Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
Y[OhANS says FUDGE
Denies Having Any Aspirations
to Lead a Democratic For.
lorn Hope.
Thinks Free Silver Issue Will
Never Be Raised
Again.
Has High Praise for Senators
Allison and Dolliver.-
Pities Perkins.

headquarters in Washington, first
learned of his boom for president of
the United States thru your correspon-
dent. AS general rule aspiring pres
idential candidates are compelled to
inaugurate their own booms, in ju-
dicious way, of course. then carefully
mature and foster the boom, else 1t
perish. Senator Yoemans feels highly
honored that his friends should have
taken UP the cause in his behalf and
set his boom afioat, ali without his
knowledge of consent.
If the positive statements of Mr..
Yoemans are entitled to any consider
alton, then the statements of certain
Sioux City friends of that gentleman
are choice specimens of the pipe
dream" Mr.. Yoemans denies that he
has any aspirations presidentward or
that he had any knowledge of the fact
that anyone else had designs upon
him as presidential candidate.
When your correspondent called up
on Senator Yoemans, by appointment,
the gentleman opened the conversation
by remarking 1T is all fudge, and not
worth talking about"
Then he went on to say that it was
nearly three years before a candidate
would be chosen to lead the demo-
cratic forces altogether too early to
talk about the matter. Men might be
brought forward and forgotten before
of first class presidential timber In
~, 4 hn
brought forward at the proper time.
Then Senator Yoemans, us ii to make
good, suggested that Senator German
OF Maryland, was a very strong man;
a United States senator many years,
just reelected, and man of high
standing in the councils of the party
Senator David b. Hill, of New York,
came next He was another democrat
popular with the masses and whfrl-
wind before democratic national
convention. Mr.. Hill would be a very
strong candidate.
The only western man mentioned
by Senator Yoemans was Governor
Francis, of Missouri. He was an able
and strong man, who would command
large support in the west. Mr.. Yoe-
mans contented himself with mention
ing only one western man. The states
man from Nebraska, William j. Bryan,
was not included in the list.
Pressed further as to himself, Sena-
to Yoemans did not say he would de-
cline the honor, but rather conveyed
the impression, very emphatically.
that such talk was idle and profitless.
He remarked that he-had no idea who
had cracked the shell to his presiden-.
tial BOOM thought some of his Sioux
City friends We're joking with him,
good naturally.
Asked concerning the future of the
democratic party, Mr.. Yoemans sug
gested that the party would undoubt-
eddy get together, build new plat
form upon old lines or upon issues
not yet well to the front. and go be-
fore the people with clean slate.
He inclined to the opinion that free
silver would not enter into the situa-
ton. The increased output of gold
had practically removed the need for
which free silver was originally urged,
and he thought the question would be
dropped by mutual consent.
1t was suggested that possibly the
democrats might make the insular sit
uation the paramount issue in 1904,
but Senator Yoemans thought 1t some
what doubtful. He observed that while
the policy of acquiring the Philippines
might be open to criticism, no party
could well advocate their relinquish-
nent under fire. The F'ilipinos were
a strange and warlike people and
years might elapse before they became
subjugated.
Queried as to the likelihood of the tar
iff entering actively into the campaign
IL 1904, Mr.. Yeomans seemed skeptical
The country was becoming so great and
powerful and self-sustaining that we
were practically independent Of every
other nation, with the people of the
world buying our raw and manufactured
products. The tariff would probably
adjust itself. When 1t was suggested
that the republicans were somewhat at
sea on the tariff question, 1t having
made certain pledges along that line
year ago, Senator Yeomans remarked
that conditions had and We're rapidly
changing; that party might advocate
or proclaim one thing this year and then
fiLd conditions such year later as to
fully warrant change of policy; there
v
to pledge in platform If the situation
had so changed as to make it unwise and
Impractical to carry it out Mr. Yeo-
mans talked as tho he fancied the real
or dominant issue for 1904 had not ar
rived as yet, and that the current of
events would develop that issue
Senator Yeamons reverted to Senators
German and Hill as the probable or logi-
cal candidates in 1904, expressing the
personal opinion that one or the other
would likely lead the party in the cam
paign, altho he qualified this by saying
that inside two years mighty changes
were likely to occur which might mate
rally change the perspective.
Senator Yeoman's is greatly interested
il. Iowa affairs. political and otherwise.
He spoke of the pleasure the action of
the republican legislative caucus in de-
Gliding that Senators Allison and Dolli-
yer should be their own successors gave
him, and of the pride he felt in the pow
er of Iowa in national affairs. He spoke
in the highest terms of Senator Allison.
ntimating that he would have greatly
IGNORED the chair of the chief executive.
He had known Senator Dolliver init
mately for many years and regarded
him as brilliant man with future full
- promise He spoke regretfully of the
strange political fortunes that had
robbed Iowa of an able congressman and
al!-around strong man In the person of
George d. Perkins, of Sioux City, with
whom he was intimately acquainted. He
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