Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-16
Smith IN 1H[ NINTH
Withdrawal Of Byers Believed to
Insure Judge Smiths Nomina-
tion For Congress-
Men Who Nominated MCPHERSON in
1893 Supporting the Council
Bluffs Man.
Status Of the Sixth District Fight
Hull to Be Reneminated
Valued Policy.

Hull 10 BE keGom!a e!eM-
Valued Policy.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 16-The greatest T.
political surprise this state has experl-
.enced in months was the withdrawal of Il
Iex-Speaker Byers from the congress-
isional contest in the Ninth district,
which was announced day or two ago.
When the legislature adjourned Mr..
Byers' chances were generally consid- T
cred to be the best. The dominant fac
ton of the republican party in this.
state feels very friendly toward Mr..
Byers, altho he was one Of the leaders
| in the effort to elect A. B. Cummins to
| the United States senate. He came out
liof the legislature with q splendid rec
ord. He is one of the few men who.
having been speaker, could return to
1.-The house and have anything like a sat
4 lisfactory experience. Several other
men who have tried this in Iowa haveil
4 had rather unplea SAINT winter. Mr..
4 Byers has exercised a large influence
\ from the start, probably more than any
4 other Individual in the general assem-
1 bly,, because he had the confidence of
so many members of the house, not
!. only in his own faction, but among the
i Gear people. AT the close of the session
Ihe was stronger in the state than ever
before. He had succeeded in harmon
izing elements that had heretofore been
|hostile TO him.
Now comes the announcement that
! Mr. Byers has voluntarily withdrawn
! from the contest in the Ninth district
lin the interest of his fellow townsman,
Judge n. w. Macy. Politicians who
are familiar with the situation in the
) Ninth district say that the withdrawal
of Mr.. Byers will certainly result in the
: nomination. of Judge Walter I. Smith,
of Council Bluffs. Judge Macy is an
able man and a popular one. He is an
ideal judge and a true man, say those
who know him we'll, but he is not the
S sort of man who will be able to put 6
= fight that can win against the leat
n which Judge Smith already has. II
ls.l fact, it is considered that Judg
!. Smiths candidacy is looked upon Will
tEt
~ mated Smith Mcpherson in 1895. In ad
dition to this Judge Smith will o
course have the undivided and enthusi
I. lastic support of Pottawattanlie count!
from the start.
In the Sixth congressional district tn,
oe, plot is thickening. In addition to ex
le Senator Fl. Il. Waterman of Ottumwa
III Maj. Lacey will be opposed by Judg'
m Carr of Powesflek county, and now i
Ills reported that Representative Nathal
Of E. Kendall of Abba. Monroe county
lelswill be proposed as q candidate b.
n Monroe county. Mr.. Kendallis bitterl.
ne opposed to Maj. Lacey. He Introduce,
1g lthesresolution against the Porto Rical
ly tariff bill in the hoi:ee this winter NOR
vi to embarrass Maj. Lacey than for an
ey Isother purpose If this "favorite son
business keeps up the present congress
-liman from the Sixth district will fin
A himself without a majority in the con
wv vention and if the .favorite sons ca
nd manage to combine in any way the
relImight defeat him. Senator Waterma
at will make a vigorous campaign. He
m, understood to be first for Waterma
let and second for anybody except Lace.
NJ,
ar What little doubt there may hay
rs, been in regard to the denomination {
ny Capt John A. T. Hull from the Sevent
ial district has beer entirely removed /
ad, the announcement that neither A.
,ckI Cummins nor Judge S. +. Prouty
this city will be candidates for Il
An nomination against Capt. Hull tn
at year. Both these gentlemen we
Stjurged by friends to enter the conte
led and seriously considered doing so. NJ
f's Cummins friends thought he could d
de- feat Capt. Hull and that by going
OF congress he would remove one of Il
en-. chief objections that was raised to h
toll senatorial candidacy, that is, that
.hy had no congressional training and
iedi would also give him a footing with u
the congressman and prevent all their i
TX fiuence from being used against hil
nes On the other hand, If he should be d
ith feated in such contest by Capt H,
lit would practically eliminate him fro
politics so far as being candida
himself His friends advised him bo
D. ways but when Judge Prouty ask
OF him to say whether or not he would
Old a candidate Mr.. Cummins decided n
ley TO be. Judge Prouty then determin
SO to postpone his candidacy for I,
hSSihiAAlt, NAAeAe sAtNA -
the positively be a candidate. This leaN
re- W. o. Payne of Nevada as the or
the candidate against Capt. Hull \
OF Payne may, receive a compliments
Org vote from Story county, but he COT
the not carry that county If a fight W
pc made and its vote was needed to nor
nate Capt. Hull.
tho The decision of the United States 4
nd preme court on the Chicago ciGare
sra ordinance in the opinion of lawy
,ns- positively sustains the Iowa
not against cigarettes, which is not stric
!, enforced. The Chicago o-dinal
taxes dealers in cigarettes slo0 a "
and prohibits the sales to minors.
pen- Iowa law which WAS introduced {
rika put thru the legislature several ye
sht- ago by Senator Trewin taxes deal
and $500 a year and prohibits sales
minors. IT has been claimed that
Iowa law was prohibitiye and as s
was in conflict with the federal con
need Tuition. The decision of the Uni
Wire States supreme court on the Chic
e OF lease may be used in an effort to
A. force the Iowa law. There 10 no do