Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02

ton and were not in sympathy with 1t.
They were supporting Mr.. Gilbertson
on personal and other grounds. His
Norwegian nationality helped him
greatly, and besides he was a superior
campaigner and made friends rapidly.
His two years energetic campaign did
the business for him. There has been
an impression for some weeks among
politicians that Morrow had depended
too much upon others to promote his.
candidacy and that they had not done
as much for him as they might. No
such effort was made for Morrow as
was made for Gear.
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Altho the Cummins people gained two
members Of the republican state COM
mittee. the present organization re-
mains in control OF the committee. e.
H. McCutcheon was defeated in the
Eleventh district by George c.. Scott,
of LeMars. j. S. Dewell, of Harrison
county, was defeated by James E.
Bruce, of Cass county. in the Ninth dis
trict. These were Cummins victories.
| In the Fourth district the old Blythe
\ Updegram fight was renewed by an atS
| tempt to defeat w. L. Turner, present
member Of the committee, with r. T.
ST. John. of Mitchell county. Mr.,
4 Blythe was successful in retaining his
man Turner on the committee.
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4 Senator James n. Trewin. of Allana-
kee, was made permanent chairman ns
/ the convention. His administratim OF
the chair was praised by all, because
he maintained order and kept business
moving. He was an ideal chairman.
] being a man of force.
/. The members OF the state committee
i had no sooner been elected than they
held meeting on the stage of the
/ Auditorium in the morning before the
i convention and reelected H. o.
4 Weaver of Louisa county, chairman;
4 II. II. Spence, of Ringsold county, vice
4 chairman, and C. w. Phillips, of Jack
son county. secretary The First dis
4 duced by Senator Macarthur warmly
approving Chairman Weaver and re-
sI3questing his reelection. The new state
committee is as follows:
First district-H. o. Weaver Wa
pello.
second district-c. w. Phillips, Ma
quoketa.
*.Third district-Burton E. Sweet
Waverly.
Fourth district-W. L. Turner. New
Hampton.
Fifth district-E. NJ. Sargent. Grund,
;, Center.
sixth district-R. w Clayton, oska,
i1loosa.
Seventh Districts. NJ. Leach, Adel.
.i.<.x rp u i
Ayr.
.sNinth district-James f. Bruce, At
!. lantic
Tenth district-John T. Drug, STRAIT
ford.
: asE,ieventh district-Ge T Scot,
! LeMars.
Reelected. 'sNew member.
: The immediate effect of the conven
I ltion was of course favorable to Cum
: Minis 1t encourages his followers i
the belief that they, are in control of III
!. state and that they can elect Mr.. Gun,
y Minis senator against any one. The
even think it possible that Governo
: Shaw. who received a demonstration i
{, z the convention eGualled only by tha
q given Senator Allison. may conclude I
NJ
q the controversy and bring peace TO tn
; Ipolitics of the state The opponent
y OF Mr.. C,lmmins do not believe that tn
l governor will do this. They hope h
9 Will. as oha#of them said. have tn
y nerve TO appoint some man big enoug
e 10 stand against MIR Cummins. The
= they would have MIN eliminate himse
= from the senatorial list and assist h
Z appointee TO retain his place.
CONGRESSMAN Doliver was here dul
Y ing the convention promoting his car
:. didacy. 1t is said by Cummins me
THAT il is doubtful If he could retail
= the support of his entire district, ave
i with the assistance of Governor Shay
q MIR. Cummins would get six votes the
Y in spite Of both Of them, 50 the Gun
I. !. Minis men claim Governor Shaw h;
given no intimation ofswhat he Will d
q He has been strongly urged TO appoil
" Congressman Hull. of this city. who
= is believed could retain the position.
= that case James G. Berryhill would
: candidate TO succeed Hull in col
- - gress and his friends would unite wi
. those of Hull against Cummins.
u.
The state IckeI tnal mas 5peeH IloI1l
mated is regarded as a strong and sa
- isfactory one in all respects. tleav
y the party with nothing to explain CO
u cerning its candidates. The men nom
- mated are above criticism in every I
- spect. They are not extremists. Tn
are not even clearly identified with al
= senatorial faction, except Mullan. W
=. was Gear man and had the suppo
s. ~ of Gears friends in the present conte!
=, Mr. Gilbertson was a Cummns ma
s, but he is bound by many other oblig
= tions. Chancellor McClain was nev
= identified with any faction. The Z
~ Gear crowd" is not SO badly disfi
~ -, ured or dissatisfied as might see
!. With the control of the party manae
- ment and some other things, they e
. pect to recover whatever may ha
been lost. just as they did after I
convention of 1895, only this is no co,
=, parison to that
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