Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-05
Believe That Supreme Court
Decisions Will Favorably
Affect His Candidacy
AFTER AN ANTITRUST RECORD
Must Have as Good a Personal Record
as Trust Buster as President
Roosevelt, to Win, In Opinion Of His
Democratic Supporters-Ths Parker
Boom.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Mones, April 5.--The managers
of the Hearst campaign In this city
are very jubilant over the news re-
ceived from Washington of the decis-
the Chicago gas case by the supreme
court, announced Monday in the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches. These eases
were begun by Hearst and in the opin-
ion of Mr.. Hearst's managers here they
will have a powerful influence in Sc
curing his nomination for the presi-
dency. The victory oyer the Chicago
gas trust is the result of u Hearst suit
against the alleged extortionate de-
mands of the trust. The suit against
the coal trust was more national In its
scope and the suit was personally
brought by Hearst
Washington, April o.-There is a
good deal of interest here in the pos
sible effect of the decision in the case
OF the anthracite coal roads upon the
political prospects of William r.
Hearst. who instituted the suits. Mr.
Hearst's lieutenants here are wildly
excited over the decision, and seem to
believe it will bring him in a large
number of delegates who otherwise
would have gone to Parker. They
rope to spread the news turnout the
country not only thru Mr.. Hearst's
own newspapers, but by the circula-
ton of millions Of copies OF the decis-
ion of the supreme court itself. In
this way, it is said, an official record
can be presented to the country. by
means of which William r. Hearst will
appear to be the only individual trust
tuster in the United States.
President Roosevelt has enjoyed
seine reputation in that line, but he is
an official, and it was his duty to act
as he did, whereas Mr.. Hearst can and
will lay claim to special consideration
on the ground that he himself inst.-
luted the suits to compel the anthra-
cite. coal roads to make an exhibition
Of their books. The United States SUI
pI eme court has decided that the con-
tracts which the coal roads refused to
produce should have been exhibited,
and this. of course, sustained the posi-
ton taken by Mr.. Hearst.
An effort accordingly will be made
in all probability to contrast the rec
ords of Hearst and Parker on the trust
question. On one side viii be put the
decision of the supreme court OF the
United States. making an official ex-
hibition of the efforts of Mr.. Hearst,
who brings to terms the most obnox-
ious monopoly in the country. In con-
trast with this distinct campaign
will be carried on showing that Judge
Parker is being pushed by the great
est corporate influences in the United
States. The visit of August Belmont
there the other day on behalf Of the
party is to be taken as the text, and
Hearst boomers believe they will have
little difficulty in showing that the
democratic Wall street influence which
was originally behind Cleveland is now
booming Parker.
Furthermore it is likely certain that
extracts from Judge Parker's decision
on different cases may be made use OF
to accentuate the difference between
him and Mr.. Hearst.
The Hearst managers are also pre-
pairing to appeal to the people on the
theory that Roosevelt is the one man
In the republican party who has d
personal record as a trust buster
Hence 1t Will be argued that the DEM
ocrats should endeavor to get candi-
date with record at least equally as
good as that of the president. Hearst's
lieutenants will call attention to the
fact that Parker, Cleveland, Olney, and
German are all acceptable to the COR
poration influence in Wall street.
They may even go to the extent of
declaring the friends of those four
candidates have united together for
the purpose of beating Hearst because
of his antitrust principles. The SUI
preme court decision will be relied
upon to back UP Mr. Hearts claim that
the trust magnates of New York City
in particular are opposing him be-
cause he has successfully opposed
them
Some of the more radical Hearst
followers even have gone so far as to
allege the power pf the anthracite
coal trust has been exerted to kill off
the possible candidacy of Judge George
Gray, of Delaware. He was a member
of the commission appointed by tbs
president, and in that capacity his de-
cisions all lean toward the side of the
laboring man. 1t is admitted he would
be an ideal candidate because he has
a splendid character was a gold
democrat, has had service in the Unit
ed States senate, possesses great legts-
lative experience, and has never hesi-
tated to express his opinions on pub-
lie questions.
Nevertheless, Hearst men say that
Judge Gray has been marked off the
books by the anthracite coal trust be-
chuse they were afraid of him, and IN
this curious way the names of Hearst
and Gray are being coupled together
as two of the most noticeable political
victims of the power Of the coal trust
Republicans seem to think the de-
cision of the supreme court yesterday
really will help Mr.. Hearst to con-
sidera BILE degree, in securing delegates
here and there thruout the country
The democratic leaders do not believe
the effect will be important. They
think the decision will have an effect
only upon the element of the party
which Hearst would get any way.
They admit the Parker boom has
been largely engineered for the express
purpose of killing off Hearst and that
it does represent the consolidated Cor
man, Cleveland, Olney and Parker
clements. They expect to beat Hearst
thoroughly by the application of the
unit rule everywhere. They are not
afraid of his securing isolated dele
gates in different states SO long as he
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