Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-29

trict. It was nominally supporting Mr..
Vollmer, but he was not satisfied with
this and in fiji of rage wrote boyish,
frorhy and characteristic letter TO the
paper. The Germans. while they are
very loyal to each other. do not admire
this style of man. They think vollmer
is too noisy and too unstable. They are
not sure Of his attitude on the money
question. since he has refused to
answer pointed questions on several
phases Of it. They begin TO think his
promises to oppose 16 to are consider
ably qualified by the support of some
Of the extreme free silver people and
think they may also have secured
promises from him. It is the opinion of
the republican nominee, will have
majority outside of Scott county, c..
W. Phillips, member OF the state com
4 Just been over the district and con-
and he thinks that Capt. Rumple will
4 have at least 400 majority outside of
Scott county. He gives valid reasons
and close figures on counties in support
Of this opinion. All discussion about
Z
| 1t all depends upon Scott county. IL
Capt. Rumple carries the county he will
be elected. The best information from
4 the county is to the effect that he will
carry it, tho his majority may be small.
Still, they say, it may reach 1000 or
4 1900. The influences at work there
now ought to produce the latter result.
The republicans in Maquoketa and
i jackson county We're much worried a
4 flew days ago by the failure of Senator
4 Dolliver to appear to fill his appoint
nent there Mr.. Dolliver was taken
4 sick and was unable to speak. Man
4 ager Dawson. of the speakers bureau,
at the state headquarters, was notified
4 the night before and appealed to John
i n. Baldwin, of Council Bluffs to fill the
4 laappontment. Mr. Baldwin got up out
of bed, barely caught the train and got
4 to Maquoketa early in the morning. He
went to bed and left instructions that
he should not be disturbed on any ac-
licount. About IL o'clock he awoke and
i heard men talking excitediy in the
next room about the nom appearance
4 of Senator Dolliver and their failure to
4 get any reply to their kilograms to Mr.
4 Dawson. MIR. Dawson concluded not tc
tell them that Dolliver would not be
4 there because he feared it might have
4 some effect on the crowd. He knew he
A would have a good man there to take
y his place and thought they would find il
u out in due time. Mr.. Baldwin listened
4 with considerable amusement to the
! discussion going on in the next room
I 1t seemed that the local committee had
4 discovered that Mr.. Baldwin had reg
4 istered the night before.
There's no use talking said Com
n1itteeman Phillips, who had come
i home to meet his friends at the meet
ing. John Baldwin has got to help u.
A out of this scrape. He's got to make
a a speech here this afternoon if Dolii-
Yer doesn't show up. Why, here we
4 have got a crowd of several thousand
\ and nobody to talk to them. There's
:. only one thing to do and that is 10 gel
John to make speech. He can do il
all right
This was the general opinion Of the
crowd, and after listening to the talk
/ a few minutes Mr.. Baldwin got up
dressed and went down stairs. Their
they commenced to implore. entrea1
Il and beseech him to take Senator Dolli.
ver's place for the afternoon meeting
He told them that it was out Of the
Question; that he was there on business
and couldn't think of making speech;
4 that there was something the mattel
with his throat and that he was yer,
hard worked and pushed for time
There was no use talking about it. h,
couldn't do it. After keeping the boy.
on nettles for an hour or so. Mr.. Bald
win explained to them what it was tina
brought him to Maquoketa: that h.
was there for the express purpose o
filling Delivers appointment. Thei
relieved feelings may well be ina gined
BY the way, 1t is the opinion of all VIII,
have heard Mr. Baldwin this year tha
he is competent to I'LL any ones place
: He has been filling frst class appoint
Iments all over the country and acquit
!. ting himself IN manner equal to an.
speaker on the platform.