Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-10
\ First-C Glass fractional Fight
Within their Ranks Now
Seems Certain
REoReANlzERs AND slLvERlTEs
The silverites at Present Have Major
ity Of Members Of State Committee
Kansas City Platform Democrat. to
Meet in Des Moines on Jefferson's
Birthday, April 2. j
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TfmeS-Reuubltcan.
Des Moines, Feb. 10.-Not all the dis
sensions political of the state of Iowa
are to be within the republican party
this year, for the democrats have set
out to get up a first-class factional fight
within their ranks. The situation fore
bodies an interesting democratic state
convention. The democratic state con-
republican conventions, and the re-
publicans have not yet called their con-
vention. The fact that at least four on
the state ticket will be renominated
without opposition makes it certain the
republican state convention will be held
a little late, probably in September or
late in August. The democrats feel
strong enough now to get up a divis-
ion. Two years ago the first fight came
on between the "reorganizers" and the
"silverites." The line is not exactly
parallel with the currency question, for
among the reorganizers are many who
have been worshippers Of Bryan. The
result of the contest in the state con-
vention was unsatisfactory to both. The
Kansas City platform was Endorsed and
reiterated, but in the melee the ticket
got away from the silverites and the
candidate for governor was T. j. Phil
bps, of Ottu1nwa, pronounced gold
democrat. A year ago the fight was re-
newed and this time the organizers got
the best of it on the platform. Ex-
Governor Bofes wrote the platform,
and it contained no reference to the
Kansas City platform. This was the
one issue before the convention. But
again it so happened that the ticket
was not in agreement with the plat
form. and most of the candidates on the
the fight comes on again this year.
is determination we'll fixed to not only.
name the ticket, but fix the platform
and control the party organization for
next year when the presidential contest
comes on. At present the silverites
have a majority of the members of the
state committee. This is not generally
believed, but is in fact true, tho in the
organization last year factional matters
were suppressed.
On Jefferson's birthday, April 2, the
kansas City platform democrats" as
they choose to call themselves. follow
ers of Bryan and believers in the sa-
credness of free silver, will meet in Des
Moines to effect some sort of an organ
ization by and thru which they hope to
secure and retain control of the party
in Iowa. They will meet and
organize. feast and talk. This is their
answer to the defiance of the reorgan-
izers thrown out at the Jackson day
banquet at Waterloo in January, where
Boies spoke and the boom
of Anthony Van Wagenen, OF Sioux
City. for governor, was formally
launched. To make the jefferson day
event notable William j. Bryan is to
come into Iowa and again rally his
forces for the fray. He will speak at
the banquet and is not limited in his
time. Ex-Congressman Walt Butler is
to be the POSTMASTER at the banquet,
which will cost the faithful $3.50 per.
Gen. James B. Weaver. of sColfax, will
be on the program. AS the Waterloo
was starter for boom for
Van Wagenen for candidate for gov
ernor, so this Des Moines banquet is to
be the launching of a boom for Gen.
James b. Weaver as candidate for gov
ernor. For a number of years Gen.
Weaver has been counting himself a
democrat. He attended the last ma
tional populist convention, the one held
in Sioux Falls, and participated as a
populist in the work of nominating
Bryan and Towne. This was less than
three years ago. But last year and the
year before Gen. Weaver came to dem
ocratic state conventions as delegate
sent by the democrats of Jasper coun-
ty. He is mayor of Colfax, elected as a
non-p partisan. and is a most excellent
mayor. He will be presented by the
democrats of Jasper county as their
candidate for the nominal ation for gov
ernor to oppose Albert B. Cummins.
The banquet will be big affair, with
500 plates at the best hotel in the city.
The fun program is as follows:
"Americanism," Charles o. Holly Jof
Des Moines.
The Plutocracy," j. j. Shea of Coun-
ell Bluffs.
Imperialism" j. B. Sullivan of Cres-
ton.
THE Declaration OF Independence,
Q. 2. Myers of Newton.
"The Monroe Doctrine" Cato Sells Of
Vinton.
Thomas jefferson" General James
B. Weaver of Colfax.
Democracy" William Jennings Bry-
an of Lincoln, Neb.
In recent years General Weaver has
been living very quietly at Colfax
among friends. His salary as mayor
of the town would hardly furnish him
much support. But he has been doing
a little specializing or the side and If
reports are to be credited he has done
WE'LL Just now the general is in Louis |
lana, where he is looking after the in
tsrests of an oil company near the
western border of The state, company |
Of which he is president. AT depth of
265 feet oil and gas were struck and 1t |
is coming up steadily The associates
of the general believe they have a good
thing. General Weaver is president oil
the company, r. Seeburger of this city
vice president, Carl j. Lenander OIL