Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-05
convention with an extremely strong
pull for any candidate it might pre-

convention with an extremely stloh .
pull for any candidate it might pre-
sent.
This ba$ngs into the ,imelight the re
suit of the election in Maryland. Ihat
state has gone democratic all along the
line Senator German surely VIII get
pretty much all the credit for this re
suit, altho. as a matter of fact. ne is
entitled To but little of 1T. The Mary :
land republicans We're split into rae
tons. each lighting the other. Sena-
tor McCoinas. who will lose his seat as
the result of TUESDAYS election, was
knitted by prominent republican lead
ers because OF his personal unpopular
sty and his unsuccessful attempt to as
sumo the reins of leadership
German in Limelight.
1t is urquestionably true that the
partisan republican fight gave the state
to the democrats. but rome the less
German will be magnitied for the re-
suit Maryland has been doubtful
state for years. The democrats mus
have something besides New York in
the north 10 win. This puts German in
splendid position as a matter of mere
tactics. He has Won back Maryland
and has driven the two republican
senators from their seats. taking one
tor himself and arranging for anotheS
tor some pne of his own crea lures.
German and Murphy.
The result In Maryland will undoubt
eddy strengthen this astute politician
and in addition there is a fact not gen.
orally known that German is a close
political and personal friend OF Charley
Murphy. the official header of Tam
many and soon to he the power be-
ilind the throne in the mayors office
Of Greater New York. controlling Me-
'Nel,an in III matters of patronage just
rs Croker did Van Wyck. II the New
York deleEa ZION is not for New York
man it IN dollars TO doUghnuts tina;
Murphy will be roofing for German.
Johnson's Defeat.
No one can contemplate the extraor-
liinary republican majority without be-
ing assured that the election in that
state has made and unmade two po
litical quantities in the city OF Cleve
land Tom l.. Johnson is undoubtedly
clone for. He was himself a candidate
for governor and lost the state by so
large majority as to demonstrate to
the most ordinary political observer
that his personality can never add
strength to his own party and that he
will weaken any ticket he runs upon.
His single tax notions and his devo-
ton to free trade, which threatened
to endear him to the rabid element in
his party. were the chief issues in the
t,;~, \ al,
ieat on these issues probably Will re-
move him and his issues forever from
the list OF available democratic pos
sibilities, either for first or second place
on the ticket
Advent Of Herrick.
Coincidertt with the downfall Of May
or Tom is to observed the advent of a
new name in Ohio politics. Myron T.
Herrick YVES friend OF Mckinley, and
an intimate friend, too. He has a for
tune OF his own, made by his own eff
forts, and takes his position as gov
ernor Of Ohio backed by the largest ma
jority known in the state in recent
years. While not an orator. he makes
an excellent, effect and is generally rec
ognized as one of the best mixers" in
the United States. 1t is only natural
TO suppose his name will be presented
to the republican convention for the
vice presidential nomination. He is on
II four years older than the president.
and will have been governor of Ohio
long enough to demonstrate to the
people, as l know he will do, that the
extraordinary business capacity and
social tact which have made him such
a success in Cleveland are the best pos
sible qualifications for the chief exec
utive of great commonwealth.