Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-08
Interesting Times Ahead in the
Political Arena of the Sew
enth District
DoesoN is OPPOSING HULL
Declares He Has Good Right as Hull
to Seat in Congress, and Intends
to Enter the Race for tho Nomna-
tion-Promises Unique Campaign
Hull Managers Arc Alarmed. :.
Special to EImes- Republican.

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Des Moines, March S.-There are in
teresting times ahead in the Seventh
congressional district as well as else.
where in the state. There are abund-
ant signs that the floodgates are break
ing away and that the deluge is coming
This stronghold of certain clique
which has been able to keep one man
in congressional life for many years
for term after term, when his sole hold
upon the office has been his ability to
get things" for Des Moines, whether
right or wrong, is coming to the part
ing of the ways.
1t Will be recalled that two years ago
there was perpetrated here the basest
act of treachery ever recorded In poll
tics. When Hull was q candidate for
office with Judge Prouty running him
hard race a compact was entered into
which provided that Governor Cum
minis should have the delegation to the
state convention unquestioned. SO
anxious We're the Hull managers to
have this agreement made known that
they advertised it In the papers and 1t
was known of all men. When the fight
was over this agreement was broken.
in the most cold FLOODED and dishon-
est way possible Thousands of self
respecting republicans have felt that
this was a blot on the political history
of the county, which ought to be wip-
ed out.
Now one of the Hull managers is
about to come out against Hull for
rotary of state is likely to be an
nounced in few days. At once the
Hull heelers announce that Hull will
leave Washington next week and re-
turn here to see what it all means.
But Dobson is likely to become can
didate.
Il have not fully decided" said Mr..
Dobson, II am thinking OF becoming
a candidate. / have been strongly urg
ed to so become; and 1t would be a
surprise. perhaps. to you and many
others to know that ] have had men OF
great influence who have been among
the strongest supporters of Captain
Hull in the past, come to me to urge
me to run.
And il / shall make the race / will
make a campaign different from any
thing we have ever had before. | tell
you that for Il number of years In our
congressional campaigns we have had
nothing but debauchery of the voters,
debauchery of the most outrageous
have bought their nominal
lions and money has been spent freely
to debase the lowest elements of our
voting population. This has been a
deep disgrace to Des Moines and the
capital of Iowa. l believe that there
are sufficient number of good peo-
Pile, honest people. of people who want
good government and believe in pure
elections, to vote against all this. l
have found that when the people un-
derstand a thing they go right Now II
go into this campaign | will not open
any headquarters, will not have man
ager, will not spend cent OF money
except my own and very little or that,
and | will give every ward heeler to
understand that there is not cent In
it for him. I will go direct to the peo-
pie and ask their support as a rebuke
to a system of corruption which has
been built up here.
"In my campaign will go into every
part Of the county and make a speak
ing campaign. l will try to speak
every night. l will want to reach all
the people. / will tell them some
things that will be interesting. And
believe that can win ON that kind of
a fight. 1 know the field well and
think know the temper of the people,
I believe the time is ripe for return
to honesty in politics"
Mr.. Dobson. as one of the Hull man
ayers of two years ago, is we'll quail
fed to speak Of what has been going
on here in recent years He lis fine
sneaker. Some persons doubt il he
will enter the race, but there is no
doubt that he has been urged by very
many of the best citizens OF the city to
enter.
AS to the effect on outside counties,
nothing can be told 1t is certain that
If there is any opposition to Hull here
there will be candidates in some or the
other counties and there will be fight
all along the line.
There has been talk of Senator Dow
oil making the race for congress in this
county. He is not ready ito say what
he will do. He also is an able cam
paigner. Perhaps there will be three
cornered fight The matter will be
settled at q primary May 1.