Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-25

SIOUX CITY MAY LOSE NEXT
Movement Started to Take Second Con-
vention Awa2 From That city-PoI-
tics Back of It-convention Will
Instruct for Bryan-Dennison May
Be Gubernatoral Candidate.
Special to Times-Republican.

SDeClal TO llHleSs1lGpuUll
Cedar Rapids, March 2o.-Radical
Bryanites, led by Rhinehart, have
started a movement to change the next
state convention from Sioux City to
Des Moines, claiming it will cost $4,000
more for delegates to go to Sioux City
and render possible the continuation OF
the Miller crowd in power. Sioux City
friends are confident the change will
not be made.
The Third district Bryanites decided
to recommend T. H. Duffy, of Dubuque.
for committeeman to succeed Miller
Several caucuses of Third district rad
icals have been herd and the overthrow
of the Miller crowd is assured. There
is a strong disposition among the del
egates to get away from the extreme
factionalism of both Miller and Rhine
hart forces.
Indications are for a largely attended
convention. Everything points to
unanimous instructions for Bryan, tho
a number Of early arrivals declare
they consider Johnson in a favorable
light 1t is expected Dennison will an
nounce his candidacy for governor.
The platform will largely follow the
lines of the Nebraska platform. The
probable delegates es-at-large are: jerry
Sullivan, Claude Porter, Judge Carr,
and Judge VanWagenen. Others sug-
gested are General Weaver and Judge
Wade.
1t is conceded that Wade will be en-
dorsed for reelection as national COM
qnitteeman. An effort will be made to
change the date of the next convention,
on the ground that it conflicts with the
date of the Denver convention.
Porter and Dennison may be candi-
dates for governor at the primaries.
1t is understood that Chairman Mil
Ter, in the interest of harmony, is will
ing to accept the position of delegate
to the national convention from the
Third district, and to decline re-elec-
ton as district committeeman.
The Bryan men who are already IN
the city - and there seem to be very
few who are not Bryan men-declare
that they will not be in absolute con-
troll of the convention from start to
finish and that they will be in po-
sition to enforce harmony, if they
cannot have it any other way. But they
do not believe it will be necessary to
enforce it. The outlook is for really
harm monious gathering Bryan love
feast.
There will be contesting delega-
ton from Hardin county. Up there
the Bryanites held their convention
and favored c. c. Gethmann as the
district delegate. Later the Miller
faction held its convention - at least
this is the way it was phrased last
snight-and elected opposing delegates.
this contest is to be decided by the
committee on credentials and it will
undoubtedly be decided in favor of
the Bryan delegation. The Bryan
men say they will have control of the
Third district for sure this time, they
having six out of the nine counties.
Dubuque, Delaware, Buchanan, Frank
lin, Hardin and Wright.
Chairman C. w. Miller Of the state
central committee came to town early
yesterday and at once set to work to
inspect the arrangements which had
been made for the management of the
convention and the comfort of the
delegates He declared himself as
thoroughly satisfied with all the ar
ragem ents. In fact. he was much
pleased He said that Cedar Rapids
had done nobly in the preliminary
work and he predicted peaceful con-
vention-a Bryan love feast.
But perhaps the convention won't
~ quite so peaceful as Mr. Miller de-
sires. Ut was in the air last evening
that they are after his scalp and there
We're some who predicted that he
would be overthrown by that doughty
democratic warrior, Thomas H. Duff
fy of Dubuque.