Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-04
WARN Fight FOR
HULL 5 POSITION
If Hull Should Drop Out of the
Race a Lively Scramble
Would Take Place
TOO MANY PROMISES MADE
Hull Alleged to Have sisnified His
Willingness to Quit, If His Support
ers Can Decide on the Candidate
Who Will Have Their Omitted Back
ins-capitaI Comment.
Special to Times-Republ,can.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 4.-Will the sue
cessor to Congressman j. A. T. Hull be,
decided by drawing straws? The con-
dition seems to be coming either to
that or to big split In the Hui %~kTe ,kye
At stated before in this correspc ute
Congressman Hull has promised James
G. Berryhill, N. e. Coffin and Senator
men agree on which shall be his sue
cessor he will get off Of the track and
let them have the position. It is un-
derstood and known here that N. f.
Coffin has been ready at any time to
draw cuts, flip dollars or decide the
question in any other fair and equita-
BILE way, not, however, taking into
consideration that the public should
be taken into their confidence or
should have any say as to the matter.
1t leaks out now that the three gen
tlemen who have the promise Of one
job have come to the conclusion that
with the postoffice yet to be built and
the army post yet to be completed and
unknown other things yet to be start
ed, they can not hope for Hull to get
off the track for many years to come,
voluntarily, even II they decide on one
of their number to take the position.
This leads to the conclusion Of all three
to run. 1t Is said there is consid-
cradle likelihood that Berryhill, Dowell
and Coffin will all three be in the race
with Hull BY all three men entering
the race the public could decide for
itself.
! Senator Dowell is already in the
race. He is being supported by some
of the members of the Hull machine
here. One of these is Malva M. Rob-
ertson, chief clerk in the United States
pension Office In this city. Mr.. Rob
there is no denying that he has con-
siderable political sagacity. He was
a railroad section hand few years
ago and rose through the position Of
section foreman to the position of po-
licenan under Mayor MacVicar. From
that he went to other positions, and
within few short years landed as
chief clerk of the pension office here.
1t is pointed out that Robertson would
not support any other than Capt. Hull,
to whom he is indebted for his posi-
tion, unless he could forecast or
thought he could forecast, from the
political skies that something was
likely to happen to Hull. A number
OF other Hull machine men are now
supporting Dowell. All of this indi- A
Gates that disintegratien has set in
with the Hull machine, though the dis
ease has not yet gone so far that the
matter is incurable. 1t is remembered
at the last campaign that when Hull
returned from Washington his fences
were badly broken down. He had left
his friends in control and his friends
got to quarreling about the methods of
conducting the campaign and the dis
position Of the patronage after the
campaign was finished, and the prob
lem was a grave one for time, till
Hull returned. He is a good organizer
and soon had things running again,
and may be able to do the same thing
again this coming campaign.
If Berryhill, Dowell and Coffin all
enter the field against Hull, the situa-
tion might be tempting to a Prouty
man, and some such candidate as ex-
Senator Thomas A. Chesire might be
induced to enter the field, the divided
condition Of which would be to his
advantage.
There is one report current that Cap
tain Hull is bringing out Senator Dow
ell as a blind to Governor Cummfns,
in the hope by making the governor
believe that as he, Hull, will not be a
candidate, the governor will stay out
of the field and allow Dowell to take
the position. There is little or no cred
ence given to this idea, however, as
Dowell is too good friend Of Gov
ernor Cummins.
The opening speech Of Hon. A.. ].
Smith of Mt. Ayr in his campaign in
the Eighth congressional district
against Congressman w. p. Hepburn.
will be delivered Saturday at Clear
field. Clearfield is in Taylor county,
nearly OA lllC l11lC OSSW'SSAA = oSAOA oAAA
Ringgold counties.
An editorial in the Burlington Hawk
eye a few days since would indicate
that that paper is exercising a good
deal Of persistency in refusing to see
the point in the matter OF the cores
pondence between Secretary Shaw
and Governor Cunlmins over the sec
retary's statement at the bankers
BANQUET here May 2s, concerning the
French treaties. The Hawkeye in dis
cussing an editorial comment OF P. A.
Smith, of the Scranton Journal, says:
$50 far from lying about Secretary
Shaw editorially, the Capital made a
perfect legitimate editorial comment
on the secretary's speech, the opinion
expressed being entirely that OF the
editor. It has been made plain that 1t
was the governor, and not the. Capital,
that misrepresented the secretary. and