Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-15
Democrats Hold Out Hopes of
Beating Congressman Cous-
ins and Hubbard
SLY WORK IN FIFTH DISTRICT
Where They Believe They Can Elect
Senator stirton-Former Democratic
Leader Takes Stump For cummins-
Past Week Encouraging For Repub-
Iicans-That tuberculosis Hospital.
to Times Republican.

Speclal TO Ilmcs-hepupllcdu.
Des MoMes. Oct. 15.--It develops.
from information that has become cur
rent here, that the democrats are not
merely watching closely the congress
siOnal districts in the southern part
of the state, but they are also counting
confidently on two others going their
way. They have been doing quite a
bit of sly work in the Fifth district A
democratic leader confided to friend
will be able to elect Senator Stirton
to congress. They have caused to be
made a careful canvass ,of the district
and they say that in view Of the con-
ditions as they exist and the indispo-
sition of the republicans Of some OF
the counties to get together, they be-
lteve that they can elect their man.
The plan is to do the work quietly, and
the last week of the campaign be pre-
pared to take advantage of whatever
OF III feeling may at that time remain
among the republicans of the district.
1t rs also certain that at democratic
headquarters there is still some figur-
ing on the Eleventh district, and ii be-
lief that they will be able to defeat
Congressman Hubbard.
In this fight, however, the allies of
the democratic committee are not
working in entire harmony with the
democrats. The corporation interests
are unwilling to put up any money
to help Stirton but are willing to put
up big fund to elect Dickson. A con-
ference was held here last week to
consider some Of these things, and 1t
was developed that the railroad COM
smittee is not entirely satisfied with
some of the things done with the
money which is being expended in
great quantities in the campaign The
plan of the railroad men has been to
confine the fight to the republican state
ticket and to leave the congressional
situation alone. save as to a few men,
then to concentrate on the legislature.
But some of the democrats are suffi-
GENTLY old fashioned to desire fight
all along the line, and to make the
fight on issues.
The announcement that George w.
Cullison, Of Shelby county, will go on
the stump and make speeches for
Governor Cummins will probably cause
some of the new defenders of the
democratic cause to have a fit. Culli-
son was a democrat, and two years
ago he delivered notable address to
the democratic state convention as its
temporary chairman. But the real facts
are that he will not stand for the open
alliance Of the new democratic leaders
with the political corporations in
Iowa.
During the past week more than fifty
good republican meetings have been
held under the direction of the repub-
lican state committee, and from no one
Of them has come any report of dis
couraging indications. There is no
great demonstration of excitement at
any place. and little effort to make
t.whoop-'er-up" campaign; but repub-
lican speakers are listened to atten-
lively by good audiences and the ex-
pressions of approval show that there
is hearty accord among the voters.
The state board of control is not un-
mindful of the fact that some OF the
editors of the state have begun to
critfcise them for not hurrying the Sc
lection of a site for a tuberculosis hos
pital. AS pointed out recently, how
ever. the state board is up against
proposition in the selection of a site for
the hospital, and probably only those
who have tried to decide on site can
appreciate. With several years exper-
ience in handling the state institutions
already in existence, and with thor
ough familiarity with the shortcomings
of the other sites, the board Is desir-
Gus of making no mistakes this time.
Fully forty sites have been investi-
gated during the summer by the board
of control. A great many OF the sites
are fine in one particular, but as re-
Gently pointed out lack Woefully IN
some other essential features, the chief
of which is the feature of transporta-
ton to and from the institution.
most excellent site was offered on the
DEVILS Backbone UP in the northern
part of the state. 1t is six miles from
a railroad and the first thing a con-
for the erection of the buildings would
be the necessity of hauling all the ma
terial to the building to the site over
sand roads and thru brush and for
great part of the way with not even
wagon road.
At the present time the state pays
thousands of dollars a year demurrage
to the railroads because during bad
roads it can not unload its coal cars
and freight cars and the cars must
stand OH the tracks. There is no way
to get the tracks to the institutions or
the cars could be switched into the
yards and unloaded at once on arrival.
At the Soldiers Orphans Home at
Davenport, the institution uses the city
water, has street cars to the front door.
has railroad switch to the grounds,