Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-04
.B|CKN[[L EXPLAINS /
Tells Some Reasons Why Hobart
Did Not Leaders Not
Consulted.
Candidacy Promoted From Outside
His Own District Redman Men
Feminist" Him.
Good Politics Played by the Ninth
The State Fair secretary's
Office Busy.
Special to TimeslRepublican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 4.-There was one
county in the Ninth district that
played some mighty good politics in the
Ninth district caucus last "Wednesday
morning. That was Mills county, which
has a candidate for district Judge.
Harrison county was let into the Fif- |
teenth judicial district by the last legis-
lature and this district is now composed
of the counties of Audubon. Cass, Free
mont. Mills, Montgomery, Page, Potta-
mattamie and Harrison. The judges
are A. r. Cornell, of Sidney; Walter I.
Smith, of Council Biuffs: n. w. Macy,
of Harlan, and w. II. Green, of Audi
bon. Judge Macy, it is understood. will
be renominated. Judge Smith has re-
signed TO become a member Of con-
gress. Scott Lewis, Of Mills county, is
candidate for his place. Cass, Mont
gomery and Pettawattamie counties
declared for Scott Lewis. Mills county
whereby Harrison will support Lewis
in return for the vote of Mills county
given 10 Deweil for re-election as
tsnenbsr Of the state central committee
| from the Ninth district. Pottawatt annie
county having drawn pretty heavily on
he distrietsand having divided its vote
on the committeeman question. is not
1 in a position TO get much oil of the jui.
dicial contest. Politicians say that
i Scott Lewis is sure OF the nomination.
| 1t is always easy to explain a defeat
/ after II has occurred and TO say ,ievery-
! body knew il was coming. So there
/ Mara NO reasons Why Senator Hobart
/ could not win The first and most ina
! portant one was that the conditions in
1 the Eleventh district We're not correct
hly reported by those Who We're urging
i senator Hobart's candidacy. II was
said when ne was announced as a can
.Edidate that both factions in ths Eiey-
t7s,ath eistriet bad been crs-s..::s;ss sd an 4
5I8hai consented to his candidacy. Ii was
isesen claimed that a. B. Funk. would
I.suppoft him and that Billy Hamilton,
I. os Ode bolt. would lei up It nov ap-
i pears that all this was untrue and that
u a good many inen atit.ast, in the Elev-
enth district who think they should
4 8IshaYa been consulted We're not 50 eoil-
suited before Senator Hobart became
i a candidate One OF tila snast promi-
lnsnt of those who Engaged in the Tues
day caucus movement that killed Ho-
1 bart said that in a conference repre-
4 senting nearly every county in the dis
strict where three or four men We're
1 present from each county. all Of them
leading nsn, not one of them had loesi
sr0,ssultea about Hnbart's eant,idaey y
II this Ms tfe correct View and il had
81 been known before the convention ~
psle would have expected senator Ho,
bartHto have the support of his dis:
& trict The other Weak point in tle Hor
Ibart campaign Was the facs that IL WAS
dependent upon the breaking Gi q
81 sistric; l;nes. For him 10 sfireeed j
was necessary shat delegates from tht
81 Sixth Eighth and Ninth district!
.si3sholid desert Their candidates for see
81 retary ef state. in ne interest Of can
e ..lsdidates for other offices The grip o
81 the Hobart AlorroW organization va
!not strong enough on these districts Z
T isinallce the delegates TO SO that far
They did pretty Web in the Eighth dis
!. t triet. but failed altogether III the Mint
s district because Martin was gainiuR
: and outside of Harrison county no on
!. deserted him III the sixth distric
sRednlan@ simply stood pa and ciung t
Ibis votes fpt. no other purpose than I
4 keep them from going to Hobart.
Some of the supporters Of Gilbertsa
u
are surprised at he silence Of tn
Leader since the convention The
supposed OF course that after, hepin
!, turn in ard support IL But nothing .
: that kind has been heard from tina
- democratic paper which participated $
, : actively IN the tigilt4for Gilbertson an
: against Hobart. Like all iemocrati
), papers. /, Was very soliciioiis about II
;. ticket tine republican party shout
nominate and cage, To be taken int
1.-the party canneils for the purpose {
i. stirring UP what mischief II could an
nov that Its purpose has been accom-
a lished ii has nothing 10 say in favor {
{ the strong ticket which has been nom
: mated.
e The Office of the secretary of the stat
u fair is one Of the busiest places in Ds
3 AIoines these days, Active prepare
{ tions are going on for the next stat
h fair. The correspondence is Very larg
I. showing an unprecedented interest
1.-the fair among both exhibitors an
visitors The pressure for space on Ii
grounds for exhibits. side-shows an
commercial purposes has been twice 9
: great as it ever was before. The mar
asement has had to fight to save spat
!. :. enough for people to get around anon
the various attractions. They hay
4 decided to keep open the space bounde
by the machinery building, secretary
81 office. CT. B. & G. building and II
amphitheater so that there will be OF
!, large open space on the grounds for Il
d accommodation of the people. The in
: provements to buildings and groun,
i are nearly complete and will add mut
to the comfort OF the crowds as well
to the appearance of things. The su
cess of last years fair gave the maj
: agement money enough to get rat
dI for the next fair in good shape. Thu
is have not been crowded for funds vi
which 70 make improvements And !