Evening times-Republican., 1902-10-29
How the Washington Politi-
clans View A. u. Sorter's
Candidacy for Congress
POSITION OF BLYTHE's FRIENDS
In Some Quarter. It Is Feared They
May Knife Hausen at the Polls
Election of sortor Would Be Dis
tinct Libel on the Good Sense of
lowans,
To Times.Republlcan.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 29.-An Iowa
sentleman employed in one OF the de-
partments in Washington. who mas
seen years of political service, says the
information comes to him from Iowa
that Mr.. A. L. Sortel., the demOcrauc
candidate for congress in the Follrtn
district. really has serious designs upon
the office to which he has been nehnl-
rated.
Mr.. Sorter, it is alleged, is depending
upon two things to win him the VOtes
necessary to secure the certificate OF
Governor Cummins which passes mus
ter with the clerk of the national house
OF representatives. First: Mr.. sortef
expects--and the Iowa man referred to
saws Mr.. Sorter's expectations are not
without some foundation-that he will
receive the votes of several Thousand
republicans in the Fourth district.
That the district is normally over
whelmingly republican Mr.. Sorter ana
his followers are willing to concede, out
there have been bitter iacttonal flgnts
in the district during the past fve
wears and Mr.. Sorter expects to ride
into the capitol building upon a wave
OF republican disaffection. Speaking
more specifically, Mr.. Sorter comment
sly anticipates strong reinforcen1ents
ON Nov. from the element in the re.
publican party that steadfastly sup
ported NrI j. E. Blythe in his candi-
dacy for the nomination in 1898 and IN
1902.
Those OF Mr.. Blythe's friends who
are familiar with the assurances OF
support rendered to him u year or more
ago in consideration of the efforts put
forth by Mr.. Blythe and his friends by
the beneficiaries of this support are, to
speak plainly, harborfnf considerable
resentment. They assert that the
pledges voluntarily made were broken
end disregarded and they have about
concluded there is very little honor In
politics in certain quarters. They are
warm under the collar. They say 1t is
time some lessons were taught, some
drastic medicine administered. II poli-
lticians who assume to be in control
may carry things with so high a hand
beneath their feet.
The aforementioned Iowa man in
Washington says tile Blythe following
in the Fourth district feel very bitter
and vindictive and q certain portion
OF them are disposed to resort to ex-
treme measures III order to get re-
venge. He says there is no doubt about
this being the status The question is,
how far will these resentfl republic
ans permit their iilclinations to carry
them?
A very prominent Iowa politician in
Washington, who lis perfectly familiar
with the situation in the Fourth dis
trict and who is a warm personal
friend Of Mr.. Blythe, to whom mem
toned the rumor concerning Mr.. Sor-
ter's expectations, says he knows what
Mr.. Rlythe's attitude is and how he will!
advise his friends. He declares tina!
Mr.. Blythe is first republican: that
he may fight hard and persistently and
use every proper advantage to attain
his desires prior to the convention, but
that he is not the man to haul down his
flag and go over to the enemy because
the political fortunes may have tenn
porarily gone against him, even tho his
defeat came as result of disregarded
promises and broken pledges volun-
tarily made. Mr.. Blythe will advise his
friends, who stood by him so loyalty. to
vote the republican ticket.
Second: Mr.. Sorter is prominent in
Sons of Veterans work and will hope
to enlist the favorable attention OF the
soldiers of the civil and Spanish wars
in his behalf. He is not employing a
band to exploit this card. but it is be-
ing worked quite. extensively on the
quiet. Mr.. Sorter prides himself upon
his ability to land things. He makes