Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-23
0 CONN[LL ) CAREER
Late President Mckinley Much
Attached to Former U. S.
Attorney For Iowa
TEMPLES OUTLOOK DOUBTFUL
Future Developments. When the Re-
turns Are All in. May Warrant His
Entering the Race for Speaker Of the
Next House. However-soesbe's
Nomination Seems Certain.

i Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 23.-When Presi
dent Mckinley set about to reorganiz
affairs at Washington after the Cleve
land administration and he becam
aware that he needed a good man 70
the highly important position of SO
iicitor OF the treasury the real Law
officer OF the DEPARTMENTS at Washing,
/ ton-he was referred to Fort Dodg,
j and there he picked Hon. Maurice d
{ Oconnell. Under the Harrison admin.
( istration Mr.. O'Connell lad been Uni.
! ted States attorney for northern Iowa
! He had had an ambition to go 10 con.
gress but his young friend, j. p. Dolli-
ver took the plum just AS Mr.. OCon-
nell Was ready for it, He was disap-
cure the attorneyship for the northern
district. But he went To Washington
a man of ripe experience and of high
est integrity. A few years ago il was
related to the Times epubliean cor
respondent by gentleman living IN
I Washington not in official life that ii
had become quickly noticed that Presi-
dent Mckinley had become very much
attached to Mr.. OConne.l The attor
ney was called into conference fre-
auently by the president on matters
not in his official line. He was more
consulted in Il contdential way by the
president than any person outside the
members OF his cabinet. In fact there
Was just a bit of Jealousy manifested by
some who felt that perhaps the presi-
dent was going outside OF his official
family too often to consult the Iowa
man. But Mr.. O'Connell had impressed
himself upon the president In a way
10 invite condolences, and the pres!-
den .dmired his frank and honest
manner. This is one OF the men the
republican state committee feels freest
to send to any place for any kind
OF a political meeting. Mr. O'Conne.l
has done rs much campaigning in the
Tenth district as any man. He is one
of the very best and in his prime is a
most convincing talker 1t is related
of him that a few years ago Mr.. o.
Connel was campaigning with Mr.,
Dolliver in the northern part of the
state They had tent meeting In a
town in Kossuth county The demo-
Gratis had speaker in town and want
ed a Joint debate In the tent but the
republicans had got the crowd together
and wouldn't have 1t. The tent was
close to barn. Soon after Mr.. O'Con-
nell got started the democrats who
were mad, got donkey started in the
barn and his unearthly screech soon
drowned out the eloquefce of the ora
tor. He paused a moment and his
ready wit came to his aid. When he
got a chance hes said:
We'll, | had supposed the democrats
had given up the idea of joint de-
bate
Mr.. OConnelrs Wit comes contin-
ually TO the surface. He has been
speaking out in northern Iowa the past
week and reports to the state commit
tee indicate that he has had fine aud
fences.
NJ L. Temple, OF Clarke county. has
been in the city this week attending
court and seeing the politicians. He
for speaker of the next
house. He says his candidacy was only
4 preliminary matter at best and may
not develop into anything in the END.
But Mr. Temple is having excellent
health and his eyesight is good, so that
he could be a candidate If the COM
pleXion of the house is such when the
-eturns are all In to warrant his en-
.ering the race At present the out
ook is not very favorable. Mr. Temple |
viii be elected easily in his county as
he opposition is weak and not making I
much of an effort at this time. His fell |
ow townsman, Mr.. Jameson, Will be |
elected senator in the Clarke Warren |
district, without opposition. and this in |
district that is now represented by Il |
senator Mr.. Temple Will |
10 some speaking for the state COM
nittee He Will go into Hardin county
where the fusion movement is striking
1t Representative Furry, one of the !
most popular Of representatives He
viii also go into Pocsyhontas county
where a hard fight is being made on
Gilchrist. one of the
brightest of the young members of the
.ouse Mr.. Temple has served With
10Th these men and he will be able to
peak of them to the voters of their
from personal knowledge OF
heir legislative work.
Representative Temple was greatly
lated over the success he had in Sc
uring a reversal In the supreme court
f the Judgment of 20 years in the peni-
entiary for DR. j. w. Crofford of De-
atur county. Crofford was convicted
I murder in the second degree for
ausing the death of a young lady at
is "sanitarium" al Lamont. He had
money and hired good lawyers The
ase was tried before Judge ToWner
nd as public feeling was pretty strong
gainst the doctor he was convicted
ME supreme court reversed on severa.
among others because one who
ias allowed to remain on the jury had
xpressed his opinion of the case and
tated frankly that he had read and be-
eyed the publications regarding the
ase But an amusing feature OF the
ase was that when an effort was made y