Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-27
Jerry" Says Democratic Party
Is Now United and Future
Is Brighter
A FORCE TO BE REckoNED WITH
II is Probable That Sullivan Will Be
One of the Delegates at Large to Next
Democratic State Convention and
That Judge Wade Will 8. Another
Minor Parties.
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Special to Times-Republican.
| Des Moines. Nov. 27.-Few there are
among candidates who take defeat
more cheerfully than Jerry Sullivan,
erstwhile democratic leader of for
| lorn hope in Iowa, rapid-flre orator of
| the free-trade revival in the west and
henceforth to be reckoned with at all
| times in matters relating to the demo-
cratic party in Iowa. Shortly after the
nomination Of Mr.. Sullivan for gov
ernor the writer met General James B.
Weaver in the state capitol as he was
spending few leisure moments just
after his return from oil we'll drilling
in the south and asked him for his
opinion of Mr.. Sullivan.
II know him very WELL" said Cen
eral Weaver. "and am a great admirer
of the young man from Creston. He
is fine man, very fine; he has within
him the making OF a great man, If on
iy he possessed a little more energy.
He Is OF fine texture and great ca
pacity and IL he had back OF him the
dynamic force he would be great
leader"
Since these words were uttered
Jerry Sullivan has made record as
political campaigner equaled by few in
Iowa. For about three weeks he mani
tested considerable energy. speaking
most of the time twice day. and as
ne Is rapid speaker and had long
story to tell his accomplishment was
indeed notable. Mr.. Sullivan was in
the city the other day. the first time
since the ballots were cast. He said
he had fully recovered and did not.
comeyto watch the count OF the vote.
II >--l pretty well satisfied with
what re did in the last campaign.
said Mr.. Sullivan. I'VE knew the
ticket could not be elected and said SD
a, the start, but we got out big vote
and put the party in fighting trim for
the future. The state committee now
has a good organization in every part
OF the state. Heretofore the party was
without organization and there was no
chance to make campaign. Now we
have got the party all united and
working together and the organization
IS such that In the future the people
will know that the democrats are do
ing business in iowa. If we keep on
with campaign or two like the last
one we will get the republican pluraN-
ty down to about Its normal size In
this state and then be ready to make
an aggressive fight for control of the
state"
what would consider the normal
plurality"
well, about 10000. should say. at
this time. That is all the party is en-
titled to now. You see there were
100, 900 voters In the state who did not
vote at all. Nobody knows how they
would vote. And 1t Is certain that a
good many who are democrats voted
for the republican ticket for one rea-
son or another. The majority this year
Is not fairly representative OF politi-
cal conditions in Iowa"
sss
Already there Is some gossip as to the
future Of Mr. Sullivan. 1t ls conceded
by all who have looked over the
field that in the future he will
be force that must be reckoned with
and that his campaign has given him
a leadership likely to last thru several
years. It is probable that he will be
one OF the delegates at large to the
next democratic state convention and
that Judge M. ]. Wade will be another.
The two men are much alike In manner
and tastes and ambitions and while In
the past they have not always followed
the same lines they can easily get to-
gether. The campaign also gave prom
inence to A. E. jackson, the chairman
of the state committee. who perfected
the first state organization since Cleye-
lands first election. 1t is also now re-
garded as certain that If William r.
Hearst develops strength in the east
he can have the Iowa delegation to the
national convention for the asking. He
has not indicated since election whether
he Is encouraged to put into Des Moines
the much wanted democratic newspa-
per.
AS to what is likely to become OF
Charles a. Walsh in the future coun-
ellis OF the party In this state opin-
ions differ. Mr.. Walsh has not been In
the state all Of the time the past three
wears but has lived in Missouri a great
deal of the time. He took mo active
part in the last campaign save to be
responsible for starting the new dem
ocratic campaign cry against the press
ent state officers in the matter of rail-
road assessments. He seized greedily
upon the idea that originally Gov. Cum
Minis had been elected as railroad
eating governor and that 1t could he
shown that the present state officials
had shown themselves unduly subser-
Went to the dictates of the railroad
managers. He gave out an interview
early In which he raised this cry and
made 1t a political issue In the cam
paign SO far as 1t could be made one.
He was ably assisted in this for
time, but 1t Is understood that Jerry
Sullivan dropped 1t entirely long be-
fore he had finished his campaigning
and regretted that he had ever made
use Of such an attack on the state
officers Of Iowa and the state admin
istration generally under the repub-
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