Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-08
Bowen IS EATON 81
Republican Caucus Elects Gear Can.
didate For Speaker Gears
Success Ensured.
Heroic Devotion to Leaders Dis.
played on Both Sides The 43
Invinoible.
Greatest Senatorial Fight on Record
Ends Harmoniously-Minor
officials Selected.

OF Aliamakee county, was nominated
for speaker by the republican house
caucus Saturday night, receiving
forty three votes to thirty-eight votes
for w. l.. Eaton. Bowen was the cam
didate of the John III. Gear forces in the
pending senatorial contest. His nomi-
nation for speaker thus ,nsures the re-
election of Gear to the United states
senate.
The day was full OF excitement. That
afternoon the men who had signed the
Bowen pledge met TO perfect their OF.
ganization. AN were present exceD.
Lyman, of Poweshiek DIR. Bowen was
present and made a speech, thanking
the men: bers for their loyalty to him.
Col. BOWS was selected the p-esid-
ing officer of the caucus. NJ. l.. Tenp.e
was selected floor manager, pariansn-
tartan and spokesman for the EO.sen
forces. A steering committee Vas So
lected The Bowen men decided IN ia
vor of an open ballot 70 snow t.at no
one was ashamed of his vote. Some OF
the Dies Moines influences died hard.
Immediately after supper the mem
bers and spectators began to wend
their way up Capitol Hill to attend the
caucus. The Bowen members walked
guardedly, for they were almost made
TO fear that somebody might snnusg,e
them away in a hack or TWO hacks
The steering committee We're in great
anxiety until the men We're all inside
the caucus chamber. The caucus was
strictly limited to the republican mem
bers. Representative Sokol, Of Jones.
has a slight attack of rheumatism. He
was taken to the state house in a hack
and assisted to the meeting place in
order to cast his vote for Bowen.
The Bowen people We're at the CAPT
toll early and before the hour 20: the
caucus met for final conference IN a
committee room at the opposite end o.
the corridor from the room IN which
the caucus was to be he'd. Every MAJ:
of the gallant forty-tEree was present,
not one swaveiing, and after brief dis
cussion, a final roll call was taken and
forty three votes We're cast solid on
the proposition to sand solidly By
Bowen, and also TO stand for an open
ballot. Then, just as the clock pointed
to five minutes to s. the door of the
committee room was thrown open ard
the forty three men, With Col. Dows al
their head, marched in solid column to
the caucus room. The Eaton men We're
not all present and 1t was a few min
utes after S O'clock before the doors
were closed to the exclusion of all but
members and the caucus was organ.
ized Col. Dsws, OF Linn, was made
chairman and DIR. Prentiss, of Ring
gold secretary. The first contest and
ton that the nomination of speaker be
by viva voce vote. The Eaton men at
once made a protest against this, Web
Byers, w. L. Eaton, Carr. of Polk. and
Stallcop, of Sac, opposed the plan of
an open ballot. and Temple, of Clarke;
Gardner Cowles, of Kossuth, and Car
ter. of Sioux, argued for it. The oppo-
sition to the plan declared that it was
an attempt at an innovation never be-
fore introduced into the republican
legislative caucus; that it was an at
tempt to drive the members to vote for
q certain line of action; that some Of
them might not want to indorse it, and
that it was intended to do away with
the secrecy OF the ballot which was a
right guaranteed to every citizen. In
answering these arguments it was de-
trying to bull-doze any of the mem
bers There had been charges made
that the Bowen people were trying
undetermined schemes. and to disprove
such they wanted all the transactions.
Of the caucus to be open and above
Board. The discussionowa long and at
times earnest. and it was after o'clock
before the proposition reached vote.
I'D a N IA 1ft
three for and thrty-eight against. The
result was received by the Bowen peo-
pie with great enthusiasm. for ii
showed that the gallant forty-t three
stood firm.
The roll call was next in order and
as each mans name was called the an-
swer was awaited with breathless at
tention. Man after man of the forty
three replied Bowen when his name
was called and when the last name was
reached 1t did not take the formal an
nouncement of the teller to show that
DR.. Bowen had received forty-three
votes and Mr.. Eaton thirty-eight, for
nearly every man tailed the vote as il
was cast. 1t did not take long for ar
intimation Of the result to get into the
lobby and cheers for Bowen echoed
through the rotunda and We're heard
in the senate caucus in the other cham
Der. Then came the speeches of accept
ance on the part of DR.. Bowen and o.
congratulations coupled with grace
Recognition of defeat on the part OF
Mr.. Eaton came few minutes later.
For Minor OfIices.
The balance of the ticket for the 9th
or officers went through as 1t had bee,
: ut 60 ~. r3e,
night and was as follows:
Chief Clerks. NJ. Hart OF Indianola
First assistant clerk-John A. Cool
Of Hampton.
Second assistant clerk-W. ]. Han
Ion OF Chickasaw county.
Engrossing clerk-Mrs. Mollie G
Hest Of Wayne county.
Enrolling clerk-Niiss Clara Keller o
Louisa county.
Journal clerk-A. w. Swan of Warner
county.
Assistant journal clerk-Roy Burns o
Clark county.
Assistant Notwithstanding B. Ric
OF Palo Alto county.
File clerk-A. w. Parsons OF Siou.
county.
Bill clerk-Bessie Conger, of Washing
ton county.
Sergeant at arms-P. G. Greer of Pag
county.
Chief neutrality-suspicious. A. Dixon: as