Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-01

nOugl hlQ0r CluD-l me $50.
ond District.
Nomination Of State Officer Needed
to Aid in Congressional
Campaign.
Des Moines Aug. 1.-Col. ]. H. Pow
ers.. of New Hampton, probably holds
the record in point of attendance at
state conventions in Iowa. II am one Of.
the late settlers in Chickasaw county,
he said. II moved there forty four years
ago and have lived there ever since I
attended my first republican state con-
vention in So, when L drove overland to-
Iowa City. Don't ask me TO recall too.
much of what happened in those days,
for I'm liable to get garrulius and tell.
too many state secrets. At a later con-
yention that I3attended at DEG Moines I
was the biggest man in the convention.
In those days when the state was go
sparsely settled 1t was possible to hold
proxies for whole counties, and held a
number. You see I was driving down
and came to the Iowa river which was
so badly overflown that many of the
delegates could not get across it,
made UP my mind that would come.
and got OFT the wagon box and fioated
across, getting pretty nearly drowned in.
the attempt. Before leaving the Other
bank, secured the proxies of the.
other men who would not go over, and,
When l got down to Des Moines was
the biggest man in the convention. /
nave been altogether at thirty state con-
yentions.''
"Marshalltown claims the organiza-s
tion of the first Rough Riders Club,
said Mayor Frank Pierce of that city.
I'VE organized several weeks ago with
a! charter membership of 200. We have
been waiting until after this convention
to get in running order to see what the
central committee wanted done with
the organization. But since then w
have received rules from Mr.. Weaver.
and will sproceed TO work at once to fin
ism the organization. So many of the
that we have decided to organize two
companies, one. of cavalry and one of
infantry The idea seems to be taking
we'll, and believe that the clubs Will
be big feature in the campaign.
Asked i'll regard to Marshall county's.
stand on the judgesnip, Mr.. Pierce stat
led that it Was likely that most of the
vote of the delegation would 90 to
Judge Remley.
Prof. MacBride of Iowa. City, was one
of the men on the scene early. II am
down here for the purpose of assisting.
McGlain," he answered to an INJURY as
to whether he was a candidate for con-
going to have a strong support thruout
been thru the university. The influence
of such a course asatl1ey- have had at the
university is bound to prove beneficial
on the general politicsof the state. and
there is no question but that the univer-
ence when they stand together for any
course of action. OF what use would be
the education they have received from
( the state at such an expense if they.
w
ests Of the statee''
Eldred James. Of Clinton county. is
being mentioned as new man for the
congressional nomination from the Sec
ond. He was elector- a large from Iowa
in 1896, and is regarded as one of the
best men in the district who could be
named The friends OF George NJ. Cur
tis are8urging him to consider the nomi-
Influence to induce him to accept. Mr..
Curtis arrived in Des Moines in the
morning but refused to discuss the con-
grsssional situation. He spoke very con-
! 5fidentl3 OF the general situation thruout
the country.
tahe Second district is#alMays sonls-3
What in doubt said A 4. calkins. Of
Iowa City. 1T would therefore, he the
| best thing posi- Die for us to have a can
didate for a state office in the district.
That was the way in which the district
Mas first carried successfully for the
party. and believe that ii would BE-
most beneficial this year. We are all
pushing the claims of Mr.. Mccain
strongly, and we believe that it would
be good stroke Of state politics to
nominate him 80 that he could assist in
be nominated for congress
Candidates for Office before the COM
ling encampment of the grand lodge OF
the Knights Of Pythias at Waterloo
We're to be noticed around the Hobbies
doing some good work. Fred Harbach.
of Des Moines, is a strong candidate for
the office of financial secretary, and his
lcandidacy is meeting with favor by
many of the knights Who are in the city.
Opinion as to the relative candidates.
of Bernard Murphy. of Vinton, and MIR.
Smith. of Davenport, for the grand
lchancellorship, differed, but both lnen
have a host of friends VINO are doing all
they can for them.
The gold democrats in the eastern
part of the state are all With the party
this, year. said Revenue Collector Pat
terson, of Dubuque 1 hear every day
of some more OF; them coming With the
I3party and allying themselves on the
side of sound money. Among them are
a great many Germans, who. believe,
will vote with the ticket this year all
most to a man.
Discussing the senatorial situation,
Mr. Patterson said: Talk about it in
Dubuque is all in the air. Nobody
seems to know anything about 1t, and
fall are confident that the governor is
we'll able to grapple with the situation
himself.
CD. Maris, of Guthrie county, whose
son is in the state house, connected with