Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
WANTED
Such Is the Political Sign Hung to
the Breeze in the Second
District.
Rumple Would Do if He We're Not
Sick - The Labor Vote
Costs Money.
Republicans Feel Little Doubt About
Carrying the District Biok-
nell's Letter.
pecial to Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
4 Des Moines. July aa4.-The republicans
OF the Second district are having a hard
left difficult place to fill. The require
ments of the republican nominee for
|congress in that district are many and
lit is not5easy to find them all combined
in one man. In the first place, it has
become an expensive district in which
to make campaign. 1t costs money to |
run for congress in any district and
more so in the Second district than in
any other in Iowa. The labor vote is
strong in that district and must be
4 satisfied, so must the Germans a
mans record must be pretty clean and
he must be a man of recognized abil-
4 ity demonstrated not only as a CAM
4 paigner, but in the affairs of his own
4 life. The nominee must certainly be a
4 good campaigner
4 Capt. j. n. w. Rumple, of Marengo,
! is in many poets entitled to this
4 nomination. and will probably receive 1t
Il il he is able and willing and in sufficient
4 health to assume IT'S burdens. Two
8 years ago Capt Runple WAS for few
II hours virtually the nominee of the con-
a elvention The leaders had discussed the
Sl3question of a candidate and after care
lFful reconsideration had agreed upon Capt.
Runpie. Mr.. Lane had been offered the
) nomination. but had declined il. A con-
ference was held in the morning and
Il Capt. Rumple was Immediately notified
81 by a committee that ne had been se-
lected sol the nomination and would
Y ireceivc ii by acclumation in the after
i noon. He Was generally, congratulated
j. upon receiving the honor and it was
lconsidersd as settled During the noon
hour. however, Mr.. Lane changed his
:. mind and concluded that he would ac-
III cept the nomination if offered. For va
I rious reasons he was considered the
| most available candidate and Capt
4 I3unipie was informed Of the situation.
4 OF course he r.ade way With the best
b grace possible and Nlt Lane vas nomi-
s. nassd by acclamatio Many OF the
s. district leaders who were in that con-
: .enrion feel that il Capt. Rumple de-
A Isires this nomination now he is fairly
ttI.lt IL siie iptN " -
: itsfor him he shall have it. But the
: fact is that the Marengo veteran is in
nI very bad health He is now in hos
pitai in Cleveland, o.. undergoing
i treatment. NoSward has been received
! from, him whether or not ne desires the
d nomination or whether he would be
: able to undertake the severe strain of
h the campaign.
.
J. Other candidates mentioned are Col.
III j. K. Nutting of Davenport. Mr.. Greg
i Org of Jackson county and Professor t.
# ii. AIacBride, of Iewa City. Al present
IS the latter seems to be quite in favor.
h Former Congressman George NJ. Curtis
of Clinton, Will not accept the nosnina-
n tfor. neither will w. l.. Roach, OF Mus
fl catine. No one is making a campaign
10 for the nomination and some new mar
" may vet be suggested
y The republicans feel that there$is lit
tie doubt OF the result in the distric.
d providing the republicans make good
1T nomination. 1t seems probable that The
q. democrats will nominate ex-Congress-
.g' man Hayes of Clinton or Henry Noll
II {ner of Davenport. The nomination o
st either of these would be highly often
$ sive TO the gold democrats aud the,
rs would almost unanimously support tn
republican nominee, it he We're q goot
II man. There has been some talk of tn
d. nomination Of George T. Baker Of Day
&c enrort by the democrats. but Mr.. Bake
n has stated that he would not accept tn
is nomination.
3 Mai s. n. NJ. Byers. of this city, VIII
ie was for many years United states con
sui general at ST. Gall; Switzerland
y and at other European points, is firml
:, convinced OF the genuineness OF TIL
=. Conger dispatch. NO Chinaman,' h
- said, could ever make out the state de
partnent cipher code. have had to
much trouble withit myself 1t is Ut
I tet'ly impossible that il could have bee
=, Ia forgery. refuse to give upsthe hop
- that the foreign ministers are still aliv
and Will be heard from"
The State Bar Association In iow
=. City last week listened TO an address c
a profound ability. which from its time
u liness is deeply interesting to the ger
: eraf public. 1t was the principal ad
= dress of the meeting by Hon. John l
:. =. webster, Of Omaha. and his subjes
= was Has the United States a Duly an
a Destiny to Fulfill in China?' NJ
Webster is student of history who's
ge eminent astainmsnts qualify him
I'M speak upon this subject and to con
Sc. mand the serious attention of every or
lin Interested in it. and who is not? Fl
nd brought to the discussion of this sref
,re problem the analytical mind OF II
ID lawyer the broad view of the philos,
pher and the thorough Information
the ennscien tious student He presente
IL the Chinese question in a manner
ire once Instructive and entertaining al
m. he arrived at the conclusion that h;
10 I.evidently been reached by the admin
rly tration. Here Is Mr.. Webster's col
nd clusion:
IF China can be kept from disint
grafton and her integrity preserve
and her race of people lifted to higl
Try laer plane of useful civilization, she w
sa- become mighty ma tion able to wit
.Et 5s.a.d the a2crae chnaen.s es IFs.uss
of ano, by holding the balance of powe
become to Asia what England is to p
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