Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-17
PLEDGES WERE broken.
Hobart Violates His Agreement
and Gets Even For Last
Years Treatment.
Cherokee Delegation Instructed
Solidly for Harriman--Cum-
minis Men Betrayed.
Marion's caucuses Promise Well
for Cummins--Not so
Bad in Mahaska.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.


Des Moines, June 17.-Senator A. c.
Hobart's memory Of his defeat for sec
1etary of state proved stronger than his
| remembrance of the agreement made
and signed between the Cummins and
Hartman supporters last week, and the
result was that instead of divided dele
cation from Cherokee its thirteen dele
gates are under iron-clad instructions
Tor Hartman first. last and all the time.
The signed agreement between the lead
e!s OF the two factions was that there
should be no fight; that the delegation
should be divided, and should first sup
Iort Hartman while he had a chance,
| and then Cummins. This agreement was
lived UP to by the Cummins men, but
Hobart and the anti-Cun,nins outfit
started at once on still hunt for Cum
Minis scalp despite and Notwithstanding
the agreement. In Hobarts home ward.
the Second, they bound the compromise
list of delegates with absolute instruc-
tions for Hartman. Hobart himself
was made chairman of the ward delesa-
ton and in the convention, with ]. S.
Crawford, took up the fight on the floor
tons for Hartman. Yet on Wednesday
last he agreed to stop the fight, TO car
ry out the compromise terms and re-
main off the delegation.
His breach of faith met its reward.
The county was held for Hartman The
Cummlns people had kept faith when
they might have carried the three wards
of Cherokee and controlled the conven-
yN-nc al
on Cummins' supporters who. candi-
Gates for office or intended candidates
In the future. listened to the voice of the
charmer in the hope of avoiding a fight
on the convention floor that might in.
cal prospects.
County Chairman Bob Molyneux
called the convention to order and
1amed Representative G. F. Coburn for
chairman. The evidence of the fight was
in naming permanent chairman. the
Hartman people naming Dan Meter, of
Marcus. Mr.. Molyneux presented reso-
lutions endorsing the national admins
tration, Henderson, Dolliver and Alli-
Son.
j. s. Crawford moved substitute
which endorsed all these, and also Har-
riman. Brown and Thompson. and in
structed for Hartman. The fight was
on the motion to substitute.
Molyneux read the agreement that had
feen signed. and pleaded that delegates
keep their words DR.. Cleves followed III
like vein. Crawford Hobart, ex- Repre-
sentatives Wireman Miller and Bsals
and others spoke for the Hartman in
structors. On roll call Cedar township
passed When all the others had been re-
corded the vote was: For Hartman
resolution, 50: against it. 90.
There was n long wait for Cedar. The
chairman pounded on his table aud de-
manded that the township vote 1t had
six votes and could decide either way
Delegates rushed from their seats to la
Dor with the Cedar delegates. and there
was wild excitement for five minutes:
then Cedar voted four for Hartman and
two against. and amid cheers from the
Hartman men the resolutions were de-
olnred carried.
The delegations. especially those from
Cherokee city. Were largely pioneers and
knew Hartman when he lived there a
number of years ago and supported him
en- that account 1t was for years his
home. He helped greatly in locating the
Insane asylum there,
The delegates are: A. C. Hobart,
George A. Johnson. j. S. Crawford. @.
w Prescott. L. j. Kenyon. r. T. Shan
non. Wireman Miller. r. II GRAY, A.
Il. Knox. w. f. simons. j. II. Graves.
r. a. Hanster and C. Bum.
Cray is said to be the only Cummins
man.
Marion's caucuses. so far. Indicate
that c'immins viii hold the COUNT safe
as the returns ohtainable give Cummns
Ififty-three delegates in the county cor
vention asains. tlirty-two for Congsr
The city Of Knoxvile holds its caucuses
tonight and Pella's and Lake Prairie's
occur Tuesday. Until these are in the
result must remain doubtful The Cum
Minis men claim twenty out of twenty
eight delegates in Knoxville. an1 are
hopefnl Of carrying Pela and Lake
Prairie, which are entitled to twenty
-four delegates In addition. few Of the
country precincts are claimed by the
Cumnns men. Eighty-seven votes VIII
give a majority in the convention.
The fight is a fierce one. The leaders
Of the opposing forces are riding day
and night and every card known 20 poll
itics is being turned Cyrenus Ccle. Of
Cedar Rapids. who is said To be the
pseudo atlas supporting the T'rewin cail-
diaacy went back to his former haunts
about Telia and took job of digging
post holes with the Conger fence build
ers c. w Johnson and w II. Duler Of
Des Meines have been ON the fence gang
for several days and have been aiding
the local politicians of Marion in their
efforts along the line of postoftices and