The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-27
IOWA
CONNER MUST FIGHT
Judge Quarton Of Algona an Avowed
Candidate for Congress in
the Tenth.
Hamilton, Carroll and Boone Coun-
ties Will Also Present Their
Favorite Sons. .%
Special to The Journal.


Algona, Iowa, Nov. 27.-Northern Iowa
politicians are waiting with anxiety for
the end of the federal judgeship contest
at washington. AS soon as it is decided
and sooner, unless it is settled soon
the republican congressional fight in the
tenth district will be opened. 2%{7
Judge w. B. Quarton of this city is
an avowed candidate for congress to sue
coed Judge J. p. Conner, the present con-
gresham. Judge Conner is serving his
second term, and has made an acceptable
congressman But.he was not the choice
of the district, and even his good service
has not endeared him. 1t has always
been felt. in the north end especially
that he was forced ON the district as part
payment of the obligation of Sena tor Dol
liver for the Dolliver senatorial appoint
ment by Governor Shaw.
Quarton Is the favorite son of the north
end. He has been on the district bench
many years and is popular and a great
mixer, while Conner is not a very good
.campaigner, never kisses the babies, is
likely to forget people, and doesn't warm
the cookies of the tenth district heart.
Besides, he has been frequently referred
ito by washington writer's, as the hand
soonest man in the house, and this .hasn /
done him any good. Voters are peculiar.
Dolliver used to be referred to likewise
every once in a while the best looking
member, and it always helped him.. But
Dolliyer was the prince Of mixers.
- Some Other Candidates. @
2 Hamilton county is going to- have a
candidate. + They say it will be either
"Cady'' Chase or j. L.. Kamrar, the lead
erss Of the opposing Hamilton county fac
tons. On the inside, it is said that Chase
will be the man, and that4wonder Of
Wonders-he will have the Kamrar sup
port se
Carroll county is expected. to present
State Senator Warren Garst and Boone
to try again for Judge John l.. Stevens,
who came near beating Conner the first
time. =
Webster county, the seat of the potent
Fort Dodge crowd, is counted loyal ID
conner this time, because Conner is fight
ing for Healy, a Fort Dodge man, for
federal judge Hea1y himself could easily
nave been congressman this time had he
chosen to ask it instead of the judgeship
Inc north end would have f1ocked to him
Webster is his home; Carroll, Boone and
Greene would have been for him on sec
oHo cholce at least, and he would have
won. But he is out of it now. and must
stay by Conner 20 49,
Quarton's Following
For Quarton, the counties of Emmett
hossuth, Winnebago, Palo Alto and Har.
cock are listed. All except Kossuth hayt
small delegations, the group COMPRISING
ABOUT one-third of the district. Pocahon.
tas is uncertain; probably for Conner
Humboldt has usually been controlled from
Fort Dodge. Greene is neighbor tt
Crawford and expected to support Conner
CraWford's candidate. There is every in
olcatlon or long and determined fight
and the opponents of Conner insist thai
thlngs are coming their way. But with
Senator Dolliver, Secretary Shaw and the
Fort Dodge influence on his side, Conner
IS reported comfortable and confident.
-Dlsqu1eting reports reach the Come,
people to the effect that Secretary. Shaw
IS not SO enthusiastically for Conner as he
used to be. 1t is charged that Shaw has
never forgiven Conner for giving half the
crawford county vote to Cummins on the
telling ballot in. the Cedar Rapids state
convention two years ago. Shaw was anti
Cummns and wanted the county voteG
that way; Conner controlled the delega.
ton and saw that 1t would be suicide fol-
MIN to oppose the almost solid strength
OF the district So he divided the dele
cation.