Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-09
GOSSIP
Situation Presents Many Prob
lens That the c Convention
Onty Can Solve.
Trewin and Herriott Monopoliz.
ing Most Of the Attention
Just Now.
Cummins Seems More Generally
Strong Than Any Other
Candidate.
al to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Re publican.
Des Moines, March 9.-The two new
est formal candidates for governor are
nlonopolizing the attention of the public
just at present. The announcement of
John Herriott was no surprise, but the
politicians We're not fully prepared to
learn that Senator Trewin was to be IN
the race John Herriott has been con-
stcering the matter some rime. He is
slow and deliberate and the others got
in ahead OF him, but Uncle john is
geing TO the state convention With his
district back of him and with good po-
litica managers. One who has been
ever faithful To him is James Wilson, of
y dair county, who has attended a great
many republican State conventions and
Knows a good deal about the manipula-
ton of delegates. Inasmuch as Herriott
represents fully the idea OF demanding
that the railroads of the state and ex-
lress companies and similar companies
shall be assessed on the same basis as
c.her property he will have an inmense
following on this ground alone. To some
extent he viii be favored for the same
leason that C'ummrs VIII be generally
favored. Senator Trewiu, on the other
hand. is a sectional candidate. He comes
ftona the extreme northeast corner of
the state. He Is a bright, energetic man.
who Mil make q good impression, and.
hefis no novice in politics. Al one time
ne worked nicely With the machine in
the Fourth district. but lnoie recently
has shown a good deal of independence.
But what interests the politicians more
than anything else is the fac; that his
Icandidacy prevents the friends of State
superintendent Barrett from continuing
their activity for cumniins in the
Fourth district. Trewin will demand his
district entire, and probably will get it,
Put in the west end of the district there
is a strong Cummins sentiment while 1T
MAS expected that Perkins or Hartman
would have most of the delegates from
The district. The announcement that
1irewin will be a candidate for governor
spmpicatAs the situation much more
than the candidacy of Herriot..
Those who look canddiy at the stua-
lstion as it at present manifests Itself
must admit taar the outcome of tie
ccnvention is prebfenatical The man
lwhn Will probably have his district back
lof him most solidly and with greatest
genuine enthusiasm is John Herriott
There is no reason why he should not
haze his district entire Hartman viii
Fave most of the Third district. but a
few COUNTIES may be mssng: Perkins
will have most Of the counties of his
district but will have to fight for dele
cations in all save his home county,:
tCummins Will have his district solidly.
unless ionger can be induced to stand
as a Stumbling block. But whatever
strength Foster has will be scattered
here and there over the state in places
where it can do little good for him. In
the case Of Trewin he may have the
Fourth district seidly for him, but
there is no DENYING that there is Very
strong Cunmins sentiment in the dis
trict. The open fields are in the Tenth.
Fifth and Eighth districts The Second
district is solidly for Cummins and the
FIRST viii be for anybody to beat Cam
mns Tbs. Eighth will also he lighting
ground but first and all the time for
Townel' for judge. The Cummins
strength will be we'll massed and he Will,
be second choice of many. Whether
Foster can gain for himself any large
following in she convention rernains to
be determined Later h has rot accom-
plished much as yet. The feeling in re-
gard to Perkins is much kinder now
than it was few days ago. 1t has be-
come plain that he is not to be the
candidate of the machine and this helps
him somewhat. 1t is not expected that
there will be other candidates for gov
error announced Those. who may have
strength in the convention will receive
it incidentally.
The candidates on other parts of the
ticket have as yet failed to draw the fire
cr the active politicians. There is a
friendly feeling between Judge Weaver
and the Cummins people. and in the.
southeastern part of the state there is
some cooperation between the friends
of Dewey and the anti-machine ele-s
ments But Dewey did not make a
strong race for Judge in this district and.
came near to defeat. Judge Bishop will
not interfere at all in the main contests
In this part of the state and will leave
lis candidacy to the delegates. Judge
Towner will have fighting force back
ofthim, as Will also Judge Church The
announcement of the candidacy of Dave
Brant. editor of the Clinton Herald. was
expected. He has received many very
fsattering notices in the newspapers. he
is we'll known, he has good record and
he would make a strong candidate il
nominated The Eleventh district has
n active candidate in the person of Col.
j X. p Thompson. formerly depart
ment commander of the G. A. r.. but he
is in i'll health and will not be able 10