Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-27
N)U[DG1O0)NGRESS.
Judge Hutchinson Stirs Politi-
cal Gossips In the Eleventh
District
FUNK is THE MAN TO BE FEARED
Isaac struble, of Lemars, is Expected
To Become Very Active-Many
Counties Are Grooming Favorite Sons
And Judge Thomas Holds the POST
masters Well in Hand.


masters Well in Hand.
Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, Nov. 27.-For some Tins
past George Bowers in his Orange City
Herald has been threatening the Elev-
enth district with Sioux county can
didate for congressional honors. In
his last issue he published a rebus
which very apparently is subject to
only one solution, viz. Judge Hutchin-
son. His poetry reads:
"And when asked what state he halls
from
Our sole reply shall be,
He comes from old Sioux county.
And il famed judiciary"
With Judge Hutchinson in the mace
Sioux county will be located from the
start and the friends Of Isaac Struble,
who have been claiming preferrel
claims on Sioux subject only to home
candidate will have to amend their
pleadings.
Oseeola 10 His.
Judge Hutchinson will be entitled to
the center Of the stage till the district
gets done talking him over and spec
ulating on his probable strength. He
will rather crowd Mr.. Struble out OF
immediate consideration. But the Lee
Mars man is not to be pushed off the
map. His friends say he will take Os-
seola away from Roach, Osceola hav-
ing senatorial grievance against Ly-
on; and they claim, too, that Struble
will be high man in O'Brien, where
some changes OF political alignment are
certain to follow the misfortunes of Ed
Brown. Mr.. Brown, In any case. could
lot take q very active part in the con-
Hressional fight because he will be a
candidate before the state convention
Tor denomination as railroad commits
oioner. So, 1t Is counted, Struble will
have a long chance Of doing things In
O'Brien.
Cherokee Has Possibilities.
And there is Cherokee, too. The
Gtruble men say their candidate is the
strongest man in Cherokee. But Cher
okee has plenty OF aspiring statesmen
Of Its own, who may turn up asking for
the favorite son franchise. There are
Tom McCulla, Bob Molyneux, Alva Ho-
bart Jimmie Robertson. Bill Strycker
and bunch Of other good fellows, anv
one OF whom might pigeonhole Chero-
kee very conveniently.
Strubis Loses Friend in Ida.
There is one place where the Struble
plans may miscarry because Of the
death OF man who was expected to be
Struble's friend. It will be recalled
that when John Bleakly Of Ida coun-
~ became candidate for state sena-
tor Henry Hastings OF Ida Grove, was
his campaign manager. Hastings han
died that campaign. and did 1t with
notable ability. He nominated his
man, and 1t was Ike strubie who moved
In convention on behalf Of Plymouth
county, that the nomination be made
by reclamation. OF course, nobody
would assume that an inexperienced
young man like Mr.. Struble could have
had any selfish motive In doing such
thing. but still, II Ida county should
happen to feel grateful enough to give
Struble delegation, Mr.. Struble could
1t least feel the comfortable sensation
OF aeeing bread, once cast upon the wa
ters. floating back in his direction.
But Henry Hastings IL dead and he
was the strong Ida county man; the
man on whom struble would have had
10 rely, more than any other for pay
ing or Ida county's obligation With
Mr.. Hastings gone there are indica-
lions Of new contest for the Ida
Leadership, and the McCutchen element
Z - threatening to get into the game
again. This may or may not be satis-
factory to the Struble people. Nc
Cutchen might have notion Of play
ing q little favorite son engagement
himself. Senator Hubbard has been
regarded as promising candidate for
the IDA delegation. and his friends
doubtless will not overlook chances
there.
Funk Should Be Feared.
6enator A. B. Funk occupies the
anomalous position Of being at once
the best and one OF the least known
men in the list Of candidates. He has
had plenty OF good advertising for a
decade ana more. He was the leader
Of the state senate. big factor In
state affairs, candidate for governor IN
the fight that paved the way for the
Cummins success. He has long been
looked upon as probable congression-
al or gubernatorial possibility. tho
more people think OF him as governor
sIn&u II sCOu8IeSSIuaHs ana Ills lIlcllna-
tions are understood to be toward Des
Moines rather than In Washington. In
the Eleventh district, while everybody
knows good deal about him, compar.
eticely few except the politicians know
him personally. He lives over in the
extreme northeast corner, and his
paths have lain towards Des Moines.
by way Of Tenth district routes. rather
than in the big end OF the Eleventh.
He lives. moreover, in q small county,
Dickinson, with few votes In q conven-
tion. His strength would be in Dickin-
son, Clay. Sac and Osceola, with \
fight for every county outside OF Dick
inson, but with a second choice
strength in every part Of the distric.
that easily might make him a danger
GUS man in long fight. No man has
more or closer personal friends among
men who make up congressional con-
vsntion.
Woodbury. 10 Troublesome.
There has been little congressional
talk here In Woodbury. since the late
election. Before that, 1t was whisper
ed abroad that Mr.. ]. L. Kennedy had
congressional designs contingent some-
what on his fixing q arm grip on the