Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-11
HULL FAV||RS DABCDCK
Says the West Should Unite on
Him for the Next
Speaker
THINKS HIM BEST DIPLOMAT
AS Chairman of Congressional Cam
paisn Committee for Five Successive
Terms His Success Entities Him to
consideration-Hulps Interview De-
signed to Counterfeit Cannon Boom.
Special to Times Republican.

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| Des Moines Nov. 11.-Con gresham J..
A. t. Hull has expressed himself as
favorable to the candidacy CT Congress-
man Babcock for speaker of the house
to succeed Henderson. His position is
of considerable Importance in view of
the fact that an effort has been made
to commit the Iowa delegation to Can
non, of Illinois Mr.. Hull, however. in
Inmates that If it shall seem desirable
for the entire delegation to support one
man he probably would not hold out
against Cannon
In an interview for a me rning paper
last night Mr.. Hull said:
Il am favorable to Congressman
! Babcock for speaker l lool1 to see him
develop great strength in this contest.
regard him as man especially well
fitted for the position that requires Pc
culiar ability, 1t is necessary for the
speaker to smooth things ever, to har-
monte matters, and consider Mr.Bab-
cock is gifted in that direction. AS an
organizer he is hard to excel AS head
committee for five successive terms, lie
has carried the republican party thru
five campaigns and made 1t possible for
the party to elect a republican house
in two successive off-year elections.
This is something unprecedented in the
history of the party and consider MIR.
Babcock deserves credit Tor what he
has done in this direction. have been
IT.
mittee and l know his strength. This
| is the second time under a republican
administration when the republican
party has carried the house in an off
year since Grants first term. We lost
the house in 1874, 1878, 1882, and right
along in the off years when we had
president up to 1898. Under McKin-
ley and Roosevelt we have carried the
house in off years and Congressman
Babcock has been at the head Of the
national congressional campaign COM
mittee when it was done.
| Congressman Cannon, Payne, of
New York, and Dalzell, of Pennsylva-
mia, are the other leading candidates.
All of them are admirable men and well
qualified for the speakership Sherman,
of New York, will probably not be a
candidate. | am advised the New York
delegation will center on Payne. Com
gresham Littlefield, tho he has not
formally withdrawn, will not develop
serious strength"
VIII the delegation, in your opinion,
be divided On the question of support
ing candidate for the speakershi-p?"
Il do not know fully as to that. Con-
gresham Hepburn, like myself is, be-
lieve, friendly to Congressman Bah
cock. I do not understand, however.
that any member of the delegation Is
Iirreparatly committed to any candidate
and / do net wish to be understood as
being so committed myself. / expect a
caucus will be held at an early date.
We will discuss the matter and then de-
eide what ii is best to do. Probably in
the end we will unite on one candidate"
IF Iowa united on Babcock he will
stand an extremely good show of cleo
ton, will he not?"
81 am inclined to think so. In fact, 1
think any candidate that gets the
united support of the Iowa delegation
will very likely be elected. A solid dele
cation back of a man from another
state, you know, means a good deal"
There has been some question wheth-
er Congress sman Babcock would he a
candidate. Captain Hull says he has no
doubt he will be. In view of Captain
Hulls close utilization with Congress-
man Babeock on the congressional
! campaign committee, this practically
settles it that Congressman Babcock is
/ in the race to stay.
Congressman Hull was asked to what
extent the tariff revision question en-
tered into the election of speaker and
whether the friends of tariff revision
We're satisfied with Babcock He said
Babcoek's attitude was generally salts
factory TO different wings of the party
in this state and elsewhere. MIR. Bah
cock" he said, SIS well known to be in
I favor Of a reduction of the duties on
steel and glass. He is committed to
this. / think this meets general APP
proval / myself am in favor of it. AT
the same time he is not in favor of a
general revision of the tariff at this
time, and think republicans generally
feel there should be no general shaking
up of the tariff
Congressman Hull expressed himself
as much gratified over the general re-
suits of the election. He deplored the
loss of the Second district He said he
thought, considering the help given the
republicans of that district by the ma
tienal committee, they should have been
! able to carry 1t.