Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-01
A. A. Smith, of Mt. Ayr, Law
Partner Of R. il. Spence,Will
Run For Congress
POLITICIANS ARE SURPRISED
Smith Will Seek the Nomination of
tn. Congressional, convention--Pro.
badly Means Fight Between the
cummins and standpat Elements In
That District.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 1.-Advices were
received in Des Moines Sunday that
Albert A. Smith, of Mt. Ayr. a law
partner of r. H. Spence, chairman OF
the Iowa republican state central
committee, would be candidate for
in the Eighth district against Col. W..
p. Hepburn. The announcement is.
surprise to politicians. While there
have been many rumors of opposition
to Congressman Hepburn many have
doubted opposition In republican cir
cles and but little heed has been paid
to the threats Of the democrats owing
to the big republican majority in the
district
Referring to the announcement OF
Smiths candidacy the Register TINS
morning says:
That Mr.. Smiths candidacy Is in
perfect good faith is indicated by his
statement last night that he was not
to be aligned with the stand pat ele-
ment within the party. Il ara not
standpatter," said he, and have no de-
sire to be one Colonel Hepburn is
one of the leaders of that element. lie
it was who was chosen to be temper
ary chairman O.. the republican state
convention which adopted the platform
utterance last year, for whose real
firrnation the standpatters say they
will stand next year, in favor OF reel
procity in non competitive products
only, Mr.. Smith said last night, Also
that he was in dead earnest about ms
candidacy and believed that the district
was ready to consider the serious
claims of republicans whose FRIENDS
we're ready to present them to the
voters.
Considerable interest attaches to the
probable action Of Chairman opelce.
He has been four times chairman u
the republican state central commlttee.
He is rated as one OF the shreWoes'
men engaged in politics IN Iowa No
other chairman ever served SO long q.
the head. Of the organization ana .o
other Chairman has better record ~
Inc matter OF effective maJorltles. M
was mentioned for the United states
district ,attorneyship. until reoen'ly,
when he refused to consider 1t ana
gave his. support to Colonel M. Y. rem
Mr.. smence' occupied a more or less
= naa,rtrai attitud. during the lreconVen-
Hon fiaht OF 1891, when Governor cum
Minis was nominated at Cedar Raplds.
Rnt after the convention he was cnos-
a., cha irnnan over r. w. Clayton OF une
Sixth district, who, really, was 1he
reservation choice for the Office, ana
the committee standing five and nve'
not counting Mr. Spence. He was re-
elected without opposition the next
wear and the next and in 1904. Ine
last time, without a douhN, ne was
chosen at the instance OF che stand
nat element of the committee, Wnlch
was in control Of the con11niatee. IN
the campaigns, of course, ne was an
solutely loyal to the interests OF the
ranud,lican- ticket from top DO bottom.
Congressman Hepburn IS IN lne
phirippines. His friends all OF the
time have insisted that he would nave
M opposition and il he did 1t would
not cut much figure and would De loc-
atized. The early announcement OF Mr..
Smith. If followed by announcements
in other counties ais expected, may m
dhcate to them a more formidable gen
eraa opposition than they have been
figuring on.
Decatur county sent cummins man
70 the legislature In 1889, at the same
time that Ringgold sent DIR. Prentiss.
who went against Gear. Taylor sent
Blakenore at the same ttrne. Adams
county has been counted as IN precar-
io,ts shape, and It was at Corning,
therefore that the great HEPBURN
wallace railroad debate came off. Col
onel Hepburn,s labor speech at Homo
lulu is said to have affected Union
county. There are other sections In
which there is said to be smoulderfng
revolution against the Hepburn or
The politicians wait to see II the
Smith announcement IL signal, for
general NOV ememt in all Of the coun-
ties on the part OF the progressive re-
n,1f3licanS