Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-16

But for the fact that this pressure
WAS brought To bear on &c IN
MINIS the past week by the ''s :. pat
ters'' the inaugural address nave
been less interesting Befo = ad-
dress was written, overture been
made drec; to the goverl = nd 1T
was made known TO him 5 ae die
was cas-, for finish fight a po.
ities. knowledge of this : so 1t
is now asserted, led the . nor to
express his views in the ST st lang
unge of which he was cap :. He hal
so often been misrepresss and ap-
parently 50 much misunderstood. dur
ing his term of office that he deter
mined that his language would be 50
plain that there would be no possible
chanee of misinterpretation. And tn
latitude of the opposition toward him
made 1t easier for him TO unboscm
himself to the people of the state and
nation.
The general expression among poi
iticians Is one of pleasure that the gov
ernor had his say and talked plainly.
and that there is to be Il test of the
matter this year. Scores of men, per-
sons representing both factions de-
clared last year that they would have
been better satisfied If there had been
In fight to finish in the republican
state convention. These same persons
are now declaring that they want 4
fight this year
Let us fight 1t out and one side or
the other go down to defeat" one Of
the prominent senators said last night.
That is the way they do 1t in Ohlo
and PENNSYLVANIA and Massachusetts
and other states
All this means that the fight Will
come on now very quickly and that
more or less of politics will find Its
way into the legislative acts and the
speeches of members on some quess-
tions. Members of the republican
state committee all declare they have
no notion as yet when the convention
will be called, but regardless of tho
time of holding the convention it Nigh.
as well be understood that the figh.
is now on for control. If one may
Judge by the declarations of both the
followers of Let we'll enough alone"
and of the Iowa idea" this is the i'm
mediate program for state politics.
There are some other phases of the
situation that are being limited at. For
Instance. one said: The purpose OF
the compromisers is plainly to get 4
delegation selected nominally for
Roosevelt but unpledged and one tina:
can be controlled. Then. II an oppor-
tunity should present itself, the dele
cation would be swung from Roosa-
Welt. possibly to Secretary Shaw. Ii
would not be surprising If this should
turn up as the program. AT any rate
the movement strikes directly at Roose-
Welt. You know that conferences haze
been in Chicago and elsewhere quite re-
Gently where plans are being laid to
effect the defeat of Roosevelt. The
counsel Is going out to every state
of the west to be conservative" and
to not take action too soon, and to avoid
anticipating the result. 1t all means
that there is something doing on which
great hopes are based. Nothing may
come of it, or 1t may result in party
revolution"
Another made this suggestion: Sup
pose Iowa should send Gov. Cummins
the Platform committee report reverses
the party policy Gov. Cummins should
take the floor and with such a speech
as his inaugural address carry the
convention with him for platform
consistent with the party attitude-sup-
pose this should happen, what would
prevent Gov. Cummins from being the
candidate for vice PRESIDENT"
Nothing" declared another. save
that he would absolutely refuse to ac-
cept.'
And that would make him grea
deal bigger man than he ever could
be as vice presidential nominee"
These are samples of the political
gossip that Is going on here at the
capitol knowledge of the conferences
has now become general, and the read.
ing of the governors address on Thurs
day, created furore among politicians
The exciting municipal campaign is
not sufficient even here to silence the
discussion of the state political situa-
tion. One has but to make a casual r..
mark to get Il fine start into a Joint
debate on tariff and reciprocity ard
watered stock and corporations and the
ike. 1t is surprising how politics have
revived within a few weeks.