Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-03
Telegram Published in the Gear
Organ Claimed to Be True
But Premature.
Cummins Men Claim it Is Only a
Gear Fake Dr. Eiker Signs
Statement.
Special to Times-RepubIican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Afoines, Jan. 3.-At 8 o'clock
there are no changes from yesterday.
DIR. Eiker, of Decatur county, has lined
up with the Cummins and Eaton fac
ton and is to be found in their head
quarters. He issued a statement to-
that effect early this morning. Both
sides are standing firmly by their
claims of success on the speakership.
Brakeman, who has been claimed by
Eaton, is out for Bowen and Gear.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 3.The methods of
the Gear managers have never been
better illustrated than they We're yes
terday by the stories that We're set
afioat by them concerning the position
of Representative Eiker of Decatur
county on the senatorial and speaker
ship questions. The story is perfect
illustration of the system of politics
that is being worked in Gears interest.
Briefly told. 1t is that DIR. Eiker, coming
from a county in the Eighth congress
sional district, about fortnight ago
announced that he should vote for Cum
Minis and Eaton. II was the second
break to Cummns in the Eighth. which
has always been claimed as a solid Gear
county, and it worried the Gear people
badly. Tremendous pressure was
brought to bear on Or. Eker to induce
him to recant, but he would not do so.
Yesterday morning DR.. Elser left Des
Moines to go to his home at Decatur
City. AT the depot. shortly before the
train left Des Moincs, he Mas met by
one of the Gear managers, who present
ed to him statement declaring for
Bowen and Gear. and asking Dr. Eiker's
consent to its publication. Dr. Eiker
refused. He went to Decatur City, and
concluding Wien he arrived there to go
onto Leon, the county seat, on some
business, remained in the train. reach
ing Leon about II a. IN. de was at onre
taken in charge by the gang Of Gear
managers in that county and urged TO
change his position and come around 10
Gear and Bowen He was asked 10 so
up town to the Office of the Leon jour
nal whose editor and publisher Is Mill
lard Stookey. a weil-known Gear and
Hepburn politician.2Dr. Eiker went, and
was there presented With a statement,
practically the same as that which had
been shown him on the depot platform
in Des Moines. and asked TO give his as
sent to it. Mr.. Stookey had it in the
form of a telegram which he wanted 70
send to the Des Mones papers. DR..
Eiker declined to give his assent to the
publication of such a statement. After
an hour or two in Leon. DR.. F.iker drove
back to Decatur City, his home. Here
he received a telegram from f. ". Car
rett. one of his Decatur county friends,
who was in Des Moines. The telegram,
said:
Come back to Des A1oines tonight
sure. Il. w. GARRETT.'
Dir. Eiker wondered what Was the
matter in Des Moines, demanding his
Immediate return. for he had expected
10 remain a day longer in Decatur com
ty. But on receipt OF this telegram hs
concluded to come on to Des Moines
and did so. a. st. Charles. about twen-
ty-fiyc miles out of pes Moines he got
the Des Moimes evening papers. ant
here for the first time learned what hae
been going on all day
No sooner had DR.. Eilser left town IL
the morning than the Gear people at the
hotels announced that they had a state
ment signed by DIR. Eiker. coming GU
for Gear ana nowen. This was diligent-
" circulated all day. The cu;nmins
people did not believe ii could possibly
be true, but they could not disprove IL
for DR.. Eiker was gone. Accord.rsl!
Mr.. Garrett wired him TO come back L
Des Moines on the night train. in orde
that the matter might be Strengthened
out as soon as possible. When DR.
E!ker at St. Charles. secured the De-
Moines evening papers, he soon learned
the whole inwardness of the affair
There, under headlines half foot Ions
: ard as black as Esypt.Fw was the Who'll
story. The telegram as it had beer
shown to him at Leon, and substantial
ly as it had been presented to him 0,
the depot platform when he left De
Moines in the morning. was printed Il
authentic and authorized
THE SENSATIONAL STORY.
Leon. Iowa Jan 2--Hon. +. L. Eiker
representative-elec from Decatur coun
ty. issued the following statement to
day. He has maintained the position al
the time that he desired to ascertain
and carry out the wishes os his consti'
uents regarding the senatorial matter
Some canvass of the situation was mad
and as great pressure was brought /
bear upon him to declare himself on De
cember Il, when in Des Nioines, the doc
tor was induced to issue a st2temen
that upon the showing so far made
appeared to him that the republicans &
his county desired to see Mr.. Cummin
elected. That statement was made
however, without a full showing regard
ing the wishes of his constituents, but
was such as to lead him TO think at tina
time that he would be representing tn
wishes of his constituents in such ac
tlon by voting for Curmins and Eator
Immediately upon that statement ben
made public the republicans of Decatu
county appeared to be very much sur
prised at the Doctors attitude, and as
sured him that he was mistaken regard
ing the matter. They have since so be