Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-16

THE SECOND STATE CONVENTION
Recent Prediction That There Would be
a Roll Call on Only One Office, That
Of Railroad Commissioner. Seems
Certain to Come True = Iowa and the
Vice Presidency.
rectal to Time.s-R Republican.

SIecial to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 16.-All reports
to the contrary, there is not going to be
any fight on the republican state tick
ct in the second state convention
save on the office of railroad COM
doubt that Gilbert S. Gilbertson will be
renominated for state treasurer.
Whether it will be by acclamation IS
a matter of only small doubt. All who
hflye been canvassed as possible cam
dilates against him will have come out
in his favor save the Dubuque cand.-
dttte. Reports from Dubuque show
that on the delegation to the state con-
vention are several who would not have
candidate this year for that office.
But for one or two persons who have
grievances concerning the present state
treasurer, there would not be particle
Of talk about candidate at Dubuque
against him. AT best candidate would
only get hanGful Of votes and cut
sorry figure in rhe convention, and the
belief prevails among men of all fac
tions that the nomination of Mr. Gill
hArtson VIII be made by acclamation.
When Mr.. Gilbertson was first nomi-
mated he had support in northern and
| northeastern Iowa without regard to
factional lines. The Cummins- Gear
Senatorial fight had Just been pulled off,
but this did not enter into the case at
TALL Mr.. Gilbertson has attended
strictly to business as state trea surer.
III there has been any sign of fight
against him it has been largely because
al' the grumbling of Des Moines bank
ars over his proposal that the state
should get interest on public funds.
F'ut this will not affect the situation
here. and Mr.. Gilbertson Will ge,
every vote in the state convention,
from the Seventh congressional dis
trict. Even If fight should be at
tampted upon him it is now settled
that Mr. Gilbertson would get two
thirds of the Third district, all of the
Tenth and Eleventh and practically
all of the Fourth. In those counties
| in the Fourth where there are fac
ttonal troubles Mr.. Gilbertson will get
all the vote. Just the same. And
down in the Eighth and Ninth districts
and the Sixth and Fifth he will get
practically everything, and this without
any regard to whether the Dubuque
man is a candidate or not. Altogether
IT. seems certain the prediction of two
months ago that there would be roll
call on only one office at the noninat-
ing state convention. will come true.
The Iowa delegation to the national
republican convention will be going to
Chicago in day or two. There has
been good de,ll Of interest manifested
im what this delegation Will do to
the vice presidency Iowa has no
candidate and will present none. There
are only two regarded as available
Shaw and Cummins. There is no
doubt that short time ago the Shaw
boom for vice president was started,
hut Shaw wants to be republican
nominee for president some time and
has long been laying plans for that.
10 accept the nomination for vice
president Nigh. be fatal to his aspira-
tions. Governor Cunmins has a de-
cided advantage in that he is on the
delegation and in position to head off
any movement Of that kind directed TO
him. Iowa delegates will probably
vote solidly for Fairbanks 1t is pos
sible, however, that the Indiana sena-
tor who is looking toward the presi-
dency, may positively refuse. In case
he makes any declaration that looks
like refusal Iowa delegates will not
he among those who try to force q
nomination on him. He will be ac-
cepted as candidate, rather than be
urged, SO far as Iowa is concerned.
1t is possible there will be some votes
cast for r. r. Hit of Illinois, who is
to be presented by that state. He
would be acceptable to Colonel French
and others who live along the Mississ-
iDpi river Then there is John l.. Web !
ster OF Omaha. who has worked hard
for Iowa votes. And Mr. Webster is
one of the directors of the National
lleciprocity League along with Colonel
French But he has not impressed
himself on the Iowa delegates very
strongly His own state is back of
him only with hesitancy. Governor
Cummins would like to vote for Gov
ernor S. r. Van SAINT of Minnesota, |
hut he is not a candidate. Iowa will
,robably be all for Fairbanks when the
vote is taken.
The Iowa supreme court did not this |
week render a decision in the case OF
Davis VS. Hunter, from Jones county, !
involving the right of Governor Cum |
,nins to revoke the order of Governor
SHAW in regard to the good time OF
eonvicts returned to the penitentiaryI
after breaking a parole. Gov. Shaw is
s;ued an order which permitted conyicts |
after brealli parole to enjoy the ben
tfits of all their good time earned prior /
TO parole Governor Cummins on TAX
ing charge of the office, rescinded the
order. The custom now is to revoke all
rood time in the case of one who has
agreed to such revocation on parole. |
Isut Judge Miller at Anamosa declared |
This was illegal The Iowa supreme !