Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-01
FIVE STATES 70 De REPRESENT.
Ed AT DINNER At ST. PAUL
JUNE I.
PARTY LEADERS COMING
FROM EAST AND WEST
Bryan, Harmon, Parker and Others
Expected-WiIi Be First Gun Of
Campaign Of 1912-psseribed a. .
Get tos e.her Affair''-Wads to Rep
resent Iowa.

ST. Paul, May 1.-Minnesota is to De
! the meeting place Of the leading oeho-
Gratis of the northwest and the country
on lime /. 1911. Invitations have been
issued for a northwestern democratic
| dinner to be held III the Saint Pau no
tel, and at this time the first gun VIII
be fired in the democratic fight for the
+ control of the northwestern states In
I 1912.
! William Jennings Bryan and Alton Is.
/ Parker have already sent word that
| they will be present at the ST. fauA
dinner. With them will meet Governor
john Burke of North Dakota. Governor
Norris of Montana, Congressman w. ..
Hammond of Minnesota, Former Gov
ernor John Lind of Minnesota, Martln
! Wade of Iowa, all Of them men VINO
will figure prominently in the fight ior
the doubtful states in 1912. and with
4 these men will meet democratic leaders
from all the states of the northwest
and some Of the far west. There Will
be national committeeman, state COM
mitteemen and district committeeman.
OF National Significance.
Announced nv Fred B. Lynch, OF st.
fdul, AlnHSSOId IldllcIdl
man, who is in charge Of arrangements,
as "get together dinner pure and
simp the ST. Paul meeting will have
a national significance and will bring
together some of the men who are
mentioned as possible democratic can
didates in 1912.
Mr.. Lynch believes that Governor
Judson Harmon of Ohio will come to
ST. Paul. besides Bryan and Parker, al
tho no definite answer has yet been OBJ
tanned from the Ohio man. From Wood
row Wilson and Champ Clark have
come destinations. but the announce
ment yesterday that Governor Wilson
is planning trip to the west in the
near future, has made his coming pos
sible and tie former head OF Prince
St. Paul gathe-
Date Aano-ncc. To-.
The gathering of democrats was
planned at secret meeting Of nation
al and state committeeman in the office
Of Mr.. Lynch in st. Paul, April 10. It
was agreed at that time that the first
gun in the 1912 campaign should be
fred. that the democrats should begin
the formation of an organization, that
the leaders in the northwestern states
should confer and outline plans for the
coming battle. 1t was decided to call
the ST Paul gathering but the date
was left to Mr.. Lynch. kilograms
have been sent far and wide to demo-
cratic leaders and today Mr.. Lynch an
nounced the date and stated that the
dinner would be held in the st. Paul
hotel.
Presidential Canvass Planned.
Attic Mr.. Lynch insists that the din
no to ~ ho fhA t. - <Ia
gathering Of the democratic clans it Is
certain that the dinner is to be inciden-
tai to series Of executive conferences.
The political situation is to be dis
cussed in detail. sectional feeling is to
he analyzed and possible candidates for
the presidency are to be discussed. This
will be done in conference and not
| publicly. but 1t will be done neverthe-
less and the meeting will have an i'm
portant effect on the attitude OF the
| northwest in the next national demo-
cratic convention.
Leaders in Attendance.
At the meeting in the office Of Mr..
Lynch We're national and state commit
teemen from Iowa North Dakota. Mon
tana. Idaho. and Washington. These
states, all in the republican column at
the last general election, are considered
next election and altl1o other north
western and western states will be rep
! resented at the st. Paul meeting. repre-
sentatives from these five states will be
there in the biggest numbers.
The kilograms announcing the at
tendance OF William ]. Bryan and AL
ton B. Parker were received yesterday
Bryan and Wilson.
| The fact that Mr.. Bryan is to attend
! and address the meeting is considered
significant in view Of the coming trip
to the west OF Woodrow Wilson. 1t is
asserted that Bryan may take advan-
tage OF the opportunity to announce
his attitude toward presidential candi-
dates. This assertion is made all the
more interesting by the fact that Mr.
Parker. who is to be present. is under
| stood to favor the selection OF Judson
Harmon il the democratic nominee.
Mr.. Bryan has criticised the Ohio man
In the Commoner and has said kind
! words for Mr.. Wilson and other demo-
Gratis who have been mentioned.
| ~ Who Will Speak.
Mr.. Lynch will have charge OF all
| the arrangements. He said today that
addresses would be made by Mr.. Bran,
| Judge Parker, former Governor John
Lind. Congressman w. s. Hammond,
| Governor Burke and Governor Norris.
Efforts will be continued to insure the
presence at the dinner Of other demo-
| Gratis Of national prominence
Montana is to be well represented at
the meeting. Frank A. Day. chairman
/ of % III The M!!HHszo1s@s state democratic
COMMITTEES. who has moved to Montana,
but who IS still the Minnesota chair
man, is in the twin Cities and has been
in conference with Mr.. Lynch Mr..
DAY Is conducting paper in Missoula
and will be in the forefront 10 the next
campaign.
Valuable Auto Burned.
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