Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
A CONFERENCE
NAS NOT HELD.
Persistent Misrepresentation Of
Several Republicans Creates
Amusing Situation
TRUTH GIVES LIE TO NONSENSE
Motives Of Those Concerned Not Cues
toned by Any But Partisans Who
Are Lost to All Sense Of Shame -
That Base conspiracy" Against
Lives of Eminent Politicians.
specia, 10 rimes-Repuhlican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 23.--What would
be merely amusing IL 1t was not for the
fact that it discloses Il certain deplor-
able tendency on the part Of the news
class. to depart widely from the truth,
in treating of the news of d political
nature in Iowa, is the commotion
which has been caused in some sections
because Of the fact that q few Of the
leading republicans Of the state who
met here a week ago and held "a con-
ference" discussed freely and frankly
the political situation in Iowa and the
nation, talked of President Roosevelt
and how they might give him aid and
support in the state, and in general
talked among themselves how best they
could promote republican principles.
The newspapers out in the state per-
sist in misrepresenting these republi-
cans. For instance, the Cedar Rapids
Republican declared editorially one day
that there were "twenty-one politi-
clans" who met and that SenatorSDol-
liver's political life was discussed
and again referred to the twenty one
politicians" as bosses. The Burlington
Hawkeye places the number at twen-
ty-five. The Fairfield Ledger goes
further and indicates that they met
ito select a candidate for the repub-
licans Of Iowa to succeed Cummins."
The Bloomfield Republican learned
that "the meeting was held for the
purpose of canvassing the situation as
to Governor Cummins successor" One
might add many such citations from
Z certain class Of newspapers of the
state; and this despite that the truth
has been widely published by truth
loving newspapers, which truth gives
the lie to all this nonsense or worse.
AS matter of fact the highest num-
ber of persons who could in any way
be connected with the conference was
not half of twenty-one, and no news
paper correspondent or editorial writer
can name ten who had anything what
ever to do with these meetings of last
week. The fact is well known and be-
yond any question whatever that there
was no discussion of who should be the
candidate of the party to succeed Cum
minis, and all this slush about some
body trying to forestall the party con-
ventions had not a shadow Of founda-
ton. The excitement created among
the editors who shy every time the
name of the governor of the state is
mentioned, is a matter of much amuse-
.ment here where the facts are we'll
known, and where the motives Of re-
publicans are not questioned by any
but the partisans who are lost to all
sense Of shame.
Those who have set out to horrify
their readers by stories of base Con
spiracy" against the lives of eminent
politicians in Office, missed an oppor-
t,inity to score a point one day this
week. The announcement had hardly
been spread out over the state by the
bitter personal enemies of Governor
Cummins that he and others were in
conspiracy" when the news came from
Washington that Secretary Shaw had
narrowly missed being killed by
street car. A wag among the state
house janitors suggested that the
proper way Of featuring 1t was to start
the story that at the so-called meet
ing Of "conspirators'' at the Chamber
lain it was decided that Shaw should be
got rid of, and if he could not be down.
ed politically then drastic measures
were to be taken, that cuts were drawn
to see who should do the deed, and
that the fellow who drew the long cut
had put up the job with the street car
conductor to run Shaw down and close
his career And this would have been
just as sensible and as reasonable and
as true as the stories which were prin-
ted about the "conspirators.'
The news that ex-Secretary of State
George Dobson, formerly of this city,
is seeking appointment as a United
States consul, does not cause much in
terest here At the time he retired
from his state office Mr.. Dobson was
a candidate for a consular position and
it was at one time announced that
Congressman Hull would secure
place for him. Later he was one OF
the managers of the Hull campaign
here. and then he sought the Des Moin-
es postoffice. He failed to get this,
and later said he would move to Cali
fornia. For the past year Dobson was
engaged chiefly in selling mine stock
Of the big mining companies at Iowa
Falls and he placed vast quantities of
this stock with his political friends in
Iowa, all of whom, no doubt. will be
very glad to assist the Iowa delegation
in finding a place in China or India
Mr. nnh1nn
will also have at Washington the pow
erful influence of his former partner
in the insurance business in Iowa.
Secretary Shaw. 1t is said here that
Mr.. Dobson has made not less than
a hundred thousand dollars IN the mine
stock business the past year, and he
can now afford to go into politics.
An interesting sequel to the Mitchell
vile fire was disclosed last night when