Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-21

THE RADICALS WANTED scALPs
It Was With Great Difficulty That
Cooler Heads siIenced Efforts to Or
aanize For a Fight Against All Cum
minis Men In Next State convsn-
tion-Eariy Convention Helped.
.,,o, to Times Republican.

Des Nfoines May 21.-Despite that
,,.,foro The close of the state convention
the wise men OF the republican party
in Iowa had decided that there should
he no opening up Of factional discord at
the second state convention, the rad
icals were not satisfied. and a confer
ence in more formal manner was neces-
sary to put a quietus on the malcon-
tents.
This conference met after the date
for the second state convention was
fixed. The disturbers had hoped for
late convention. The friends Of har-
mony and the SLATE" favored the early
convention The latter won. The sec
ond state convention comes less than
month after the national convention
makes the platform for the party. But
at the conference number wanted a
fight. They wanted to sweep the slate
off the map and dispose Of at least two
Of the "Cummins men" on the state ex-
ecutive council They insisted on fight
against Gilbertson and Martin, treasur-
er and secretary Of state. They were
loud in demanding the fruits of the
victory. They wanted It made plain
that the standpatters are this year the
whole thing.
But on the other hand 1t was pointed
out that to beat these two members OF
the executive council 1t would be neces-
sary to show spirit of revenge. 1t
might even look like revenge for their
part in making the most remarkable
increase in railroad assessments ever
Known and IN view OF the fact that
the state convention will be over before
the assessment for this year is finished.
revenge might work both ways. At any
rate it was declared to be an unwise
thing to strike at two men who have
been members of state body much
criticised for having done more to in
crease sailroad assessments than any
in all history.
Col. w. p. Hepburn was one of those
who favored making a fight. He was
ready to go into the campaign and
clean UP the state Edward Knott. of
Waverly, was fire. eater in the con-
now and this year while the standpat-
ters have the power to do it. Dave
Brant, of Iowa City, always "agin the
government" was also loud in insisting
that it was the time to turn the Iowa
idea people out of Office. On the other
hand, republicans like Carroll Wright
and James A. Davis counseled differ
emily. Chairman Spence was one of the
moderates and wanted fight avoided.
The scheme to precipitate hot fight
in the second convention along faction
al lines is dead, dead, dead-but 1t was
not without some heart burnings that a
number of the radicals gave up the
hope of proclaiming to the world that
Iowa republicans had completely
changed front this year. But for the
early convention date the decision of
the conference might have been other
wise. But a fight would be a danger
Gus thing just now and there are too
many interests involved to permit 1t.
The popularity Of the savings banks
of Iowa is shown in the fact that In the
past year there has been a net gain of
SO in their number and total at the
time of the last call of 375. The in
crease in state banks was 6, making the
total 244. OF the next increase In de-
posits in the state and savings banks
in three months. amounting to over $3.-
116,000, more than four -fffths was in
the savings banks. The total of depos-
it's in the savings banks was $SS.947.-
27S. and In the state banks $42524.06l.
The savings banks average smaller
capital than the state banks. for they
may be organized to better advantage
in the smaller towns.
Des Moines ex-soldiers of the Phil
ippine service are much puzzled over
the overtures which have been made to
them by General Edmund e. English,
of Yankton. 8. D., on behalf of the
"Chinese Reform Army of commits
sions in said army if they would go TO
the orient and get ready to fight. In
his correspondence General English in
sists that he is operating thru the
agency of Chinese envoy. nov in this
country but not the prince who has
been sent to represent the Chinese
empire at the st. Louis exposition.
and that he is fully authorized 10 cf-
of the men who We're conspicuous in
the volunteer regiment winch went to
the Philippines from Iowa he has cf-
fered commission as colonel IN this
new Chinese army AMI has requested
him to select q NUMBER of other young
men who saw service in the Philip
pines to accompany him Cor various
minor positions. The pes Mo'nes sell
A. So, .t.I 4, .t..If
md one has said that he wouldn't con-
slider ANYTHING OF the sort unless re
go. his pay in advance or assured by
q bonding conpany. Others regard It
as the vagaries of an insane man, and
reuse to dise,ss il. Hut tl."y sie
somewhat exe-Gise1 over tha matter,
anG are tr.'as &C nnd oi nat il ~.
mr2rs. The v.en 10 "n:m offers have
b.er made are .,ts''ea thAt aAss should