Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-05
TIE IOWA REPUBLICANS
Gossip About the state Convention
to Be Held &C Dss Moines
Next Thursday.
Cousins Speech % Temporary Chair.
man Expected to Draw .
Large Crowd.

The Prominent Candidates for Dele.
gates at Large other Psliti.
cal Comment.
les Moines. May 5.-The republican
state convention will be held next
Thursday for the purpose OF electing
delegates to the national convention to
be held at Philadelphia. Congressman
Robert g. Cousins is to be temporary
chairman OF the convention, and his
presence is expected to be a drawing
card for the convention. as many mem
bers Of the party turnout the state will
desire to hear the issue discussed au-
thoritatively. Mr.. Cousins is in a posi-
ton to speak authoritatively upon the
matter, and the stand OF the republican
party thru the coming campaign will be
denoted in his speech.
The other officers of the convention
viii! be: Harry Lampheer, of Grim
nell, secretary: Col. Dan CHASER. of
lDubuque. sergeant-at-arms; j. III. Will
son, of Adair county. chief doorkeeper
The convention will be held at the Aud
| forum and will convene at 1890 in the
lInorning, after the various districts have
held caucuses for the purpose of decid-
ling upon delegates to the national con-
ISvention.
The interest in the convention will
center upon the election of delegates-at-
large. Five candidates are prominently
mentioned up to date, and before the.
convention opens several more are sure
to spring up as candidates for the hon
or. Those who have been mentioned so
\ far are Governor Shaw, Col. George w.
French of Davenport, Lafe Young of
Dies Moines, "A. B. Funk of Spirit Lake
and Charles T. Hancock of Dubuque.
\ Mr.. Funk is said not to be seeking the
nomination very strongly, but it is un-
| derstood that IL the chances seem to be
lin his favor at the convention that his
name will be placed in nomination.
Governor Shaw is conceded a place on
\ the delegation, and Col. French is also
regarded to be safe. Four years ago he,
was a delegate from the Second district
at the ST. Louis convention, and was
one of the Ave members OF the Iowa
delegation who stood out in favor OF a
| gold platform.
\ There will be no changes made in the
state committee at the first convention,
Iso it is understood. The present COM
mittee will hold over until the second
convention, and unless the necessity Of
preparing for a very early campaign
should be forced upon the leaders. the
program will be carried out. The terms
liof five members of the committee ex-
4 pire this year They are c. w. Phillips,
of the Second: q. 7. Hancock. of the
Third: w. 4. Turner, Of the Fourth; ].
4 II. sDewell, OF the Ninth, and E. H. Nc
a Cutcheon. of the Eleventh.
As for resolutions, it Is considered
4 that the Iowa convention will follow
! the example OF the republican conven-l
4 tions of other states and pass strong
resolutions endorsing the administers
ton. Beyond that little will be men-5
4 toned upon present issues until the
second convention shall be held after.
4 the national convention. 1t is probable.
however, that a single gold standard.
plank may be inserted.
\ Under the call, there will be ! ,3O1 dell
ilegates entitled to seats at the conven-9
(, ton. The district conventions for the
election of district delegates will be
4 held at the same time as the state con-
lvention.
For district delegates from the Sew
Tenth are mentioned the names of
Messrs. Shamull, of Dallas county, and
4 Roy S. Granger. Of Knoxville. AS no.
lsother delegates have been talked of for.
the delegation it is probable that these
4 two will be elected. Des Moines will.
have no candidates for district dele
gates on account OF the candidacy of
LATE Young for delegate at large.
Cedar Rapids is confident that she
4 will get the republican nominating
convention. Des Moines republicans
do not believe the state central COM
1 mittee will try to bulldoze the dele
4 gates into violation of the agreement
reached at Dubuque in 1898. State CEN
trail committees have tried to bulldoze
4 heretofore and got smashed. Neverthe-
less it is probable that resolution will
A be introduced in the convention next
Thursday settling the matter in ac-
j cordance with the wishes OF the peo-
f ple and taking the location out of the
/, hands of the committee which has app
4 parently encouraged Cedar Rapids into
4 thinking the Dubuque contract will be
d broken.
a 1t is plain that Cedar Rapids believes
she will get the convention, for the Re-
8 publican, after felicitating the city on
getting the democratic convention,
! said:
And with this announcement it can
be stated that 1t is practically assured
that the republican state convention
for the nomination OF state officers also
will be held in this city. This much
was almost assured at the recent meet
ling Of the state central committee
when Des Aoines was selected as the
). place of holding the first convention.
The Linn county delegates will go be-
fore the state central committee next
{ week and extend to them a most COR
dial Invitation by the Commercial Club
to come here"
Wright County Convention.
. Special to Times-Republican.
Clarion. May 5.-The republican coun.
ty convention was held here yesterday
It was quite a tame affair. S. A. Keller
was renominated auditor; r. c. Bras
clerk; j. f. Ilson, recorder; ]. c. Fen.
ninger, county attorney. The nominal
lions were made by acclamation,, as the
candidates were serving their frsl
'slIterms.
The convention by. q very decisive vote
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