Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-19

fought than the senatorial contest in
Woodbury. county.
Republicans have no doubt as to the
outcome. They confidently predict the
democratic competitor A. s. Garretaon.
by Il handsome majority, but this will
not be accomplished without meeting
the aggressive campaign which the
democrats have inaugura ted under the
leadership OF {. A. Dickson, the brill
liant young chairman of he democratic
county central committee, In fact Mr..
Dickson confidently predicts the elee-
ton of Mi. Garretson.
The result is that Woodbury. knows
thai there is an election in prospect.
The democrats opened heir campaign
in Sioux City With j. b. Sullivan, ran
dida,e for governor as The card and
monster meeting at Neville where Sem
ator Deliver ana Congressman Lot
Thomas made ADDRESSES. A vigorous
speaking campaign turnout the county
is now in progress and literature, fig
ures, statistics and all the implements
known TO political warfare are being
scattered among the voters.
Other Politics 1voIved.
The contest is not only of local in
terest, but has a state and congreasion-
al interest as well. With its outcome
are intimately connected the ambitions
of Senator E. II. Hubbard. who With
Jra,
for congress from the Eleventh con-
gressional district to succeed Congress-
man Lot Thomas. The friends Of
George ID. Perkins are also interested
in the size of the majd rity which John
II. Jackson viii be able to turn up.
There is little doubt that George d
Perkins will be candidate for the re-
publican nomination for governor and
the ex congressman and editor of the
Journal. in a quiet way is keeping in
close touch with events In his home
county.
Things have been moving swiftly in |
Woodbury. and in the Eleventh district |
It was not a long time ago when George |
o. Perkins was not at one with his |
party al home. The old scars resulting |
retirement from con,,ress, and which |
were toached up again In his candi- |
lacy for the govern orship were still /
But al present they appear to be en-
rely healed and George D. Perkins
ooms up in his district stronger than
ever. His course has been such that
he party has been compelled To come
o him, and the realization has been
orced home that he is TOO big man
o be read out of the party.
The Ante Convention Contest.
This situation of affairs made itself
manifest In Woodbury. when the con-
est for the senatorial nomination first
anne UP. Marlin j. Sweeley, who had
erved in the house. was ambitious to
-eturn to the senate. John II. Jackson.
rho was at that time chairman OF the
epublican county central committee.
vas put forward In opposition 10 Mr..
ulted was felt The strong hand
# j. l.. Kennedy, OF Sioux
sity, 81 lawyer, now managing the
OF Craig l.. Wright for the
ederal bench. and who Is looming up
IS one of the clevtrest political man
gers in northwest Iowa. The result
vas the utter routing Of Sw4eley and
he noinina ton OF county ticket
riendiy TO Perkins. among them being
}. b. Talley. candidate for treasurer,
Who was MIR. Perkins secretary when
he latter Was in congress. Mr.. Perkins
himself was placed at the head OF the
- ia ha "a Tn
But while republican harmony IN +
Woodbury. was being blazon@d abroad
occurred to the democrats that some
.dvantage might lie taken OF the sore
less that may have resulted from the
'olitical interment Of Mr.. SWeeley and
t the Democratic convention, which
vas held in the fall. the democrats
nnounced their plan of campaign. A
]. Garretson was nominated for sena-
or and in carefully prepared speech,
with figures, County Chair
nan Dickson assailed the record of the
epublicans in county and city admin
strsltion. Extravaganza of the most
eckless kind WIS charged, and Mr.
sarretson was pat forth as the ideal
Exponent of econc my.
Tho Boom Days Recalled.
The republicans have responded by
harging Mr.. Gsrretson with a large
hare of the responsibility for the coll
apae in the fortunes of Sioux City,
rom which she has scarcely recovered
was A. S. Gar.etson, who with III. d. II
lodges and others, engineered the
sioux City boom, which was one OF the
lost picturesque efforts of its kind ever
tempted in Iowa. The men who
tanned to build Sioux City began on a
mall scale. but this was soon ex-
hanged for plans of immense proper
ions. A new Chicago was in sight,
lans for continental railroads We're
uggled with and city Improvements
osting thousands and thousands or
ollars were ordered. Sioux city Is
till paying for these Improvements
nd the republicans charge Mr.. Garrett
on with being guilty OF the most glar-
sg Inconsistency in standing upon an
economy platform.
Mr. Garretsoii is strong with some OF
he old-time residents, and once car