Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-20
IOWA At CONVENTION
Special Correspondence to T.R. Tells
Of Iowa's Part In Great Iolit.
ical Drama.
Dolliver a Strong Candidate Cum.
minis and His New Plan for Del.
agate Representation.
Sees Danger in Turning Cummins
DoWn-All Charges Outrageous
Rooms "a.
Special TO Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Philadelphia, June IS. - Convention
Sunday in Philadelphia has been a dull
are about all in and located Iowa has
a full delegation and the headquarters
are at the Stratford. Colorado came in
this evening cheering for Long and ac-
companied by the Denver louaves,
marching clubs and brass bands, aud
are an unusual sight in philadelphia,
and this aggregation was followed thru
the streets by an immense throns
The vice presidency at the present
writing Is in as much doubt as eNer
The situation seems to be this ne
administration has no eai.dldale3 put
there are candidates that the admins
tration certainty will Veto. Mark Kan
no seems to be the controllins per-.
snnality. and While it is quite certain
that he has no candidate8t is equally
certain that no one VIII be named thar
he objects 10. III other words. Z Is seoil-
coded that Hanna speaks for Mckinley
and it is also conceded that the iiomlra-
tion must meet With McknieNs APP
proval The Importance of namllis
man WHO'S strong in New York is rec
ognized Roosevelt is that man; he Is
accepta bic To tine administration alid
Plat wants to have him removed from
New York, and tor this reason ard this
reason only, he wil support Roosevelt
The reform element IN New York want
To re-eiect Roosevelt governor, and for
this reason, ard for the reason that
Plat wants to get rid of hisli, they
want Roosevelt 10 decline. Roosevelt
wants TO be the nominee for the presl-
dency in 1904, and for this reason he
now declines the vice presidency.
Wood comes TO the Iowa delega ton
tonight at 10 O'Clock that he has con-
seated TO accept the vice presidential
norniGa ton with the promise from the
men no control the destiniea of the re-
publican party and of the nation that
he shall lead the party in 1904 II this
is true then the DolliVerS campaign ia
at an end. There Will be no soreness
among the Iowa delegates. They have
all along been Very modest and haNenot
pressed Delivers claim simply because
they have never felt that Iowa had any
claim TO this honor
~ 1.-THE Roosevelt story is not true,
then ii IS almost certain tiaat Doiliver
Mill be the candidate Bliss OF New
York, is acceptable 10 the aGministfa-
a1ion. but III nominated Platt Will knife
him.
Long has little show. ~ Dolliver is
strong in Michigan and Illinois, almost
solid IL. Nebraska and Kansas. Ne
brasks. under the lead OF RossWater, of
& the Bee. is supporting Baldwin. Of
Council Bluffs but this Is absurd, III
View of tbs unanimous choice of the
Iowa delegation. Woodruff and Odeli
of New York. Scott Of California and
Bartlett Trip are all impossibiii,ies
The national committee has been
working industrioGSy They have set
He'd the Tennessee controversy, but the
s Delaware controversy has oeenrefesrea
to8the convention at the suggestion OF
& Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. C'umntins. a a member
oe the national committee, has made a
strong impression, but his resolution TIC
change the basis Of repses sntation MAS
referred 10 the convention. There is ne
doubt Mr.. Gummins is right. and With
the change the scandal of the puiehas-
able negro delegate from the south
would disappear. The representation is
row based on congressional districts
Mr.. cuminins plan isstp basa- j Oh re
publican votes AS the matter noN
z stands Iowa. With almost 5000 srepub
1ican votes, has went y-s,.Xy votes In tat
{ convention, while MISSISSIPPI. Will
about 1000 C2) republican votes, ha5
fourteen votes in the convention
A great many Iowa people viii regre
~ learn that the word has, gone gu
thai Mr.. Gnmmins Is 10 he dsposed Mn
Hart Of Council f;luffs Viii succeed him
MIR. Hart is a very accomplished aiit
pleasan, gentleman. but IT. is 10 Gisarea
3 ii to him 10 say that ts: is not Mr. Cum
Minis equalin ability. experience on IN
1iuencr. There cal. be no ques ton tina
THE move is bad politics and wil
eventually react ongthat wing OF the u
publican parts in Iowa Responsible fl
it ] say wing, becauseIt is PLAN Il
day that certain politicians are forcin;
the same party conditions that nov OK
When that condition nf things i
brought aoou Iowa viii no Ion III, ai.cst
py the proud position she does now
holding the leadership Of both senat
and house With the nation knocking a
her door for vice president
j. w. Blythe Of Burlington, visite
Iowa headquarters today This may o
may not have had something 10 do win
turning Mr.. Cummins down. The write
never met him before. The impressio
received was not pleasant. Mr.. blythe
square and powerful under jaw indi
Gates aggre,siveness. but aggres'siv
men sometimes meet Waterloo. |
was true of Quay and it has been tru
Of many others. Mr.. Blythe's hand ma
become too heavy: the republican vot
ers OF Iowa may administer a stingin
rebuke.
There is no great crowd here. nor wi
there be The expense Of reaching
city situated so far from the center
the country is too great National com
mittees should quit the practice of levy
Ing blackmail on convention cities. I'll
city should provide hall, no NOR
Philadelphia gave 100000. She must Sc
cure at least 100000 out of the dele
gates and visitors to get even. She full
intends TO do this. The hotel accomnt
dations are good, but all charges hay
been more than doubled. A modest rool
coste you 81 a day. A modest breakfas
consisting OF one meat, potatoes, toas
ana coffee, $3.50. The charges are sin
ply outrageous. and the result III ths
81 mn NJ M fka dalewn faa n nd nthera ha