Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-28
DELEGATES FLOCK N
Preconyention Crowd OF Repuh.
lican Politicians Arriving
at Des Moines.
Many Notables Already Present
Full Delegations Expected
by Chairman Spence.
Gossip Of the Hotel Lobbics-
Cornwall Is Confident OF Sal.
inger's Defeat.


and this morning the republican poii'i-
clans began to throns into Des MONIES
and the hotel lobby at the Slavery TOOK
on its convention appearance OF ola
time. There We're the hahasha"iilss'
the groups scattered here and there III
ceep and wcighty conference ana all lhe
,tha, synn,onatic signs Indicative of
a political convention. Chairman spence
of the state central committee. W. l..
Turner. of New Hampton. a member oil
the committee. and f. l.. Hart, OF Council
Bluffs. national committeeman, came M
sunday Other notable arrivals yes
,eraay were Is. f. Carroll, of Bloomfield.
candidate for auditor of state; W. ~.
Rlakemore. of Bedford. candidate for
state railroad commissioner: I'll. Il.
Bousauet, of Knoxville. candidate tor
clerk of the supreme court, accoinPa-
lied by T. G. Giison and George l..
Anthes. of Knoxville: Ex-Governor ,. b.
Packard. of MarshalltoWn. who is mere
IN the interest of y. S. ketchum, candl-
s,,ate for state railroad commissioners.
T., A. Dawson. of Wavery, who is
candidate for denomination as railroad
commissioner. and numerous others
John G. Crockett. of tldora, candidate
for supreme court clerk is here. W. W.
Cornwall has been on the ground since
Saturday. accompanied by his law part-
ner G.. II. Martin. of Spencer. ana NJ. A.
Euchan has been busy about the lob-
bies since Saturday. accompanied by
supporters from the Fifth district, and
second district politicians are begin
ming to string in today.
State Chairman Spence in speaking
~ the coming convention said he looked
for Il large attendance. He has received
assurances that lead him TO believe full
.oelesations will come from nearly every
county. The total number of delegates
in the convention will be 1.233.
The members of the state centra
committee who are now in the city in
clude Messrs. Spence, Turner. Sargent,
Ehillips Whisenand and Way. Messrs.
Whisenand. Way and Turner constitute
the committee on arrangements for the
convention.
Altio the local committee has largely
completed the arrangements for the
convention, it Will hold Il meeting this
evening to complete unfinished details.
The state central committee will prob
ably meet Tuesday to look after any
preliminaries that may need attention.
There is much discussion about the
Hobbies as to the chances of c. Il. |
Jones for denomination. One story is
that MIR. Jones will not have the solid
backing of the First district and that
this will in part leave him and so to
Euchan, in order to insure the NOM
nation of that candidate, the defeat
of ketchum and the nomination of
Dawson. On the other hand. this is,
denied and it is said Van
Buren county and some other parts of
the district can not be swung for Jones
under any circumstances.
Friends of other candidates are work
ing vigorously and by today every
one of the aspirants for nominations
will be on the ground directing affairs
in person.
The greatest interest is displayed in |
the Hobbies over the selection of Il |
of the resolutions committee I
from the Seventh district. AS things |
stand now, it is probable if the friends |
of the Cedar Rapids platform contro! |
the Seventh district they will control |
the resolutions committee. There is q
desire on the part of Il good many Polk
county politicians to avoid contest
and talk of bringing out a third can
tlidate who would be suitable to all
elements, Some of Lafayette Youngs |
friends advised a compromise yesterday
Ia of ,lat.
harmony in the district
The personnel of the resolutions
committee is discussed considerably
about the lobbies. There is talk OF |
Curtis from the Sec
ond district. Secretary James Wilson
is n delegate from Tama county and
may be put ON the resolutions com
mittee from the Fifth if he is willing
TO take it. George T.. Roberts will
probably represent the Tenth If A. IL /
Funk is here he will represent the
Eleventh.
Several names have been suggested!
as probably members of the committee
from the Ninth Little is heard as To-
the other districts. save from the Sew
enth, With w. IL. Berry and Lafayette,
Young as the candidates.
ak of States Begins.
Talk of states is already heard about
the lobbies. Just what form they will
take is not entirely settled There is
much talk. however. of a combination
that will if carried out mean the nomi-
nation OF Dawson for railroad commits
si@nef and uEchan for supreme court
clerk.
Such a program, if it is attempted.
Will have for ills object the defeat of
ketchum by political strategy rather
than directly. The friends OF <etchum
are alive to the situation and have al
ready been casting about to connteract
amy such effort.
The chief interest of the convention
so far as candidates are concerned.
renters on railroad commissioner.
The nomination OF supreme court
clerk precedes the nomination of rail
road commissioner. MIR. Dawson is
said to have pretty complete control OF
his own district. A report about the
obbies is that the friends of Dawson
will throw their support to Buchan ard
by nominating him for supreme court