Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-08
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The Common People Not Much
Excited Over the Iowa
Governorship.
cummins Is an Acceptable Can.
didate to Business Man
and Farmer.
Local Statesmen and Heelers'
Are Bitter 0pponents-.South-
ern Iowa Notes.
Times Republican.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Shenandoah. May S.-state politics
along cline Of the Burlington s'iarge-
iy coliiinsa to the newspapers and the
poli;ieians The common people are NOT
excited. Despite the accepted idea that
Nh. Cunmitis has no following in the
/ ervation' there is no doubt in my
mind that his nomination would be fa-
3Nprahly received By majority of the
common psopse-tle common people be-
ing tles~ 100 busy at one thing or am
other - sit on store boxes and save the
country. With the heelers Cummins is
in high ciisfavor. The local statesman
doesn't Ike him: llu, after innumerable
talks With Business men farmers and
laborsrs the conclusion is forced upon
the Writer that Mr.. Gummins is Very
acceptable TO the ordinary Voter and
that his nomination Mould give almost
universal satisfaction . this class
s. | think no one u ally objects TO Cum
nlias outside the local political sharps
Who are looking out for themselves, ana
the grim bearded prohibitionis;,
who isscorvineed that he and a few doz-
3en others of right are and ought 10 he
sufficient te the administration of the
affairs Of the wai:ld and the guidance
and ordering of the lives al all others
These old fellows hate cumnlins with a
zeal that keeps them awake nights re-
wandering. The local statesman has
lbs 'ie4ii set on the pesrotiiee and his
eye lined on a mileage book These tMo
9lssssss are against Cummins ard in fa-
Nisi u ery one who can defeat him. and
s.iybgdy viii %
The plain farmer or business man
thinks .ifferently He recognizes his,
abiity and has f4ith in his honesty OF.
purpose and conviction. He SAYS Cum
minis 10 good enough. and If let alone
Nould caucus in his favor He Won't
be Let alone. tie IS due 10 listen to en-
ard hear history that would
make Whitefisld trrngin his grave and
iiripdotus laak like 30 cents.
The trouble with he Cunmins
stlsnetll in selithWes. Iowa is that it
laeks ORGANIZATION and viii very likely
be beaten in detail. All this talk of Sid
Fosters strength is mere moonshine.
9ntsiae Of Clsceola he hasn't any Con-
gers boom is being worked by the news
PAPER and the politicians. but the av-
siftge man ism I tearing his shirt in de-
SPAR vi Mr.. Conger's candidacy He
thinks Mr.. Cougar has been fairly Well
proNided for politically all along The
elevator men are sore at Hartman.
sNiiettler justly or not The fact is that
the central figure of the bunch is Mr.
Gunnins. the best liked and hardest
aatat man before thegpublic eye.
Essex IS TO have q new banking insti-
stien backed by local capitalists and
thousands o acres Of Nisiina bottom
lands the deepest POLL in the world. "
The bank at present doing business
there and which has been highly sue
cessful, Will be merged in the new ven
tuie The list of stockholders in the new
bank inelulles many Essex business
nen, farmers and stock hreeders, all
strong in a financial sense The new
|Gpnmereial national Will be one of tils
strongest Institutions of its kind OUT
side the largest Iowa cities This town
deserves special mention az one OF the
solid business towns Of the state. The
writer beard commercial man say
sately that nearly every Essex business
man discounted his bills and that no
oSner city in his territory contained a
| Rr0portionate number of high CONNER,
ga ratinss
Stsarfleid Is another town that ia max.
ing marvellous Improvement. Several
Dfiek CLOCKS are TO be built this sum
tiisrs n VI. iSeamet, NJ Nj. Remington
ana " NJ. Minhley viii erect store
! peiisaihssS -2xso ieet, at q cost of $1,000
sasls-s inefe Is business opportunity
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