Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-05
Waning of the Hearst Chances
Makes Iowa Delegation an
Important Factor
MILES MEN SEEKING SUPPORT
Most Of Iowa Men Say They Will Fol.
low the Lead Of the Men Who Are
Managing the Anti-Parker Cam
paisn = Walsh Candidate for Sec !.
retary National COMMITTEES.
Special to Times-Republican.

ST Louis. July 5.-Although Iowa
has a conspicuous place in the Hears
column. and the twcE1y-six votes OF
Iowa are second IN i9lpor -ance only
to the Illinois f1fty-six plecgel for
Hearst, yet there Is noe a doubt tha;
many cf the lea ding members Of the
Iowa delegation to the democratic IA
tional convention are looking for the
band wagon and hoping shat they will
be able to sight 1t in time ana tina:
1t will not be too murn crowded when
they get there. Iowa is only nomina;ly
for Hearst. The deis.,as:on is DIVIDED
very badly. Jut what It Will do is
.e: TO be determined.
All the Iowa deleg ,t,s and most OF
tie fl.tr' ates are he-a. Conferences
are all the order. The low,ns have
headquarters at the s.1 Jefferson mo-
tel and are comfort ably liked. They
are roofns that were originally engaged
by the Hearst p.)i., hut were giNe;,
UP when i was fodr.l that tie editor
would not like to spend so pni,n money
to accommodate lis raop.e at the con-
vention. While conferences are lie ng
held yet on the main question it is gen
orally recognized t.,at very little can
be done toward securing united and
harmonious action OF the deley ation,
at least not until alta. the convention
opens, and that will be up to the lime
of the first ballot, somewhat pruolelnat-
ical as to what the Iowa delegation Will
do toward naming presidential can
didate.
There are six Of the delegates at
least. who are at heart opposed 30
Hearst. Some say there are eight.
The little minority Is hoping that It
will become majority before the first
ballot is taken. 1t would be necessary
to win over five or six Of the real
Hearst men to do this. But IL it could
be done and Iowa go to the Parker
column, there is no doubt. SO the lead
ers of the minority say. that Iowa
would at once assume great Importance
and possibly be credited with clinching
the long lead Of the New York jurist.
The efforts of the minority has bean
to show that 1t is impossible to hope
for Hearst's nomination and that de-
spite all the opposition to Parker
which has come from various sources.
ne is the logical candidate of the
party.
But at best Iowa appears at St.
Louis this time as divided delegation
Hearst and anti Hearst, Parker and
anti Parker It somewhat weakens the
present Iowa Importance. but leaders
point out that II the delegation Is man
ipulated rightly it affords opportunity
for getting around to a very prominent
position at the right time.
General Weaver will assist in the
writing of the platform on behalf of
Iowa. He has consulted with many of
prepare the platform, and is confident
the platform will be one not objection
able to the Bryan men. ut Will be con-
servative," he said. "and yet will not
abandon any position the party has
taken In recent years" 1t is under
stood that the Parker influence will
dominate in the making Of the platform
and that this will be used to make
platform that will avoid bolt.
Some effort is being made by the
Kansas delegates to secure support III
Iowa for General Nelson A. Miles Tor
president. The Kansas people will pre-
sent his name and try to start stam-
pede in that direction. Miles was In
dorsed by the Veterans association.
The Iowa delegates say they will follow
the lead of the men who are managing
the anti Parker combine, and 1t VIII go
to Mcclellan if 1t is decided he has the
best chance of winning. All agree that
Hearst is eliminated save as disturb
ing factor, SO that he cannot hold his
forces any longer. The Iowa men are
therefore looking for place to go and
think Mcclellan would be safer than
Miles.
Charles A. Walsh Is candidate for
secretary of the national committee
and will have strong following, but
the Parker people insist that II Parker
is nominated another will be accepted
as secretary OF the committee. They
will name Tom Taggart, of Indianapo-
lis. as chairman of the committee. The
Iowa delegation will complete it's or
eanization this evening and name
Walsh as Iowa member of the national
committee.
SOLDIERS LAND CLAIM.