Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-10
TIE LOBBY IS TAME
Scarcity of Contests Puts Leeis.
lature Lobby Out Of
Business.
Special Committee to Settle Sen.
atorial Contests in Eight
teenth and Thirty.fifth.
Want Federal Jobs Assigned.
Democratic Committee Fails
to Endorse Howard.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 1O.-The caucuses
(which will be held tomorrow evening
1 will determine everything that has not
already been determined. One mem
ber from northwestern Iowa who came
lin yesterday stated that he was sorry
he had left his business to come at
/ this time, as everything had been dis
posed of that he was interested in.
! All the leading places have been spok-
en- for. AS one of the on-lookers put
| it last night:
with no senatorial fight, no speak
ership fight, no contests worthy of the
name anywhere, and the chairman
ships of both houses practically out
of the way nothing of interest is likely
| to transpire. 1t is the dullest lobby
| ever known here at this time
| The new members in the two houses
do not expect to get good places or
chairmanships. Speaker Eaton stated
| to one member that he did not intend
! to appoint as chairman any new mem
ber. unless he made an exception In
one case. The very fact of his having
no fight on his hands is an embar-
rassment. He has no particular
| friends to reward and no enemies to
punish.
| An interesting matter has been dis
closed in regard to fhe senatorial con-
tests which are pending. There are
only two of these-one from Dubuque
county and one from the Cass- Shelby
district. Nolan wants to unseat
Crawford. who got clear majority of
2S in Dubuque. Bruce wants the seat
of Emmert, who has majority of one.
Bruce is anxious to have the matter
rushed thru and Crawford's friends
see no reason for haste. Bruce is in
Lieutenant Governor Herriotts con-
gressional district and the man who
names committees desires to favor his
ow. men us far as possible. But on
the other, hand Crawford has been
steadfast friend of Herriott The men
from the west want a special commit
tee appointed to take charge of the
contests and push them thru The
men from the east would prefer that
the matter go direct to the ordinary
committee on elections. But Is is
settled that the special committee will
be appointed and that the contests vii!
be disposed of just as quickly as pos
sible. 1t is believed by all who are
familiar with the facts that there
is no possible danger of showing In
Dubuque county that would unseat
Col Crawford. Senator Nolan is here
to push the matter and says he is In
earnest. Just what Bruce can show
in Cass and Shelby is not known. but
he has been at work on the case in
dustriouSly.
The congressional delegation is to be
asked to dispose of the federal jobs In
Iowa as soon as Allison and Dolliver
get back to Washington. Persons
close to the administration are under
stood to have said that delay Will not
be tolerated longer The term OF
Lewis A. Miles as attorney In the
southern district expires today. He
will hold until his successor is quail
fled, but that is not satisfactory to all.
The terms of others expire next month
and some a few weeks later, but all
aught to be reappointed very soon.
The candidates will themselves insist
that the delegation at Washington get
together and take action. They say
there is no reason why an agreement
should not be reached.
Congressman Thomas has not yet de-
cided who is to be postmaster in Sioux
CITY. the best federal job at his disposal.
E. p. Heizer. the present postmaster,
viii not be reappointed. He is under
stood to have mining interests in the
west which he will attend to when he is
out of office James f. Ayres Will be the
postmaster to succeed him.
The democratic state committee un-
dertook to help Governor Cummins out
Yesterday by deciding who is entitled to
wear the brand of democracy IN Iowa.
There were nearly a dozen candidates
for pharmacy commissioner, but the
democratic committee eliminated all but
five. These are Douglas of Adel, Platt
of MonteZuma, Westbrook of Clinton, |
Drummond of Mount Pleasant and Goss
of Atlantic. The name of Hon. Fletcher
Howard of Sheldon, does not appear in
the list. AS a matter OF fact Howard
democracy has not pe1ore peen Ques-
toned by leaders of the party and he
has the endorsement of such well recog-
nzed democrats as Ex-Governor Boies.
But the other kind of democrats are
sure that Howard is not democrat at
ALL When the committee got together
Yesterday afternoon with six members
present some of the members compared
notes and found they had endorsed sew
eral different persons for pharmacy
Some were opposed to
the committee taking any action as a
body Finally it was decided that the
committee should endorse five and leave
Mr.. Cummins to make his choice among
them. The intention was to indicate to
Mr. Cummins that Howard is not recog-
nized by the party at all. One of the
candidates has the endorsement of fifty
seven of the democratic county chair
men and half the members of the state
committee. If Cummins appoints How
ard, the democrats are going to make
attack on him and declare
that he shows no disposition to be fair.
In the meantime Howard goes on about
his business and in due time, it is proba-
BILE, he will be reappointed. Mr.. Cum