Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-20
National Committeeman Fight
Likely to Cause Bitter Feel
ing Among Democrats
BRYAN MEN ARE NOW ACTIVE
Claim That Marsh's Friends Attempt
ed to Play in the Dark and Take
Snap Judgment in Committee Va
caney-seIls In to stay-Interestins
Shelby County Situation.
srMcial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 20.-The cam
paign for the vacancy on the national
committee from this state is now on
in the democratic party. There nave
servatives and the radicals OF the
democratic party that there would be
no move to fill the vacancy made by
the resignation of National Committee
man Charles Walsh, till after the cleo
ton next November but the fact is
the Marsh ultra conservative men nave
been caught red-handed.
At the democratic headquarters In
this city it has been stated repeatedly
done till after the November election.
Secretary McGinty, of the state COM
mittee, said he would do all he could
10 prevent any action till after cleo
ton in the interests Of preserving har-
mony in the party till after the votes
were counted Ex-Congressman Walt
Butler, Bryan democrat, and one OF
the democrats in charge of the state
headquarters, said he was opposed to
any action till after the November
election. But members of the ma
tional committee have letters from the
friends of w. w. Marsh, in which the
up at once and make an appointment.
The Bryan men of the party are not
overly pleased at the action of the
conservatives, in thus forcing the ques-
ton to the front before the votes are
counted. They had taken it for grant
ed that the matter would be delayed
las there is no particular need of a ma
tfonal committeeman at this time. The
Bryan men are disposed to say that
the friends of Marsh endeavored to
play in the dark and relying on the
fact that the majority of the state cen-
trail committee is ultra conservative
and that recommendation from the
state committee might land Marsh on
the national committee have gone
ahead and without so much as "by
your leave" have attempted to take
snap judgment on the committee va
cancy.
Whatever the merits of the conten-
tion are Hon. Cato Sells Is now in the
field as an active candidate for the
place and his friends among the Bryan
democrats are out working for him
Wilbur w. Marsh, the millionaire fac
tory man of Waterloo is the candidate
of the conservatives. His friends have
asked the national committee to fill
the vacancy at once and are relying
on the state central committee to
recommend Marsh for the position, and
with this recommendation hope to Sc
cure the position.
1t would seem impossible now to
delay the fight. The dissatisfaction
that was apparent at the Waterloo
state convention Of the democrats
luieted down Immediately after the
convention In the interests of har-
mony and in order to further the
chances of success of the state ticket
The starting Of a fight for national
committeeman, however, will, it is be-
lieved stir .up the old feeling.
W. w. Marsh has not been prom
inent figure long in Iowa democratic
politics and is yet to gain reputation
in national politics. He is the pro-
prietor of manufacturing plant in
| Waterloo that manufactures cream
separators the product of which is
largely taken by Sears, Roebuck &
Co., of Chicago. The plant is a money
maker and has made Mr.. Marsh a
millionaire He is am ultra -conserva-
| tive of the party.
Cato Sells was district United States
attorney for northern Iowa under
| Cleveland. He has made a reputation
| in national democratic politics and is
we'll known over the country He has
sat in the councils of the party and
is very close personally to w. ]. Bry-
an The fact is that considerable
pressure is already being brought to
bear on the national committee by
friends of Sells, from outside of Iowa.
to get Sells the appointment, and
the race between the two men is going
to be swift and strong. Sells men
among the Bryan men of Iowa are &C
tive in his support, tho they have only
within the last few days discovered
| tional committee to act at once in
Marsh's interests.
| An interesting situation prevails in
| Shelby county The county is close
| and democrats waited on republicans
| and republicans waited on democrats
to call the county convention. The re-
| suit is that both conventions have been
called for October 6, Which is the last
| day on which nominations can be filed
with the secretary Of state for posi-
| tions as representative A train leaves
Harlan at 8 In the afternoon and
reaches Des Moines at 10, and Secra-
tary of State Martin has promised both
/ sides that he would remain in his office
| that night in order to receive and flla
the papers. The conventions must be
called early in order that the nomina-
| tions can be made in time for the pa
] pers to be made cut and signed and