Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10

! strongest. 1t is becoming apparent
that Speaker Cannon believes he VIII
he thai man. Numerous others have
a similar opinion. Cortelyou for vice
president is the slate now being Iii
by some of the Cannon men.
In the went that Cannon should be
nominated, thus vacating the speaker
ship, the plan Is to put James S. Sher-
man of New York, forward as the can
didate for speaker in his place, and
Sherman went yer to New York to-
day to pass the word out to his friends
and help insure hat the Hughes move
ment does not become anything more
than local in character.
Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa had some hopes that he might
some day be speaker, but the arrange
ment just referred to leaves him out
of the account. or course all this out
come would hinge upon the republl-
cans continuing in control of the house,
which would be doubtful ii Bryan were
elected. The votes that would elect
him would almost certainly make the
house democratic, and this is why many
of the prominent anti-Roosevelt men
9SiS tIiSs Molllu HI't'i ~ iih $500
president. Folks who have not thought
that the fight of the interests against
R%ooseveltism was a fight TO the death
have some more thoughts coming.
Taft Men Not Disturbed.
Friends of Secretary Taft, however,
are not disturbed oVer< the situation IN
Florida. 'rhe press dispatches printed
this morning after the convention cor
rectly stated the situation and they
ca1ne from disinterested sources n
We're not colored.
A democratic citizen of Florida, who
is thoroughly familiar with the situa-
ton. and has no political interest In
exploiting either faction Of the repub-
lican party in Florida, said today: The
truth of the matter is that Secretary
Taft's friends represent the Better ele-
ment Of The republican party in Flor
ida and are the regulars The head
and front of the Taft movement is j.
NJ. Coombs, member of the national
COMMITTEES from that state I'M one of
the referees in federal patronage mat
tiers. He is a wealthy business man
who went to Florida from the north,
and has a high reputation foE business
and political integrity. e. s. Chubb OF
Gainesville, the other referee. is regis
trar of the land office at Gainesville.
Among the other leaders in the Taft
movement are Postmaster Northup of
Pensacola. John M. CLANCY. United
States attorney for the southern dis
triet. M. B. Mcfarland. collector of
port at Tampa. George Wallen, col
lector OF port at Key West. and Joe
Lee. who holds the best federal office
in Florida. The latter is a colored
man and one of the shrewdest poll.
ticians I ever knew. He is the only
colored man in the above list, who
ompose the so-called federal crowd.
Always a Rump Convention.
"The opposition to Secretary Taft is
made up of a few agitators n one
disappointed politician. The leader of
it is J. Douglas Wetmore, a negro, who
for some time past has maintained
law offices in New York city, and is
in the employ of the negro league, that
has been so active in backing Senator
Foraker in the Brownsville matter.
at is not significant h a two con-
ventions were held in Florida. l e
knew a republican state convention in
that state that did not divide into
factions and finish as a double
baadern