Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-15
Dallas County Chairman Did
Not Act According to the
Editors Wishes
80 He ATTACKS JUDGE NICHOLS
Because the County Brought candi-
date for District Delegate the Blythe
Interests Are Angry, Says the Perry
chief-poIitical News Of Dallas and
Other Counties.
Special to Times Republican,


IN Dallas county still commands the at
tention of at least one Des Moines
newspaper LATE Young became great
" offended because the county brought
out a candidate for district delegate
after 1T had been announced that POLK
county would have one or two canda-
dates who would be selected by the
congressional convention to go to Chi
cago. He first accused the Dallas
county committee of calling a snap
convention and then of a determine
tion to force free trade on the poor I'M
sophisticated Dallas county farmers
AS nine-tenths OF the membership of
the republican party in Dallas county
are farmers the accusation was ser
lous. But the Perry Chief, long time
stauch supporter Capt. Hull and
Major Conger, denies that 1t was con-
Wention called unduiy early. The
Chief declares that the complaint has
always been before that the Dallas
county conventions have been called
aater when the farmers could not get
out, and this time 1t is called When
they can go to the convention. 1t also
declares that the urgency was from the
other side, THE fact is, says the Per-
ry paper, that the very interests that
the Capital represents were anxious to
have the convention when it was called,
and these very interests have been or
ganiz,ng and are at this stage fully
armed and ready for THE conflict. It
is common talk that Mr.. Blythe has
had paid agents in this county. for
som. time working for him." Then the
Capital came back and attacked Judge
Nichols personally for becoming a can
iadate. STATING that he might with pro-
priety be candidate for delegate to q
Methodist conference but not TO the
Chicago convention. The Capital also
ACCUSES Judge Nichols of intimidation
OF the members of the bar and that the
lawyers in these four counties (of his
district) dare mot speak out against
Judge Nichols" And so the fight is
going on neri'ily over THE Dallas county
republicans and their wishes.
The local union of carpenters was
fayorsd the other night in a remarkable
way by the president and governor.
President Roosevelt wrote a letter ex-
tending thanks to the union for an in
vita don to q banquet and regrets his
Inability to be present, while Governor
.cumYnins was present and delivered a
speech In which he fairly set the work
sng men wild with an address in which
/ he said:
Il would not be here tonight II this
entertainment were given by the
plumbers or the railroad men or any
other organization or union.
~ have been suffering for the past
few DAVIS with that prevailing malady,
..the grip" I have been in bed for a
few DAYS and that Is where / ought
to he now. The reason am here to-
might Is because the carpenters trade
is dear one to me. Last Saturday
nv aged father celebrated his S1st
birthday. He worked at the carpen-
ters' trade for over fifty years. too
have worked at the carpenters trade
AS soon as l was old enough to handle
a tool I was SET to work at the car
penters' trade for eight months after
4 came to Iowa II my enemies sue
coed in killing THE iowa ddea," and
am eliminated from politics. / may go
back to the trade. To be sure, 1t
would take awhile to get my hands
In good working order but I have an
idea that by that time could DO about
as good a days work as any of
you.
what are you people here for? Not
for a good supper, though doubt not
that you have had good one. You
came here with a more noble purpose
that you might do good, that you
might help someone-that is why you
are here. That is why trades unions
are organized. They are organized
to help the weak hold what belongs to
them. There would be no need of
government if the weak would tamely
submit to be controlled by the strong.
Trade suntonfsfn strikes at the doc
trine that might makes right. end an
organization like the carpenters has
as much moral right to organize for
mutual protection, and that of society,
OF which they are a part, as had our
ancestors to. form government in OPP
position to tyranny and despotisnn. II
1aretdce between man and man pre-
vailed supreme in our government we
would need no laws. but so long as
Justice is a result OF law organizations
such as yours Is absolutely essen
ttal.
IF organizations of men such as the
carpenters grow, as I think they will.
they of necessity will become a po-
Fential factor dn the machinery Of
government.
TRADE unions make dndstakes--so do
business men-so does everyone, but
the unions are macling fewer mis-
takes now than they did in the past,
and believe they will still make less
mistakes in the future. Their pur-
poses are noble-their aim is high and
their force will yet be felt In the poll
tics OF this country. Their influence
in politics will give US a purer ballot.
1 think that a man who sells his vote
ought to occupy one cell in the peni-
tentiary, and the man who by force
OF circumstances either buys or
wrongfully influences that voter should
occupy the next one to it,"
CAUCUS AT UNION
Young Men Will Succeed TO the Execu-
tive Body Of the Town.
Special to Times Republican.
Union March 15.-At a caucus of the
voters Of Union, preparatory to the