Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-04
"Fine Italian Discovered, Prov
ing Railroads Contribute to
Democratic Campaign
PORTER BETTER GO EASY
Democratic eubernatorial Candidate
Should Not Be Too Persistent in His
chaIIenses-"charley" Johnston Con-
fers With Hunter-PoIitical News Of
the State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct 4.-Claude r. Por-
ter should not be too persistent i'll his
challenge that Cummins charges that
the railroads are supporting his CAM
informed Des Moines people who have
been watching the trend of affairs po-
litical in this state, and especially as
disclosed about the hotels and polite
cal centers. II is known here to a GER
tainty shat C. w. Johnston, the man
who pulls the chestnuts out of the fire
for Ed Hunter, and who was Hunt
ers, handy man during all the CAM
paign for Perkins, is in frequent con-
sultation with the democrats here.
He studiously avoids going to the DEM
ocratic headquarters, but he is known
positively to have been in conference
with influential democrats here who
are assisting in the management OF
the democratic campaign. Johnston is
the go-between for Hunter and the
democratic management of the state
campaign. To Johnston is submitted
the campaign literature that is to be
sent out. From Johnston great deal
Of the campaign literature is delivered
to the democrats, literature that is
furnished by the railroads thru Ed
Hunter and his handy man, C. w.
Johnston.
f1I1 aff tooy T<, IN
keep from the public the fact that
Ed" Hunter is managing the cam
paign, and till today, when it was as
certained to certainty that Johnston
was lin frequent conferences with the
democrats, the hand of Hunter was
mot seen except by inference. With
H.unter connected with the campaign,
the contribution of railroad funds to
the democratic campaign is automatic.
Hunter would not be interested unless
there were railroad funds to be dis
bursed, and G. w. Johnston would not
be interested if Hunter was not.
1t has been learned authoritatively
that the democratic campaign book
published by the democratic state CEN
trail committee will contain the stand
pat attack on Governor Cummins' rail-
road assessment, the Daily Capital at
tack on his expense account, and other
strictly standpat literature, and moth.
ing from the democratic side of the
argument whatever. The fact that
their campaign book follows Hunters
line of fight, and Porter's speeches fol-
low the same line, is further proof
of the connection of Hunter with the
democratic campaign, the agreement
being that for furnishing the sinews of
war the campaign must be carried on
under the direction of Edward II.
Hunter as representing the railroads.
Yesterday was a good republican
day in the capital district of Iowa.
Senator Beveridge was an attraction
not alone for the Des Moines people,
but for those from other central Iowa
counties. The republican district con-
ference was held, attended by repre-
sentatives from every county and
news1sADer men, including the editors
of all republican newspapers in Des
Moines and Polk county.
IF the republican majority in Iowa
is greatly reduced, whether on the
head of the ticket or otherwise, it will
be hailed all over the country as a
great democratic victory, and it will
be used as an Indication that Iowa
people are weakening in their sup
port of republicanism and that they
do not appreciate the grand work of
the Roosevelt administration and the
republican congress"
Such was the declaration of Captain
Hull, fresh from the east, who declared
himself ready to enter the campaign
and do hard work for the whole ticket
in every county. He declared that
he was one of those persons who be-
lieve that the future of the American
republic is wrapped up in the repub-
lican party, and that to do anything
to defeat or discredit that party in
any particular is unpatriotic. This is
not now contest in Iowa between
men, as it was before the conventions;
it is square fight between the re-
publican party and the democratic
party
"Let us have as many speeches as
possible. The more republicans who
go before the people and talk princi-
pies and not men," he continued, "the
more republican votes there will be.
And let us induce all the democrats
possible to go on the stump, and in
duce them to talk democracy, and #
they will only do it they will make
republican votes"
The district conference was not as
well attended as have been the con-
ferences elsewhere in the state, but
the nnlv r0t
represented. 1t developed that in the
counties where there has been much
talk of disafrection and determin-
alton to bolt, this danger is rapidly
disappearing. In Story county, for in
stance, the republican ticket will have
a majority of anywhere from 1000 to
$500. In Marion the entire republican
ticket Will be elected without doubt,
and the state ticket will receive the
usual majority. In Madison and VAR