years ago.
1 am glad of one thing. however. The
faction OF Cato Sells at Kansas City
has brought that gentleman out in his
/ true light, SO that the question Of his
affiliation with the silver element is no
longer in doubt. never entertained
! great faith in the loyalty OF Cato to the
sound money democracy, but his I'M
II
leaves no room to doubt the sentiments
he entertains on the money question"
F. NJ. Hubbell will not support
much comment was caused four years
ago by the action Of Mr.. Hubbell in
coming out III favor OF Bryan. He said
last evening: II am tired of 1S to /.
i The money question is settled now and
i l believe II should remain so. It is a
matter of the utmost Importance to
have the standard of value fixed.
shall not vote for Bryan
Mr.. Hubbell was reminded OF the
fact that the platform adopted at Kan
sas City made Imperialism the para
mount issue OF the campaign. In this
connection he said:
II regard the question of is to as
the paramount issue of the campaign
4 II Is certain II free coinage at this
4 ratio did good to some 1t would be
4 hurtful to others. The money question
a is the paramount one to my mind and
4 hence cannot give Mr. Bryan ms sup
port
4 E. II. Hunter, former chairman OF the
4 democratic state central committee
i and postmaster in Des Moines during
4 Clevelands administration. said II
was opposed to l6 to I in 1896 and i am
4 still opposed TO 1t. consider that 1t Is
still an issue. Lam very well acquaint-
ed with the vice presidential nominee
a. E. stevenson. OF Illinois. He is a
most estimable gentleman"
Engines Damaged In COLLISION.
q Special to Times Republican.
Clinton. July IA head end collision
on the Northwestern yesterday after.
noon at Stanwood between the engine
hauling the Upton plug" a combina.
ton train. and west-bound special
freight. in charge Of Conductor smay
resulted In considerable damage Il
each locomotive. No one wak injured
however. both the engine crews jump.
i ing shortly before the engines came TO.
4 gether. a little delay was caused tS
8 passenger trains.
\, AZ Cammanche engine No. al, I
j. heavy freight locomotive, turned ovel
on q li9ht rail. ditahing several cars
" No one aWas injured 81