Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-12
G)NE IOWA POLITICS
Announcement of Fight to Be
Made on Nate Kendall In
Monroe County
MAY BREAK RECENT COMPACT
Opponents of Kendall In Sixth District
Angry at Signal Honors Bestowed
Upon Him-Announcement of T. 3.
McDonaId's Candidacy a Bold ChaI-
Ienee-That Senatorial Nomination.


Des Moines. Aug. IA good deal of
speculation is being INDUCED in by
some of the politicians over the recent
! political movemnts in the southern part
of the state. The announcement of the
candidacy of NJ. l.. Temple for speaker
set the gossips to going, and now it has
| fight is to be made on Nate Kendall in
Monroe county and determined effort
| made to defeat him for denomination. A
we'll informed politician stated today
| that it was true that at the time an
/ agreement was reached in regard to the
| speakership last winter which was the
| preliminary to an understanding on the
| platform, it was tacitly agreed that
! there should be no factional candidate
| presented TO oppose the candidacy of
! Clarke for speaker, that Kendall pulled
out of the race for speaker as n part Of
| this agreement and because it was un-
derstood he was to be reelected with
out opposition provided he would not
| that so far as known all agreements
have been kept until these new deals
| have come up. The opponents of Ken
dali in the SiXth district have feared all
! along that he would gain too much
| prominence in state affairs and that his
/, election as speaker would give his
boom such an impetus that 1T could not
be stopped. They were angry when the
state convention. despite their protests,
made him chairman and thus signaily
ionored him. Now 1t is hinted here
that whatever of compact was enter
ed into last year, is TO be broken, that
following the state convention it was
decided that all agreements which af-
fected the speakership of Kendall
should be dlsregarded, hence the candi-
| dacy from an unexpected source in op-
position 10 Clarke and the bringing out
of a candidate in opposition to Kendall.
, The candidacy of T. B. Mcdonald, of
Lovilia. is announced with this state
ment:
He is a republican who has ever
been loyal and devoted to republican
principles. He believes in the kind of
republicanism concerning which there
is no doubt or cause. If nominated and
elected he would represent true blue re-
publicanism.''
This is regarded everywhere as bold
challenge 1t infers that there are de-
grees or varieties of republicanism and
that some republicans are supporting
principles about which there is no
doubt, thus making a factional line
along which Is desired the fight shall
be made. The strength of the move
ment is yet to be shown. and it is of
some doubt as yet whether it can be
carried into other sections of the state
on the same sectional lines.
The republicans of the Van Buren-
Jefferson district will name James Ell
erick, a farmer Of Van Buren who
lives at Douds. as member of the state
senate to succeed the unfortunate Sen
ator Brighton, of Fairfield, whose seat
was vacant most of the last session
Elerick is said to be most estimable
man and one Of the substantial resi-
dents of Van Buren, There was a
sharp contest between him and w. S.
Allen. of Birmingham, and two conven-
tions We're necessary. Jefferson coun-
ty comedies the nomination to Van Bu-
ren and there will be the utmost har-
mony in the district.
The democrats In the Iowa johnson
district may get into tangle over the |
senatorial nomination. The present |
senator is George w. Ball. one of the |
handsomest of the senators, Il genial |
man and a good legislator. He served I
In the TWenty-tirst general assembly |
in the house and has now served one |
term as state senator. His particular
love is the state university and he has
served 1t We'll. but aside from this he
was recognized as one Of the able law
yers of the senate and tho he was of |
the minority he had great influence
in all matters relating to the legal bills
which We're before the senate. But
the Iowa county people think they
ought to have the senator. and they
are going to push Thomas Stapleton. of
Marengo, for the place. This will raise
a question as to the right of Johnson
county to keep the state senator. 1t is
Johnson and not Iowa that furnishes
the democratic majority in the district
and the Johnson county people feel that
they are entitled to the senator on this
account and also because they have
such an able senator now. The re-
publicans have considered naming John
Hughes as their candidate for the sem
ate, but it is democratic district AMI
there is not much encoura cement for
sacrificing such an influential legis
lator in a race to defeat Ball in the
district. 1t is more probable that
Hughes will return to the house from
Iowa. The influence of Judge Wade IL
the district is likely to make Johnson
democratic for some time.
Governor A. B. Cummis is out of the
city, taking an outing in the western
and probably has not heard
Of the correspondence between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Governor Durbin,
of Indiana, In regard to lynching and
the maintenance of law and order: but
ne has frequently expressed himself in
an emphatic way on the same subject ;
so that there need be nothing added by
him at that time. Governor Cummins {
has pursued policy in regard to par {
oles and pardons somewhat differentl'