Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-15
! L0OKER.ON IN IOWA

Allison, Nov l5.-That Charley"
Pickett, of Waterloo, will enter the
congressional race as against Con-
gresham Birdsall, well posted politi-
clans of this town assure the writer.
Already a few social meetings have
been held "Feelers" have appeared in
some of the weekly papers. AT least
two very active politicians in this
shoe string district are at work finding
out possibilities and probabilities in
the different counties composing the
district. And while it is as yet not an
nounced, the understanding is that Mi.
Pickett is to be the standpatters' can
didate, as against Mr.. BirdsalFs well
known and pronounced position IN fay-
or of rate legislation and tariff revis-
ion. The politicians of this burg with
out exception. insofar as the writer
met them today, do not propose TO have
Birdsall "downed' IL they can prevent
It, And in the opinion of these same
Allison politicians. Butler county is
Cummins county, with all that the
statement implies. This is also equiv
ilent to saying that it is for Birdsall
as against Pickett or any other stand
patter. The whirligig of politics, some
OF the Allison men mention, stands
out prominently. when 1t is remember
ed that not so many moons ago, poor
Dave Henderson was being told by his
friends that Charley Pickett, of Water
loo, was casting longing eyes on Dawes
seat in congress. In those days
Speaker Henderson was a .standpatter
before the catchy phrase was coined and
In those days Pickett was an
Iowa idea man, before the idea
had been named. Mr.. Birdsall is to
be opposed by Pickett the stand pat
ter. There's one nice feature IN this
"ructfon." No one, friend or foe, can
call Charley Pickett by any worse
name than stand patter
And this talk here today brought
out several times sentiment heard
frequently all over northwestern Iowa,
as we'll as in Lacey's and Cousins con-
gressonal districts. It's this: Next
year the fight will be one leading up
to the nomination OF the republican
candidate for president. II Iowa be-
longs in, the class favorirg stand pat
ism, 1. e., as phrased to let well enough
alone, 4. e., to have no changes In tar
in schedules, we want to know 1t and
have the question settled pro tenn. To
do this let men with positive and pro-
nounced as wei las announced Ideas on
this subject be selected at the numer-
out conventions and primaries to be
held. III township, county, or con-
gressional district has majority OF
voters favoring one side or the other,
let them take possession and hold ON
to the machinery. In other words, let
us have q fight to a finish, and the
devil take the hindmost. Using Butler
county as an Illustration. II Birdsall
represents a majority OF Iowa idea
men in his district, send him back to
congress. If he does not, then send
Pickett or some other good stand
patter to congress.
Incidentally came up, the proposed
statewide primary law. And If there
is state wide sentiment favoring it,
as shown locally here, it will go thru
whoopin'." A former state senator
residing here, mentioned his change of.
opinion concerning it. Especially does
he favor it because of his personal
knowledge Of those of different po-
llllCdI party NOlIie5 ~ SiAC SSiiNA Pe'A ~ x
primary held on different dates This.
feature Of compelling all parties to-
hold primaries on the same day, APP
peals strongly to his sense of the need
of such a law.
OF course in such interchange OF
opinion, Shaw's candidacy for the Of
flee of president was mentioned. And
here again was some very plain talk.
For some we'll known reasons, but more
unexplained ones, was Mr.. Shaw has
as many pronounced political enemies
in this locality as though he was a bold
bad democrat Instead Of being "a
favorite son." he is a very unpopular
politician. One man remarked Shaw
Iowa opinion on public
questions, more than any man deliver
ing speeches in the whole country.
Congressman Hull's remark that "of
course" Iowa would send a Shaw del
egation to the national republican con-
vention was laughed at. One man re-
marked, on the contrary We'll have
political civil war in Iowa IL Shaw
is bona-fide candidate.
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