Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-09


have not begun TO realize the fact as
yet. 1t was planned to have the open
ing next month and make big dis
play, but this has been put off because
the war department at Washington has
changed the orders and a cliff rent reg
iment is to come here 8 can not
come until 1t gets back -: the Phil
ippines. 1t Is ortuna Congress-
man Hull that the comi q the regi-
ment will be about the /. the con-
gressional fgi.t will be o trmest 1t
is coincidence which e is likely to
take advantage OF. ant< will help
him immensely in the cas- lign. How
ever Judge Prouty has,, yet given
UP the fight and is lay-.: plans care
fully for capturing the Polk county
delegation next year.
There is much inquiry as to what is
being done in Bremen and Butler coun-
ties regarding the controversy there on
the nomination for the senate. The
decision has been held up while the
people up there do something. The
facts were submitted last week and
the delegates from the two counties
what would happen should the board
declare a vacancy at this time opinion
differs. but good lawyers declare that
the two counties would Immediately
call another convention and make a
nomination to fill the vacancy. They
might call the same delegates togeth-
err in which case, Of course, the con-
vention would nominate E. w. Soesbe.
At any rate Larkin would not be nom
mated. But if the state ballot COM
mission fails to decide the matter until
about fifteen days before the election,
then 1t would be too late for the con-
vention to be called again, and the
senatorial committee would fill the
vacancy. This would be done by the
selection of some Butler county man
other than Soesbe or Larkin or Nc
Intyre-someone who would be accept
able to the Bremen county managers
1t is regarded as almost certain that in
such event Senator Craig would be
asked to go on the ticket and make the
race against John Wade. When the
delegates and contestants were here
last week it was hinted that If the
matter could be held up for short
time the politicians of the district
would get together and agree on
plan Of settlement that would be satis-
factory to all factions: but apparently
this has been impossible and the board
will be compelled to render a decision.
Manager Dawson, of the republican
state committee reports that the de-
mand for good speakers is great in
Iowa and that the supply is limited.
He is arranging dates for as many as
possible, but finds that good many
counties will have to be skipped this
year unless other first class speakers
volunteer their services. The repub-
licans of Iowa have been so well sup
Piled with good speakers In recent
years that they are demanding only
first class ones in each and every cam
paign and for all meetings. AT the
same time 1t is very hard to get
speakers from other states to come 70
Iowa and do campaign work when
they realize that 1t is only to swell
majorities that are already plenty
large enough. Speakers from Ohio,
Indiana, New York or even from
Illinois, are hard to get. and yet these
states are continually calling on Iowa
orators for speeches and depend large
iy on Iowa men to help them out N
their campaigns. The supply of high
grade speakers In Iowa is not as large
this year as usual but the state COM
mittee is doing the best 1t can to sup
ply the demand for speaking cam
paign.
D
Charles Emory Smith, ex-postmaster
general, who is to speak at teachers
meeting in Mason City next week. was
to have made two speeches in the
state, but can only deliver one. 1t will
be on the evening of Oct. II.