Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-30
Expected That the Erstwhile
Perkins Manager Will Align
With Old Party
AND MAY BE THE MANAGER
Republicans Will Not Be Surprised if
Hunter Turns Up as Head and Front
Of the Campaign for the Democrats
MANY State Fair Visitors at the
Capitol.
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Sr,ecial to Times Republican,.
lDes Moines, Aug. 3o-Republican
politicians are watching for the hand of
Eetward II. Hunter, legislative lobby
list and political manipulation, in the
management of the democratic cam
|paign The democrats declare that 1T
will not be seen. for it will not be there.
1 But this does not deter the republicans
from watching for 1t. They argue that
Hunter is not republican, and that
/ no matter how much 1t is reported that
! he left the democratic party, that he Is
not republican! 1t is pointed out
that he was chairman Of the democra-
| tic state central committee at one time
and later democratic postmaster under
Grover Cleveland, and at another time
democratic member Of the board of
trustees of the insane hospital at Clar-
linda, and that if he was ever convert
ed to the republican party it was little
known till he came out as manager
+ in the campaign just closed. These
republicans who are anticipating that
Hunter will eventually show UP as the
manager of the democratic campaign,
are claiming that Hunters conversion
to the republican party, If there ever
was such thing, has been Of such
nature that it will be very easy for
| him to slide back.
i On June 10, Frank G. Yeoman. of
Logan, Iowa, wrote letter to the Du-
buque Telegraph Herald, in which he
warned the democrats that the corr
operations were going to fail to defeat
1 'Cummins at the republican state con-
vention, and that failing there they
would turn their attention to the demo-
cratic party In the letter he said.
'As soon as his (CumminsO nomina-
ton is made by the republican state
convention of August I, the railroads
and ltra-protectionists who have fall
ed to secure his defeat will turn their
attention to the democratic convention
which meets week later" The letter
occupied a column of space and dealt
quite thoroughly with the situation.
Republicans are now looking for the
Il
tiers written by Charles Johnston, of
this city, in which he advocated that
with a republican president to veto
4 democratic bills, there would be no
serious damage from the election of
few democratic congressman, is anoth-
er indication Of the same situation and
an indication from republican source.
Whether or not the corporations have
\ ~
nison, republican leaders are ,anticipat-
ing that the corporations will be more
than willing to see the democrats in
power in order to land blow at Cum
Imins. Ed H. Hunter is the Iowa rep
Iresentative Of the corporations, and
hence the anticipation that Hunter will
sooner or later be in the management,
of the democratic campaign either Sc
cretly or openly.
One Of the most notable gatherings
in this part of the country this year
will be the gathering of the farmers at
Rock Island, ILL.,, in the national con-
gress Of farmers The leading speakers
of the nation will be there at that
time. Last year the congress was
held at Atlanta, Georgia and Henry
Wallace and number of leading agri-
culturists Of this state were in attend
ance. This year because Of the fact
4 that the meeting is so near it is ex-
pected there will be very large at
tendance from this state. The dele
gates are appointed by the governor
and are unlimited. An effort is be-
ing made to get as many of the lead
ing farmers Of the state as possible to
attend as delegates. 1t is probable that
there will be 400 at least from Iowa in
| attendance. The congress meets Octo-
/ ber 8 and Governor Cu,nmins has
planned to be present himself. Tha
congress will take up every question
that affects the farming interests and
one of the chief questions will be that
of extending the foreign markets of the
nation, one of the most vital questions
there is to the interests of the farmers.
State fair visitors are fiocking thru
! the state house and historical build
ing. They are this year taking more
interest than ever in the new historical
building and the comments of the
beauty of it's architecture and the
material of the building are as num-
/ erous as the visitors. Yesterday and
today there was "a continual stream
thru the building as well as thru the
state house. Governor Cummins has
/ been at the state house continually and
a good share of the time has been busy
shaking hands with the people who
flock thru the offices, having little time
for any thing else. The visits of the
! people to the historical building have
been very gratifying to Curator Aid
rich For six years Mr.. Aldrich gave
/ his time without compensation to the
state in order to get the historical
building started. For the last few years
he has had salary of $1,000, when he
earned $4,000. The historical building
Is more than anything else monu-
ment to his energy and perseverance.
His -labers have been unceasing and