Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-28

y ~ been mailed early the previous
=. in which Mr.. Morrow announced
6 nitely the withdrawal of kretsch-
= / and the fact that kretschmer had
~ ed a delegation which would vote
q ..,iorrow. This letter was written
:. I'D mailed before the people of the
state had been informed thru the rail-
road organs of Kretschmer's actions.
The fact is that Morrow was a party
to the dlckcr and that he participated
in the conferences leading up to 1t. The
announcement as framed up for the
edifcation of the gullible public was
given much consideration. not by
friends of Allison. but iV parties who
were in the plot and who wanted to
cover their tracks as far as possible;
that the announcement was sent out
as soon as the list OF delegates had
been o. kd. by Hunter and his asso-
ciates. in time to have editorial con-
sideration and comment in the rail-
road organs simultaneous with it's pub
lication as news; and there Is good
reason for the belief that along with
the announcement went instructions as
to the manner of editorial trent"r7'
and these instructions were generally
followed These editorial uttefaDN 5
all follow the general line of giving
praise to krctschmer as high minded
and noble young man, refer to his act
as manly" or self sacrificing and also
connect up his name with that of Sena-
tor Allison as to lead to the conclusion,
if only one side of the case is read,
that Kretschmer sold out because OF
Iicny ~ ~
should withdraw and not make use OF
his delegation in the manner con-
templated by the convention which
delegated to him power to choose 1t.
1t is more thap probable that new
candidate for treasurer Of state Will be
brought out and that he will be nom
mated The action of Morrow in help
ing Ed Hunter and Will Parrott and
the "postoffice crowd" Of Dubuque. to
purchase the Dubuque delegation, has
made 1t impossible for any honorable
delegate to countenance Morrow further
on the ticket Morrow stated in Des
Moines less than two weeks ago his
belief that the progressives would con-
troll the staSe convention and nominate
the ticket He has deliberately played
to gain the favor of both factions. thus
TO make sure he would catch them
coming or a-going. Personally Nor
row has deserved we'll of all repuhll-
cans; but if it should prove true. as
now seems. we'll established, that he
was party to the most infamous
treason ever attempted in Iowa poll
tics, that he helped make the bargain
and therefore was to profit by the
same. he cannot go on the state ticket.
The methods OF the railroad crowd as
used the past two weeks, indicates
that all semblance of honor and re-
spectability are to be thrown to the
winds. In Burlington and elsewhere
men were forced to line up so that
they could be spotted and blacklisted.
In Council Bluffs there, was the usual
reliance on colonization of Omaha dis
reputables, the use of beer and whis-
KY and the lining up Of the men who
are under railroad control. In every
part of tthe state the men who have
enjoyed rebates and concessions are
forced to get in line for the railroad
machine The use of passes is but an
incident There is no question about
the railroad men having abundance of
money at their disposal. 1t is being
used freely. OF course they know how
to use it discreetly. A Des Moines
travelling man who was in Council
Bluffs last week saw roll which con-
tained not less than hundred bills
openly displayed with defiant assur-
ance that it was to be used against
Cummins. The developments of the
campaign have not changed the situa-
ton other than to show that If the rec
publicans are to maintain their porty
in way to command the respect of
decent men, the utmost vigilance must
be kept up in all counties yet to hold
conventions