Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-01
Progressive Democrats of Iowa
Move to Secure Control of
Daily Newspaper
OPTION ON HELLEN's TRIBUNE
Rinshart and Others Undertake to Or
sanize Stock Company to Take Over
Evenins Paper Recently Started in
Des Moines-Probaby Will Sue
coed.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Oct. 1.-The democratic
dream of daily newspaper organ pub
lished within the capital Of the state
promises to have fuliillment.A thirty.
day option has been secured on the De';
Moines Evening Tribune, a paper re-.
Gently launched by G. D. HELEN.
George r. Rinehart, editor of the
Chronicle, a local democratic weekly,
heads the movement, with the inten-.
ton Of organizing stock company
| with which to consolidate the two pa
pers and publish democratic daily.
MIR. Rinehart plans to put his own
newspaper, which now reaches 600
towns and all of the counties of the
state, into the combination and to take
editorial charge Of the new paper. G.
d. HELEN of the Tribune Will remain
on salary as business manager but will
have nothing to do with the editorial
policy of the sheet.
Corporation in the enterprise Will
be volunteered by such prominent
democrats as j. &. Sullivan, IA. =.
Evans, Henry Riegelman, A. J. Anders
Tor Oelwein, J. S. Cunningham OF
Knoxville, Cash Likes, George A. Hun :
man, Col. HI. j. Budd of Knoxville,
John d. Dennison of Dubuque, Will &.
Whiting, of Whiting. G. c. Checker of
Mount Pleasant, O. p. Myers OF New
ton, ). S. McLuin of Guthrie Center,
and others.
a corporation with 100000 stock
will be formed, $4,000 being paid In
OF this q certain amount will go to
Mr.. Rinehart for the Chronicle and
certain per cent to Mr. HELEN for half
of his interest in the Tribune. 1t Is
understood that the sale is on basis
of $4,000.
The name of the Tribune will be
used and 1t will continue as an after
noon paper.
1t has long been the hope of Iowa
democrats that they could establish
daily newspaper in Des Moines as
party organ Mr. Rinehart has conf
pletely occupied the field to date, with
his weekly Chronicle. AT Waterloo
there is a daily newspaper representing
the conservative faction Of the demo-
cratic party, backed by an individual
who has political ambitions. 1t does not
speak for Mr.. Bryan. The democrats
have tried to interest Mr.. Hearst In the
Des Moines newspaper field in vain.
There has been gossip within the last
few weeks that Mr.. Hearst might in
|Nest in the Des Moines News, but this
is discounted by the fact that the dem
ocrats, thru Mr.. Rinehart, have taken
an option on the east side afternoon
paper The gossip concerning the
News related to the establishment OF
morning democratic newspaper thru
its office.
aThe opportunity for a daily news
paper to fight for democratic principles
never was brighter in Des Moines and
Iowa than it is now" said Mr.. Rine-
hart yesterday I'VE have the chance
to build up a great property here and
to aid in bringing about the inevitable
outcome Of the political contest now
going on before the people, that Is,
democratic success. The democrats
have an opportunity never before Of
fered them The election Of demo-
cratic president, democratic COVER
nor, a. democratic legislature, and a
democratic United States senator is
more than merely possible next year;
1t is extremely probable A democrat
lie daily newspaper at the capital to
tell the people Of Iowa about political
conditions, candidates and policies,
make assurance doubly sure. The
democrats see the opportunity and
they do not propose to let it slip"
One Of the things which the radical
element IN the democracy represented
by Mr.. Rinehart expect to do next
year is to carry Iowa for Mr.. Bryan
against the conservative element in the
party and to wrest the control of their
party organization and its manage
ment in this state from the hands of
the coterie that now has it. State
Chairman Charles w. Miller will be
deposed and the establishment of the
newspaper contemplated at Des Moines
win encourage radical democrats to
believe that the radical element will
gain full control and dictation OF DEM
ocratic party affairs in Iowa.