Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-26

SAY NOTHING WILL HAPPEN
Members Of the Committee Scout Idea
of Contest Between Maxwell and
jackson at Iowa City July 1e-Bis
Consultation Likely to Occur Before
the crisi. Is Reached.
special to Times-Republican.

DeS Moines, May 26.-An interesting
time may be looked for when the demo-
cratic state convention is called to or
der at Iowa City. July 19, next, and
two chairmen of the democratic state
committee step upon the platform to
call the meeting to order at one and
the same time, each one insisting that
he is the only genuine chairman, each
one commissioned by the state commits
tee and the other by a previous state
convention to act as chairman.
OF course the members Of the demo-
cratic cor1nrts9a protect that nothing
of this kind can possibly happen and
that all will be well. What Is likely to
occur is big consultation of the DEM
ocratic leaders before the inevitable
crisis is reached and temporary set
tlement be effected. Then the state
convention will be asked to reopen the
question and if possible effect a set
tlement in open convention with hall
filed. The resolution which E. NJ. Carr
vention to name Maxwell as chairman
and give Walsh vote on the commit
tee came at a time when the delegates
We're making for trains and the hall
was half emptied. A good deal of feel
ing was engendered because of this fact
and some of the delegates thought 1t
was an attempt to take snap Judgment
or. the convention. The resolution WAS
not considered at all. It was passed
without comment.
When the meeting was held last week
the old liners were here in force. Ev-
cry member was present and ready for
action. Sit ns,ide from he r..s'eeli.
member of the Hearst forces only one
came, and that was Young Maxwell.
Good judges Of such things believe that
the Hearst forces lost their opportunity
that they did not come to this first
and effect organization. If
they had all been present including
Walsh there is no doubt that Maxwell
would have asserted his right to sit
as chairman. But he did not do 50.
Jackson occupied the chair and handled
the meeting. 1t was not until after
wards that Maxwell claimed the rignt
to name committees and issue the call
for the next convention. The commit
tee having acted under Chairman jack
son, he has decided advantage.
Suppose the next democratic conven-
state committee to preside over the
of the state committee and 10
have charge of the campaign? Does
not the second convention have the
same rights and powers as the first
one? The situation Is filled with many
and would prove interest
ing to student Of political methods.
go
The democrats are beginning to cast
about for candidates for congress in
some of the districts. They say they
are going to put up a fight against
Hull in the Sew enth district and are
looking for good man willing to do
some campaigning for them in the dis
trict. They want Des Moines man,
one who will stand in well with the
large labor element of Des Moines and
who can also 20 into the country dis
tricts and meet the farmers. They ha re
about settled upon John Mulvaney
lawyer. who is said to be willing to
make the sacrifice. Capt. Hull has gone
away and will do nothing personal in
Ihc cani:rl,en II: s year aside fr);n 2
few speeches he WI make some .Dre
during the car ass. He expects to dc
vote ndlch time to the work of the ma
tional congressional committee. The
democrats of the Eighth district are
said to have about agreed upon Mr.
Price, of Taylor county. as their candi-
date against Col. Hepburn. Senator
Claude Porter, of Centerville, would
make the race any time there is a
chance to win, but is understood to be
holding himself in reserve for the time
when Col. Hepburn drops out of the
In the Sixth it is expected
that George F. Rinehart, of Newton,
will be accorded the right to make the
race especially If Hearst should be
though few of the demo-
Gratis are hoping that Il new man will
ae named and one who has not been
in the factional fights. In
the 1'irst district there is talk of A. r.
of Fairfield, who has been Sc
ected to be named temporary chair
nan Of the second state convention.
He is strong old line democrat.
Second district republicans are say
ng that they will easily be able to
defeat Judge Wade and that either A.
F. Dawson or John Hughes. Jr., can
10 it, A little depends on the work of
he national convention. If it puts out
standpat platform along the line of
he one recently adopted in Des Moines
t is probable Hughes would not care
% make the race on account of his
strong desire for conservative action.
While Dawson has not been a pro-
standpatter. his nomination
would not he regarded as recognizing
he revision sentiment of the district, |
,ut he would be Loyalty supported by |
Ill. But the party leaders are SO thor
,ughly in harmony in the Second dis