Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-03
Beautiful Vision of New Moses
Seen by Butler County
Democrats
HALLS OF CONGRESS RECKONING
John M. Wade, Brother of Successful
Judge Wade, Gives Third District
Democrats Hope Because of Charm of
the Name-sena.oria Canvass Only
Preliminary.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
/ Waterloo, Oct. 3.--An interes ting bit
of political gossip has been discovered
by newspaper man in these parts IN
the dream that has enliv9ned the SUM
ibers of Third district democrats oil late.
In this vision they have discovered a
new Moses TO lead them cut of the will
| derness into the halls of congress. That
there Will be an awakening and the
usual dissipation Of hopes whel the
dream is aispelled is TO he expected, but
just now the vision is an entertaining
/ one.
/ The real scene In which this dream
is located is in Butler county. There,
Lon a tire farm, a few miles from
Greene, is residing the Moses who is to
perform the miracle fer the party
which even Governor Boies was unable
TO attain This new Moses is farm
1 er. big, hearty, whole souled and pros
| porous. lie has made a success of the
it!lling OF Iowa soil and this added to
I his frugsllity IN years gone by hiss Civ
en- him competency, portion of
which he feels he is entitled TO expend
| in order 10 crafty the desires OF his
/ political friends and at the same time
add a little to his own rising ambition.
In actual life the just discovered
Moses Is John NJ. Wade, a brother of
| Congressman NJ. ]. Wade, OF the Sec
end district. His relationship without
a doubt has something to do with his
popularity now, but that is not lbs only
attraction. He is a good citizen and
| has friends In all parts of the county
Ewho have known him for years. and
| democrats and II publicanS alike in his
own home. who have shown their APP
probation of his qualities by voting for
| him and electing him 10 represent them
IN the sessions of the county board Of
| Supervisors. His success in being
elected on the board in a republican
district, coupled With the trouble now
brewing in Butler and Bremen counties
over the nomination of q candidate for
senator and the bitter feeling which
has been aroused, has set him out con-
lspicuotlsiy among the few hundreds OF
democrats i'll the district. He is to be
tried out this fall as a candidate for the
state senate. II. owing TO republican
actual senator, real boom is to be
launched al once making him the party
opponent 10 Congressman Il. p. Bird
sail, OF Clarion. next year.
The democrats, VINO are looking
ahead and thinking Of the campaign of
next year While the present fight is on.
profess 10 believe that Mr.. Wade can
duplicate the performance of his broth
er in the Second district and shat Iowa
Viii soon have two Waces in congress.
They do not seem 20 worry over the
fact dat the district never went demo-
cratic III congressional election, and
That Congressman Henderson during
his twenty years Of service never came
anywhere near defeat with the exeep-
ton Of the year 1880 when, III the gem
eral upheaval. Judge Couch lacked but
90 of a plurality. The district quickly
recovered from the shock OF that year
and its record since has been any
thing from 5000 10 1900 plurality
The dream of the democrats does not
brighten the republicans of the district.
but they are not disposed 10 awaken
their opponents from the reverie. rath-
er enjoying the fact that the vision acts
as an opiate and leaves them peaceful
and happy for the time be.ag.