Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-06
Special to Times-RepubIican.

Special to Times-RepubIfcan. .,
Cedar Rapids. Aug. 6.--At late hour
today the situation HAD not developed
any plan whereby the field could hope
to defeat the leading candidate. AT a
dinner given at Judge Hubbards resi-
dence to j. w. Blythe OF Burlington, j.
p. Blythe of Mason City, Nat Hubbard,
Jr., and Governor Shaw, it was decided
to send out feeler in the Second dis
'trict to learn what would happen on the |
fourth or fifth ballot. should shaw's
name be presented. But the district did
not respond as, 1t is very strongly for
Cummirs. The Cummins men are the
most confident crowd that ever attend
ed a convention. For forty-eight hours
they have withstood the onslaught of
combinations and threats and never
once ceased to smile. Early this morning
they claimed to have made arrange
ments for a bolt in Herriotts district.
beginning with Adair, in case the com
mittee on credentials reports against
them. Preliminary caucusing will COM
mence tonight and be decided tomorrow
to determine the members on this COM
mittee from the Ninth, Sixth and Third
districts. Both sides claim control. The
Hardin county delegates are doing their
1oafing in Cummins room and Cummins
men claim Judge Weaver's 3 twenty votes
will be delivered TO them the moment
fhe demand is made. ~
1t now looks as tho the plan would be
for all candidates to stay in and wear
out the Cunmins men by protracted
balloting, then center on some one man
by suddenly throwing the vote Of the
reservation into the balance and making
q big noise.
The Third diStrict has developed even
more Cummins strength than was anti
cipated, and favorable delegates have
been found who were supposedly anti.
The delegation is so certain that Cum
minis will get a large second choice
there that he now is claiming to be able
to name the members of committee. e
Third district ants favor Senator
Will Norris of Delaware county for
committeeman. The Cummins men have
brought out T. E. McCurdy. of Buchan-
an county. who is solidly for Cummins
+ tho his county is for Trewin and anti
In the Ninth John N. Baldwin, of Potta-
wattamie Is the machine candidate and
Senator Hopkins IL Guthrie the choice
of the Cummins men.
The ants in the Eighth have put VI
Hepburn who will lead the fight IN de
bate on the floor of the convention. Sal
inger Is here to push the Carroll count.
contest In the interest Of the nachin'
and Foster is doing his duty by hi
crowd as we'll as he can in advancinl
the claims OF the Polk county antis.
Ed Hunter said today that Hartman
would be the final candidate of the anti
alliance and would receive sudden sup
port from the Eighth, district doubtles
with the hope of creating stamped
inimical to Cummins.
The steering committee for the anti
has had several meetings and confer
ences in Hubbard's Office today, but ha
not decided on definite plan or def
mite candidate. or If such conclusic
has been reached 1t has been CAREFUL
guarded.
The secret of the candidacy of Mayo
Mahon. OF Wapello, was disclosed las
right when the threat was made tha
should Mahaska fail to support hil
Congressman Lacey would be knitted
the future. This threat scared the Lace
men somewhat. but the Cummins me
or the Mahaska delegation are standir
s fast and refuse to be lashed into actio
.InfavorabIe to their candidate
threats or promises.
special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. Aug. 6.-All intere
previous to the actual opening of the r
publican state convention centers on u
somewhat mysterious steering commi
ice in charge of .the field" and Its plal
and operations. In fact, some OF tho
who are most directly interested decla
that tits not only mysterious commi
tee. but mythical committee. and tn
i. holds meetings in the imaginations
the meddlesome newspaper reporter
But such is not the case. 1t is re
committee clothed with plenary powe
and II great possibilities. The commit
syas Informally decided upon at the co
e Sfences Of the field Monday mornir
There was the utmost harmony at Il
meeting OF candidates and their repl
&Sentatives They saw that the first &C
ssderation was to defeat Cummi
There was no use making a fight ea
for himself, but they must work IN "
IS a to accomplish the desired object
beating Cummihs into the earth. TIL
sa foresaw that unless there was pow
10 do this all their other efforts wo.
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