Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-09
Unless Opposition to Seventh
District Congressman Unites,
denomination is Certain
JUDGE NICHOLS MIGHT WIN
Ex Senator Carpenter. Of Louisa coun-
ty, May Become Candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor Was Once De-
fcated by Blythe Facton-Colonel
Palmer and the G. A. r.

Speclal 10 meS-RepuDHcan.
Des Moines, Oct. 9,-There are two
things new in the congressional stua-
Prouty will in no case be a candidate.
He says he is out of politics. Every
effort is being made to induce Judge
Nichols to reconsider his determine
ton not to run Standpattcrs of Polk
! county have told him that they will
give him the support of Polk county if
he will run, and there are other in
ducements.
The congressional situation in this
tangle as has for some time been
pointed out Judge Prouty charges his
last defeat to Senator G. G. Dowell, of
this county, and it was said repeatedly
that If Dowell entered the race Prouty
would enter too if nothing more than
for the purpose of defeating Dowell. In
the meantime Dowell and N. E. Coffin
are both anxious to get into the race
and both as a matter of fact are at
this time to all intents and purposes In
the race. Both We're supporters Of
Captain Hull, tho both have been
supporters of Governor Culnmins also
An effort was made to get some kind
of a compromise and get the three mer.
together. In these efforts it began tc
look as tho Dowell was not as
strong in some quarters as his friends
thought him to be, and again 1t was
found that Coffin was not strong at
all with the politicians, and that with
the business men. his main support,
there was considerable lukewarmness
AS to Pronty the situation was can
vassed and 1t was about concluded
that he couldn't get it. Prouty has not
declared his intention of not being
candidate Whether or not this is be-
cause he has come to the conclusion
that Dowell can't win anyway is not
known. But the efforts to compromise
the situation and unite on one cand1-
date have been dropped as futile.
1t was pointed out some time ago
that practically the only hope of de-
feating Congressman Hull lay in Judge
Nichols, of Dallas county. But Judge
Nichols wouldn't warm up to the sub
ject. He enjoys the work Of the jul
dicfal bench and seems not inclined to
leave it for political scrap. But
strong efforts are being made lately
to get him to reconsider the matter.
Standpatters from this county, even,
have assured him of their support and
tell him that he can carry Polk coun-
ty. There could be no one more sat
isfactory to the progressives than
Judge Nichols He has also been as
sured that he can carry Madison cour-
ty, which heretofore has been consid-
cred impregnable to any one but Con-
gressman Hull Nichols judicial dis
trict takes in most of the counties Of
the Seventh congressional district ard
in all of them he is we'll known ard
is strong. In every county In the
course of a few years service judge
comes in personal contact with the
voting population. Many of them serve
on the juries and get chance to
study the Judge at close range. For
this reason a good Judge is always
strong candidate.
Senator Dowell and Mr.. Coffin are
both we'll known to the politicians IN
this county. Dowell is senator from
this county and has his hands on the
political pulse as close as any man IN
the county Coffin is not so active
and holds no office but is well known,
but outside of Polk county they are
known only to the politicians and not
very extensively to them because they
have not come in close contact with
the people in the other counties. This
gives Nichols the advantage against
everyone, except possibly Congressman
Hull. and some think including Con-
gressman Hull.
If Nichols should reconsider the
matter and finally determine to enter
the race there will be real campaign
that will be interesting. Judge Nichols
will also make a very clean campaign.
Under the primary election law the
campaign will be somewhat different
in that it will be submitted to the en-
tire vote of the congressional district.
Ex-senator Albert G. Carpenter, Of
Louisa county. may be a candidate for
lieutenant governor and should he en-
ter the race will come very close to
getting the office Senator Carpenter
is a LAWYER in Columbus Junction and
he served only one term in the senate,
being defeated for reelection by the
Blythe influence. He was elected in
1898 and served in the Twenty fifth and
Twenty-sixth general assemblies. He
was a Young man then and was con-
sidered one of the most brilliant mem
bers of the senate He attracted spc-
cial attention and it was common
comment that Senator Carpenter would
be heard from in politics and had .
great career before him.
But Carpenter was too good for
Blythe He wouldn't knnckle under
to the corporations and so Blythe
brought ont Moisberry of Columbus
Junction against him and defeated
Carneuler for the second term. Nos.