The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-27
IOWA DEMOCRATS
LET UP ON BLYTHE
HOPE TO WIN SUCCESS BY LURING
STANDPATTERS.'
Stop Their Tariff Talk Except to De-
nounce the Views of Governor Cum
mins-Heavy Shippers Who See Re-
bates Fading Also in League to De-
feat the Governor for Another Term,
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 27.-Democrats OF Iowa.
encouraged by the disaffection Of the "stand-
pat republicans, really believe they stand some
chance of defeating Governor Cummins. While
thls involves reversing u plurality Of 81 900
me democratic mind hesitates not at the gigan-
tlc TASK and like the Hibernian who had his
laugh before the male bovine hoisted him over
the fence, they are indulging In registering hilar
NY at the prospects ahead Of them.
That there is some disaffection among the
stand-pat republicans of this congressional
district will not admit Of question. The Du-
Duque Times and Globe-Journal, the Waterloo
Reporter, the Cedar Falls Record and Gazette
ana several other OF the party newspapers Of
the district are really opposing the candidacy
or Governor Cummins tho they have not for
mally bo1ted the ticket.
Many Of the heavy shippers Of the district, the
men who for years enjoyed the favors of gen.
erous rebates from the railroads and grew opu-
lent from these Determinations lending coun-
tenance to the opposition to the governor be-
cause of his attitude toward the railroads. With
these thrifty gentlemen politics Is matter of
convenience rather than of sentiment They
abide with a political party only so long as it
serves their selfish purposes, and when it ceases
TO be OF assistance to them they bolt it. 1t
! Is noticeable that it IS the big shippers of the
district and state who are most hostile to Gov
ernor CumminS.
| Cheek by Jowl. :"
| That the democrats are tacitly allied with
! the standpat republicans Is eloquently attested
I by the sudden cessation by the democratic press
and speakers Of any discussion of the tariff
| Nor are they saying but very little about the
railroad assessment. J. W. Blythe, general coun-
Sci for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road, who for years has been fruitful subject
Of csustic fouting by the democrats, has been
His name is scarcely mentioned. 1t is the first
time In two decades that Mr.. Blythe has not
! been the moon of their political madness. They
| bayed at him night and day.
uyhf1n I'm re- 4
| nounce Governor Cummins' tariff views they
make no declarations Of their own on this here
! tofore fruitful topic for democratic discussion
| The purpose is quite obvious. They expect tc
win support from the stand-pat republicans by
tariff.
| Troubles of Their Own.
/ But all IS not harmony in the democratic
| camp. It. is dawning upon the Bryan demo
Gratis era WHO are the vast majority in the party
ocrats cleyerly tr1cked them out Of control OF
the state committee and the party machinery
at the recent state convention. W. W. Marsh
who has been agreed upon to succeed Charley
| committee, was Buckner democrat in 1896 an(
did not support Bryan in 1900. The Dubuqu,
Telegraph Herald, which exerts powerful in
fuence in the party In northern and northeas
Iowa, is making fierce fight against the ap
pointment Of Marsh because he left the party
ten and six years ago. 1t Is known that
majority Of the state central committee, als
Chairman Tom Taggart and Roger Sullivan O.
the national committee, have been in clos
communication with Mr.. Marsh and much desire
his selection as the successor of Walsh.
Want Sells, Not Marsh.
Some Of the democrats Of the state begin t.
scent Deep abysmal plot by the ma tional com
: m1ttee to defeat Bryan two years hence. Henc
they. are clamoring for the selection of Cat
Sells for the national committee instead o
, Mr.. Marsh.
| The Dubuque paper has taken up the bludgeo
In behalf. of Sells and is making vicious as
saults upon Marsh because of his apostacy i
! 1896. The fight has grown sultry that in OF
: der to avoid a split in the party and to hea
on disruption efforts making to persuad
the state committee not to make an announce
ment of the choice for the national committe
until after the election.
Mr. Marsh, who is a man Of great politics
resources and large wealth, is really the hea
and front Of the democratic campaign in low
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