Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-12
GEN. WEAVER WILL
SUPPORT PARKER
Will Also Be Democratic Nomi-
nee For Congress In the
Sixth District
HOW HE GOT INTO PARKER CAMP
shrewd Move on the Part Of the Hill
Crowd to Offer a Little Inducement
For Weaver to Get Right - Rinehart,
the Original Hearst Man, Not Now
Available.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, July 12.-Gen. James 3.
Weaver. leader of large faction of the
democrats of the state, twice candi-
date for president, will support Parker
for president this year. He will also
be the nominee of the democrats of the
Sixth district for congress and will
make the race to defeat, if possible,
Major John +. Lacey, the veteran
tee. This much was determined be-
fore the Iowa delegation, including vis-
itors, left st. Louis for home on Sun
day. There will be no general bolt of
the former greenbackers and populists
of Iowa They will stand firm with
the party.
garded by the Parker managers of con-
siderable Importance not because of any
prospect for Iowa, but because of its
effect on the former populists in the
eastern states. 1t is known that last
winter the Parker managers APPROACH
ed Gen. Weaver and sought his approv-
al of their candidate. In fact Gen.
Weaver was quoted in an interview at
that time as being for Parker for presi-
dent. He gave the New York judge un-
Iqualified approval. Later he was drawn
into the Hearst movement at the time
of his conference In New York City
with Towne, Hearst, Pettigrew and
others when Bryan returned from Eu-
rope. At ST. Louis 1t is claimed that
the Parker managers tried to get Gen.
Weaver's son-in-law, Harry c. Evans.
of this city, to stand as a candidate
for secretary If tile nassSs,al colarlit-
tee and offered him big salary This
the favor Of Gen. Weaver and his inn
mediate friends in iowa.
I. 1t is true that Weaver, on the floor Of
the convention, ridfculed Parker and
his telegram to the convention, but be-
fore he left st. Louis, an understanding
was reached and the resolute general
will be found supporting the ticket.
The populists who met at Springfield
will be disappointed, for 1t was repre-
sented to them by the Iowa delegation
that in case Parker was nominated
Weaver and his friends would Join the
populist movement again. They counted
confidently on being able to include
Weaver among their supporters along
with Calamity Weller and BIZ
Allen, of Nebraska. But this will not
happen. Weaver made his fight and
lost at ST. Louis. but he has declared
he would not bolt
AS for the congressional nomination
in the Sixth district 1t has generally
been regarded as certain that It would
go toy George F. Rinehart. of Newton
the original Hearst man, first to point
out the propriety OF the New York
editor being the successor Of Bryan
1t was Rinehart who arranged a con-
ference of the reafffrmationist demo-
Gratis Of Iowa on Jeffersons birthday
last year and got Bryan to attend
where the forces We're really organized
for the fight which ended in Hearst
Instructions this year But Mr. Rine-
hart represents the free silver republic
can element of the party and is not re-
garded as available now for con-
gressional candidate: Gen. Weaver
lives at Colfax and has really nothing
else to do but run for congress In the
district where he was elected num-
ber of times. IT was his old plan to go
out and make school house campaigns,
speaking two or three times day.
His friends say he has lost none of his
old time fire and vigor and that he will
make splendid fight this year tho
the republican majority is normally
about 1000 in the district.
Returning delegates tell an interest
ing story about the Sam Wright Incl
dent. They declare that the sensa-
tional popping up and seconding OF the
nomination of Parker by Wright was
all prearranged, that Wright had it all
fixed in advance. and that one of the
Hearst delegates saw Wright rehears-
ing for the part before a mirror in his
room at the jefferson hotel. Il saw
Mr.. Wright the day before" said a
delegate. going thru series of ges-
ticulations before a mirror in his room.
He was evidently releasing a speech,
and his arms were waving wildly about
his curly head. thought nothing of it
until l saw Wright hop up on his seat
in the convention hall late Friday
night, ana tnefe saw MN 81 III 'iiS
same motions. l knew then that had
inadvertently caught him at rehearsal,
and it was evident to me that what we
at first supposed was the result OF
sudden impulse was in fact deliber-
ately planned in advance"
IT is expected that Mr.. Wright will
be one of the most conspicuous of the
democratic speakers on the stump IN
Iowa this year. Wright encountered
the same kind of opposition eight years
ago when the silverites tried to prevent
him delivering an address as chair
man of the state democratic conven-
ton at Dubuque, but he seized the
gavel and made his speech despite the
fierce opposition.