Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-26
.DOBSON IS WILLING.
The Ex-Secretary Of State De-
sires the Consulship at
Hong Kong.
Browns Boom For Railroad com-
missioner-.Lincoln Turned
Down.
Finer Exhibits For Next State
Fair-McClain Appointment
--Smallpox in Jail.
!! 10 s-Eepublican.

Brown boom for railroad commissioner
lis being carefully nurtured. What viii
come of 1t is yet to be determined. Mo-.
body appears to have heard directly
| from Mr. Brown in regard TO the mat
ter, but during the past week several
influential politicians from northwest
Iowa have been in the city and left be-
hind them trail which leads directly
I:nto a fresh new camp that is hostile to-
the denomination of Col Mowry oe Ia =
ma Archie Smith, of the Storm Lak,.
Tribune-Pilot. declared yesterday, that
lhe was not interested in the Brown
movement. but that if Brown comes out
as a candidate he will make ii interest
confident and declare that Brown can be
and Will be nominated for railroad COM
missioner. The Eleventh district people.
have never got over the notion that
somehow they were cheated cut of the
nomination three years ago after it had
been fairly won. and they mingie a littl.
revenge with other feelings in regard TO
1.-The railroad comm; ssionership. But on
behalf of Col. AIowrry. against whom
personally no objection appears TO have
beer made by anybody, it is urged that
I it he is turned down it will be the first
time any railroad commissioner has
been refused denomination and cleo
tion since the board was made elective.
Each and every one of the commission
ers elected has been renominated With
lout opposition. coi Alowry believes
that he is entitled to the same con sider-
alton as the others He waS beaten
when he vast first a acandidateand beaten
fairly by an Eleventh district man. Da-
vids'Un died and Mpwry vas NOT "A can
fdidate for the succession. but later
came up in his own right and was re-
nominated over an Eleventh district
man. He has always had his district
practically solid with him. Col. Mowry
\ ia not losing any Sleep over the matter
\ nov bur IL there IS fight Will again
be in it from the start
Itis hinted that ex- Secretary of State
! Dobson. whosis is in Washington, will ba-
come 4 candidate for the vacant consult.
ship at Hong Kong due 10 he s,lGdeu
death Of Rounssssille Wildman. Mr.
ioobson has said ne Nould not accept a
consulship at any lon where the Eng-
lish language Is not generally spoken
but Hong Kong is an English colony on
an island in the Pacific and IS a good
posi-.
There is no possible chance for the
nomination of t;aorge r. Lincoln. Of
Cedar Ranids, for fish and game COM
missioner He and his friends pres-ntes,
his case TO the governor and were list
ened to In due form but before they
left the state housa thy acknowledged 10
nor intimate, tt,at H. baa e,ans II, 80
the Fifth district thaf ~ o,,ei,t -. ,,g
That was, 3 good Mint IA. ~,
sd of sorrs matters wfic., ~, !, ,,,S.s'.,
capped his mind. but +, ~, ! ,,ia;,,
.elecation that Lincoln b,s II, ~ ,,,. ~
nomination.. II has besr sls,,ovs,, ,,.r.,
for some tfne fhat he r,,.,e.. IL, ,.rs,,,,
ised to the present Incl, Ia, :
and that ne and his fr,ei,as, need ~.
tnemselves, no concern t,yer th,. ,,,s,ttt.,,,
Incitlentally MI, I.incol,, a3,; nat hs,.s. )
lettar of endorsements frcn .n,.,s,.. H,,,,,
bard.
Tha pre,1,, "a finns, fa, IL. n,v. -.
fair ara hetng made Il, \, n.3y ti,af T.
dicates sure success 1,, s,.,,,,.,,,.
with a view to securing finer EXHIBIT )
and not 50 many The management has
abundance Of monsy for all prelininar-
les. The buildings are To be nut IN good
repair aud a number of new ones buiI,
The grounds are to be made more haau-
tiful than before Then the enre.tain-
ment features q of tht. fair are 10 be made
better than before and much money witfl
be spenf thereon.
Alonya ,1cc,a,,, ,a, .,,
this cty will 90 "a 81 Iouis,
to become an assistant n ths 80
ment OF the national ce,,e,ssrv a. IL,
fers,on barracks. He viii s,arv,. q y, a.
sistant sSx months under ma civil s,s,
WIGS rules and Immediately hecon,s !,
superintenrsent Of he caroeta,y III 49,,
required to appear before q hoar9 a..
examination before. his annointman, 49,,
the chairman of the hoard vas O.,
Fitzhurh Lie, now stationed ~ 6,n,a.
ha. He says thar Gen. Lee ia a typical @