Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-12
NOT MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
Politics Very Quiet in the State
Excepting the Prohibitionists'
Frenzy.
Shaw.Herriott Debate May Liven
Things Up. But Nothing
New.
Real Interest Centered on Legis.
lative Districts...Some Inter-
esting Contests.

Special to mes-Republican.
4 Des Moines. Oct. 12.--Reports from all
the political meetings held the past week
indicate that while there is real earnest
ness on the part of the republicans of
the state, and wherever Mr.. Cummins.
the candidate for governor, goes there
1 e commendable enthusiasm for him and
the entire ticket, yet there is none OF
that spontaneous outburst of enthusi-
asm which would indicate there will be
y big vote in the state. The only per-
4 sons in the state who are working them
selves into frenzy are the political
prohibitionists and they are making a
| stir that would do credit to party ex-
lecting to have little influence In state
| affairs. The socialists and the popullsts
are almost as PROSTATE as the free silver
/ democracy. Candidate Coates, of the
/ prohibition ticket, is going about the
4 state shaking hands and doing little
4 talking. Candidate Phillips is doing the
same thing. He is to go to Columbus
1 Junction on Monday, next day to MUS
catine, then to Iowa City, and for a few
days thereafter will he in the hands OF
i3C. G. Hipwell, democratic committee
! man for the Second district. IT 1t is duh
| in republican circles 1t is doubly SO IN
! the camps of the other parties. the
/ Joint debate between Shaw and Herrtott
! on the question of railroad assessments
ilhas introduced q feature into the CAM
paign that will enliven 1t some what but
| not sufficiently so that anybody can
/ have any doubt as to results. The Shaw
/ Herriott discussion, under other circum-
4 stances, might have some effect. 1t is
generally regarded here that Herriott
| has little the best Of the argument and
it is up to Shaw to say something fresh
| on the subject. AT any rate nobody can
be in any doubt as to the position Of
4 Herriott on all public questions, for he
4 has stated his views fairly and every
voter in the state has a right to pass
Judgment at the polls on his position. :
/ So
The legislative districts are being
watched closely. and 1t is only in them
that there islany real campaign. One of
1.-The prettiest contests is in Jasper coun-
lty, where the republicans are confident
| they will secure the senate and get the
rouse also. They have a good working
ma ajority, hut for some reason the demo-
Gratis have always done we'll on the leg
islative ticket. The democrats under the
leadership of Weaver, Rinehart and
Gorrell have been active and they have
induced Bryan to make q speech for
them next week. James e. Bruce, of the
state committee, is putting up fine
fight for the senate In the Ccss-Shelby
district and will probably beat Senator
Emmert, of Atlantic. Down in the
Washington Henry district the demo-
Gratis have renominated Alberson for the
senate, but the republicans have secured
strong candidate In Young, of WASH
ington, who is likely to win out. Alber-
son is supposed to have won four years
ago largely because the republicans had
failed to nominate Washington county
man. The old sores in the Winneshiek-
Howard district have not yet been
healed and it is uncertain whether Sena-
tor Lyons can be beaten. However, 10.
p. johnson, of Decorah, is popular
Scandinavian and is making good
fight The issue between Hogue and
Carey in the district which was repre-
sented by the late Senator Bolter is un-
cratic, but of late has been pretty close.
The republicans Of Wapellc have nomi-
rated Capt. S. n. harper against Sena-
tor McIntire and are confident they Will
win, but the democrats Of Wapello are
alive and doing business. There are no
other senatorial districts in doubt unless
1t is in Dubuque, Des Moines or Scott.
The democratic committee might include
some others, but the republican commit
tee is not disposed to do SO.
In the house districts Of the legislature
there are perhaps dozen in which there
are contests and to which some atten-
ton is being given by the respective po-
litical committees. In Kossuth county.
for instance, there is something of
contest, tho information reaching the re-
publican committee indicates that old
scores have ali been settled and Gardi-
ner Cowles will have no trouble in Sc
curing reelection. The normal repub-
lican majority is comfortable. In Clinton
county there is a contest on, but the
politicians report that nobody is talking
politics or doing anything on either side.
The republicans have put up an unusu-
ally strong ticket with DR. Lyons and
Dave Brant for the house, and the inoml-
ration of Mayor McDaid for the senate
is helping them. Governor Shaw has
opened the campaign in Clinton. and re-
publicans are very confident. There is a
fight on in Jackson, where the head of
the republican ticket got only ITO ma
jority last year, and in Des Moines
county where the republican majorities
are not very large and the democrats
usually carry the county on legislative
matters. In Chickasaw county, where
the republican majority got down to two
small figures there is a hard fight on.
In Shelby the republicans expect to win
with P. j. Korth, German from the
northwestern part OF the county. In
Marion county the democrats have the
advantage, but the republicans have re-
nominated Warren for the house and
VIII elect him. The fight will be close.
The republican committee also has an
eye on Dubuque, Scott and a few other
counties.
The republican speaking dates for the
coming week are as follows:
HON. A. b. CJJMMINS.
4 Oct. 14-Denison, afternoon.