Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11

would have none, and thai no candidate
| for any position lived in his county
Then Mrs. McCausland exhibited let
ter From Young in which he appeared tc
| assure her of his hearty support for the
place. She was righteously indignant
and had right to be. She had banked
on the support of her senator AS soon
as it was discovered he was not sup
porting her others entered the race. 9th
CT senators took up the cause of Mrs
McCausland. Miss Christie, of Mahas-
ka county. is backed by Judge Blanch-
ard, of Oskaloosa. Miss Moore, OF Shell
by, has only a democratic senator with
contest on his hands to back her. And
the fight has been a warm one, with
considerable uncertainty as to the out
come Mrs. McCausland's friends APP
pear to be most confident. Inasmuch as
it has been the only real fight of the
lobbies it has afforded considerable
amusement to the senators and others.
When the caucuses are done today
there will be nothing left to speculate on
save the committees. 1t may be safely
set down as mere speculation when any
manships.
The banquet to Governor Shaw af-
forded fine opportunity for the repub-
licans to get together and heal old
wounds, if there are any, that the legis-
lative session may be devoid of acri-
mony and backbiting. The banquet was
fine. The speeches were in excellent
temper. Mr.. Cummins' allusion to the
guest of the evening opened the eyes of
many who were present. He gave to the
occasion the true keynote of good fe,-
lowship among all republicans and good
words one for another. He spoke of "the
high honor which has been so well and
80 worthiiy bestowed upon Governor
Shaw" Col. Clark was eloquent and
comprehensive. Judge Mcpherson was
disposed to be sarcastic and severe on
the senate. and yet just. George d.
Perkins was bubbling over with wit in
the early part of his speech. He took 1t
that the POSTMASTER need not have told
these Iowa people that he was not now
in the house of representatives. He had
been given permission by his constitu-
ents to return to the editing of a good
independent republican newspaper. "I
am in a position now" he added, 80
that / can sit here all evening by the
side of my good friend Judge Hubbard)
without endangering in the least my fu-
ture political prospects" He was elo-
quent in praise of the men who were his
associates in the house from Iowa. His
compliments to Governor Shaw were
well tempered. Some say" he contin
ued, that this distinction has been sud-
denly acquired by the governor. No; he
he has been fitting himself for this dis
tinction for twenty years. He is now
getting the reward of a lifetime of faith
fulness to himself" And SO on. Lafe
Young spoke in a happy vein. E. Rose
water, who has not often appeared be-
fore an Iowa audience, declared that
Nebraska looks upon Iowa not as sis
ter but as mother state. He recalled
his wedding trip from Omaha to Des
Moines in 1864, when it took five days to
make that trip. He complimented Shaw
on his political efforts in Nebraska. Rev. |
Mr.. Driver rather drove little too hard |
and overdid the thing, but ne was anus
ing President MacLean got the floor
lust as many were tearing themselves |
away. his HrSl sentence Stayeu tne
and every one remained to
hear him thru-with each one feeling
hat he had just discovered in Iowa an
,ther notable orator. Governor Shaw
vas at disadvantage in trying to make
4 good speech and say nothng-but it
was not expected of him that he should
play great role on the occasion. On the
whole the Grant Club banquet was one
IF the best things of the kind ever pre-
pared and it was one of those love feasts
hat have a good effect for long time.