Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-18
.DE N 1HE COMMITTEE
An Interesting Question May
Come Up at the Meeting of
State Central Committee
PROXY TO BE CHALLENGED
PROXY TO BE CHALLENGED
Ninth District Member Who is Not and
Has Not Been Resident of State For
Some Time-convention May Go to
Cedar Rapids, Because of Local In
fiuenees at pes Moines.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 1S-The republican
state committee Will be called 10 meet
in Des Moines some time in the next
month for the purpose of selecting the
place and time for the holding of the
that Will select the dele
gates TO the national convention. at
Chicago. The call for meeting Is us
ually made by the chairman on request
of number of the members or of the
executive committee. Chairman r. n.
Spence, of Mt. Ayr, spent several days
in the city during inauguration week
the situation and consult
ing with persons interested in the mat
ter. He stated that he did not have
any definite plans for the meeting of
the committee, nor for the convention.
but that the committee meeting Will
be held in abundant time for good no.
tice of the convention. Mr. Spence
consulted freely with j. w. Blythe, with
Speaker Clarke, with Governor Cum
IIIIIlS anu many w nv hAos ~
supposed to have some views as to the
convention. An interesting question is
certain to come up at the committee
meeting If there is any chance of a SER
Ious disagreement as to the details OF
the convention. Tie committee con-
sists of eleven persons, one from each
congressional district. On the COM
mittee as IL now stands there Is one
majority In support OF Chairman
Spence. But the committee In fact con-
sists OF only ten members at the pres
ent time and this would leave a tie.
The member from the Ninth district
has removed from the state and is not
eligible to sit on the committee. Asmus
Boysen was elected two years ago to
represent the Ninth. He lived al Gray.
7.kiriubon sonny ard was q ,f,amhe. IT
the house. He moved to Des Moines
during the legislative session and re-
mained here month or two after the
session, then went to Chicago TO live,
where he has since resided and he re-
CARDS that as his permanent home. In
fact he has never attended but one or
two meetings of the committee since
his election. but has generally been re-
presented by proxy, usually sending his
proxy TO T.. H. Hunter. of this city.
formerly postmaster of Des Moines and
chairman of the democratic state com :
mittee For year and a half Mr.. Boy
sen has lived In Chicago and has not
given any consideration whatever TO
Iowa politics. AT the meeting of the
committee TO organize last year. this
l-,a l,,ts did not
care at that time to raise the question
OF the eligibility of proxy sent by him
from Chicago. But the case Is different
now and il his proxy appears again. at
the committee meeting. and. like last
year Is the one element that disposes
of the entire management of the CAM
paign or the location and place of the
convention, 1t will be challenged on the
ground that non resident has no right
to assist in management of the republi-
can party of Iowa.
The members OF the republican state
committee whose terms will expire at
the time of holding the second state
convention. are Chairman f. II.
Spence, Mt. Ayr: C. w. Phillips Ma
uuoketa; Burton f. Sweet, Waverly;
]. G. Hempel. Elkader: Asmus Boysen,
formerly OF Gray; and George c.
Scott. Sioux City. Boysen is ineligible
and it Is believed Sweet will not be
a candidate again because of the COM
plications growing out of the Soesbe-
Larkin case last year in which he play
ed a conspicuous part. Mr.. Spence
will be a candidate again with view
to continuing as the chairman of the
committee this year. the position he
has held for three years. 1t is not
known that he has any opposition to
re election and the Others will probably
be reelected without opposition. The
committee will not be elected. however,
until the second convention, the one to
select state ticket.
AS the only business of the early con-
yention will be the selection of the men
to represent Iowa republicans at the
Chicago national convention of 1904,
and there will be second and probably
larger convention. it is probable that
one of the conventions will be held out
side OF Des Moines. Cedar Rapids Will
be in the race for the first convention,
and for various reasons will have a
good position. If the convention is
held in Des Moines before the adjourn
ment of the convention. the hotels. al
ready crowded with the legislators
would have difficulty in caring for the
crowds. And again there is feeling
prevalent that local influences would
sway the convention. For this reason
the state convention was taken to
Cedar Rapids three years ago when
Cummins was nominated for governor
though the Cedar Rapids local infiu-
ences antagonistic to the ticket proved
10 have little weight with the conven-
lion. One thing is certain Des Moines
will not make any extrayagant offers
TO nave either of the conventions held
here. There is practically no senti-
ment demanding that extraordinary
measures be taken to get the conven-
lions. AS for the hotels. Des Moines
has nearly doubled It's hotel capacity. OF
first class quality, the past year. and
other additions will be made early this
year.
The connection Of the municipal pri-
mary campaign which came to an end
today, with the congressional fight to
come on later. was unmistakable. Early