Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-30

bilities. It was so with all the railroad
men; they were under a nervous strain
50 long as the presidents train was on
their lines. This anxiety manifested
itself in many ways. General Superin-
tendent Sitter, of the Rock Island, was
fright along with the party, not as for
pleasure, but for business, personally
giving orders and directing affairs
such railroad men as Gilmore Mutt
Goodrich, Levy and Given We're right al
the front all the time. The real work
was not left to subordiEntes. Nothing
was by guess. So with The secret serv-
ice men, of whom there were an even
dozen in the work in Iowa; they were
nervous and watchful, allowing no man
not properly accredited to get near the
president, watching the c. oWds at every
turn and scanning every feature. Even
the trainmen and the Iorters and the
newspaper gang all went prepared Tor
defense. If there should be any occa-
sion for rough house the party sur
rounding the president would be deep
in the game at a signal. And yet all
this precaution for the safety of the
president, on the part Of railroad men
and secret service detectives, was with
out obtrusion and the casual looker-on
might never have seen any evidences OF
lit. Therein is us perfect 90
Governor Dockery, of Missouri, met
Governor Cummins at keckuk and rode
with some OF the Iowa men to Rand
Park. He was familiar to many in the
crowds. There goes our governor,
they would say. Governor Dockery
would call them by name from his car
riage and smile. There were many Mis-
sourians at Keokuk to see the presi-
dent.
If there were those of the Iowa party
looking for some sign TO guide them
Alright on the political Highway they
need not have turned away wholly dis
appointed. The trip Of the president
had lessons for the harmony seekers
quite easily understood. Naturally and
properly the president extended an in
vitation to Governor Cummins to ride
with him across the state and he did SO.
But he placed himself very close to
Cummins and made it riain to every
one that there could be no i'll Will be-
tween them On the way from Clarinda
to Des Moines, the governor and the
president and Secretary Shaw and
Colonel Hepburn had what might be
called q conference. They talked poll
tics and talked out plainly to each oth-
er. What they said il honestly re-
ported would make a most interesting
chapter of current political history.
Suffice it to say that nothing was said
that caused Governor Cunmins to feel
in the slightest degree downcast. What
was going on did not escape the atten-
ton of the newspaper men on the train
and the eastern journalists gained the
impression that the president is very
much more interested in Iowa and in
Governor Cummins than in some other
things. But the president was cordial
to Colonel Hepburn, and Judge Nc
Pherson, and Major Lacey. and Captain
Hull and all the others with whom he
came in contact-and taken all in all he
led the way for harmony in the party in
Iowa now and in the future. He said
nothing that could offend or cause the
slightest friction. Amorg all the Iowa
politicians who were of the governors
party there was the utmost harmony
and good Fellowship The presidential
visit appears to have been well planned
to do good politically.