Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-20
A LIVELY CONTEST ON
Second District Congressional
Convention Meets at Clinton ;.
Today.
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Contest for the Nomir = a
Promises TO be a r Z
longed One.
Result Hinges Largely on Action
OF Iowa and johnson
Counties.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton. Aug. 20.-The convention
was called to order at u o'clock. w. a.
Cotton, of Dewitt. was named as tenn
porary chairman. He made rousing
speech which was enthusiastically re-
ceived. T. Osborn, OF Iowa county. was
made temporary secretary; w. A.
Childs of Clinton, a. G.. Hull of Iowa. S.
w. Searle of Johnson, y. f. Dawson of
jackson, John Mahin of Muscatine and
w. c. Hayward of Scott were selected
as q committee on resolutions. AT the
time of the noon adjournment there
was no indication as to who would be
and all candidates in the
contest promised to stay and each dele
cation WAS working with might and
main for its favorite.
All ewes are turned on Johnson and
Iowa counties. which have no candi-
would be required.
There was most marked enthusiasm
on the part of two delegations, those
from Muscatine and jackson counties.
Both these counties have been setting
UP most vigorously claims to the nonli-
nation In the history of the state
neither has had d congressman and
each advanced this as reason for ia
vor now. In addition the Muscatne
delegation came out with a statement
showing that since 1894 that county has
furnished 40 per cent of the plurality
of the republican party in the district.
lit was urged also that ii Hoffman is
he will pull u large demo-
cratic vote in his county. His support-
ers declared he would get 1.5O0 plurality
in his own county. Since 1884 1t has
not exceeded 1000.
One of the great reasons for the en-
thusiasm of the Muscatine people was
their desire to get an appropriation for
Il posto1fice Congressman Rumple got
a 100000 appropriation for postofilce
building and site al Iowa City, while
got but $4,000 for site.
Muscatne is anxious to even up. and If
Hoffman is nominated the burden will
bc on him to get the much sought ap
Mr. Gregory md his
friends are reasonably sens s,.i,:e.
Mr.. Gregory said he believed the con-
test would be between him and Hoff-
man. He expected a good shade of Clin-
ton aud Scott's vote when the break
came. Hoffman expected big vote in
Scott. Iowa and johnson after prelim-
mary balloting and some strength from
clinton Hoffman leaders feared Clin-
tons vote would go solidly or largely
to Gregory, thus making a close con-
test.
Wilson'S candidacy was confronted at
the outset with most serious difficult
t.. 1t was known to a certainty that Il
part of the Scott county delegation was
opposed to Wilson. The most conserva-
tive estimates gave five out of the
twenty-siX delegates to which Scott is
entitled. Some said a large share of the
delegation would leave him early in the
balloting. Predictions We're that in
case the detection from Wilson devel-
ops in the balloting that the support
thus lost to Wilson will go to Hoffman
rather than to Ellis.
Fifty votes will be required to nomi-
nate, there being total of ninety y-nine
votes in the convention. These are dis
tributed as follows: