Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-05
Present Lieutenant Governor
Sure to Be In Guberna-
torial Race Next Time
HE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY ILL
But for This Aindrance, Herriott Would
Have Been on tho Stump for Roose-
welt and Fairbanks-Shaws Ignoring
Of National Issues, for Biennial
Amendment Causes Comment.
al to es-Republican.

Special to Tines epupnCan.
Des Moines, Nov. 5.--uncle John
Herriot, of Stuart. lieutenant governor
OF Iowa, has not made use Of his clar-
ion voice in the present campaign, and
there has been much inquiry as to
the why and wherefore Of 1t all. Mo-
body would accuse Mr. Herriott OF
apathy In presidential campaign, nor
OF lacking in decision as to where he
stands. And besides he is dead sure
to be in the race for governor next
time. and to have following that will
surprise some persons. But Mr.. Her
rott has been silent.
The fact Is that Mr.. Herriott Is
sick man. For long time he has been
troubled with an affection which has
finally necessitated q surgical opera
ton of some seriousness to him. He
went to Chicago and to a hospital
about Two weeks ago. The operation
was successful. It was performed by
Dr. John b. Murphy, who reports that
Mr.. Herriott is getting along nicely.
He hopes to return home in time to
vote next Tuesday. 1t lis probable that
after his return home 1t will be sew
eral weeks before Mr.. Herriott is able
to attend to business.
But for this fact Mr.. Herriott would
have been on the stump In Iowa for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The fact that Secretary Shaw. COM
IL - ha
tive or the national administration,
has seen fit to largely ignore national
issues and to dabble a good deal In
purely state issue, that of btennal
elections, is causing much comment
here. He sent out In advance sec
ton Of his speech in Iowa relating
to biennial elections in which he OPP
poses the amendment.
"rhe fact is" said republican to-
day, "that the claim made a few weeks
ago Of a concerted movement on the
part OF the standpat crowd to fight
the amendment, is shown now to have
been well founded. The arimus of the
whole thing Is the i'll will Of factional
element against Governor Cummins,
because of necessity the amendment
would give him another year in office.
There are some SO determined on hav-
ing a man for governor who will be as
some other governors have been, sub
servieht to special interests that they
would defeat valuable amendment
just to give them an earlier chance
to have man for governor different
from the present chief executive"
The fact Of blythe and
Shaw having come out strong
against the amendment Will
really make it stronger thru this part
of the state.
Chairman Spence, while not willing
to fix any exact mark for the repub-
lican majority next Tuesday is quite
confident it will bs larger than ever
before, which mears that 1t will pass
the 100000 mark. Ills reports from
over the state indicate as much Ha
Iowa delegation to congress- and that
Dawson, Hedge and Lacey will all have
comfortable majo1ities in their re-
spective districts.
The republicans in the Second dis
trict believe that Albert #. Dawson is
going to be elected to congress-" said
Secretary John B,iar on his return
from trip into the district. They
have good reasons TO believe 1t, for the
republicans are. thoroughly aroused,
and the farmers especially are enthu-
siastic for Dawson At West Liberty
they had great demonstration with
real torchlight parade and red fire.
At Clarence the governor and Mr..
Dawson spoke to big crowd of farm
ers. Mr.. Dawson has made a great
campaign and he delivers mastery
speech. Things lock very rosy in that
district"
There has been much inquiry among
democrats here as to what Sam
Wright is doing to elect the man whom
he made haste to help nominate at ST.
Louis The superstition was that
Wright had been kidnapped, but he
has been discovered in an automobile
accident near Waterloo on his way to