Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-04
RuMoR ABROAD THAT GOVERNOR
AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
HAVE MADE A COMPACT.
RuMoRED SUCCESSION DEAL;
REPORT LACKS CONFIRMATION
Movement Started in Iowa to Avoid All
Political Contests Within Republican
Party Next Year-HuII Gratifed
With Situation in Seventh District
Other News of the State.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, Dec. 4-There is a ru-
NOR abroad in the Seventh district that
a working agreement has been reached
between the friends of Lieutenant
Governor George w. Clarke and Gov
ernor B. F. Carroll with regard to
continuance in office of the latter and
the succession TO the place of chief
executive. The friends of Clarke guar
antee that there will be no opposition
to the denomination of Carroll and two
years from now the favor is 10 be re-
turned. This seems incredible from
the fact that it would be very hard
to secure any sort of an agreement
between the two principals; but it is
known that they have some mutual
friends who are very active in poll
tics. In making his appointments the
governor has taken pains to get on his
side some very influential friends Of
the lieutenant governor Whether
there is anything at all in the story,
the fact remains that there is great
deal of activity in the direction OF
avoiding a fight in Iowa next year on
any office either state or district no
matter who is the incumbent.
The dissatisfaction among the Roose-
Welt repu blcans in the Seventh dis
trct over the unfortunate congression-
al situation is said to be growing, es-
pecially in the counties outside of
Polk. and already it is being said that
Tny a
fight to end Cannonism in the district.
Every person enlisted in the mo con-
test" program for Iowa next year is
frowning upon a contest against Hull
/ In the district generally the conviction
is now we'll fixed that the Dowell can
/ didacy is being maintained solely to
assure the denomination of Hull. The
/ Dowell people here, who have mainly
been for Hull in the past. deny this
and insist it is unjust to their cam
! didate But whether it is right or
wrong the belief is we'll established
4 Nothing has been heard from Judge
Prouty for some time. He placed the
matter in the hands of leading republic
1 cans of the city and indicated that he
wanted a settlement in some shape so
/ as to assure success, and would be
willing TO step out if the republicans
of the district thought it would be
4 best. But all suggestions of confer
ences or com promise have been spurned
hv the Dowell people. and the Hull
people are smiling all over. 1t is also
stated that if the fight is to he aban-
7oned in the Seventh district there
will be none in the Ninth district or
the Eighth or First, and none in the
state on any office.
A som ewhat interesting situation has
developed in politics at Clinton where
there are rival candidates for the post
office. DR.. Martindale has come out as
a candidate. and he has the indorse-
rnent Of George Curtis and other lead
ing republicans of Clinton. Charles
Garner has also come out as a candi-
date and he has secured the indorse-
ment Of Joe r. Lane of Davenport This
would not be so serious but that Lane
has been recognized as virtually the
manager for Congressman Dawson 1nc
very close TO him. so that the Gard
ner pull will be strong. The local re-
publlcans however are for Martindale
This makes a very unpleasant situation
for Mr. Dawson, who has thus far beer
quite successful in steering clear o.
postoffice troubles.
A good deal of interest attaches here
to the story from Chicago that wheel
the ministers and good people set ou
to find out who controls the big Chi
cago coliseum. so that they could fi2
resp possibility for the annual "Firs
ward ball" or orgy of the under world
: they found that Congressman Hull Wa:
q "a large stockholder' and vice presi-
dent Immediately it was recalled tina
S about the time the Chicago coliseum
/, was built Hull had an office in Chi
cago, where he was head of a big com
4 pany selling stock in q Philippine lun
T Der scheme. 1t was also recalled tina
when the Des MONIES coliseum was ne
[ ing financed the congressman wa
4 busy on his Virginit estate. Thos
who have control of the books of TIL
Des Moines coliseum refuse to stat
whether or not Congressman Hull is
stockhoder in the Dies MONIES building
and the belief prevails that if he ma
any stock at all it is a very SINAI
: amount as compared with his invest