Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-17

Is Still III the Air With All Can.
didates Running Probably
Cummins OF Dolliver.
Executive Council Will Take Up
jones Case as to Fees-Cap
ital Cunls N. n.

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jones Case as to FeesCap-
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Special to Times -Repi,s. .iean.
Des Moines, Aug. How perfectly
unreliable political gossip may be -
been illustrated during the past week
with respect to the senatorial matter.
This week 1T has been stated positively
that the senatorial appointment would
be made Friday or Saturday Of this
week that It would be either Cummins
lor Dolliver, that the appointment would
not be made until after election, that 1t |
lwould be neither Cummins nor Dolliver,
4 that the appointment would be made
| by the governor at the political confer
ence held here today and that 1t would
not be. Almost every paper in the state
Twas caught by the publication by the
lCapital early this week and copied by
i the Leader the morning following Of the
statement that Governor Shaw had
4 eliminated every candidate except Cum 4
llcarefully avoided every evidence of Of
Ifering denials to any stories ttat are
3 Slcirculating concerning this matter and
has been embarrassed frequently on
& this, account. 1t is now known that he
has not eliminated all candidates ex-
lcept the two mentioned. Nor has he
determined to announce the appoint
l5ment before election. The senatorial
(, lmatter is in the air and he himself has
!, reached no conclusion with respect to it.
1 Talk concerning Congressman Hull has
been much increased during the past
week, and the theory that the governor
: should appoint veteran of the civil
war is receiving encouragement In
lmany influential political circles. No
: lsoldier Of the civil war has ever served
! in the United States senate as a repre-
sentative Of Iowa, who boasts of her
lpatriotism, and the governor is being
: aIiurged to appoint a man Who Wore the
Z blue, without reference to whether 1t is
Z Hull, Hepburn Lacey or Conger. The
!, story that the governor would announce
q 1.-THE appointment OF senator at the po-
: liitical conference here today was nom
e. sense. The conference was a splendid
le thing and resulted in a complete un-
IS derstanding as3to the methods to be usee
les in campaigning the state. Every district
Z is in fine shape, according to the reports
+ of the congressman, all of whim wers
n present, and there is nothing to fear ex-
cept in the Second district, where the
German vote seems TO be inclined to re-
turn TO free silver. The nomination OF
Col. Eiboeck for elector at large at Ce-
- dar Rapids is regarded as a shrewc
move on the part of the democrats, bu
,ciI the fight led on him by the ultra silver
a men has counteracteG the good effect:
y of the nominations. The suggestion tina
10 Mayor Hartenbower of Des Moines bs
I'M Nominated for secretary of state wa!
10 part Of pre-arranged plan to give hin
a prominence in the party, so that hi
N nomination for governor in two year
= from now may be easily accomplished.
III
Clerk Of the Supreme Court Chri
Jones has returned from the lakes and i
now ready to meet any proceeding
n which the state may bring to reeove
he fees from him. The executive counci
a will meet tomorrow and will then deter
In mine what shall be done. Attorney Gen
,st eral Remleys statement that the coun
! ell has knocked the bottom out of th
4. case will be considered, and either tn
IL course mapped out by the attorney gen
. eral followed or the council will direc
a some other attorney to proceed with tn
:. lease. Treasurer of State Herriott say
!. that he has been charged With persecu
- ton against Mr.. Jones and that he doe
:. not wish to be forced to take any fun
D ther action in regard to the matter, bt
- that it is necessary that the controvers
be settled. He insists that the claii
- =, made by Mr. Jones that the custom ha
se been for the clerk to retain the fees
question is incorrect. for the recore
sie snow that fees of the classes in contrt
!. g versy have been paid into the sta
~ treasury in years prior to Mr.. Jones il
~ duction.
me Col. John O'Keefe of Creston is in ii
So city, and ii is announced that he e:
So poets to take the stump this fall for Il
ay, republican ticket He is a resident
or Creston. and is a state oil Inspector.
es- liz an old army man and knows VIII
my service is. He will devote much of h
M speeches to the Philippine war. Gt
ate |O'Keefe ia a unique personality on a
count of his varied experiences in POI
tics and in army life. He knows eve
public man in Iowa and many in II
oon nation, while the state Of Nebraska
po- his old camping ground. While he
Mr today he gave the facts in story viii
de- has been repeated a million times
or connection with the late Senator Gee
err The story in brief is that Mr.. Gear n,
hat la young man and asked him how
cal father was to which the young man ]
the piled that his father was dead. Circ
!, to lating thru the crowd, Mr.. Gear final
ion ran across the young man again, a
: a having forgotten that he had met HI
ing before, again asked him how his faith
,eo- was and the youn man replied: Fat
IS er's still dead" Col. O'Keefe says ii
he wa. with Mr.. Gear on the occasi
referred to and that he himself int
duced the young man to the late ser
tion tor. He vouches for the absolute trt
an OF the story.
stil-
was The marriage Of Mr.. John Bearded
Jew the assistant city editor of the Regist
L25, and MISC Anna Wyman, Of Des Moin
recalls to the older politicians one of
strongest republicans who ever ms
aged the state campaigns in Iowa,
j. on Charles Beardsley Of Burlington,
are father Of the young man who was m
and ried here. DR.. Beardsley started j.
E by Dolliver on the road to political fal
Ierf Mr.. Dolliver acknowledges this to
ssse II The fact. Thera was 4 contest a. to