Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-06
HARD SAILING FOR
some CONGRESSMAN
Majority Of lowa's Delegation
Will Have Opposition For
Reelection Next Year
HOPE IN a5 PER CENT CLAUSE
Majority of Present congressman Ex-
pect to Secure denominations Under
Provisions of New Primary Law =
Politicians Discuss New Candidates
in Various Districts.
Special to Times Republican.

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| Des Moines, Aug. 6.--Congressionai
| politics, which last campaign went by
default with little or no opposition to
speak of to any of the candidates, is
| likely to be warm the coming cam
| paign. While the congressman in Of
| flee claim that the 80 per cent clause
| in the primary election law will save
| them and that they will have an easy
! time getting reelected, the would-be
congressman who are out look at the
matter differently, according to the
political gossip that reaches this city.
The First, Second, and Ninth are
the only districts that so far seem to
have developed no opposition candl-
dates to the present congressman, and
in the Ninth it is said Senator James
Bruce has the congressional bee buzz
ing busily and is looking for an oppor-
tunity to start in, while in the Second
opposition to Dawson seems to hinge
on whether or not he lines up with one
or the other of the candidates for I'm
| tied States senator or remains neutral.
In the First district, Congressman
Kennedy, who Is serving his first term,
! 1t Is expected will be given another
term without opposition. At least no
word has reached Des Moines of any
active or prospective candidate.
In the Third Birdsall Is predicted
trouble. Burton E. Sweet of Waverly,
~ of Vafo
each spoken of as candidates and 1t is
intimated that some one is likely to
make the race against Birdsall.
In the Fourth Haugen, so far as
known. has no opposition at this time,
tho Ex Representative Hart and 9TH
ers have congressional aspirations.
Hart was announced as a candidate at
the la st campaign. There are whispers
reaching Des Moines that Haugen has
! aspirations to represent the state OF
Iowa in the United States senate The
information Is indefinite and somewhat
of surprise to politicians, many Of
whom refuse to believe it. They can
not figure it out how, under the rules
and systems of politics, Haugen ex-
poets to break in, and therefore refuse
to believe it.
In the Fifth district there is whole
regiment Of politicians with their
thoughts directed towards washington.
The current comment is that If Mar
shall and Linn counties could agree on
candidate they could defeat Cousins.
B. F. Cummings is frequently men
toned, more because of his availability
than because of any effort of his to get
himself into the limelight At Cedar
Rapids, John Grimm, Of the law firm
of Grimm & Rothrock, who once had
aspirations to go to congress and
Thomas Burkbill, another lawyer, are
sible candidates for the position. Rep
both frequently mentioned here as pos
resentative Ernest Moore is frequently
mentioned, and was during the session
Of the legislature.
There is serious mention of Repre-
sentative McAllister as the Fifth dis
trict candidate. Mr. McAllister is said
to have the solid support of the farm
ers of Linn county, and to be not OBJ
jectionable to the people Of Cedar Rap
ids. He has a long record in the house
and his ability as a legislator is at
tested by the fact that he saved the
soldiers roster bill after everybody
else had given it up as bad job and
stood by his guns even when they
hurled derision at him.
In the Seventh district Congressman
Hull had no opposition last time, but
will hardly escape this time. 1t is
morally certain that either Dowell, Cof-
fin or Prouty, or else all three, will be
a candidate, and. Senator Warren, of
Marion county, is already announced.
In the Eighth, A. l. Smith, of Mt.
Ayr. is to be a candidate again. it is
understood, in opposition to Congress
man Hepburn AS to whether or not
there will be further opposition seems
to depend on whether or not Judge
Towner should be candidate. He is
said to have political aspirations in
the congressional direction. If he
should come out, Jamison, of Clark,
and Judge Miller, of Bedford, would
probably also come out.
In the Ninth, aside from the posi-
bility of Senator Bruce shying his
caster into the ring, there is no rumor
of opposition to Congressman Smith.
In the Tenth 1t is in the atmosphere
that Judge Connor is to have opposi-
ton, but the opposition hasn't SEEM
ingly settled very definitely on any one
or more candidates. tho Senator Joe
toned.
In the Eleventh. George c. Scott is
said to be prepared to contest the mat
ter with Congressman Hubbard but IL
he shouldn't, it is claimed that there
are others who will try it so that there
is sure to be opposition there.