Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-30
Funk, Clarke and Lane Among
Those Whom Gossip in Des
Moines Mentions
SENATE WILL NOT DOMINATE
Disposition Apparently Manifest in the
Party to Send Live Party Workers to
Make Platform and Ticket-Demo.
Gratis Also Busy Picking Out Dole.
gates and Candidates.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Aug 30.-Senator A. b.
Funk, of Spirit Lake; Hon. George w.
Clarke, of. Adel and Hon. Joe f. Lane
of Davenport, are being mentioned oy
the politicians in the city attending the
state fair for three of the delegates a.
large to the republican national con-
vention. The fourth will probably be
some one either from the northwestern
or the southwestern part of the state,
tho no one in particular has been men
toned.
Four years ago the delegates at large
to the republican national convention
were ]. w. Blythe. Governor Cummins
and Senators Allison and Dolliver. That
was the year when the standpatters
betrayed their compromise agreement
with the progressives.. Senator Allison
and Governor Cummins are this year
Candidates for the position of United
States senator and neither will likely
ask the position of delegate at large.
Dispatches from Washington have
recently been published in an attempt
to show that clique of the United
States senate has dominated the repub-
lican national conventions in times past
and the plan of leaving off all United
States senators as delegates to the
next national convention has been ad-
vocated 1t is proposed therefore TO
make the next list Of delegates from
i'this state represent the dominant SEN
ltiment of the people ON all public ques-
lions Furthermore it Is proposed to
put on the delegation from this state
both, as delegates at large and district
delegates men who are strong and
powerful, able speakers and able fight
ers who ~will,. make their influence Felt
in the next national conNention.
Whether Iowa takes the lead in the
matter or not there will be demand
made at.zthe next national convention
to incorporate in She platform a declar-
alton on tariff revision the meaning OF
which will be plain and distinct and
will pledge the party to take up tariff
revision in the, following congress. II
no other state takes the lead In the
matter Iowa will Ut some other state
takes the initiative it is proposed that
Iowa will lend every assistance.
Governor Cummins and his friends
have no hopes that the present con-
gress will do anything to the tariff be-
cause the makeup of the tariff Is
against it, When there seemed some
likelihood of amending the tariff the
corporation question was raised to
ward off tariff revision. Now that 1t
looks as tho there is to be some cor
poration legislation the corporation
element has begun to get busy talking
tariff revision to throw dust In the
eyes of the public and attract atten-
tion away from corporation legislation
The real frienls of tariff revision are
not deceived at all and recognize that
with congress made up of representa-
tives of 1.-The Interests" there will be
no tariff revision. The next effort OF
the friends of tariff revision will be to
incorporate a plank in the national
platform that will pledge the part for
revision by the following congress and
the delegation at large from this state
will be made up on that issue. Also
it will be a Roosevelt delegation and
one capable of fighting as hard for the
continuation of the Roosevelt policy in
the handling Of the corporations as for
tariff revision declaration.
Mention is being made among DEM
ocratic politicians of John D. Denni-
son. of Dubuque, and Jerry Sullivan,
of Des Moines, as two Of the delegates
at large to the democratic national
convention 1t is proposed to select
four men who are fighters and are not
only Bryan men, but will fight for
Bryan to the last ditch.
Within the last week word has been
brought to Des Moines that Claude R.
Porter has practically decided to be a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton for congress in the Eighth, and
some friends of Congressman Hepburn
are uneasy.
Mention Is being made Of Dennison.
of Dubuque, for the nomination for
governor by the Bryan democrats, and
of Senator D. A. Lyons, of Cresco,N by