Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-04
LLTowN. IOWA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 4.

MARSHALL'
ture in all parts of the state, who had
not taken the trouble to subscribe for
ut. Presumably, it has been going to.
them In order to give the desired i'm
preston of senatorial opinion in the
Eleventh district Several other of the
Gear papers have been served to mem
bers on the same liberal plan, in accord
ance with an arrangement of the Gear
managers. The Journals influence has
been somewhat on the wane with mem-
bers who, after reading its ardent Gear
editorials have come here to find it
represented by three members, all of
them working for Cummins AS it
looks now, about the only representa-
tives of Gear sentiment left in the big
Eleventh are Committeeman McCutch-'
con, member of the state central COM
mittee who is represented in the house
by an announced supporter of the Cunl-
Minis speakership candidate, and the
Sioux City Journal, represented by
three Cummins members; and through
the whiskers of these stalwart repre-
sentatives of Gear opinion, the cold and
unsympathetic winds of Cummins SEN
tilnent in the Eleventh appear to be
blowing with ever-increasing vgor.
There has been deal of gossip among
northwest Iowa people this week about
the Journals S position. 1t is suggested
by some, and believed by many, that
Mr.. Perkins is simply in the Gear col-
umn With the design of keeping open
the door of opportunity. Mr.. Perkins,
Judge Hubbard and Governor Shaw are
regarded as a pretty close corporation.
and the election of Senator Gear with
about even chances that he would not
live to even begin the new term, would
leave the chances excellent for an APP
pointment to be made by Governor
Shaw. The governor will probably have
three years yet to serve. If the Titus
constitutional amendment passes, to
establish the system of biennial cleo
tions. it will give the governor three in
stead of two years in his second term,
and present indications are that 1T will
pass. Thus, it is suggested by some
of the Eleventh district men, Governor
Shaw and Mr. Perkins may have an
understanding as to a senatorial APP
lSpointment If, for instance. there
should be a senatorial vacancy during
1.-The next three years, or while Mr.. Shaw
| is governor. he might appoint Mr.. Per
kins to the vacancy; and if on the other
lshand the vacancy should not occur till
after Governor Shaw had retired and
AIR. Perkins had become governor then
IGovernor Perkins might appoint eX-
lGovernor Shaw.
This is the theory accepted by ma
ljority. probably. of northwest Iowa
|people who have been here this week.
| Ii may be wrong, and doubtless none of
1.-The gentlemen concerned would care to
| admit that 1t is right But that Mr..
| Perkins has further political ambitions
lis not questioned by these who have
noted his unwonted earnestness in the
ipresent fight. 1t is currently and Very
4 lcommonly guessed that he is now the
lGear candidate for governor to succeed
l,Shaw. lust as George NJ Curtis and A.
1 B. Funk are talked of as likely to dl-
Ievide the favor Of the Cumnlins men.
The incident of Representative Eikel
4 continues to be much talked about.
There is no longer any question as tc
| his position. He has been With the
i L,ummins people and has told his story
TO a good many inquirers. a big delega-
jstion Of Decatur county men are il,
4 town, having come TO tell the lobbies
! about the sentiment of their county,
| Both sides were represented. Capt
| Brown, the leading Gear man of the
| county, declared that 80 per cent of the
people there were for Gear, and ID. G,
Beck. ex-sheriff, was just as positive
| that the proportion was equally large
Lin favor of cummins. There was an eX-
citing scene on the floor of the Savery
Lobby when Brown and Beck met
sE.You Gear men Went out into Decatur
] township and got thirty-nine names or
a petition for Gear, said MIR. Beck
I..Til bet you n hundred dollars"-and
! with this he produced Il wad of wealth
i that suggested close relations with q
first national bank-"that you cant
go with me to thirty-tive men in that
/ township and get them to say they are
for Gear. And the township cast 10;
votes last fall. Now lets see the color
of your money.
i Capt. Brown didn't want to bet, ane
Mr.. Beck proceeded to discourse to {
llarge audience on the sentiment of De
catur county "Cummins has made
several speeches in the county,, hs
II / Sd1u, anu IldS illtO SUM- olS, XIV sei'e
! there and our people just get out ane
ldrive ali day any time cummins is go,
ing to talk in the county sooner thar
1 miss him. We think he is just about ths
right size for United States senator ant
we are going to back DIR. Eiker in vot-
ling for him; and when the next legisla
ture is To be elected We'll nominate ant
re-elect him by a bigger majority thar
ever before"
The time of the house caucus has no
been agreed upon as yet. 1t has beer
assumed all week that it would bl
called for Saturday evening, and ther,
is no reason to believe that this pro
gram will be changed. The caucus vii
be called probably by petition signed b.
majority of the members. Members
ex- members and newspaper men vii
be admitted.
FIRE AT CLINTON