Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-31

hardly necessary 10 say that he viii Sc
g candidate for denomination. Attic he
came from semi obsourity at the time
OF first nomination he has made g
splendid record and p recognized and
often spoken OF as a rapidly growing
man. He has a great capacity for hard
work and is q stickler for detail and
allows nothing to escape him. He Is
now member of the committee Of ag-.
sriculture and his speech on the Grant
bill was everywhere spoken of as very
concise and accurate one and from the
statistical standpoint was the best
speech delivered on the subject.
A careful examination of all the TIM.
Der in the district does not reveal sin
gle man of sufficient caliber to make the
fight against Haugen, who could be
pressed into service, ]. e. Blythe, of
Mason City intimates that he is not a
candidate, but he has many friends in
various parts of the district who would
be glad to rally to his standard. Those
who have trained with Mr.. Blythe in
politics and know him best say that he
is much better leading a campaign for
some one else than he is for himself
He made splendid record as chairman
of the state central committee in 1892
and redeemed the state from Horace
iBoies, but when in 1898 he became q
candidate for congress against Thomas
5Updegraff, of McGregor, SO bitter was
the contest that is is very doubtful il
Blythe could secure nomination under
the most favorable circumstances. In
the first place were he to try and dis
place Haugen he could not hope to go
into convention with Worth, Mitchell,
Winneshiek or Clayton, for the Norwe-
gian element either dominates or is very
prevalent in these counties and are
naturally anxious to return Mr.. Haug-
en-. In Fayette and Allamakee he would
experience great difficulty in capturing
the delegation.
{ In the business world, however, Mr..
Blythe is power and Mason City never
goes after any big project without first
getting Jim" to place his shoulder TO
the wheel Captain AL Sorter, of Mason
City, conceived the idea of military
university whose aim should be to teach
patriotic ideas. good government, etc,
and make these features predominant
in an institution that might proper ~ be
styled university, but it took the skill
of splendid organizer like Blythe to
raise hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
to go into fight with eastern cities for
the location of the university. So it was,
because he got Mason City to pull to-
gether and make a splenoid showing at
Syracuse last year at the national con-
vention of the Sons of Veterans whose
money will help to build it, that the
plum was pulled down and today the
| foundation fer this great inytitution is
being laid.
During this time he has been the
president of the San Pablo Company
which recently acquired an old Mexican
plantation or estate containing 2S8,00(
acres the development of which is nov
rapidly going on. At the same time he
is successful lawyer and has a multi
tude of business cares, for financially hi
is we'll to do, yet when it comes to gee
| ting place politically for himself h,
always meets opposition and this politi
cal opposition often crops out prett,
close to home. as was manifest when hi
espoused the cause of Clifford Smith fol
district judge, and in the primarie.
which were held in Mason City to decid.
whether Cerro Gordo county would pre-
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small majority after a warm fight
Blythe is fluent speaker and an activ
worker, but seems to- be unfortunat
in that while he makessone friend VIII
sticks tighter than brother he make
two enemies who go cunning when h
wants anything for himself.
AS mentioned before w. L. Eaton will
not allow the use of his name in this 5i
rection. Chas. d. Ellis, of Charles City
now temporarily in Europe. has Away
shaken his head and ex-Judge Porte
w. Burr. of the same city. resigned thu
Ijudgeship in order to pursue law, w. E
Fuller, of West Union, former assis
tant attorney general with offices il
/ Washington and can be counted out o
the contest Thomas Updegraff says h,
would accept the office if offered end s,
after a careful survey of the field i
seems that at this distance from tn,
1 coming contest next year Gilbert N
Haugen would have an easy time
w. E. DODGE.
\ Searsboro.