Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-23

/ IL lS COHlIuSnlly cApGCtcu tIdL
inaccurate interviews will find their
! way into the press during the cam
paign. In a little st. Louis daily the
other day Governor Cummins, who was
leaving New York to return west, was
asked: rs Speaker Cannon to come to
Iowa to help carry IoWa?" to which
| the governor is quoted as answering,
We'll, / hope not"
| OF course the governor gave
any such an answer If he was ever
asked the question. He would not give
| that answer if he thought it. but the
| chances are that Cannon will not speak
| in Iowa and if he does it will be only
| in one or two of the stronghold stand
| pat districts. If he is to be used by
the national committee 1t is believed
| it will be outside Of Iowa and in the
| eastern states.
An article sent out from Washing
ton and printer in some of the repub-
iican newspapers of Iowa is attracting
considerable attention of public men
generally. 1t is an interview with Con-
gressman William p. Hepburn on his
long service in congress. One or two
statements by Mr.. Hepburn are of es-
pecial significance, and now that the
campaign between Cummins and AL
lison is at an end and the veteran SEN
ator gone to his long reward, they are
! interesting as history.
| OF Senator Harlan Colonel Hepburn
| in his interview says:
| Il have been thinking of Harlan
many times lately, especially since the
death of Allison. He had served in the
I'm ted States senate with distinction,
bu. was beaten by Allison in 1873. The
most effective argument against him
concerned his advanced age. He was 90
years old. A few months ago Allison
was a candidate before the people of
Iowa for his seventh senatorial term.
| He was successful tho twenty seven
years older than was Harlan when re-
! tired from public life on the ground
that he was too old to be of practical
use to the people. l have wondered il
Allison in his last days ever thought
of the fight his friends made on Har-
lam"
| Speaking further of Allison Colonel
Hepburn says in his interview:
Senator Allison technically was
iASitiiSA a 81 cat tioi q lCdi lCu uidli, Oul
he, was wise, kindly, methodical and
industrious and by his talent for
bringing conflicting ideas into agree
ment became one of the strongest and
most useful men of his day Still he
was never leader in Iowa except in a
| limited sense"
Jud Welliver has an article In the
October Munsey's Magazine on IF Bry-
an is Elected to the Presidency7' The ar
ticle is interesting in that it suggests
! the possibility of Secretary Wilson be-
ing retained in Bryan's cabinet as sec
retary of agriculture and suggests the
names of General Weaver and Judge
Wade as possible cabinet material and
as certainly advisors to Bryan in case
Bryan is elected.
| AS to Secretary Wilson being re-
tanned in the agricultural department
there is we'll defined rumor af1eat in
political circles in Iowa and has been
| floating about for some time that the
promise of being made secretary of ag-
riculture In case Bryan won and he
lost is what induced Fred White to be-
come democratic candidate for gov
ernor in Iowa. OF course if both Bry-
| an and White should be elected this
promise could not be fulfilled.
Hon. Seth Lowe, formerly mayor o.
New York and president Of Columbia
university, who will come to Iowa
for two days, has been assigned by the
speakers bureau to Iowa City for the
| afternoon of Friday, Oct. 16. The stu
dents of the university are making ex-
tensive preparations to entertain the
noted educator He will probably
speak at Grinnell, Friday evening. Sat-
urday afternoon he will speak at Ames
and will be assigned to some other
city in the evening.
B. F. Carroll, republican candidate for
governor, will open his campaign at
Washington, Iowa, next Saturday aft
ernoon, Sept. 26. Mr.: Carroll is in
demand all over the state and will
probably be kept busy by the speak
ers' bureau from now until election
time IN. E. Coffin of Des Moines
will speak with Mr.. Carroll at Wash
ingten. Mr.: Carroll will speak at
Osceela Oct 3.
las previously announced Governor
Hughes, of New York, is assigned to
Iowa for one evening: Boone is very
anxious to secure the famous New
Yorker and it is probable that he will
speak there, if the necessary arrange
ments as to itinerary can be made.
Senator Beveridge will be in Iowa
for but one night Reports have been
circulated that he will be here for
one week, but these are incorrect: I1e
will speak in the state on his way
west. No place has been assigned to
him as yet.
Attorney General H. w. Byers will
speak at Knoxville, Oct. %. This is
republican day Of the "old home week" :"
NORTHWEST M. z. CONFERENCE
Annual Session Opens in Rockwell
city-Few Changes Anticipated.
Special to Times-Republtcan.