Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-22
HOBO POLITICS.
Tramp Talk About Ticket-Test of
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Special to Times-Republican.
Britt, Ia, Aug. 22.-The fourth an
nual convention of the Tourists Union
of America il to mark an epoch in the
history of American politics by nomin:
ating tramps presidential ticket.
Delegations from Colorado, Utah, KAN
sas, Nebraska, Minnesota and Missouri
arrived in Britt today, and are quartz
cred at the race track stables, half a
mile from Roheibach's store.
Admiral Dewey is the favorite for
first place on the ticket, but there is a
strong element Of opposition in the Mis-
souri, and Kansas delegations should
they combine. The kansans are headed
by Ysobel Fredona, a woman who
seems TO hold her delegation solid for
Mary +. Lease. A fight will be made
against seating Miss Fredona on the
ground that she came to the convention
in a chair car instead Of walking.
The Colorado delegates point with
pride to the fact that altho they had
not time to walk they reached Britt on
the blind baggage on time without pay
ing fares. The Missouri delegation is
instructed for Col. Billy Ryder, the au-
thor of the pure beer bill and cham
pion of the good roads reform move
ment at st. Louis.
A poll of the other delegates here
shows a decided majority for Dewey,
unless Charles r. Noe. head pipe of the
union, swings the eastern delegations
Into line against the admiral the con-
vention probably will nominate him on
the first ballot.
Hi Jones. or Hungry Ike" of 1Nyom-
ing is working for second place against
B. C. Hall. Both want the hero of
Manila to head the ticket. The choice
of the delegates now here seems to be
equally divided between them, but the
Kansans prefer Box Car Hail" of
Missouri, and Missouri leans toward
Hungry Ike
"Old Sport" Campana, of Chicago, has
not yet arrived, but he is supposed TO
| favor Roosevelt for second place, and
as Campana is chairman of the Illinois
delegation that state may oppose both
Hall and Jones. There is no probab bill
| ity that the convention will endorse
either Bryan or Mckinley. altho there
are TWO Nebraska delegates who hope
to give BRYAN second place on the
ticket with Dewey.
The prevailing sentiment in favor of
Dewey seems to be pithiiy expressed by
Observation-Disclosures Lloyd Of Utah, who
said:
Dewey is our logical candidate for
many reasons In the first place he has
been thrown down and roa sted by all
the other parties From the day he
sailed he wanted to be president. Nat
urallyf we know how he feels. Then he
isSc enc Of US because he never had but
one home and he gave that away. He
believes in free trade. Imperialism, Sill
yer, gold and everything else that IS re-
pudiated by the other parties. He's our
Ichoice.
Meanwhile the people Of Britt are ex-
cited and alarmed over the numbers and
speed of the visitors. The delegations
are not pretty. They want entertain
ment, and they regard themselves as
the guests of Britt. They also want
food. Give us chuck and suds and
We're happy. It's prohibition town,
but the delegations seem to have no
trouble in getting German suds." The
residents give them money and the
drug stores do the rest. The tramps are
in earnest about naming candidates and
adopting a platform.
Tom Potter of Britt, who Doomed
the convention, begins to realize that
Its serious business Before noon
sixty tramps struggled into his velvet
carpeted Office, asking, Where do we
feed" Where's the suds?" We want
slum gullion for delegates, see?"
Every tourist was obliged to register
on the white planks of the railroad wa
ter tank and the platform committee