Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-08


| all right James Il. Blythe seated him
self next to Mr.. Mccarthy and kept an
eye on that gentleman until the speak
ership fight was settled. The appoint
ment of Doorkeeper Mccarthy excited
no little amusement among the politi-
clans and it is likely the name Will stick
| to him. No man has taken a deeper
Interest in this contest than Mr.. Me-
| Carthy ard he is one OF the best fight
ers Mr. Cuinmins had. He has put in
| the better part of the year managing
and working actively iii Mr. Cummins'
campaign. He has done practically
nothing else since last spring. He has
been thoroughly and truly devoted to
the of the Des Moines candidate,
whom he deeply and sincerely admires.
i $50
DIR. ID. II. Bowen, of Allamakee. the
nominee for speaker, said after the
caucus that he had the greatest respect
for his opponent, Mr.. Eaton. and would
treat him we'll in making UP the COM
mittees of the house
II have felt in this contest that il
vas not 50 much my fight a. II was
that of Senator Gear and went into ii
and made the best fight ! know, be-
cause of my interest in Senator Gears
success. shall try to make up the
iI'commttecs of the house so that no one
will have just cause for complaining.
While ] do not intend TO forget my
a friends or those Of Senator tear I ex-
pect TO give full recognition to the
4 ability and experience of many cf the
gentlemen who did not support me.
so far as j am concerned the
spealership fight is over. The sena-
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itutdtHu NJ L. fSDNtft upon MS success. ana
said ii was not the s;pealSership that he
J cared for. bur the issue which was srtr,-
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would prefer to work on the floor of
the house, but / feel that I have not
been altogether defeated, bur that ii il
/ who have Won the great victory in
! holding the loyal support of the good
!, men Who stood by me to the last and
: refused to make any terms of surren-
der with the other size. / was ready tc
:. retire from this contest but when
I suggested my proposition to my faith
:. full thirty-eight supporters they de
I, clined TO entertain it and insisted tina
! We should go into the caucus and fgh
Z. it out. / could have made terms fo
9 myself at any time. but declined L
= do SO and asked only for the protection
!. of the interests of my friends I wa,
:. told that they would be taken care OF
:. but as / have said they declined to az
= cept a compromise. l have nothing /,
4 better drilled army never Went int,
a fight than the forty-three Bowen mel
who lined up on every proposition a,
!, one man. Thar was where the organi
: cation got in its wDrk-they had th
y strength and they knew how to use ii
There was no conlpIainine among III,
!. forty-thre,. members about the firmnes