Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-04

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districts belonged and no ushers or /
doorkeepers We're in sight. The SER
geant-at- -arms of the convention did !
not show UP at all The newspaper /
men finally ilnprovised a table out of a
stepladder and settee. across which |
they laid some boards-fine acconnmo-
dations for state convention. Com
mit.ee,nan Hart, of the Eighth district
called the Des aIoines people down hard
for their neglect, and remarks made
hy delegates We're anything but COM
plimentary3to the city
Walt H. Butler confidently expected
to be elected delega te-at-large, but he,
was doomed to disappointment. He
was seventh in the race and felt SO sour
when it was over that he refused to be
an alternate. Mr.. Butler at one time
accidentally fell into congress in the
Fourth district. That district had
ninety five votes in this convention and
Mr.. Butler received thirty-five OF them.
Floyd and Howard counties We're the
only ones that gave him their full vote.
Csrro Gordo. Clayton, Mitchell and
Worth counties did not give him any.
He received scattering votes from Ala
makee, 0,hickasaw. Fayettes and Winnie
shiek.
1t has been years since a convention.
has made. as much fun as this one en-
Ejoyed at the expense of the permanent
chairman. a young fellow named Doug
las Deremore, of Waullon. Allamakee
t.county. He performed a great many
strange antics ard bravelN tried to
drown every her sound with his Voice,
isputting on a tragic. STACEY air that can
hardly be imagined without seeing it.
/ His every effort provoked uproarious
4 laughter in ali parts of the house and
THE general inquiry was, Where did
lthey catch 1T.
1t seemed strange to an old-line re-
lpublican, who remembered only a few
years ago helping to make him auditor
\ of state and then afterwards apologize
/! ing for his action to see Jim Lyons act
ling as chairman of the Guthrie count.
i 'ldelegation in the democratic state con.
I.vertion The story Of Jim's sorrow.
4 and disappointments is we'll known II
4 ievery Iowan and need not be repeated
1.-The only question is whether or no
! Lyons was on hand for one thing. tt
s prevent an endorsement of John Herri
Il OFT, which he defeated in the democrat
ic county convention in Guthrie county
y The two men have not been friend
a since M. Lyons opposed Mr.. Herriot
II when the latter was the republican
nominee in Guthrie county, Lyons a
: that time pretending TO be republican
, q = al
John S. Murphy, of Dubuque, editor o
the Telegraph has no cause to complain
! tof his treatment by the convention
(which he owes largely To the Nigorou
: championship of Fred +. White. as We
las to his we'll known advanced views Q,
1.-the silver question. In making him
] delegate at large on the spur of the mo
j ment against numerous pledges mad
Hong before, the convention gave expires
sion 10 its adherence TO the 16Sto dog
lima. Mr.. Murphy came TO Des Moine
: With the determination to make as VIC
S orous a fight as he knew how to fore
# the convention into a specific declara
!. ton for 16 to 4. He gave 1t up onl
g when re found that he had small SUI
: port III his courageous position. NJ
Il tiWhite. fully agreeing with him IN h
= stCDlnlCnS, gindde u loeIsohai apl1stl " ~ ~
Z sIIconvention for his election as delega1
+ at large. not so much for Mr., Murphy
: sake personally as for what he iepr'
I. .lscnted III the silver issue and in his alb
editorial work.
George A. Huffman has been re-elec
ed on the democratic state committe
The county convention of Polk coun
Y. threw Mr.. Huffman down and instruc
:. ed the delegation to devote its efforts
z, securing the election of Walter McHe
- ry of this city to succeed Mr. Huffm'
=. on the Subcommittee. The latter, no,
'e ever. managed to secure the support
y outside counties in the district sufticie
es to practically insure his election. Th
q. he got nine of the Polk county delegat
10 10 go back on their instructions and yf
ne for him. 1t kept MIR. Huffman quite bu
NJ for several days. however. and as a !
es suit the details OF yesterdays conve
e ton arrangements were not we'll look
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