Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
In Case Of an Election Next Year,
Who Will 1t Be?

Muscatine Journal. Politicians
are ever ready to anticipate all posi-
bilities and forecast every possible
contingency. This is what is being
done by the knowing ones of the state
while the Titus amendment is under
a cloud, owing to the discovery that it
was not entered in full upon the house
journal In case it is declared uncon-
stitutional by the supreme court next
years election will occur as if nothing
had happened to interfere with 1t.
Senator Titus.
Already many names are proposed.
BY many it is conceded that Senator
Titus himself might have been for
midable candidate if the election OF
governor had been postponed another
year. Speaking of him the Des
Moines Capital has the following to
say:
IF the amendment had been adopt
3D. it is more than likely that Senator
Titus would have been among the
candidates for governor. AS it is, he
probably will not aspire tho the state
holds him in high esteem and does
not particularly blame him for not
guarding his amendment thru the
house. The senator is one of Iowa's
best men,"
Captain Hull.
Another who would have been a
strong candidate in 1892 is Captain
Hull, now representing the Seventh
district in congress. He is popular
over the state, has made an enviable
record in the house as chairman OF
the military affairs committee. and
would have enjoyed the honor of step.
ping into the governors chair. He
has considerable opposition in his dis
trict owing to personal ambitions OF
other men who would like to go to
congress and this would have afford
ed him an excellent opportunity to
step out of tangled political mesh
into more open sea But now he
will be just entering upon another
term when the gubernatorial contest
is in full swing and will probably re
main where he is.
A. B. cumn1ins.
Then there are those who claim
that the candidate who would certain
ly command strong following is Mr.
Cummins, who has been so long and
so prominently before the people as
senatorial candidate. Now all hope
for preferment in the senatorial line
much be laid aside for the present ant
his admirers come forward with his
name to present as one deserving
Of hearty support. He has very
lucrative law practice but Is known
to cherish hopes of political honors
| which will lead him to lay aside pro
| fessional business for the purpose o.
representing the state as it's governor
George NJ. Curtis.
The Second district is going to BIZ
in evidence when the next convention
meets. George M. Curtis has hos
| of admirers who are urging him t.
come out as an active candidate. He
| refused a longer service in congress
that he might have a better opportun
| ity to look after his large business in
terests, but as governor he would bt
nearer home and could keep in touci
with business and would thus be al
available candidate. He is tried suffi
GENTLY in a public way to stamp hin
as capable man who would give thu
state business.like administrator
such as has characterized that of Gov
| ernOr shaw.
| Senator Funk.
Senator Abe Funk is another MAJ
| who is possibility. He has not beer
aggressive for his personal advance
ment but is man who is not fount
wanting in an emergency and woult
make a popular candidate be
fore the people. He is not a practicet
or eloquent speaker But for tina
matter neither was Governor Shaw 81
known previous to his entrance on hi
| first campaign. Senator Funk is
man whom it would be well to watcl
until after the next convention.
4 j. 3. Harsh.
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