Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-14

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Combination Of Atlantic and Coun.
Gil Bluffs Interest Cause Of
His Action.
Believed That He Will support
Judge Macy Silver Republi.
cans Politics.
Council Bluffs. April 14.H. w. By
ers OF Harlan has announced his with |
drawal as a candidate for the republican,
congressional nomination in this dis
trict. The report OF Mr.. Byers' inten-
tons has been current here since
"Wednesday and was: confirmed by that
gentleman himself yesterday. To q rel
porter in the presence of several persons
The said there We're number of reasons
I that induced him to take this, course,
but he did not care to make a statement
of them at this time. When asked
whether his withdrawal was due to
belief that he could not secure the sup
lpnrt of Pottawattamie county as has
been reported, Mr.. Byers said that was
not his reason.
Des Moines. April 4.-The announce
lment Of Mr.. Byers withdrawal will be
surprise to his friends in Des Moines.
Ialtllo In the Ninth district it is not so
unexpected. 1t was stated by Ninth
district men who were in the city last
might that Mr.. Byers, withdrawal had
been considered for some time and that
brought about by a comb
nation of Council Bluffs and Atlantic in
4 fuences. T. b. Swan OF Cass county
was early announced as a candidate for
nomination. Recently his friends have
ADMITTED that they did not expect to
nominate their man, but that they
would go to Judge N. w. Macy Of Har-i
lan IL he should be candidate. This
announcement was considered at Coun-
lcil Bluffs to be fully inimical to Judge
]Smith as to Mr.. Byers. Macy and BY
Iers both live at Harlan, and are close
personal friends. 1t is assumed that
Mr.. Byers' withdrawal is in the interest
Iof Mr.. Macy, who will probably be an
lnounced as q candidate at once. He has
i been on the district bench in the Fiji
fteenth juolcial district, composed OF
shelby, Audubon, Cass Fremont, Pot
/ tawattamie, Mills, Montgomery and
4 Page for ten years or more and is wide
lily known and personally very popular.
4 Two years ago he declined to allow his
1 name to be used on account of the cam
i didacy OF his friend Byers. 1t is now
assumed that Byers has withdrawn be-
cause he is satisfied he would not be so
s|strong as Macy.
A The friends Of Judge Smith say he.
Twill have Pottawattamie. Harrison,
4 Audubon. Mills and Montgomery coun-
tiles. If this is true, he will be nomi-
sIsnated, and will have a 8dozen votes to
! spare. But with Judge Macy in the
d field the situation would be decidedly:
II different. He would be likely to take
! Harrison. Audubon. Montgomery and
Z. lpossibiy Mills counties, and of course
g would have Shelby, while. the Cas- coun-
4 4ty people, If it be true that they are the
& originators of the Macy movement,
'siiwould naturally be allied with his
q forces. Further developments in the
I. district will be awaited with much in
4 Iterest.
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
The silver republicans of Iowa will
slhoid state convention in this city on
a May. 8. the same day as the democratic
III fCOllSGilllOil.4 1IlS sSldlelIlculH NttS
& given out yesterday by Judge w. a.
4 Spurrier, who has recently been APP
|po;nted national committeeman for the
|party. He succeeds Judge William
d Connor, who retires on account of Ill
J, health.
Judge spurrier has not issued the call
Il for the convention. and says it is not
I; determined whether it will be a dele
i gate or mass gathering: the latter is
j likely to be called. as there is no vote
a on which to base representation. Judge
II Spurrier expresses the belief that there
g are 40 600 silver republicans in the state.
n Who insist they are republicans. but will
a not vote with the party so long as 1T is
for the gold standard.
. The silver republicans will hold a ma
q tional convention at Kansas City, on
q the same day as the democratic nations
al gathering, and Iowa will send full
I ldelegation.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
I, The democratic state committee is
81 already at work organizing the state.
Chairman HUFFMAN having opened
headquarters in the Equitable block.
Several changes are likely to be made
in the committee this year. W. r.
. Hart. of the Eighth district, whose
term expires. is announced as a candS
! date for reelection. j. B. Romans, OF
!. 1.-THE Tenth, and Judge F.. NJ. Carr. OF
!. the Third, are also out for re- election
and it Is expected will succeed them
Z iselves. H. l. Throop. OF Mount Pleas
ant. has announced that he does not
lwant to again represent the First dis
g I3trict on the committee, and W. o. Hol-
man. of Mason City, who now Nepres
Ilsents the Fourth. is also out of It. Tom
!. r. Ward, Of LeNlars. the present mem
!. Der for the Eleventh, is planning tc
make trip to Europe. and IL he con-
cludes to do SO will retire from the
committee. There are already several
candidates for his position, including G
z b. soyster Of Sheldon. ]. H. Quick OF
Sioux City and ]. NJ. Parsons OF Rock
Rapids.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
G. F. Rinehart. of Newton, was in
q town yesterday, and said to his friends
!, THAT he is a candidate for the demo
!, cratic-fusion nomination for congress
,|in the Sixth. Mr.. Rinehart has been
doing some active work in the interest
of his candidacy. He has received as.
ID Isurances OF support from a large num-