Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-06
STILL
SEEKING LEADER
Young Boies, Porter, Dennison
and Ball Are Most Talked
of at Waterloo
DENNIsoN's HEALTH is POOR
For That Reason Some Think He
Would Be Unable to Bear the Brunt
of Hard campaisn-salI Much in
Favor = Some standpatter Republic
cans Attending the Convention.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to TfmeS-RepuDncan.
Waterloo. Aug. 6.-The wind of SEN
timent here today is strongly toward
Porter or Ball for governor, tho Den
nison and his friends are active. The
chief objection to Dennison is his youth
and the fact that he is not in good
health. 1t was given out here that
the name of Boies will not be present.
ed to the convention.
1t is expected Jerry Sullivan will be
permanent chairman
An effort was made today to start
a boom for Charles Dickson. of Sioux
City, for lieutenant governor on
ticket with Ball at the head. The
Sioux City democrats headed it off,
however, by insisting they want Dick
son to run for congress. The name of
r.. C.. Herrick. of Cherokee, will be
presented for candidate for judge of
the supreme court The conservatives
are making bold move to side track
retary of state on ticket with Ball
or Porter. but friends of Dennison in
sist he desires to be at the head of
the ticket or not at all.
The appearance of good many
standpat republicans here and all talk
ing for the nomination of Ball for
governor, has raised the suspicion that
Ball is being pushed with view Of
catching the disaffected republican
votes.
The opponents of Ball are already
limiting that his nomination will mean
an alliance with the railroads and op-
pose him for that reason. 1t developed
that number of republican standpat-
tens aft LaPorte made request that
the Benton county special train take
them on. And this will be done. A
number of standpatters are already
here.
The name of Lon H. Boydston will
be presented by Polk county demo-
Gratis for nomination for secretary of
state. Some of the Second district
democrats object to placing Ball at
head of the ticket, because they want
to run Wade for congress and it would
not do to have both on the ticket.
Platform Talk.
A great deal of talk is INDUCED in
about platform. Some of the leaders
desire to incorporate in the tariff plank
a demand for immediate revision and
point out certain articles for the free
list. They also want to quote from
the utterances of Governor Cummins
on the tariff. Government ownership
may be advised. On the liquor ques-
ton 1t is proposed mild plank be
adopted favoring Improvement in the
law to the end that local sentiment
shall prevail. Endorsement of the pri-
mary law will be mild and coupled
with suggestion that the rights of mi
nority parties be preserved.
Des Moines delegates will offer a
plank in favor of board of arbitra-
ton and conciliation for all labor trou-
BILE. 1T was announced today that
Benton county democrats have char
tered a special train and will have 500
seats in the convention. They have no
candidate, but will all be shouting for
Bryan.
1t developed this afternoon that an
effort is to be made to change the rule
in democratic conventions so that the
Iowa member of the national commit
tee will not be ex-offcio member of the
state committee, thus reducing the
power of Charley Walsh. AS the COM
mittee is to be entirely reorganized.
there will be a hot fight in the caucuses
for the election of the new members.
and this will be with direct reference
to the next presidential campaign.
Colon Mackey. of Sigourney, heads the
movement to GUST Walsh from his po-
sition.