Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-14

Gdte City.
most of us are optimists while on the
way to the ball grounds.
ITO come down to real facts is there
any danger of Iowa going to the bow
vows If none Of the men mentioned
are nominated for governor" asks the
Clinton Herald.
"The republican party of Iowa Is on
trial." says the Glidden Graphic.
The Atlantic Telegraph says that the
by reclamation Of Colon
ell Hepburn is one Of the great victor
les of the present campaign.
The Marshalltown Herald believes
that majority of Governor Cummins
the event of the governors defeat.
AS to Mr.. Bryan and the presidency,
the Cedar Rapids Republican suggests
that great many things may happen
during the next two years.
"If the intensity of the fight is going
to increase from time to time" says
the Fonda Times, I'VE move that the
elections be held no oftener than once
In five years in order to give the in
dividuals Of the two factions time to
cool off.
Secretary Shaw says "the republican
party Is, ever has been and always
will be progressive" The secretary,
however uses the word without quo
tation marks. says the Sioux City
Journal.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that whatever Secretary Shaw's ira
ducers may say Of him. he Is the wis
est philosopher and most characteris-
TIC speaker that Iowa has produced in
a quarter Of century. He Is a gen.
ius In his way" asserts the Republic
can.
1T continues to be the same old sto-
ries," says tht Davenport Times. read
tile Perkins papers and Cummins is
out of the race; read the Cummins
papers and it is evident Perkins has
no chance to win. The truth is like
ly to come out about August in the
afternoon"
The coritol of Iowa moves around
considerable these days as the COVER
nor's workers move from place to
delegations to his support. 1t was In
Muscatine last week." says the Musca-
Tine Journal.
"IIe outl,ved his day Of usefulness;
his was the era Of corruption" says
the Dubuque Telegraph, speaking Of
the late Senator German.
The Charles City Intelligencer mo-
tees that the recent successes of Mr..
Perkins have smoked good many fell
lows out Of the hole who were just
little bit uncertain which way the cat
was going to jump and have made
them ardent Perkins men.
The Rockwell City Advocate thinks
the chances now favor Perkins, but 1t
does not consider the fight over, by
any means "The prospect is now so
close" says the Advocate, that few
votes may change it, and bad general
ship on either side may lose the victory
on very slight turn of the battle.
It's a tossup which wins"
president Roosevelt declares the
Chicago packers haste to clean up is
humorous" At last reports the Chi
cago packers hadn't seen the point.
Of the JOKE" observes the Sioux City
Journal
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that Mr.. Bryan on his Homecoming
will look like conquering hero COM
ing to an afflicted and muck raked
country in the nick Of time. "Mr. Bry-
an has come to stand before the coun-
try as ultra conservative" continues
the Republican. and after being
ripped up on all sides, including an
40 ~ fha ~
conservatism will be needful to the
country-someone to tie up the
wounds
1.-THE republican candidates for Of
flee everywhere notes the Sibley
Tribune, "are fond of declaring that
they are with Roosevelt 1t must keep
them sidestepping pretty lively"
Keep cool over the packing house
Gazette "a few months hence condi-
tions will be righted and the packers
will be doing bigger business than
ever"
There is sufficient precedent for
giving Mr.. Bryan a third nomination
and also for defeating him." says the
Davenport Times.
The Dubuque Times assumes that
the railway companies would prefer to
have the Issuance of passes to their
employees prohibited, as they have
themselves attempted It's restrictions
at various times. However, the
public" continues the Times, might
be better pleased IL the right to grant
free transportation to employees and
their families were expressed in the
law Public complaint concerns passes
issued to public officers. politicians
and their friends and to favored ship
pers."
Between Pennsylvania railroad off,