Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-25
REFORM N POLITICS
The Iowa Legislature Acquiring a
Reputation as a Reformatory
For Democrats.
Senator's Ranck and Everall as Ex-
amples Of the Evolution
Control Board.
Larrabee Will Remain for the Two
Years--Cummins Men Make
Claims.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 25.-It seems to be
disastrous for democrats to get into the
Iowa Legislature. c.. S. Ranck, once
chairman of the democratic state COM
mittee, who has been elected to the
house and also to the senate from
Johnson county, as a democrat, is now
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for the senate in that district, and
chances are he will be nominated and
elected. Mr.. Ranck announced his
withdrawal from the democratic party
year ago, and has been accepted into
full fellowship in the republican organi-
zation. The latest is the statement,
which comes from Clayton county, that
Uncle John Everall, senator from that
county, refused to accept another dem
ocratic nomination this year, because
he intended to vote the republican tick
ee Mr.. Everall, also, has sat in the
lower house. During three sessions OF
the senate he has been member of its
ways and means committee. He was
always one of the most enthusiastic
supporters of Senator Funk while that
gentleman was chairman of this COM
mittee. So long as he was possible
nominee for senator in his district this
year it was commonly conceded that
there was no chance for a republican
senator from Clayton. But with him
out of the race there is a good chance
for the election of both senator and
representative by the republicans.
| Governor Larrabee, according to the
latest reports, is likely to remain on the
| board OF control after the expiration OF
| the two years for which he was first
appointed. 1t doesn't seem to be com
monty appreciated that another APP
| pointment to the board must be made
lduring the coming session of the legis-
| lature, so that it may be confirmed be-
| fore the adjournment of that body. The
! original board was appointed two years
| ago; Governor Larrabee for two years
4 Judge Kline for four and John Cow
ME for six. When Governor Larrabee
was appointed he agreed to accept only
after the greatest pressure had been
| brought to bear by importunins
| friends. He didn't want to get back
| into public affairs. But he accepted
/ because the makers of the board of
control law fairly demanded it. They
| wanted the first board to be composed
| of men whose personal standing would
| set a high standard and compel COVER
nors to keep the body out of politics.
Governor Shay succeeded. Chair
man Larrabee accepted with the
| full expectation of leaving al
the end of two years, posi-
| bly, at the end of one. Instead, he Will
serve out the two year term and has
| become so greatly interested in the work
| that it is understood Governor Shaw
| fully expects to reappoint him. There
have been no candidates announced for
| the place thus far, and none will be
likely to appear in the race until they
are assured that Larrabee is out of ii
| To employ a phrase which it is hoped
will not provoke the Hon. r. Root to q
suit for infringement. it may be said
| that This man Cummins hain't got
sense enough to know it when he amt
in it little bit" Certain it is that
Mr.. Cummins has had ample opportu-
nifty to inform himself on this point, ii
he had cared TO take stock in the assur
ances of the Gear bureau. Instead of
Irealiizng the hopelesness of their situa-
tion. the Cummins people give out the
most confident and the most definite
statement of claims that has yet beer
made by either side The statement
was given out by Judge Carr, the Des
Mones member of the lower house, af-
ter careful canvass of the situation.
Judge Carr speaks with a confidence
| that can not but carry conviction of
| his entire candor in the statement
which he issues. To begin with, he calls
attention to the fact that MIR. Cummins
1has managed his own campaign and
knows its condition better than any
other man could possibly know it. Mr.
Cummins is personally acquainted with
TALL but two or three of the republicans
| thus far nominated for the next assem-
bly,: he is in touch with their views and
knows the influences that are likely tc
weigh most strongly with them; and
| his estimate is made with full allow
ance for every element of uncertainty
| For instance, Judge Carr says that
nothing is claimed for Cummins in
| Clinton, Jackson, johnson, Tama, Car
roll, Shelby, or Clayton counties. al
| though all of them have Cummins men
| as candidates. But they are all close
counties, and while Cummins is conf
fident of carrying a good share of them
he does not list a single vote from
them. Yet, according to Judge Carr.
| there is still enough Cummins support
| left to place Mr.. Cummins ten votes in
| the lead. That is, Judge Carr claims
90 votes for Cummins, comedies 40 to
Gear, and places five in doubtful list
| This places the republican membership
as high as anybody estimates it. and
gives Gear the benefit of every doubt
so says the Cummins spokesman In
conclusion Judge Carr uses this vigor-
Gus language, which certainly has the
ring of unfeigned confidence:
"I am not talking for effect: that
would be useless now. I am telling the
facts of the situation as we know them
to exist, and as our opponents know
them to exist Mr.. Cummins has not SC
many close counties to carry as has
Senator Gear. The Cummins candi
j dates are running in the strongly re-
publican districts. Gear must carry
three close counties to Cummins' one
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