Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-25
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.
Tho Contest Between Hearst and the
Opposition Will be Close.

l Special to Times-RepupIlcan
| Des Moines. April 25.-With 531 OF
| the ss7 delegates selected for the dem
ocratic state convention. which meets
In Des Moines on May 8, the outlook Is
| for a close contest between the friends
and the opponents OF MT.
Hearst. A dozen county conventions
were held Saturday and returns indi-
cate that the Hearst people had a
shade the better of 1t.
However, there were number or de-
lyelopments which gave the opposition
renewed hope. Especially encourage
ling was the result Of the caucuses N
the city Of Dubuque. After fight the
conservatives selected forty delegates
and the Hearst people thirty-four. 1t
lis claimed by the conservatives that
this lead will give them the delegation
from Dubuque county to the state
convention and with the delegations
from Buchanan and Black Hawk coun-
ties. which they are figuring on, 1t will
give them control of the Third dis
trict.
owing to the fact that the opposition
to Hearst is not fighting for any can
didate, but against instructions, 1t is
difficult to exactly forecast results at
this time. The anti-Hearst people yes
terday morning conceded 269 delegates
to Hearst of those already chosen. ana
claimed that 26S were opposed to In
structions. The Hearst people on the
other hand claimed ESQ delegates for
Hearst, A contested, and 173 against
Hearst, or doubtful.
Careful tabulatfon OF reports from
county conventions seems 10 indicate
that Hearst can reasonably expect to
secure 269 of the delegates thus far
chosen, while 224 may be put in the
opposite column, with "A delegates
whose seats will be contested. Sixty
one counties already have chosen dele
gates to the state convention. leaving
thirty nine counties to hold conyen-
tons during the week.
The Hearst people do not concede
Tama county to the opposition. This
county is the home of Chairman Jack
son. but from information which seems
trustworthy it Is believed the delega-
ton will vote against instructions.
The contest in Johnson and Muscatine
counties Saturday resulted to the lik
ing of the conservatives. In johnson
county the Hearst people made a bitter
liSllL Oh AOUSISSSlllotil w duS, OuI 1IS
won out fandily. In Muscatine county
George p. Locke, president of the Hill
nois Federation of Labor. who is UNI
derstood to be one of the personal rep
resentatives of Mr.. Hearst, led the fight
in his behalf and attempted to line
up the laboring men for the New
Yorker. The convention, however,
voted Overwhelmingly against Hearst.
The Hearst people say that, making
an allowance for possible miscalcula-
lions, they Saturday lacked only l69
delegates Of having a majority of the
convention. They say they have no
doubt OF securing that number and
many more, and claim there is no ques-
ton but that the delegation from Iowa
to the ST Louis convention will be in
structed for William Randolph Hearst.
The following counties chose Hearst
delegates Saturday: Madison, Taylor,
Adams Wayne. Wapello, Humboldt.
The total number of delegates claim
ed for Hearst from these counties Is
rs. Anti-Hearst delegates were chosen
in Adams, which divides its delegation
three for and three against Hearst,
Hamilton, Webster, Muscatine and
johnson, total Of 46. Thirteen doubt