Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-11
Proposition Made That He Put
Up Money For New Des
Moines Paper
MEETING WITH MUCH FAVOR
MIR. Hearst, Being Presidential Can
didate, Is Now Eager to Cultivate
Iowa Democracy--WeII Known Iowa
Newspaper Men TO Be In the Deal
Des Moines Field Growing.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June lit developed
today that one of the purposes of the
conference of democrats in Des Moines
this week was for the purpose of con-
sidering the newspaper situation here.
Charles T. Russell, of Chicago, was in
the city for several da.s. On his way
here he stopped off a day at Newton
and consulted with George f. Rinehart.
In Des Moines he was met by George
Huffman. formerly chairman of the
state committee. q newspaper man,
and Chairman Jackson. present chair
man of the state committee, another
newspaper man. There We're other
newspaper men also in the conference
here including some from outside OIL
the city. but they did not register at
the hotels and it was evident there
was an attempt to keep the matter
quiet. The present effort is to get Mr..
Hearst to start morning paper IN
Des Moines. and there is some ground
for the belief that he may be induced
to do so.
Last year during the campaign a
committee of Iowa democrats called
on Mr.. Hearst and talked the matter
over with him. He stated that 1t was
contrary to his plans to establlsh a
paper in Iowa as he can reach all Iowa
points from Chicago in day. that If
he was to start a paper anywhere be-
tween Chicago and San Francisco it
would be at Denver or Kansas City,
or in some city at least farther re
moved from Chicago than Des Moines.
This ended the negotiations for last
year.
But the situation has materially
changed. Mr.. Hearst is now candl-
date for the democratic nomination
for the presidency and he is desirous
of cultivating the Iowa democracy.
Some of the Iowa democrats, fully real
izing thus, have made proposition
to ,si,a. and 1t is to this effect that IT
Hearst will put UP the money for
daily paper in Des Moines, whether it
is run by him directly or in his name
or his connection Herewith is con-
cealed they will guarantee him the
Iowa delegation III the next national
The proposition is one
that Mr.. Hearst is inclined to con-
slider with favor. They also agree to
undertake to help him materially in
some of the surrounding states. espe-
cially Kansas and Nebraska and South
Dakota. To gain this support would
mean much for Mr.. Hearst. and the
price is regarded from his standpoint.
as not extravagant. A number of we'll
known Iowa newspaper men are to be
in the deal and the democratic state
committee will back the movement.
In Des Moines the prospect of another
is regarded with COM
placency. The field has grown i'm
in recent years, and 1t is re-
garded by everyone as only matter
OF time until the long expected new
paper would make it's appearance.
With all the columns of gush that
are being printed about the wonderful
Mccormick Hanna wedding at Cleve-
land, o., it is worth noting that Gov.
and Mrs. .Cummins. altho invited to
attend, did not go, but Gov. Cummins
preferred the pleasures of speaking to
a picnic party of old settlers in Iowa
on the day of the great wedding. The
dispatches some time ago stated that
President Roosevelt had been COM
PEELED to change his plans to meet, the
wishes of Miss Hanna, But Gov. Cum
Minis kept his engagement with the old
soldiers at Spirit Lake and the wedding
went on without him.