Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-11
|DNANS AND The
ST. LOUIS TICKET
Hawkeye Democrats Return
From Convention Heartsick
and Weary Over Result
MANY EXPLANATIONS TO MAKE
Believed That the st. Louis Convention
Will Be the Cause ,pf Complete
Revolution in the Management Of the
Party in Iowa-Sam Wrsht's Breaks
Effect on State Convention.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 1.-THE heart sore
and head sore democrats of Iowa who
spent trying week at st. Louis have
returned home. There will be expla-
nations to make and possibly some un-
settled accounts to adjust when next
the Iowa democrats get together. A
of the delegation stated while
on the way home yesterday that he re-
garded 1t as certain that the st. Louis
result would effect a complete revolu-
ton In party management in Iowa
While the reorganizers lost at the
state convention In June 1t would be
the last victory OF the radicals. After
what has been done at st. Louis 1t will
never be possible to make another
stand against the ineviteble tendency
OF the party, and the old timers of the
party will again resume power But
among the radicals there is still feel
ing that they must hold together or be
driven entirely out OF the party, and
some Of them are assuming the atti
tude of waiting for four years more
when they believe they will be returned
to control. II this view prevails they
will continue to flock by themselves
and form faction in the party. The
st. Louis result will have a material
effect on the state convention at Iowa
City eight days hence. 1t will make It
easier for the regulars, or anti-Bryan
people. to take charge Of affairs at the
Most of the delegates to
the convention were selected without
reference to the choice for president
and without any other influence. They
will be free to act in accordance with
their best Judgment. There will be no
Hearst fight injected. That is all
gone. AS result, so 1t was predicted
by wise democrats who were at st.
Louis watching events. the Iowa City
will come nearer to being a
deliberate body than q convention
which came so near being rank farce
in Des Moines some time ago.
The impulsive action Of Sam Wright
in exposing to the whole democratic
party in the convention that Iowa is
not sincerely or unanimously for
Hearst will have to be considered at
the state convention. Everybody from
Iowa at ST. Louis knew very well that
Sam Wright was ripe for some sensa-
tional ebullition. He began to talk
Parker when he reached st. Louis and
he never let up. He took the ground
that whatever the Hearst forces did at
Des Moines they had not undertaken to
seal his lips. What happened in the
Iowa delegation was merely that
Wright was a bit quicker than Rine-
hart and said his say before 1t was
known what he was dong.
But his intimation that the Hearst
forces were there by reason OF the
Hearst money poured into IOWA. was
no new thing, for that was talked
boldly on all corners. The talk OF Harry
Evans afterwards to the effect that ne
was offered the position OF secretary OF
the national committee at $4,000 q year
II no would bring the Iowa delegation
to Parker. was accepted merely as
hir talk to offset the general accusa-
t,on Of corruption against the Hearst
neople. It was preposterous that the
parker people should be making such
ofYers 10 Hearst people from Iowa
when they did not need Iowa ana nau
no use at all for the Iowa vote. IL Is
not at all unlikely that an eHoft VIII
No RNy
he made to push Wright to the iron.
a. Iowa City and by making him can
aidate for secretary OF state clearly
nlace the stamp Of approval or the
iowa democrats on Wright's demon
atration and at the same time con-
damn the action of the last state con-
in tying Iowa up with Hearst.
and such an effort will make the iowa
c;+v convention somewhat interesting.
nap,ocrats who talked about the
,natter at ST. Louis indicated their be-
lief that the matter OF the state cnaii
of the democrats would De
easily disposed of before the iowa CITY
meets. The regulars nave
heen playing for weeks to have the set
tlement put off until after the ST. Louis
The Maxwell following
have been clamoring for conferences
,ut thew have been declined. Now that
the whole Hearst movement Is tillis
Of the past the persons who came TO the
front because OF Hearsts machlna-
tions In Iowa, may be relegated TO the
ra,r without offense. 1t is the plan OF
tho leaders to get together at iowa
C,,ty before the convention and talk the
matter over candidly. then to propose
that the state committee take action
without any apparent friction. lf Max
we'll still desires to act as chairman ana
[s willing to lead the fight for Parkef
and the gold standard in Iowa. and ms
friends still believe that he is Just the
man to make such fight in Iowa, the
state committee will give him the au-
thortty to go ahead But 1t Will pc
pointed out to him that he Will be IN
a not very pleasant position. the cam
paign in the Second district would be
confided to other hands and the state