Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-20

ELEMENT CANDIDATES
II is Generally Understood by cumn'ins
Friends, Despite Current Rumors,
That There is in Reality But One
Candidate For That Faction, Senator
James II. Trewin, Of Cedar Rapids.
.ecial to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines, April 20. = The next
term of the district court of Montgom-
cry county where Dennison is to be
tried will open May 2 and according
to law the venire of jurors must be
opening of the term. The venire was
already drawn there before the order
OF the court of Harrison county grant
ing a change of venue and as con-
sequence there will be no opportunity
for Dennison and his friends to use po-
litical Influence In the selection ur The
jurors if such thing had been con-
templated or possible. 1t is claimed
that one of the objections to the trIal
going to Council Bluffs was because
political influence might be exercised
in that manner. The next term of the
Pottawattamie county district court
will open September 5, which would
have given plenty of time for such
an effort to be made had it been con-
tempated. 1t is understood that Har-
ry G. Bronze, of Omaha, who carried
the case to the supreme court for the
states side will appear in the case
also a. Red Oak, making four strong
attorneys on the states side in the
case.
On two or three occasions of late
the name of ex-Speaker D. III. Bowen
re hoS haan n.
toned as possible candidate for gov
ernor as a representa- tive of the rail-
road interests or machine and stand
that Mr.. Bowen is clean and hon
l.orable man but has been identified
with the railroad interests of the state.
His candidacy was first suggested a
few days ago when the story was pub
lished that the Herriott men feared
that Col. David j. Palmer would be
candidate. It was claimed that the
Herriott men had more to fear from
x-Speaker Bowen than from Palmer
for the reason that Bowen, if he be-
came candidate would be a stronger
one coming from the northern part
of the state. He would naturally draw
strength from his section of tie state,
it was argued, and the southern part
of the state being in the reservation
would be taken care of in the ordin-
ary way by having ali the editors,
postmasters and a railroad lawyer and
railroad doctor in every town riding
on passes.
With the frierds of Governor Cum
Minis it is pretty generally understood
that tho there l.4..y be great deal
of talk as to possible candidates@rep-
resenting the machine element there
| is in reality but one candidate for that
faction and that is Senator James HI.
Trewin, of Cedar Rapids. 1t is gen
orally known that with the leaders
the matter is all agreed upon and
that in the proper course Of time the
Linn county difficulties will be fixed
UP and Major Rathbun will sheath his
sword.
time" said Adjutant General W. H.
Thrift today, land I have always no.
ticed' that after company is ordered
mustered out there is a great clamor
raised by the citizens against the ord
er and big effort made to have the
company retained. In the case of the
Abba company it has been known
by them for two months that
the company would be mus
tered out unless there was something
done and the company given
proper support. But you can never get
citizen to do thing till the order
is made out and issued that company
be mustered out and then there is a
great clamor raised to keep the COM
pany Before the order is issued you
can't get a citizen to buy twenty
five cent dance ticket. But Abba can
still have the company if it wants it.
If they will organize a good strong
company there which shows signs of
lasting, new company will be en-
listed at once. The governor has set
April % as the date for the hearing
of the citizens committee. There is a
strong competition among the cities of
the state for companies of the nation
al guard and efficiency is the one
requisite The only way to keep the
efficiency of the guard to the highest
point is to muster out a company as
soon as it begins to decline and give it
to some other city and unless a town
can reorganize a new company which
will take an interest in the work this
will be done. After a city has had a
company for time it dislikes to lose
it, and the company should not be tak-
en- away if there is any prospect that
it will brace up and become efficient
or that new company can be organ :
lied with the old name that will
be efficient"
1t develops that there have a great
many people been writing to Lincoln
J. Steffens of McClure's magazine, urg-
ing him to come to Iowa. The news
paper stories that he was reported to
be coming have aroused interest in the
matter and there are a large number
of people who are interested in reform
ts oapora1l1, 1yh0 al 0nco took