Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-16
Special to Times-R Republics.

Ing to the fact that they were re-
elected. The bar OF the city has taken
much interest In the matter and several
prominent attorneys have expressed
their opinions. Hon. N. f. Healy. of the
lirm OF Botsford. Healy and Healy. said:
There appears to be no escape from
the fact that the flaw exists. 1t was
evidently the intention Of the legisla-
tire that the amendment should apply
those officers elected In 1899 whose
terms expired on January 1. 1901, but
the oversight will doubtless have the
effect OF extending the terms OF these
officers for one year" r. NJ. Wright,
solicitor for the NJ. & st. L. road for
Iowa, said: "In my opinion the officers
whose terms OF office would otherwise
expire with the first Monday in January
1901. will hold over"
Des Moines, Nov. 16.-Some idea of
the tremendous Importance that at
tachee to the discovery OF the error IN
the Titus amendment may be gained
by inquiring into the number of off,
GERS affected. It Is computed that IL
the newly elected officers and those now
In Office, whose terms may be changed
by the mistake in the measure, are
taken into consideration, it will be
$orrd th.+ fror, % nnn ~ "a Nh r.,.a,.
40 r-arsnn. II, nanoarnaa 49, .hisssoas
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bondsmen and OF employees in offices,
n,ns $50 49, $500 a.a.nsatat;aaa
the biennial elections Law.
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IN ihese reports tehW y
deepen rne ex1sting impression .nat g
supreme Y sdeclsion aione VIII SUI
ncegto emo the controversy.
Altho the tone OF the reports given
out by the state otticers are that they
will go U OF office the first Monday IN
January. his is not positively assured.
There is no disgusting the fact that
hints are going around of a possibility
of some Of the state officers attempting
to hold over. It is recognized, too, that
in case ven.a single ztate officer takes
the lead this will be the signal for a
scramble on the part OF many county
and township officers to;entrench them
selves In their preaent posts.
One OF the most disconcerting claims,
20 far as the newly elected officers are
concerned, is that if the old officers re-
main in Office another year they will
have t o remain two years. The view
X by many IS that IL the officer.
elected Nov. edo not qualify at the usu-
algtime they can not qualify at all. II
Is claimed along the same line that ii
there could be no under the lit
eral wordinG OF the amendment there
was nosyalid election Of officers In the
recent election to succeed those whose
terms were extended. II this were true
ii would follow the present officers aside
from having their present terms ex-
tended a year would remain still an.
other year as the h%old-overs.
The methods Of arriving at a speed,
conclusion OF the matter by a supreme
court decision are being discussed con.
siderably. Attorney General RemleS
talked over the possible steps to such {
decision at length yesterday. Tho hs
believed several methods might be tried
vet he considered but two as beins
available. One, he said, was to begir
u warranto proceedings in a case il
which the parties were agreed in som,
district court in the state, to secure {
ruling as soon as one could be had aftel
the f1rst Monday In January and ther
appeal to the supreme court. and hay,
the case advanced and submitted a.
quickly as possible.
Attorney General Remley suggested
that probably the quickest method o.
arriving at 4 supreme court decisio,
would be for him TO appear before TIL,
supreme court at the January term am
take IN a care az attorney general 70,
h state OF iowa. Then Senator Nful
Ian would step In and enter. a motto,
that the court remove Mr.. Remley al
attorney general and Instruct the clerl