Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-30
Fight Is COMPLICATED.
Many Elements to Be Consider
ed In Situation In Ninth
District
FOUR WANT DELreATEsH'p
No Doubt as to Character of Fight
That Will Be Waaed for Delegate to
Republican National Convention =
Contest in Fourth District-The Sew.
enth District Situation.
OUR WANT DELEeATEsHlp
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Special to Times-R republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 30.-While the Nt-
tie contests among the legislators in
congressional districts over the selec-
ton of trustees and regents and for
other positions have not as yet at
tracted great attention. some interest
ing developments are visible. One of
the most interesting situations is in the
Ninth district OF Iowa. There the mat
Ter of the regency, the state committees
man. the republican national commits
teenran. member of congress and the
proposed relocation OF the deaf school
all enter into situation that is be-
coming extremely interesting. The Sc
lection of a regent to succeed Shirley
Gillian. OF Gienwood. In the manage
ment of the State University, is the
first thing TO be done. There arg two
candidates in Counci! B.uffs-A T.
Fiickinger ana Dr.. A. v. Treynor AT
Harlan is a. NJ White. lawyer. and
at Stuart is p. l.. Sever. also lawyer.
The three members from Pottawatta-
mie are dstsirous of having 4 Potta-
wattamie man selected. and 1t is un-
derstood Gillian is with them. Hopkins
and Weeks and Hollemheak are for Se-
Yer. Mott and King are for White, and
probably Bruce is also for him. The
Pottawattami+, men are having trou-
BILE because they have two candidates.
All efforts 10 get one of them off the
track have been unavailing. DIR. Trey
nor. with other Council Bluffs mag
mates. came over a short time, ago and
held a consultation with the members
from the district and tried to fix 1t up.
and it was given out then that Fack-
niger would withdraw in favor of Trey
nor. This was simultaneous with a
movement cieverly started to force
, Treyse to the front because he is a
doctor and there ought 10 be u doctor
on the board of regents. The demand
for q doctor appeared in several places
where it was manifestly being worked
for purpose. But there was oh
jection to Treynor. for he represents
but one of the schools OF meddcine rec
ognized at Iowa City. and besides he
Us officially connected with medical
school in Omaha. and 1t was PORTED
out that 1t would hardly be consistent
20 have the affairs OF state school OF
medicine managed in part from the in
side of Nebraska medical school
White is the candidate OF II. w. By
ers and of course is bitterly opposed,
because of this fact. Sever has
strength from the fact that hs is one
OF the men who always put up for
campaign expenses and IS a whole
sculed, public-spirited man.
But there Is another element in the
cass that complioates it. The fight for
delegates to the republican national
convention Is now on. All efforts to
prevent Mne-up on factional grounds
failed. Judge G. II. Scott. OF the Coun-
ell Bluffs superior court. has been put
up against George Wright. of Council
Bluffs: and John Foster. of Guthrie.
has been picked to beat Colonel John
Scott, of Cass county. Foster Is the
associate and friend of Lieutenant
Governor Harriott. and IS also the spe-
cial champion of Governor Cumniins in
the district. With thess four in the
field there can be no doubt as to the
character OF the fight that will be
waged. There has been some talk OF
Byers being a candidate for delegate
at-iarge, but there is no authority for
this.
The fight is complicated otherwise.
For instance 1T Is pointed out by the
members from the east end of the dis
trict that Council Bluffs already has
the member of congress and the men,
ber of the republican national commit
tee and Is asking that both be coHtin-
ued in their positions There is a
growing resentment, therefore, at what
appears to be case OF overreaching
on the rart of the Bluffs city. Then
there is the deaf school. A strong sem
.timent exists in the legislature for the
removal of the school to some more
central location before the work of re-
building after the fire Is entered upon.
Members from the western part OF the
STATE were banGueted and feasted at
Council Bluffs before the meeting OF
the assembly with view to inducing
them to stand together as a unit fol.
Despite this 1t is recognized that un-
less the members from the Ninth dis
trict stand together as one there Is
great danger OF the school going else
whewe But If Council Bluffs is to ge,
everything else 1t can not g'et much
from the members in the way of sup
port for their school. This is the situ-
alton as it is being developed. and IL
will be seen that it Is full of posi- bili-
ties and roEtics. This, caucuses have
not been called. and wal. ret be. until
matters are Strengthened out n little.
A contest over trustee of the State
College is on in the Fourth district. MIR.
Gahri.lson. of Hampton. is the present
member. and he is now opposed by Mr..
Orr, of Postviie, and Sam Shilling. OF
Mason City Thomas Green. of West
Union. was a candidate. but is not now.
There are very few other contests for
these positions.
There are three candidates already