Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-03
THE NEWEST WARWICK.
LWaterloo Reporter.l

James L. Blythe is out of the race
as a candidate for congress from tht
Fourth district He announces nj:
withdrawal because of the adverse de-
cision rendered in the caucuses al
ready held in Cerro Gordo county
most of which have been carried b!
Duncan Rule. Not only is he out o.
the race for this year, but he an
nounces that he will not again be al
aspirant for congressional honors.
Blythe has been accounted one o.
THE smoothest and NOSE astute poii'
ticians in Iowa, and yet he has twice
failed to win the nomination for con-
gress, while in this, his second at
tempt, he can not carry even his OWL
county. Ii is a fresh Illustration, add
ed to the many that might be clted
of the fact that man may be Skill
full manipulation in politics and an EN-
cient worker, when laboring to pro
mote the candidates. of others, bu'
still be powerless to secure Tor MIN
self. preferment at the polls. Inc
average voter appears to have dls-
trust of the man who has acquired the
reputation of being a shrewd polltica
manager. Perhaps this distrust Is II
part justified by the general character
Of the men who become best known
as wire pullers in caucuses and con-
ventions At any rate it exists anc
it is a positive disadvantage TO
young man, who may aspire to once
at the polls, to become known as an
especially shrewd political inquirer
There is prevalent feeling that sue
cess in that line is usually effected
by "ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain" and While most people
will wink at the use of such methods
tho secure the triumph of the ticket
they support, and will gladly avail
themselves of the services of the ma
chine manipulation when they can Sc
cure his aid, they are not willing tc
entrust him with important official re-
sponsibilities Judge Hubbard. OF
Cedar Rapids, has long been recognize
ed as a potent factor in Iowa polite
and yet it is tolerably certain the
judge would be woefully showed under
on election day If he dared to test his
popularity by running for Office.
1t may be doubted, however, wheth-
er MIR. Blythe is really as shrew,l
a politician as he has been given the
credit of being. He won his first rep
uation in this respect by the fact
that he was chairman of the republic
can state central committee when
Frank d. jackson carried Iowa, after
Horace Boies had been called the gov
ernor two terms. The credit for re-
deeming the state was at once claimed
by the manager of the campaign and
quite generally allowed and yet there
is good reason to believe that the re-
suit would have been the same thas
year had any one else been in charge
of the campaign, or if the campaign
had been permitted to run itself. 1t
was republican year. There was a
great landslide our way in every stat,
that held an election that fall ant
1t is very doubtful whether the per.
sonel either of the candidate or of the
campaign manager, affected hundred
votes one way or the other. Never
the!ess, on the strength Of that victory,
Mr. Blythe at once gained recognition
as shrewd and cunning political man
fpulator, a reputation he has since at
tempted to maintain and for which he
is now receiving the penalty in the
defeat of his dearest personal am
bition.
Warwick, the king maker, always
fails when he aspires to be king.