Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-26
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Manager Maxwell Of lowa's Hearst
Bureau Makes Strong Statement.
[BY LEON BROWN
Des Moines Bureau of the Courier.
Des Moines. April %.

OSS MONIES Bureau OF InG SOuTlSFs
Des Moines, April %.
Manager Maxwell of the Hearst bu-
reau says that Hearst today has with
in about 200 enough delegates to in
struct for him at the coming democrat
ic state convention. He defies the gold
men to defeat him. He says that the
desperate efforts they are putting
forth in capturing some of the natural
Hearst-Bryan men will avail the con-
servatives nothing and that Hearst
will carry the state, without any
doubt.
About sixty democratic conventions
have been held. The gold men still in
sist upon their claims of last week
that the ratio of Hearst gains is not
sufficient to win him the battle.
There is one trick for which the gold
men have not prepared themselves.
While Hearst plainly is in the lead,
there is no necessity of his fellows
trying to play it. But let the gold
men approach the controlling mark in
the convention delegates selected, and
it is thought that the Hearst managers
then will not hesitate about adopting
sharp tactics.
Sharp Tactics Possible.
At present there is a contest over
seating thirty-one delegates. II the
gold men control the remainder of the
convention their delegations, will be
seated; likewise the other way. Now
as long as Hearst controls the delega-
tions already selected he is sure of
controlling the convention. What
would be easier than for him to re-
tain majority of the uncontested del
egations by making contest in every
the control of such remaining counties
would place the control of the whole
convention in the hands of the opposi-
ton?
Second District Against Hearst.
For instance, in the second district.
1t is morally certain that the German
democrats and the Wade influence
will defeat Hearst instruction in most
Of the counties there. If contesting
delegations should be sent down, there
fore, the gold delegations sould not
vote in the organization Of the conven
ton and If the credential committee is
composed of majority of Hearst mer
the silver Bryan-Hearst delegations
can then be seated and instructions
voted.
After Results.
When the contest developed in Des
Moines county that plan was suggest
ed by some of the friends of the Hearst
movement. 1t was turned down by
Manager Maxwell, who is disposed tt
be perfectly fair. But pressure at the
last may be too strong for him. Ant
the Hearst politicians outside the state
are eminently practical. They are at
ter results.
Cummins Coming Home Soon.
Governor Cummins is expected t.
return the middle of the coming weel
and at that time will take up the drain
age acts which were passed by the re
cent legislature. A large petition from
land owners in northwestern Iowa
who are chiefly interested in the legis
lation = is being prepared to be file
with him. A delegation also expect
? to call on him in behalf of the bills
The principal land owners of tn
state favor the legislation; the clair
against it is that it will compel the b
land owners to pay the cost of drair
r ing the land Of persons who own poo
' and swampy tracts. But the class tina
/ will have to pay the bills, according t
: the remonstrance, Is most favorable
n the legislation.
If the governor doesn't approve tn
: bills there will be the maddest min
), Legislators. in the nation. They are tn
d nine who spent almost every night {
t the session working on the big drail
: age bill and preparing it in such shap
e that it would hold water. The fat
?, that the bill passed both houses unan
i mously adds to it's strength before tn
. governor.