Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-15
LITTLE INTEREST N n'
The Democratic Convention Next
Week Fails to Excite
Much Interest.
Many Men Refuse TO Run for
Governor..Eiboeck Sized
up Situation.
Mischief Makers Seek Inter.
views Which Are Denied.
Mowry Disappointed.
Special to Times-Republican.

1 iiieen WITCH 10 TO pe neld here next week, bu
number of the public spirited citizen.
aside from the democrats themselves be.
gin to realize that it is likely to be q
pretty large convention after all anc
that 1t is becoming that Des Moines
should bestir itself to properly entertain
the democrats. Committees have beer
appointed to look after the entertain.
nent of the people. and strangel,
enough the newspaper men have beer
assigned to this task, as tho convention
week is not the busiest time of the yeal
for every newspaper man of the CITY
Ibere Will be no great outlay for enter
tainment, but an effort will be made tc
properly entertain the democrats. The
convention will not attract attention
Ike that at Cedar Rapids; but owing to
the differences which have arisen in re-
gard to the platform and nominees there
ls likely to be some fine evidences of in
tellectual activity displayed during the
week. Each day increases the number
of possibilities for the nomination for
governor. Mayor Hartenbower, of this
city, has positively refused to be can
didate; George T. Baker, of Davenport,
will not be a candidate; Judge l.. G..
Kline, OF the board of control. is not to
be considered possibility; Senator
Ball, of Iowa City, is not available: and
Charlie Walsh, Of Missouri. is said to be
not anxious to make the race. The con-
dition is not unlike that of few years
ago when democratic state convention
fheld in the city of Des Moines actually
nominated for the head of the ticket a
republican, but before the delegates got
away the mistake was discovered and
the name of a democrat was substituted.
1t may be necessary to get over into the
republican party for candidate this
year. The suggestion Of Col Eiboeck,
first published in this correspondence to
the effect that the democrats might as
well endorse Cummins, has not been
taken seriously by the democrats but IT
indicates the perplexity OF the party.
1t is now disclosed that before the con-
vention at Ceder Rapids had made a
nomination committee of radical pro-
hibitionists called on Mr.. Cummins and
insisted on securing from him state
ment of his attitude toward certain
laws. He did not fall into the trap set
for him. but declined courteously to dis
cuss the subject. Before and since the
convention efforts have been made by
his enemies to secure from him state
ments which will cause him annoyance
or worse in the campaign of this year.
1t is more than probable that he will be
misquoted or words put in his mouth
never uttered. and this many times, be-
fore the campaign closes: for in view Of
the bitterness of the pre-convention con-
test it may be assumed that many of his
opponents in the party and out will re-
sort to anything to cause him trouble
However, Mr.. Cummins is a discreet
man and not given to scattering inter-
views about promiscuously. John Her
riott is in the same fix. The other day a
strong effort was made to secure from
him a statement as to his Intentions in
regard to the prohibitory law and kin
dred legislation. He firmly declined to
be interviewed. Herriott will occupy a
most influential position as presiding
officer of the senate and his committees
will consider all legislation. If there is
any legislation on the liquor question
Herriott will be in position to affect
1t greatly. 1t is probable that the COM
called on other of the candidates or will.
do so.
Col. Welcome Mowry returned yester-
day to his office for the first time since
the Cedar Rapids convention. Col Now
ry naturally feels much disappointment
ever his defeat. He feels that he was
betrayed by the polk county delegation.
among others, for number of the
members of the delegation had assured
him he would receive their votes and
one of the leaders of the delegation had
told him at the opening Of the campaign
he would not be opposed here In re-
gard to the LeGrand case, Col. Mowry
says he voted for what he thought was
right, and he still thinks he was right.
If he had voted the other way. however.
the result would have been the same. for
the decision was unanimous. He calls
attention to the fact that the railroad
commissioners were more severely criti-
cised for their decision in the Arlington
case, where they refused to order the
Illinois Central to stop fast train at
the town. than in the LeGrand case. and
yet he got the vote of Butler county.
Another anomaly was over in Boone
county. A man who had brought a case
before the commission on condemnation
and had lost, but who had appealed to
the district court and had reversed the
commission, was at Cedar Rapids actu-
ally working for the denomination of
Mowry. But all this is past history
now Col. Mowry has great many
friends among those with whom he has
come in contact in his official career and
while they regret what the convention
did they are not going to dispute its
right to make clean sweep.
Who was nominated first Barrett or
Brown? That is question which might
command the attention OF students OF
politics. Brown got there on q ballot
which was called and while the clerks
were counting up Barrett was nomf-
mated, and afterwards Browns nomina-
tion was announced. Now which comes
last on the ticket! Ordinarily the name