Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-20

silverites have come to recognize that
the party must concede something TO
the overwhelming popular will or go
down to everlasting defeat. Hence the
talk OF conservatism is very strong.
What 1t will be by the time the conven-
ton gets down to business can not be
known.
one of the earliest arrivals on the
scene was Cato Sells. who secured a
parlor room al the Savery in which to
receive his friends. He was much with
Chairman Huffman, of the state COM
mittee, and Secretary Walsh, of the ma
tional committee yesterday and last
night. In the evening he gave the news
papers the following statement:
More than two months ago gave out
the statement that I would not be a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
4 tion for governor, and 1 have no,
changed my mind since. My especial
interest in the work Of the coming state
convention is that courageous plat
form be adopted which shall contain an
aggressive but tenable and fairly dis
posed plank favoring taxation of rail-
ways the same as farm and city prop
for governor known to be in full sym-
pathy with the platform, who will in
spire the confidence of all who are on
posed to railroad domination and in
equitable taxation
Charlie Walsh and George Huffman
are busy as bees. 1t is said they are put
ting up strong talk to the effect that
/ 1t was not exactly right for the Burling-
ton to bring out two candidates for
| governor. one at Ottumwa and one at
Burlington. and for the Northwestern to
bring out one. at Toledo, when the party
is preparing to make a fight against
railroads and corporations and oppose
as the champion of the down-troddep
taxpayers who pay more than their
share. One thing which looked bad was
the fact that the democrats who have
sprung the candidacy of Phillips of OF
tumwa did not send Walsh as head of
the delegation. They overlooked him en-
tirely. This may account for some of
the suggestions that the three candi-
dates are in the interest of the two big
railroad companies that We're turned
down at Cedar Rapids 1t is not be-
| lieved generally that the candidates. OF
Dodge. Stger and Phillips has the
backing of the Burlington and North
western roads. but many democrats feel
that there is something in the air they
do not like. and for this reason if for nc
other they are turning toward Cato Sells
as their hope.
On the other hand there is much popu-
listic sentiment among the delegates
and many of them will feel badly if any,
thing is done short of full Endorsement
of the Kansas City platform. SO there
can be no claim that free silver is left
out. From Winnebago county delega-
tion has come with resolutions passed by
the county convention going even fur
ther in the direction of Weaver than the
lresolutions passed in Jasper county II
is improbable that the democratic con-
vention can be got to take UP legislative
reform or to urge socialism in this form
but the fact that delegates are here fa-
voring such sentiments indicates some
thing of the perplexity of the democrat
ic managers trying to bring order out of
i chaos.
The list of candidates is unchanged
All interest centers in the candidate for
I governor and his platform. But little
consideration will be given the others
until this matter is out of the way. The
! fight against Huffman is being freely
\ discussed and the fact that some of the
counties have given notification that
4 they will not contribute if Huffman is to
| have charge of the cash is considered as
nearly settling 1t that Huffman Will
have to relinquish the craftsmanship.
stanwood School House Burned.
! Special TO Republican.
| Stanwood, Aug. 2o.-The public school
here was destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning. All the furniture