Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-05
COMMENT ON
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Several Remarkable : .ings
Done by the Hearst Men at
Des Moines Wednesday
CONSERVATIVES WERE IGNORED
Judge Wade's Plea Believed to Have
Saved the Convention From Disas.
trous split-Hearst Men Put Their
Manager in as State Chairman -
Other Convention Matters.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 5.-Several some
what remarkable things were done at
the democratic state convention yester-
day which ought not to escape atten-
ton in the overwhelming Of the party
with the Hearst sentiment. One Of the
last OF the many things done was to
select a chairman of the democratic
state committee. The convention de-
.clared that A. w. Maxwell, Of Seymour.
should be chairman, no matter what the
committee may think about 1t. This is
unusual in Iowa. Maxwell is a bright
young man who has certainly demon-
strated his capacity to do business in
the campaign just closed. To him,
more than to any other, was given the
in this state. He proved a tireless
worker and he had the confidence of
the delegates in his district and in the
convention But it was expected that
the committee would re-elect A. e.
Jackson, Of yama, who has proved a
most excellent campaign manager for
the democrats. He has perfected an or
ganization, has in fact been working
more the past two years in pre,para-
ton for this year than for anything
else. He has the democrats in fighting
trim now In the whole state. It remains
to be seen whether the committee will
allow the convention to be the whole
thing and name the chairman. But
there Is no doubt Maxwell will make
energetic campaign manager. An
other remarkable thing for the conven-
ton to do was to virtually select the
iowa member Of the tional connnirtee
and TO take that out of the hands Of the.
state del cation. The convention de-
cided that Charles A. Walsh should be
elected and this will be done. The
convention also made the national COM
mittee member of the state commit
tee which makes doubly sure that for
the present at least the Bryan-Hearst
forces will control the state committee
and manage fits affairs
But for the conservatism of Judge
Wade there is no doubt that many of
the delegates representing the demo-
cratic sections of the state would have
bolted the convention and would have
gone home swearing vengeance on the
Hearst forces. But Judge Wade was
wise counselor. 1t Is learned that he
went before the delegates who met on
numerous conventions to consider what
they should do In case all went against
them. and he told them plainly that
unless they stood by the action OF the
convention he could not consent to
stand again as a candidate for congress
in his district.
1T will not do for US to get mad"
he is understood to have stated to
them. eve will be outvoted In this
convention and be routed. No matter
how it was done, it has been accom-
plished. They have beaten us but In
the national convention Parker or some
other good man Will be nominated and
Hearst will be beaten. Then we VIII
be asking the men who have beaten
us here not to be boilers. We can well
afford until the national convention has
acted and abide the result. This is only
one state convention in national
year.
1t was counsel like this which car
rted the day and determined that there
should not be any bolt on the part of
the democrats who opposed instruc-
tons Judge Wade made very strong
and conservative speech before the
convention in support of his position
and he received more respectful atten-
tton than any other of the many speak
erS.
But there are many Of the democratic
delegates who are going home feeling
sore and are prepared to act. For In
stance. there is old John Stubenrach,
Of Pella. a leader among the democrats
of the Seventh district for many years.
"I,n tell YOU what shall do, he said.
..I'll go home and wait. After the ma
tioilal convention has been held we VIII
hold our county caucuses and township
meetings and we win ask those who
intend to support the ticket and plat
form Of the st. LOUIS convention to
stand up and be counted. All who do
not do so pledge themselves Will be
asked to step out. We will lose votes,
but it will be the fair thing to do. We
want only men who viii support the
ticket. That will probably be done in
every part of the state" OF course, he
expects that Hearst will be beaten at
st. Louis.
The Hearst people had smooth poll
ticians in their seryice watching mat
ters here There was Harry Sawyer, OF
Sioux Falls s. D., who was the secre-
tary of the state railroad commission
for a number of years and was secre-
tary of the populist state committee of
that state in the last national cam
paigm Sawyer is close personal and
business friend of Senator Pettigrew,
is in fact his personal representative
In all matters. Sawyer is one of the
shrewdest politicians who ever came
out of the west. He has been right with
the Hearst people the past two or three
months, giving them his personal as
sistance.s He was here four days and