Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-29
N LOOKS IKE BERRY
Claimed That More Than Half OF
Polk's Delegation Will De.
sert Lafe Young.
Young's Position Against Cedar
Rapids Platform the Cause
of Hostility.
Fight in the Fourth May Re-
suit in Hempel's Selection
Over Turner.
,necial to Times es-Republican


Des Moines, July 29-The Seventh
district fight has changed somewhat.
In fact, it looked for time like Lafe
Young had a sure thing on il, and he
was clearly in the lead. He claimed all
but nine of the Polk county delegates.
Then there was a proposal of a compro-
mise. and last evening this was debated
for some time. But it is understood
that no agreement could be reached.
structions if allowed to go on the COM
mittee, but he wouldn't promise not to
make a fight in the convention, and in
fact expressly reserved that right. Then
Governor Cummins came into the fight
and he and his friends insisted that the
right thing was to stand by the party
platform of last year. Before they went
TO bed last night it was claimed that
Polk county'S delegation would be more
than half against Young. With a Ger
tainty that Young could get strength
only from Madison and Story counties
this was enough TO defeat Young. 1t is
now regarded as certain that Senator
Berry will be named for member of the
committee. The fact is that Berry did
not know until he got home the other
day that he was in the race II came
home and found myself a candidate" he
said II am for the Iowa platform, the
platform on which we won such a glor
ious victory last year. and can do it
-irt,,n la
last speech of the late President Nc
kinley. 1t is good enough for me-"
Senator Crossley, of Madison. had been
mentioned as a candidate. but he said
he was not. But whether Young or
Berry wins in this county ii is threat
ened that the fight for change In the
platform will be carried to the floor OF
the convention. In that event it is GER
tain that those who want the party TO
go backward will get an unmerciful
Whipping. The sentiment among the
delegates here is for last years plat
form and fer the sentiments expressed
by Governor Cummins in his speeches
in the campaign and since.
The district caucuses on Wednesday
morning will he lively ones. The First
district people say they will have no
contest. James c. Davis, of keokuk.
and John w. Blythe. of Burlington, are
mentioned as those likely to go on the
resolutions committee. Mr. Blythe is
hert and says he knows nothing about
it, but il is certain that the First will
have man who believes i'll "old-fash
ioned protection as Mr.. Blythe puts it.
The Second district may put up Col.
French. of Davenport, for that commits
tee There is no opposition to the re-
election of Charles w. Phillips for
member of the state committee. Third
district members say they do not know
who will be selected on the committee
on resolutions. Fifth district members
are still talking about Secretary Wilson
rs a platform writer. The fight in the
Fourth is on committeeman, and Hem
pei of Clayton is likely to beat Turner
of Chckasaw. There is no objection
personally to Turner, so the politicians
say but he doesn't represent the senti-
ments of the district in state affairs and
they want n man who does. In the
Sixth district Nate Kendall is here and
may be on the committee on resolu-
tions The Seventh has a fight on its
hands as usual. The Eighth district is
as yet poorly represented. The Ninth
district is pretty Well settled on eN-
Speaker Byers for platform writer. The
Tenth will name Roberts and the l.leN-
enth will name either Craig Wright or
Abe Funk. The fight in the Ninth on
committeeman is pretty we'll settled
between Bruce and the field, with Bruce
in the lead.