Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-12
SID. FOSTER As SAD[COY
He Formally Announces His Can.
didacy For the Nomination
For Governor.
Ed Hunter Knew All About )
Before Foster Would Give
II Out.
judge Hubbard Thought to Have
Had Hand in the
Matter.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, Feb. 1.-THE genial Sid
rey "A. Foster decided yesterday that he
would contribute little to the gayety
LOT state affairs by becoming the third
candidate for governor. MIR. Foster
4 gave out for publication letter ad-
dsessed thru the press to the people OF
#Iowa, as follows:
Il desire TO be the republican nomi-
rec for governor of Iowa at the coming
Estate convention. ask for the nonina
;tion because want 1t and submit the 4
Ieandidacy upon its merits. II noni-
/ lated shall be faithful, if the noIni-
nation goes elsewhere i shall supper
with loyalty the nominee This an-
announcement is made without advice,
suggestion or promise from any one, IS
BACKED by no bureau. organization or
1cornbination. The method is unusual,
hut after a residence of more than a
i quarter Of a century in Iowa, my be-
LET has been strengthened that the peo-
i ple are always worthy OF the fullest
confidence of a citizen.
i Accompanying this announcement TO
the public Mr.. Foster sent personal
HITTER TO Mr.. cummins and copy Of
4 the same TO those persons who attended
4 She conference last week in the Interest
OF Mr.. cummins. The purpose of this.
sIletter was to Justify himself 10 these
i persons and to Mr.. Cummins for hav-
4 ing come out as q candidate al this time
q and in a way that will, if it has any ef-
fleet wha atever. enlbarrass the candidacy.
4 CT Mr.. Cummins. The letter: is a bonn
i bastic defiance to Cummins and bears
4 the ear marks of Ed Hunters press bu-s
lsreau, as it is replete with stock phrases
t:lat have been appearing in the ma
chine organs for over a week.
The folloging incidents closely preced-
ing the announcement of Sidney Eos
n ter s candidacy for governor are re-
a 1sponsible for the general belief that his
candidacy was inspired and brought
about by the machine leaders. Shaw
fheid an extended conference with F'os-
q ter last week. Judge Hubbard spent,
s last Sunday in Des Moines in confer
d ence with Fosters representatives.
Shaw yesterday visited Ed Hunters
Private office in the Manhattan build
Ing, where an extended conference was
81 Iheld. The first Information 10 the
4 newspaper boys here that Foster had
4 6ecided to run leaked out of the offices
sof the governor and state auditor and
Il both Merriam and Shaw We're in con-
4 ference with Hunter during the fofe-5
noon. Ed Hunter was the first one to
istip 1t off to the reporters that Foster
n had written a private letter to Cummins
which was nothing less than his cam
4 raiSn document and which Hunter very
4 much desired to nave published. Shaw
Land Hunter Were two of the men who
4 had tried to enlist Lafe Young TO op-
pose Cufnnins and since the announce
ment of Fosters candidacy they have
heen industriously engaged in an at
i tempt to magnify its Importance.
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j Col Olmsted, Inspector general of the
4 Iowa National Guard, ard Maj Hume.
s assistant, have finished s.la inspection
of the companies of the Fifty second
4 Regiment except two, those at Perry
4 and Webster City. They will inspect
Them some time this week The date
& Tor the Perry inspection was missed be-
I.cause of the serious illness of brother
Il Of the captain. and the Webster CITY
i arnory had been rented for a Catholic
4 fair all week before the date for the in
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