Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-21
BUYING KR[|SCHN[R.
Sensational Developments Go
ing On AS to Nomination
For Treasurer
CANDIDATE TO WASHINGTON
TO WASHINGTON
Blythe Offers Him Ed Knots Fat
Federal Job If lle Will Deliver Du-
buque to Perkins = Is Negotiating
-Morrow's County Going for Cum
mins-May Estranee Some Support
,ial to Times Republican.

| Des Moines, May 21.---A big deal in
| political barter and sale is now gong
on In Iowa and the question is will the
| chattels so to the bidder with the long
| price? Fred u. kretSchmer was 10
have met Cummins at Clarion, Tuesday
last, but instead he has been In Wash
ington, ID. c., for week. Blythe has
called on him at Dubuque, and the no.
toriouS Ed Hunter, of Des Moines,
has been in Washington. 1t has now
been positively confirmed that he mas
been offered the job of United States
marshal now held by Ed. Knott, If he
will deliver Dubuque's delegation to
Perkins and Morrow. That Blythe
should jump into the bidding with fed
eral appointments as his coin is no
surprise. for this is what has kept his
machine in operation, but that
kretschmer should have even enter
tanned it i'm view of the situation that
was shaping for him is difficult for the
progressives to understand. kret-
schmer's best frienlis still have faith
in him, but are worried over the size
of the inducements.
This situation as to kretschmer,
along with the action of Union county,
the home OF Morrow, in going for Cum
Minis. is bringing the state treasurer
ship prominently to the front. Blythe
would like above all things to control
the executive council. The raising of
railroad assessments is no joke with
him in reality. His newspapers and
paid orators are ready to claim that
Cummins has not raised the railroad
assessments more than has the farm
assessments been raised. but In real
ity he knows the railroad assessments
have been raised more, and for that
reason is anxious to control the eXecu-
tive council, as we'll as for other rea-
sons. The thought of being able to
squeeze in Julian Richards has long
since faded from the minds of the
standpatters. Richards has done little
or no political work. He counted on
being carried into the office with
standpat victory, in which event Mr.
Blythe would take care of him"
There is to be no standpat victory, and
with Cumnlins victory or a hard fight
Richards stands no chance. Hayward
was approached earlier in the cam
paign in the hope of getting him to line
up with the standpat-Blythe forces,
but he refused to do it, and now the
only hope of Blythe in getting the con-
troll of the executive council is in
squeezing in Morrow or Perkins, or
both To that end if Kretschmer could
be induced to deliver Dubuque county,
the delegates Of which have been Civ
en- him by that county as trad
ing stock Blythe believes he
will be able to get Morrow.
ill., The action of Union county, the
home of MORROW, has, however NOW
put a different phase to the situation.
There are friends of Morrow who, hop
ing for the support or at least no OPP
position from the Cummins forces, are
ready to claim that Morrow is respon-
sible for the action of Union county in
sending Cummins delegation to the
state convention The facts are pretty
we'll known that Morrow didn't have
anything to do with it. Furthermore
Morrow is now facing more trouble for
Ringgold, Taylor and other counties
that are standpat beyond all redemption
fail to understand it and unless they
are convinced beyond all reasonable
doubt that Union county went Cum
minis against the wishes of Morrow
they are likely to give Morrow the
cold shoulder.
Hence in the reservation coun-
ties the argument is being advanced
that Morrow tried to prevent Union go
ing for Cummins. and in the northern
progressive counties the argument is
being advanced that Morrow switched
Union to the progressive column. The
fact is, Senator Harsh and the progress
sive leaders are responsible for the ac-
ton in Union county. The question is
whether or not Morrow will gain or
lose by the transaction. There are rea-
sons for believing that he. will gain
nothing with the Cummins leaders, but
may lose with the reservation crowd.
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