Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-20
EIectors-at-larg
w. o. Schmidt, Scott.
]. B. Romans, Crawford.

Especial to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, July 20.-It was good big
state convention for the democrats
considering that it was held out OF Des
Moines. There was fear that many
would stay away because Iowa City is
hard to reach and it was felt that ac-
commodations might be bad. SO far as
hotels and hotel men are concerned
Iowa City deserves nothing. but the en-
Iterprising people of the city, without
any regard to party, made it all up.
and more. in their hospitality to all
who came. They left nothing undone
that would contribute to the comfort
and convenience OF the delegates and
visitors. They won deserved praise for
their splendid little city. Another thing
that was impressed on most of the WISH
tors was the fact that Iowa City has
some pretty good newspapers and they
deserve better Of the people than is
| indicated by perusal of the advertis-
| ing columns In fact old fogeyism is
all too prevalent among the merchants
while the majority of the citizens are
enterprising and progressive.
Judge Wade gave the late alleged
chairman of the state committee dig
when he declared that the party was
united because all realize that no true
democrat ever felt that he could rise
above his party. The convention am
ply demonstrated that IL there Is any
one man in the state who Is regarded
as an idol it is Judge Wade. He got
the lions share of attention.
The manner in which the slate made
the day before was broken indicated
the force of the sentiment which pre-
vailed among very many of the dele
gates to the effect that there should be
nothing done to assist Maxwell in MAX
ing his bolt formidable. The radicals
had picked Senator Schmidt and John
p. Organ for electors at-large. Both
are men who have been in open revolt
against the party for several years.
To have asked populists and free sill
yer men would have been. preposter-
Gus. And so the movement was started
In the Polk county delegation to effect
a change. Col Eiboeck was interested
and he went to work among his friends
among the Germans. Finally A. +. Nc
Guirk was induced to move the nomi-
nation of j. 3. Romans and this with
the second Of Col. Eiboeck swept the
slate INTO the river. Romans repre-
scented the rewer element which came
into the yarty few years ago on the
coinage question. He was at the con-
vention urging harmony. He was ask
ing nothing for himself. He was ready
for any emergency. In the view of the
conservat. yes his selection for place
on the ticket was a master stroke. And
it broke the slate of the radical Parker
men who wanted to smash everything.
sse
II can be said for almost the entire
ticket as selected that it is harmless as
to factional differences in the party.
Those who have been conspicuous have
not taken sides. ard most of the nonii-
nees are without state record.
The re- entry of Senator William O.
Schmidt into state politics will be APP
preciated IN the eastern part or the
STATE where he is well known. Seua-
tor Schmidt represented Scott county
ln the legislature when Scott was Civ
ing tremendous aajorities on account
Of prohitltion He went into the senate
~ FIGHT ptah i,itjon. He had mucn IN
d;yld,.al strength and he exerte1 q
ncwerf,ll infuen.t in bringing about
changes in the law. He is an eloquent
sneaker and here he is known he has
mucll influence.
Chairman Stephen p. Morrissey Of
the democratic state committee, states
that he will open headquarters In Des
Moines very soon for the management
of the state campaign. He Is not GER
tain vet where he win have his head
quarters, but it is probable that II VIII
be somewhere in the same building
from which both tile republican ana
democratic campaigns have been man
aged for several years Headquarters
may go to the Marquardt block, where
the State Journal has an office.
I'VE will start the campaign in due
season." said Chairman Morrissey on
his way home last evening. We mako
no promises as to what we VIII do. but
we will take up the work in earnest
and prosecute vigorous campaign for
the state ticket and for the Parker Da-
Wis national ticket. The state conven-
ton did good job of work and we are
in fine condition TO make a fight to
strengthen the party all along the line.
The general feeling over the conven-
ton results forebodes much party ac-
tivity this year. Strange as it may
seem, it is the radical Parker men who
alone feel that they did not get quite all
to which they were entitled. There was
a sprinkling of conservatives among
them, who cared more for party sue
cess and to cementing the party for the
future than for rubbing 1t In" on the
other fellows, 1t is true that Charles
A. Walsh cut about as much figure at
the convention a Hearst did at St
Louis. and there was notable absence
of men like General Weaver and his
following: but the convention treated
the late Hearst men very well, all
things considered. It Is probable that