Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-09

THEIR INTERESTS JEoPARDlzED
With Shippers and stockmen Aroused
Over the Hepburn Bill and Congress
Failing to Give Relief the Cam.
paien Would be Easy for the Cum
minis Men-capital Gossip.
cial 10 Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 9.-Nill Payne and
his attack on the biennial election "a
mendment be called off by the stand
pat element of the republican party
in Iowa because Of the peculiar Sltua-
ton that has arisen in the country
during the last week or two OF WASH
ington legislation? 1t is a matter OF
common comment at the state house
and among the politicians at the no.
tells in Des Moines that the country
is now on the high tide of sentiment
in favor of doing things along the lines
of railroad legislation and tariff re-
form. 1t is a matter of comment IN
the eastern press also. 1t is felt and
known by everyone. II the biennial
election law should be declared I'M
constitutional at this time what great
err disaster could happen to the stand
pat element in Iowa? An election in
this state at this time would sweep
the platter clean for the Cummins peo-
pie A legislature would have to be
elected this year and the campaign
would be on in an instant.
With the shippers and stockmen a
reused over the Hepburn bill and the
failure of the congress to give ade-
quate relief Iowa could be in no bet
ter condition than at present to go
into a. campaign calculated to advance
the interests of the Cummins men. III
a legislature We're to be elected this
year on the defeat of the biennial
election law that legislature would
have to elect a United States senator.
With the present temper Of the peo-
pie and the straddle policy of Senator
j. P. Dolliver there is grave douot
in the minds of many whether Dolliver
would stand very much of show for
reelection. Governor Cummins' term
would expire just before the legisla-
ture convened and it is doubtful If any
force could prevent his election to the
senate.
Cummins men just now are laughing
in their sleeves at the discontinue OF
the standpat element which has been
led into box by the indispensable
Payne of Nevada in his attack on the
hi ennial election law. Said Il Cum
ms man today: I'VE are never in
luck We always have to fight for
everything we get. We fought for the
biennial election law and now If the
law is defeated 1t will be our first
streak of good fortune" But it will
not be defeated, and the question then
arises will the wave of sentiment that
ntrxr i,,Jn lon O
enough to be present next year, when
the campaign will surely be on. 1t Is
learned today that number of stand
patters in the city who have sudden
ly become aware Of the situation are
wondering what can be done to stop
the legal activities in Story county.
The case has been submitted to Judge
Evans and was to have been taken I'M
der advisement for two to four weeks.
That was about a week ago. There is
from one to three weeks to wait yet.
1t is not known whether 1t is possible
to pull the case out of court before the
decision IS announced or not.
The question of interest to the Cum
Minis people of the state is whether or
not the sentiment now aroused will
last. There is foundation for strong
belief that it will. The Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association is one of the
factors which will keep it alive. Such
organizations are doing very active
work. The association has just closed
it's annual meeting in Des Moines
which was very enthusiastic and laid
plans to branch out and take in other
states and do still more far reaching
work. Then the senate is likely to kill
in the present congress any measure
reported to it by the house on the
freight rate question. This will mere
ly prolong the matter and keep it an
active issue till the campaign of 1907
when congressman will be up for cleo
ton as well as legislature that will
name United States senator.
w. II. Buckmaster, formerly Des
Moines newspaper reporter, has been
lately in seven of the eleven counties
of the Eighth congressional district.
Mr.. Buckmaster formerly lived in that
district and has voted for Hepburn for
the past twenty years. "The people
down in that section are wild over this
master today, and there is but one
thing that would stand in the way of
the defeat of Congressman Hepburn if
the election were to be held today, and
that is the lack of a good strong man
to oppose him. Aside from Hepburn
the strongest man in the district is
Judge H. M. Towner and he is in the
same class with Congressman Hep
burn. j. B. Harsh, a banker at Cres-
ton, is the next strongest man and he
is being mentioned to quite an extent.
1t is more than possible that he will
develop into candidate. He is right
on the railroad question for that sec
ton of the state.
1 have visited Decatur, Page, Ring
gold, Taylor. Adams, Fremont and
Clarke counties during the last week of
two / was there in a business way
but being acquainted in that part of
the state l talked politics. l couldn't
talk anything else for no one else talk
ed anything else The defeat of Hep
burn, if it comes. however, will be en-
tirely in the party No one mentions
going in with the democrats. The fact
is the only people down that way who
are supporting Hepburn are the news
papers. They are all talking of what
a fine work Hepburn is doing and what
a prominent man he is in Washington
But the people of that district are
aroused 1t is district of small cities,