Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-27
FRED not CONVENTION
Unprecedented Demand For Rooms
at Dss Moines-H Headquarters
Mostly Opened Now.
Blythe Will Be There Koto Says
Hobart Will Not Get His
Own District.
Cummins Did Not Attend Senatorial
Conference-Allison Advises
Extra Session,

Des Moines. July 27.-Night Clerk
Mcfarland. of the Savery, rested his
elbow on the hotel counter for g min
ute last night, passed his handkerchief
over perspiring brow, and said: The
convention next week will be hum
mer. / never saw SO much interest
taken in advance of state conven-
ton" Then he returned to work, for
work is rapidly accommodating on the
hands OF the clerks of all the big hotels
of the city. Orders for rooms arrive on
every mail and many by telegraph.
Night Clerk Mcfarland does not pre-
tend to be politician, but his opinion
republican convention and the interest
that held by the politicians and by a
good many who think they are poli-
ticians. Certain it is that not for years
has the advance demand for rooms at
the hotels been so great nor have so
many politicians been in town a week
ahead of convention of either Of the
great parties. Something like thirty
men, politically prominent, We're reg.
istered at the Slavery yesterday and
others were at the kirkwood and Iowa.
Headquarters Of several of the lead
ing candidates are practically open and
by Saturday nearly all of them will be
represented. Monday morning bright
and early all the headquarters will be
in full swing. w. H. Redman and w.
b. Martin, candidates for secretary Of
state, came in yesterday and Will re-
main until the convention. Senator.
Gilbertson, candidate for treasurer of
state, WILDE here most of the time and
will be continually represented by Tom
Way and others. j. w. I1allam, candi-
date for attorney general will spend
most of his time here, althO he re-
turned to Sioux City last night for one
days conference with local friends.
Senator Hobart, candidate for secre-
tary of state, left town yesterday. but
| will be back today or tomorrow.
BLYTHE COMING. OF COURSE.
Mr.. j. W. Blythe will come up either
Saturday or Sunday morning. All polls
tical eyes are watching the CO. depot
Mr.. Blythe has not been in Des Moines
on a really serious political mission
since last January. Then he went
home with choice collection of scalps
Hence the interest in his coming this
time. His opponents take nothing for
granted this time and they especially
are going to guard against caucuses OF
forty-three men.
Emlin McClain, of Iowa City, and Eli
Manning. of Charlton. We're added to
the list of candidates in the city Thurs
day evening Neither ges..leman re-
manned in the city, but both stated that
they would open headquarters on Mon
| day and that they would be on the
ground on Saturday to remain until af-
ter the convention.
HOBART WEAK AT HOME.
P. o. Koto, OF Forest City. arrived in
the city also. II have come to camp in
/ the Gilbertson headquarters" he said,
\ 'sand expect TO remain until after the
! convention. Don't ask me any ques-
Itions Tell me how Gilbertson's
/ chances are and what Of the governors
visit in Chicago? We are all for Gill
bertson in the northwest. Everybody
talks about him and we are sure that
he is going to win. He is going to have
| all but twenty-five votes in the Elev-
enth district. And, by the by. While
Hobart is the best kind Of fellow. he
1 is not going to have very strong sup
port up there. The people were all pre-:
/ pared to take hold of the Gilbertson
campaign and they sized it up that Ho-
4 bart came out to harm him. Well. the
| consequence is that they are not all
/ feeling we'll towards him. But he will
A have some support in our district.
+ nevertheless.
4 How about the Dolliver ndorsement
4 yesterday" asked the reporter.
THAT was just pure and simple en-
A .dorsement for the congressman. | saw
z, a man from Fort Dodge today and he
fIstold ME about it. There Is no question
i about the loyalty of the people Of the
i Tenth TO Dolliver TO great extent and
4 the endorsement in his home county ID
i the start for mis- Duoll,.
CLARK STILL IN IT.
Col. Clark is not out of the race for
i the supreme bench" said Harold
4 Lounsbery, of Marshalltown, who was
in the city. Mr. Lounsberry Will be a
delegate at the convention. The Cedar
Rapids people are keeping him in the
\ race, and are working hard in his be-
4 half The candidacy of Judge Remley
,of Anamosa, has complicated matters
a in the Fifth district but the friends OF
Col. Clark are of the belief that they
i can pull him thru"
f,IIMNISS WAS NOT THERE