Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-17


and excellent candidates are in the
field. We are coming down to the open
ing meeting in Des Moines with a
good delegation of party workers. We
will do our part to make fine start for
the campaign in the Seventh district
and | believe we will get out great
vote" 1t is learned that there will be
delegat tions from Dallas. Madison Maj :
ion and Warren counties to the big
Cummins meeting in Des Moines and i.
will be made notable as convention
starter.
Several things may happen in the
districts wher ere is trouble in the
party. For Q ice. in the Emmett
Dickinson di ; :, where the friends
of both are e that the other cam
not be ele it has been sug-
gested that - state election board
may find II g. 10Th nominations were
defective ir s they We're not made
by conve Z proper, and then both
names wo ~ 90 on by petition and
there woul 9 a knock down fight be-
tween Full I'D Robinson Both sides
say they OF want this: but there
is rear IHal IL Only one SttS oll Liz tis n :
ct in any form. there will be demo-
cratic candidate bob up. who will win
out In the Butler Bremen senatorial
district the time appears to have pass
ed for compromise. 1t is intimated that
the Butler county republicans are 50
sore over the defeat of Soesbe that they
will cheerfully support John Wade for
senator and defeat Larkin. Their sore
ness has been augmented by the be-
lief that Marshall Ed Knott. the po-
litical father of Bremen county, laid the
plot which ended in the worst political
muddle of the year. The situation is
decidedly discouraging.
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The appointment of Major Jerauld
A. Olmsted. retired U. S. A.. to rep
resent the regular army in the matter
of ms spection of the national guard and
instruction, was expected. He was
recommended for the appointment by
Governor Cummins and endorsed by
Adiutant General Byers and Congress
man Hull. Major Olmstead was for
two wears inspector of the national
guard in Iowa. He is a retired army
officer with splendid record. Ine
new militia law provides that In eacn
state the war board shall have some
one designated to represent the regu-
lar army. to see to 1T that the guards
men conform to army regulations, 10
give instructions to officers and gener-
ally to represent the war department
i'm fhe matter of its relation to the
puardsmen of the different states. Ma
ior Olmsted will come to Des MONIES
to do this. The military department OF
the state normal school will certainly
be continued at least this year. though
not under the direction OF an army oi :
.ficer. and the trustees of the schooi
have heretofore indicated that tney
viii certainly maintain that department
in some form.
IN iowa county two good farmers,
.boths irving near .wiiliamsburg, have
4 sssn a. ..r,e,ninatad for the legislature -
aEd ward Boland.. by the repioiieans'
and 20. Harrington, by tnes aen1oera' e Is
The republicans of Iowa county ceslre
very much that John Hughes. Jr, shali
become state senator. but II depenus
upon what Johnson county desires. Inc
danger in running an Iowa county man
for the senate is that the Johnson coun-
ty people. owing to their behef tnat
only A Johnson county man can serve
the interests of the state university
will vote solid for a Johnson county
democrat. But should Thomas sta
n,eton. of Iowa county, be the DEM
ocratic nominee, then Representative
Hughes would certainly be nominated
hv tha republicans. Mr.. Hughes was
ono of the most influential men In the
last house and has the interests OF Tue
state university quite as much q.
heart as any johnson county man co'lio
have.