Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-02
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TIcKET
For President,
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
of Ohio.
For Vice President,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Of New York.
III WAS A CLEAN SWEEP.

ton in Iowa politics during the last
decade came to close last evening
with the nomination of reform ticket
from top to bottom. 1t was a glorious
day for the friends of good government.
Their victory could not have been more
complete. Railroadism was swept bed
lily out Of the republican party and the
party energies from the convention
with a ticket as clean and clear as crys-
tai. If certain pow railway artor-
neys think that they can control the
republican party of Iowa the result Of
yesterday's convention should change
their minds
It was one of the most exciting con-
yentions that have been held in years
and up to the very hour Of converting
the most experienced observers could
settle upon no candidate as sure of
winning. Ali We're at sea. There We're
present 1927 delegates, divided into two
distinct factions, those that We're con-
trolled by the bosses and acted upon Dr.
ders and those that had come TO Des5
Moines With their teeth set in a grim
determination To down the machine.
Gilbertscn, the reform candidate for
treasurer, had a strong lead provided
the machine did not win8in the contest
for secretary of STATE, Which was first
on the program. III that contest the
Eleventh district saved the day. I'M
censed al the action Of Judge Hubbard
in attempting to force Hebart's candi-
dacy on to the district and indignant
that Hobart should presume to come
out without consulting any of the Lead
ers III his own district, but should go
to Cedar Rapids for his orders. the dele
gates of the Eleventh met in SPECIAL
caucus the day before and there eN-s
pressed their feelings in Very decided
terms. BY a vote of i5 to IS they deter
mined not to support Hobart and on the.
third ballot nearly hundred votes in.
his own district deserted him This
cost him his nomination, but the power
OF the machine was never more fully
demonstrated than in the way the
faithful executed the orders of the rail-
way attorneys, in standing by Hobart
even after his OWE district had fspudi-
ated him. Such a Knockout blow would
have retired any other candidate the
night before the convention.
"A great many of he reform delegates
because OF his known tirmness of char-
acter, but When it was known that the
Eleventh district insurgents would suI-
port Martin in order 10 get Sims out Of
the way for attorney general 1t was
generally conceded that Rednaan had
no show and many Rednan delegates
supported Martin in order 10 make sure
the defeat Of Hobart. With them 1T
was anything to kill the raiircad candi-
date. Until that time Rednan had
had a decided lead. However, every
4 one was entirely satisfied, for Martin is
strong man. When in the legislature
he demonstrated his ability Is do HIS
own thinking and may be trusted to do
it when sitting in the executive coun-
Gil. Marshall county. logically should
have supported Rednlan. but ii MAS OPP
posed to railroadism first. and every
delegate was willing to support either
OF the anri-railroadisn candidates. q
disposition that seemed 70 prevail In
many counties. for on. the third baiiol
the Redman men went over to Martin
with a rush..
About the only sad thing about tbs
4 vote on secretary of state was the spec.
tacle that Benton and lama counties
made of themselves in supporting Ho-
bart. Judge Burnham, Bernard Muir
y phy and Senator Penrose have nothing
to be proud of in the action of tfleil
\ county delegations on this vote. WI
are 10th to believe that the delegates
correctly represented, the sentiment d
their counties. Marshall county. witt
q delegation selected before the issue:
of the convention We're clea rly dra Wn
acquitted itself nobly. The men witl
passes We're there, as usual. wishing TO
q Vacancy to appear that would lie
them into the delegation. but this tim.
the delegates themselves chose to g,
and there We're few vacancies to fill i
q the delegates would always atten,
there would be fewer counties msrep
resented in state conventions
When the contest for secretary o
state had been disposed of the Terri
Bile Swede'' made such run as wa
never equalled The Scandinavian
were with him to a man and IL he full
nils half the confidence that has bee
placed in him he will make the hes
II treasurer OF state Iowa ever had. TIL
attorney generalship was not much o
contest. for Mullan, being not oppose
by the reform forces, won easily. Hal
& lam and Sims made a good fight, bu
q the circumstances We're against then
II the judgeship contest the excite
3 smsnt reached its highest pitch an
when In the fourth ballot the secon
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