Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-27
GWEN A FALSE HOPE
Iowa Officials at Washington
Place No Credence in Dem
ocratic Story
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS EXPECT
They Have Been Told They Can Garry
the Sixth and Third Districts, But
Republicans Say the Information Is
Without Foundation-Iowa at Wash
inston.
oecial to Times-Republican.

Washington, Oct. 27.-lowa officials
in Washington place no credence what
ever in the story which leaks out from
the democratic congressional commit
tee to the effect that republican dis
affection in the Third and Sixth Iowa
districts is likely to lose those two dis
tricts to the republicans.
It is impossible to induce anyone
connected with the democratic COM
1nittee to indulge in any talk or pro-
phesies as to Iowa beyond the fact
more than one district and that one
OF the districts is the Sixth. From
an inside source, however, comes the
information that the democrats expect
to win in the Second and Third, also.
the Sixth and Third. particularly the
the Sixth and Third; particularly the
Third, are republican districts and that
the republicans have a good working
plurality in the Second. 1t appears,
however, that the democratic commit
tee has been supplied with bogus infor-
nation as to factional differences in
the Sixth and Third districts. In the
Sixth district it is claimed that a
certain faction will either quietly knife
Major Lacey at the polls to get even
because of the alleged wrong-doings
of the republicans OF that district in
senatorial contests or neglect to vote.
and that the faction of the republican
party in the Third which supports the
position taken by Speaker Henderson
will take occasion to get square with
the other alleged faction in the party
because of the views expressed by
Judge Birdsall and the outspokenness
of certain politicians in his behalf.
/ have made an effort to ascertain
the source of the information that is
giving comfort and announcement to
the democratic committee. but without
success. My informant is without the
facts but declares the committee Is con-
1idently expecting to carry the. Sixth
and Second and believes there is
good chance for Boies to win in the
Third.
1 have talked with number Of Iowa
politicians on this point. In each case
the greatest surprise was manifest,
followed by the expressed opinion that
somebody has been handing the dem
ocratic congressional committee a gold
brick with less than the ordinary tine
ture Of gold. can find no one but
who says the republicans in the Third
district are united and on their metal,
determined to bring the majority for
Judge Birdsall UP to the high water
mark of an off year. The Henderson
men are now Birdsall men and there are
no factions in the district according to
the reports received by Iowa politicians
from Iowa.
There is not so much information
from the Sixth district. Committee
man Clayton says reports are to the
effect that the contest is waxing lively
and that there is some disposition to-
ward apathy In certain quarters, but
MIR. Clayton believes Major Lacey will
win, as usual.
A local paper day or so ago printed
a first-page cartoon representing Uncle
Horace Boies minus coat; sleeves
rolled up and apparently ready for
combat. Near him. Of relatively tho
figure Of man whose identity is rep
resented as Judge Birdsall. A sign post
has this legend upon it's face: Here is.
where Dave Henderson quit" Uncle
Horace Boies remarks: MY only re-
greet is that it is not Dave Hender-
son.
During the speakers recent visit to
Washington an effort was made to in
,luce him to express some opinions rel
;ative to the political situation and par
ticularly in the Third district, but Mr..
Henderson would not talk, remarking
that he was entirely out Of politics.
Sc
Major ]. L. Young, Of Leon, who is
employed in the treasury department.,
in Washington, started for Iowa yester
day to do a little political work, within
the limitations Of the civil service.
Major Young belongs to what is known
as the "old machine" AS an evidence
of the fact that he is first repub-
lican he goes to Iowa to take off his
coat in the interest of friend in De-
catur county running for a county
office who is strong supporter Of the
other wing Of the republican party.
Major Young takes the view that when
a political campaign is on that faction
alism should disappear and that every
body who wears the badge of repub-
licanism should turn in and put in his
best ticks for the nominees of the
party.
United States Consul Hughes, writ
ing from Cuburg. Germany, makes
some interesting observations relative
to a new process of rendering cotton
goods proof against fire. 1t is we'll
known fact that next to gunpowedr and
other explosives there is no article of
common use SO inflammable as cot
ton cloths Of various sorts, especially
those goods made OF heavy yarns and
"combed out" on both sides in order
that the appearance of flannel may be
given. The process invented by the
German consists in giving the cotton
goods a sort Of treatment practically
"asbestoesing" the cloth by which
means the cloth is rendered proof
against ordinary heat or flames.
The peculiar thing about this treat
ment is that the quality of the goods
is not affected and the fabric may be
washed and rewashed and ironed with
out affecting the fire. proofing feature.
From this 1t appears that the process
which of course Is secret, is something
more than mere chemical application
tn the cloth. instead IT ia literal