Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-03
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For the Times Re publican.
Parkersburg. July 2.-The writer, to
satisfy his own curiosity, recently
asked prominent Iowa politician
whether the election of Mr.. Hart as a
member of the republican national
committee was an out-and-out victory
for the Gear element in Iowa. Was
Mr.. Cummins turned down as rebuke
for his presumption in running as a
candidate for United States senator
against Mr. Gear?" .Of course he
was, came the reply. (By the way the
speaker was a strong Gear MANI 1T
was all fixed in the republican state,
convention. Mr.. Hart was rewarded
for his adherence .othe Gear clement"
This. coming from such u source, would
seem to be authoritative. Evidently the
Gear crowd is in the saddle just now.
But here is another admission from
the same source: Some one had said
that the present activity of the railroad
crowd, in naming candidates for state
Offices three months before the conven-
ton met, would have a tendency to
start anew the old fight "agin the rail-
roads" in Iowa; that the people very
much objected to a half dozen promi-
nent republicans naming the entire
state ticket. and that such ''perniciouss
activity would finally result in anti
railroad legislation more or less unjust.
Yes" said the man who knows, Il be-
3lieve such IL conflict is inevitable. If
certain men would or could conceal
their actions we should have a much
easier time on the first day of August
And then he mentioned something al
most Incredible. Do you know that in
1901 the Daily is going to refuse.
all railroad advertising contracts for
mileage and transportation? The
propose during that year to
pay cash when he rides on any rail-
road. and While he will solicit railroad
advertising II will be on a cash basis"
Does that mean this editor is about to
enter on an anti-railroad crusader
was asked. Well, ii looks that way"
was the answer. Now the writer's.
knowledge of the paper in question is
that is a strong anti-Gear sheet-in
fact loves Cummins not wisely but Zoo
We'll. but just how this paper is 10 line
up as an anti-ralroad paper and still
support Cummins is problem. Some
of us have been taught that If the
Blythes5 represented the O.. il Hub
bard was the C. & N. w. genius, wasn't
5Cummins the Rock Islands strongest
attorney? j only shows how little we,
on the outside really know.
And there.s more truth than poetry
in that last remark. Yesterday the.
gentleman who will be in Dies Moinesi
Aug. j as a delegate to the state con-
Evention from Actually, his
knowledge or rather the lack of 1t was
lamentab,e. Te begin with, he didn't
know that Governor Shaw was politi-;
cally ambitious. Thought all Of his in
terest was III church matters. Was ig-
snarant of. The farm deal of Dobsnn's.
Knew Herriott was kicking upa nluss.
but what was it Herriott claimed? And
who was Redman? Wasn't Hobart a
good republican? WHAT was Morrow.
running for? Now perhaps the reader
thinks this man was playing the fool
for the Looker-On's benefit. Far from
it, He knew just as little about the
Chinese war, and had an idea Minister
Cenger was missionary sent out to
cnnvert the heather Chinee. This man
Will be in Des Moines Aug. i.
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A few men, here and there, are walk
ing UP to the fact that the republican
party has too big a majority in Iowa;
that the devil can be elected to an Of
flee in Iowa II nominated by the re-
publicans. Only few realize that the
probabilities are that in Des Moines at
the coming state convention a cut-and-
dried ticket will be presented for them
to endorse and ratify. One OF these
men was telling the other day how 1t
was done once upon a time. How on
the first ballot the rings candidates
only received fair vote. On the sec
ond ballot the figures We're still kept
down. Meanwhile the boss lounged on
the grass near the convention hall and
finally at the right moment he pulled
the string and the delegates tumbled
over one another to make II unanimous.
And thus the dear people expressed
their wishes at the ballot box.
Now men who know claim the same
thing is TO be repeated this year. In
|@giving out the slate ticket all parts OF
the state will be recognized Surely If
1.-The northwest has the secretary OF
l8state the treasurer must be from tho
\ line Of the O." You western fellows
had your way and got both the govern
or and lieutenant governor the last
time. And il the southwest will give
up to the northeast. we solemnly prom
Use you a judgeship. And the delegate
\ from ---- takes 1t all in and goes
home still thinking Minister Conger is
a missionary in China. He does not
even get acquainted with the missiona-
ries in the convention hall.
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/ Was IL Miracle.
The marvellous cure Of Mrs. Rena
j. Stout OF consumption has created in.
/ tense excitement in Cammack. Ind