Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-03
AL LIKE |B[ TICKET
Bicknell Says Both Factions Will
Pull Together For Success
Of Ticket.
.Cuckleburr Jim Wilson a Martin
Worker-Good Joke on Man
From Ida.
Second District Looking For Con.
gressmanW. F. Main, Of Iowa
City Suggested,
,ecial to Times Republican.

City Suggested,
Special to Times Republican.
Deg Moines, Aug. sSS.-As the smoke of
battle clears away from the late con-
vention contests ii is observed by every
one that however individuals may have
Jared, the party has emerged from this |
maelatrom of strife in the best condi- .
ton that it possibly could. No one can
lind any fault with the ticket nominat-
ed, and upon a more careful survey OF I
the situation it does not appear to have
had as much bearing upon senatorials
many causes and Influences entered in |
to the forma tion of this ticket that no |
one element or faction can be said to II
i1aNe done it all. The extremists We're
unsuccessful on both sides and not one
Eof the candidates IS free from obligation
! 10 Doth OF the leading factions in Iowa |
politics. II this were not the case it |
would beiimpossibie to find such general
good feeling and harmony and satisfac-
/ tion following such severe contests az
.
cry House lobby assumed a peaceful air |
yesterday and the victors and the van
Iquishe.. were enjoying each Others, 90
iciety without the least embarrassment.
AZ Chairman Weaver said. there were
mo sore spots Visible and none are
+ known to exist. The strength of the
ticket is a matter4of general comment
ron all sides. Not man on the ticket
4 VIII need any sort of defence during the
4 campaign The party mana cement isi
tlleit free to devote8itsei 10 aggressive
4 work. and will not be hampered by hav-
Il ing any burdens in the way of candi-
4 idatesto carry. Every one of them will
i contribute something toward the sue
ce'sS OF the party in November This ts
4 the feeling that prevails among repub-
i leans of all factions and all ranks.
]. H. Wilson, Of Adair county, who
q had much to do With the Martin cam
Epaign for secretary OF STATE, is being
8 #eonsratulated by his friends upon the
81 prestige which Martins 5 victory gives
slts him. Cackieb burr I'M, eney some
@ times call him. but there are mighty
few politicians in the state who are
better able to find their way around
q from base - base in political game
. than this same Jim Wilson. Sometimes
II he gets ai!ttle8nervous but III this case
E the kept his nerve hrst-rate, stuck to
q Ma. Martin faithfully. did him much
good and persistentlr declared that
Martin would be nominated Now he
Twill receive his reward and no one Will
besiuslge il = him
a delegate from Ida county furnished
/ Ia jak- which entertained many a little
Hcrowd of nlen. to whom 1t was told in
!; hotei Hobbies This man with some of
his companions from northwestern
Iowa was Visiting various places of
I business on Walnut street whose goods
are NOT manufactured in the city of Des
| Moines but are largely imported from
: Milwaukee ard St. Louis. Seeing tbs.
sign over i door reading Door of
2 HOPE" this man made bee-line for 1t.
| and as he approached, became more as
: Esured hecaiise he heard the music of a
piano inside Here's The place. boys
4. he announced as ne led his friends to
D the entrance. Upon opening the door
they discovered that they had entered
E the Sunbeam Rescue Mission and. al
$ tho they Mere cordially invited by tbs
y young Woman il! charge to remain. they
saw nothing but the music 10 Interest
e them and 50 they retired. II is said tbs
: joke was rather expensive for the vic
: tim bscansa it WAS often told ard ht
WAS REQUIRED TO do the right thing,
!, upon each occasion
The Second district is Still hunting fo,
: a congre ssnsaE, The republicans have
2 mot settled upon a candidate. Many
good names have been mentioned arr
: many more might be. There is w. F
; Main, OF Iowa City. Who is one of this
Z lsreng men in. the district a success,
: fui business and 4 thoroughly reliable
Hand sound republican. He is the prln
:. i.ciHal owner Of the Iowa City Repuh.
! lican. of which William II. Canant i:
4 the eilitcr. Mr.. Main is engaged in til,
IA manufacturing business and eSerts |
good, wh,9lfsonle influence upon th,
politics of his county and district. I'll
t. said that the republicans Of the dis
# trict are looking toward him as a,
g availabls man for the congressional
S nomination. He he's always taken al
y Eactiye part in politics ard the intsns
II interest NJ the business men in the sic
o cess Of the republican party this yea
(. makes ii an specially good time to pu
e business illell on ashse tiShet.
i. Compliments fer Senator Trewin a
permanent chairman of the eqnventio
!, continue TO be heard on all sides. Yer
~ few men have that peculiar stamp Q
I. strength and nerve and brain require
TO control such a turbulent body as tlla
convention was. Senator Trewin had
: in perfection The convention neve
got away from him FOR an instant. i
recocnized in him its master He wa
Undermined to have order and that th
a business of the convention should g
y on. and from the time that he had tn
& common sense tosrefrain from making
is speech he succeeded, as those VIII
lie knew him and selected him for tn
l. place knew that he would.
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