Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-06

modern fighting men--DeWey, Schiey
and Miles. These party managers, il
is said have become impressed with
the Idea that some extraordinary mea-
sures must be adopted to head off the
wonderful personal popularity of Pres
ident Roosevelt among the young men,
and particularly among the militia eie-
ment. Ii is figured out by the DEM
cratic enthusiasts that New York state
can be carried for any good democratic
ticket. owing to Wall street opposition
TO Roosevelt, but at the same time
they recognize that this Wall street
opposition Will strengthen the repube
lican candidate almost everywhere out
side of a radius of twenty miles from
the Flatiron building.
German. Olney, Whitney. Parker
Pattison and other back numbers have
been repeatedly mentioned lately
without arousing the slightest enthusi-
assn. While the younger element, in
GLIDING Garter Harrison. Tom john
son, Dave Rose. Tom 1aggart, Dave
Francis. and young Mcclellan, do not
seem. 10 be able to arouse any bette
feeling.
In this dilemma some of the party
managers have begun to revive the
scheme for a military candidate, which
WAS dropped four years ago, when Il
Mas learned that no man holding 4
commission in the army or navy could
afford to run against President Nc
kinley without running the risk of q
charge of personal disloyalty and
treachery to the commander in chief.
which would be fatal among the sol
der element
Now, however. Dewe. has a life po-
sition and Miles and Schley are both on
the retired list. Each one of the three
mas felt the sting of President Roose
yelt's football methods of attack and
for this reason 1t Is asserted that each
man could now be induced to so before
the country on presidential ticket as
& matter of personal v'ndication.
Much significance IS attached by
these wolld-be leaders of the democ
racy to the demonstration for Miles IN
the Massachusetts democratic state
convention, as we'll as 10 the generals
trip south. and the systematic way in
which he has been presented to promi-
men, men there.
General Miles has denied that he is
in any sense q candidate. but it IS well
known that no man ever declined such
an honor since the present political
system was adopted. Miles has been
often denounced for the reason that he
was alleged 10 have put jefferson Da
Wis in irons. but 1t Is asserted that the
existing southern antagonisnl to Roose-
Welt. growing out of the :iegro question,
would Offset any disaffection over an
typographical incident of civil war now
nearly forgotten.
There are many democratic prophets
who are making combinations With the
three military men, and one hears with
suspicious frequency suggestions as to
Dewey and Miles, Miles and Schley,
German and Miles, Dewey and Harri-
son, Miles and Mcclellan, and similar
trans parent devices TO catch the mar
tial spirit now supposed to be conferred
on Roosevelt. Interest in the Miles
boom in particular has been growing
instead of receding. and many demo-
Gratis here believe that the general, in
spite OF his denials. is now building up
a political machine and that the Mas
sachuseuts delegation has agreed to
present his name instead of that of