Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-30
CLANS ARE GATHERING.
Delegates, Candidates and Politi.
clans Assembling at Des Moines
and Politics Lively.
Bicknell's Ante. Convention Forecast
Indicates Close Contest Between
Redmsn and hobart.
Morrow Claiming Gains From Gil.
bertsonAll at Sea as to su.
preme Judgeship.
Special to Tlmes-Republicen.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 3O-Many party
leaders, all the candidates for state Of
tices and the personal friends and act
i've workers for each are on hand this
morning to start the republican con-
lIvention preliminaries. The Savery
House lobby is covered with placards
announcing where the nineteen candi-
dates for various state offices may be
found. Such a display OF talent has
never been seen before and more men
| a Monday previous to a state conyen-
tion. There are no signs of yielding by
any of the candidates.
Gilbertsonts friends are sure he has
| the votes now to nominate If he can
4 hold them till Wednesday,. Senatorial
4 lines have all been lost and almost en-
tirely disappeared in this contest.
Morrow's friends are making firm
5Istand and say they will win. Hobart
Heads at present for secretary of state
land his nomination seems probable un-
5Iless Martin or Redman should with
4 draw w. b. Martin and his friends
deny that they have any intention OF
4 withdrawing in favor of Redman. Who
lis second in strength.
4 l. On Judge and attorney general the
Ifield is open to all candidates. Matters
& are expected to crystallize somewhat
Tonight.
lSpeial to oTimes-Republican
Des Moines, July so.-The republican
Z state convention to be held here
J "Wednesday will bring the largest crowd
of politicians that Des Moines has ever
I seen at one time. With four first-class
contests in the list in which all parts of
{. the state are Interested, the interest
& will be intense. Nearly all the candi-
!, dates are arranging to have large.
number of friends here to work for
s lthem, besides the delegates who will
: come TO vote and labor for their favor
: ites. Nearly all the candidates We're Oh
the ground yesterday and some of them
were here all the week laying their
plans and consulting with such friends
as happened to drop into town.
The. contest for state treasrer is still
!. VERY close and in doubt. the Morrow
men claim. while Gilbertson is more
, than8contident The Morrow men claim
they have votes in Clayton. Winneshiek,
4 tFloyd Howard. Allamukee. Fayette
: and Gerro Gordo in the Fourth district.
. where G;ilbertson has been claiming To
Ihave nearly everything. 1t is said that
lJudge Sherwin wants the Gerro Gordo
vote divided. 1t has been understood
THAT 1t would go to SGilbertson on ac-
count of d deal With Worth county on
|, district Judge The Morrow people say
. they will have the big end of the Ninth
district. more votes than had hsretofore
/, been conceded TO them, and number in
!, several Second district counties. They
: insist that the fight is not over and that
: their man has the best chance of sue
g cess. The supporters of Gilbsrtson con-
$ tinue to be confident and quote figures
& and say they have over 500 votes ont OF
ii the 1927 in the convention. Mr.. Gilbert
i. son and his friends have been here fol
4 ten days, actively at work. Represen-
! tative Tom Way, of Hancock county
has charge of Mr.. Gilbertson's cam
!. lpaign MIR. Morrow came in Saturday
with Paul MacLean and other support
e ers of Creston and other southern lowe
$ points.
q While Senator Hobart IS general,
!, considered the leader in the secretary o
state contest. which is the first to b'
= pulled off, Capt. Redman has surprised
Y This opponents as we'll as his friends b,
= the showing of strength he has made 70
the first ballot He will probably be TIL,
y second in the contest, with more vote
y than ". b. Martin, Of Adair. Sixth dis
: trict men are not as solid for Redmal
as they would he II they regarded hin
as a fixture in the district or state. Th
Ie5 fact that he has lived in Chicago 70
e several years and has been resident o
l. Jasper county for only few months i
" operating against him. They are say
y ing that he has no political residenc
is and that no recognized political force /
y. Irresponsible for his candidacy. That h
IN is mighty esteemed personally no on
N questions Some of the Eleventh dis
X trict delegates would just as soon Ho
lie bart was not nominated, but they ar
le very few. and they will not be open il
t. their declarations. The district is ia
more united than has been expected
pf Mr.. Gilbertson and his best informe
"a friends understand this and know tha
e. il they play fair With Hobart they wi
n get nearly all the district or about SIX
4 ty votes more than IL the fight Hobarr
!. Whatever may be said by extreme par
tisans this ls the actual fact. There
nothing upon which to base a combina
tion between Gilbertson and either can
IL didate for secretary of state except He
IN bart. Neither of the other candidate
as would bring anything to Gilbertso
49, which he does not already have. 1t
ty now being freely said that both Hobal
ed and Gilbertson may be nominated.
he s.s
he The contest for supreme judge is
e. more doubt and has taken less definii
as form than any other contest for a stat
be Office for number Of years. The LEAD
IN ing carEidates are Chancellor Emil
b. McClain, Of the State University. an
st Senator L. c. Blanchard. Of Oskaloosl
In Chancellor McCiain is well known .
s. an author OF law books and the annots
TO tor of the Iowa code. He has no rlv,
Of Las the most eminent legal scholar {
the state. He was educated at tt
~ Iowa State University. graduating frol
- the collegiate course In 1871 and frol
1.-THE Law course In 1873. After his Era4