Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-20
.N LOOKS IKE A TRICK
Boom For Hearst Started I'm
der Guise of Carrying Out
Bryan's Ideas
EXCITING CONVENTION LIKELY
Some Iowa Democrats are Just WAX
ing Up to the Fact That There is a
Fair Chance of Iowa Being Pledged
to the Hearst Candidacy for Pres-
dent Next Year.
Special to Times-Republican.

| DeS MoineS. June 20.-Some of the
/ democrats of the state of Iowa are just
waking up to the fact that under the
guise OF an organization to carry out
| the Bryan idea of perpetually reaffirm-
| ing .he Kansas City and Chicago plat
to forestall this year the action Of the
party in the presidential year and to
secure in advance a pledge of this state
for support of Hearst for president for
next year. April . there was formed
in Das Moines an organization the pur-
pose of which was ostensibly to see
that the delegates to the state con-
vention are unequivocally for free silver
now and in the future. w. j. Bryan
was present and declared that the
party should stick to the old platform
and require that the democrats VINO
refused to support him should come
back repentant and acknowledge that
they were wrong. An organization was
formed to maintain this position. me
headquarters were taken away from
Des Moines letter writing was begun,
correspondence has been begun with
men in every part of the state and the
president of the association has been
busy in recent weeks circulating liter
ature intending to boost Hearst for
president. The names of democrats all
over the state were secured and clubs
and associations formed and now doc
umen.s from the Hearst literary bu-
reau In New York City are getting into
the hands of all the party workers.
Hearsts manager has paid for suite
of rooms at the best hotel for conven-
ton week and will be here Tuesday
morning 1t is stated that If the organ
ization of kansas City platform dem
ocrats" as they prefer to be called. is
in clear control of the convention,
resolution will be passed committing
tn. party In this state TO the Hearst
candidacy for president. and as partlah
reward for this Hearst will back new
democratic daily. paper in Des Moines.
All this is contingent on the aforesaid
organization having full control. The
action of several county conventions
the past week indicates that they Will
find themselves in minority, or at
least with such narrow margin that
they cannot easily handle the conven-
ton in the Hearst interest. The en-
tire first and Second districts are solid
in opposition to reafirmation. and
counties sprinkled all over the state
are refusing to instruct for free silver.
The discovery that the organization
formed on Jefferson day is being used
to further the Hearst movement has
caused a great awakening the past
week or two and as a result the con-
vention which begins next Wednesday
will likely be at least rs exciting ana
interesting as the convention of year
ago.
AT present there appears very little
opposition to Judge Van Wagenen, or
Sioux City, for governor. The EFFORT
to get Jerry Sullivan, of Creston, to
run proved a failure. Walt Butler eX-
congressman of this city, has been ap-
preached but he does not care to make
the race. The last suggestion is that
Charles a. Mackey, of Sigourney, be
the nominee Mackey used to be on
the democratic state tickets, some
times FOR one Office and sometimes for
another year ago when the Tree
silver matter was fought out to fin
ish in the convention here, Mackey was
one of the men selected by the Tree
silver side. along with Butler and Wea-
yer, TO engage in the joint debate on
the question of reaffirming. Mackey
stated the case plainly. He became eX-
cited and exasperated. In fact he
swore roundly at the reorganiZers from
the stage and said some things that
would be barred from the mails. But
he left no doubt of his earnestness Tor
free silver He was opposed by Boles,
VanWagenen and others. and they car
ried the day. 1t is not at all improb-
able that Mackey will be put up for the
candidate for the free, silverites to beat
Van Wagenen, who will not be the can
didate if free silver is made an issue
this year.
A somewhat remarkable story was
semi out last week from Iowa City
in which it was related that there was
disagreement among the members OF
the law commission as to how to mark
answers 70 certain questions that We're
to the law class and tha
the examiners disagreed entirely in re-
lallOn thereto, tli'tt tii'- ~ N'i''
MOI themselves know the answers to
their own questions and that there was
a very decided difference of opinion
as to whether the class should be
passed. Attorney General Mullan
states that there was not word of
truth in the matter, but that the mark
ing of the different members of the
were exactly alike and that
there was perfect harmony in all the
actions taken The story was looked
upon as an effort to get up coarse
Joke at the. expense OF the law eX-
aminers.
Gov. A. b. Cummins is TO be present
at the annual commencement of
college, at Waynesburg,
Greene county, Pa, on June 26. The
college will confer on him degree. 1t is
the college from which he graduated
as a young man. He was reared in
the small town of Carmichaels not very
far from Waynesburg and the acad-
euas' as 1t was than called was the