Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-08
WHO'LL Be CHA|RNAV
Whisenand, Way and Phillips
May Aspire to Lead Repub-
ican Committee
SPENCE WILL NOT ACT AGAIN
No Trouble About Reelection of Whis-
enand From Seventh District-Sec-
retary of State Martin EIated Over
Project for New Railroad for Adair
County.

| Des Moines, Nov. S.-Who will ue
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee next year? The question is al
ready being asked. There is a general
understanding here that j. D. Whise-
nand, of the Seventh district. will be a
candidate. He has acted as vice chair
man this year and has been in consul
tatidn with the chairman on many oc-
casions. He has made a study Of poll
ties and is devoted to the party. He is
| a young man who began with the law
and drifted into banking and large
financial transactions and is making a
great success in the business world. He
sought the place on the republican state
committee openly and above board. He
secured the endorsement of the county
convention for the place and thus ued
| up the Polk county delegation at Cedar
Rapids. Afterwards S. NJ Leach, the
former member, sought the place again,
and there was disposition on the part
of some Of the Polk delegates to break
Iaway from Whisenand on the ground
that he was not in line with the sent1-
ment of his party in this district last
year. But he was elected and 1t turned
cut that nobody had any fault to find
with his conduct after his election. He
| is merely fair man. But 1t is under
stood that S. x. Way, the brilliant
young member from the Tenth district,
| is being considered as a possibility for
chairman next year. He also is thor
oughly devoted to politics and having
| turned his attention to business some
years ago he is making great success
loe the same. There is no doubt THAI
with him at the head OF the committee
lit would be hummer in all matters.
Then it has been said that Charles wv.
Phillips, of the Second district, might
! take the place. He is experienced In
politics and has been on the committee
some years. No better politician can
| be found in the state than Charlie Phil
lips. AS for ChairmaS Spence 1t has
theen understood he would not be can
didate again next time, tho it is not re-
called that he ever expressed himself
positively on the subject He has con-
Quoted the work of the committee this
year and last with skill and has done
much with little money. He can Ill at
ford the time necessary to manage
campaign in Iowa, but has done so with
self sacrificing desire to help the par
ty. In view Of the fact that next year
is the year to elect governor and the
man who is selected as chairman is
likely also to be chairman in the presi
GENITAL year, the question is regarded
as an important one.
There will not be any question about
the reelection of Mr.. Whisenand as a
member of the state committee for this
district next year. The fight will prob
ably come again in this district on the
committee on resolutions in the district
caucus, if at all. The member of the
state committee has nothing to do with
the congressional fight. so that the
Hull -Prouty controversy will not come
in to interfere. This matter never qui-
eted down for a day. When Judge
Prouty got a chance at Des Moines
audience the other night, after Secre-
tary Shaw had spoken, he fell natural-
ly to presentation of some matters
which have caused factional discord.
Just as naturally Lafe Young took the
other side The audience enjoyed 1t for
half hour. 1t was the only joint dis
cussion of the campaign here. The
postoffice settlement is bothering Cap
tain Hull now. If he can dispose of the
Des Moines postmastership without in
juring himself politically he will be do
ing well, and he must settle that some
time this month. The situation has not
changed any for some time. The fact
that Captain Hull did not come home
to vote rather indicated that he desired
to keep away from trouble and have
chance to think about this matter. Ii
Hull makes blunder in naming the
postmaster he will find 1t hard shedding
next year and it may result in sending
the nomination to some other county
of the district.
1t is learned that P. H. Bousquet, who
was the Seventh district candidate for
clerk of the supreme court, is candl-
date for appointment as deputy clerk
He lives in Pella and is popular. His
advanced years were against him for
the nomination, but the Seventh district
stood by him very we'll in the last con-
vention. 1t is not known that John Z.
Crockett has given any indication of his
plans. He is abundantly able with his
experience to enter upon the duties
without any hitch. 1t is understood that
Captain Amos Brandt will be the dep
uty under Auditor Carroll, as he has
been for a few months under Auditor
Merriam. He has the work well in hand
and has good pull for the place. Both
Crockett and Carroll refused to give the
matter any consideration until after the
election.
The state printer is now at work on
the annual report of the proceedings OF
the Iowa Academy of Science. This is
report which is always left until about
the last of the biennial reports to be
printed At the same time the report
of the proceedings of the Pioneer Law
makers Association is on the press and
will soon be out. The next will be the
dairy commissioners report, and this
will practically complete the list for the
year. A few other reports will come in
the first of the year, but in nearly all
cases the Iowa reports are biennial, and