Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-18
No SHOW OF HARMONY
Kamrar-Chase Pact Will Start
Big Political Fight In
Hamilton County
ACTION a SURPRISE
Many Think His Sudden Support of
His dearest Enemy Is Smooth
Trick to Command chase's Support
Two Years Hence When Chances for
Defeating Conner May Be Brighten.
ACTION a SURPRISE
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Webster. City. Jan. 1S.-The with
drawal of Senator j. L. kamrar, Of
this city, in favor of Hon. ID. C. Chase.
also of this city, in the congressional
race to succeed Congressman Conner
of Denison, Is causing no end of talk
all over the Tenth district. Politicians
are asking themselves, what is Hamil-
ton county coming to when MIR. KAN
rar will withdraw from the congress
sional race and pledge himself "loyallj
has always zeen his dearest enemy"
Furthermore. If the compact between
the two men is a real one, can the OPP
POSING factions they represented be
amalgamated? Is the supposed am
algamation" Cummins or an anti
Cummins camp? Is ID. c. Chase still
an adherent OF Mr.. Cummins and is
Mr.. Kamrar as bitterly opposed to the
governor as he always was? Which of
the two men has abrogated his views
en- Cummins? Or--has Mr.. kamrar
really duped Mr.. Chase in little game
OF politics? Is there any niche in the
new amalgamation which will hold MIR.
C. d. HELEN who in the columns OF his
paper has again and again assailed Gov.
Cummins? These and dozens of other
questions are being asked by the more
prominent men in the Tenth district.
No greater surprise could have come
up in the district than the withdrawal
of Mr.. kamrar in favor Of Mr.. Chase.
AS is well known, Mr.. Chase has al
ways been numbered with the staunch
Cummins supporters in Hamilton coun-
~, while Mr.. kamrar, with Mr.. HELEN
as his spokesman thru the columns of
his paper, has always been avowedly
to anything that even smackel.
of Cumminsism. In the memorable con-
vention which nominated Mr.. Cummins
for his first term the fight in this coun-
ty resulted In the utter anihilation of
the antiCumnins forces and r. G.
Clark. who put this county in the Cum
Minis column and has held 1t there, took
a straight Cunmins delegation to the
with him. Among the mum.
Der and really his right hand support
Was Mr.. Chase. Mr.. Kamrar at this
time lead the opposition. With Messrs.
Chase and Kamrar now in the same
camp, the followers OF the two men AMI
Eoliticians over the district are watch
ing with interest to see whether the
cummins orthe anti -Cummins flag vii,
be run UP. From the very nature of
things one or the other OF the two men
VIII have TO give way to the otherM on
the Cummins issue.
Some of the county's shrewier pol
ticians think they see in the KAN
rar-Chase amalgamation a very smooth
rick on the part of the ex-senator /
put Mr.. Chase hors- de- combat. They
'eel that there Is no show for the on
aosi'ion TO Conner in the district ana
hat Senator Kamrar has seen this In |
line TO withdraw and leave Mr.. Chase |
% make losing fight for the nomin-
ition Then two years hence when th.1
natter comes on again. MIR Chase VIII,
,e Obliged to support Mr. Kamrar and |
ne latter figures that at this time
he chances to defeat Conner will be
much brighter than now. Whatever
nay be the status of affairs in HamIl-
one thing Is certain and tina,
he kamrar-Chase hitch UP" bids fair
0 precipitate the biggest fight in the
'oiitical history OF the county.