Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-10
HARD lines TOR DAVIS
Erstwhile Populist Editor and Poli-
tician Now ON Des Moines Po.
lice .sFoorce.' .
The Nemesis Of Populism Revealed
In the Fate Of Judge 8. B.
Davis.
Hsrriott Preparing Another State
ment on the AssessmentStat
House Deserted.

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House Deserted.
/ SPECIAL TO Times Republican.
4 Des Mones April 10-Old Judge s.. r.
/ Davis. who has been at times one of
1.-THE leading democratic politicians of L
Iowa. is on the police .orce now. j. ].
|Hartenbower, the new mayor Of Desl
NIoines. has just announced his list of |
4 appointments for the year, and the |
name of Judge Davis has prominent T
4 place on the roll. The Judge is to be a
&ldesk sergeant. He viii wear the brass
buttons and the blue coat, but will be
spared the ignominy of walking the
: streets, living example of the ia te that
: awaits democratic politicians, and to
= (which they all must come, sooner or La
n ter. Instead of paIrolling a beat Judge
Davis will sit at tie sergeant's desk in
I 1.-THE dingS police nsadq and mark
7 up the patgol:nen rs they report every
{ lhaif hour, with the monotony of his
work varied occasionally by the pleas
ure OF helping to throw some obstreper-
! slous prisoner into jail 1t is a great
! come downSfor the judge. but it had to-
s Icome When the Judge came to Des
Moines from cres.on about year ago.
!. he little dream ed OF the tions
= lin his career Il year would bring forth.
= He took up the task of editing the Des
Moines Gazette. popnlist sheet, but
didn't seem to ma:Sa great success at
II Ibis latest journalistic venture. So when
h Jerry Hartenbowsrc came out for mayor
:, on an independent 'Gttizens ticket.
: Judge Davis supported him Will the
lsturdiest support The Gazette was ap!e
= to put up And now that Hartenbonvers
Il has triunphed. he has not forgot an the
S newspaper and the man that stood by
! him thru his fight Judge Davis has
\ tfsbeen mayor of Creston. and Was also
|postma aster of that town for some years.
!. but, SO far as his political history is
= known, he never before Wore the star
: THAT is emblematic of the supreme pow
& of metropolitan policeman. The
~ Judges political friends all over the
y state will unite in congratulatinS him
upon his promotion from the proprietor
i |iship of the Des Moines Gazette to the
occupancy Of desk sergeant's chair a,
$50 a month.
State Treasurer Herriott will probab bl,
come out again this week with another
w exhaustive statement of his views II
1.-The ma tier of the Iowa railroad assess,
|ment, as fixed by the state executive
" council Mr.. Herriott stated today tina
ed he has another article in preparation
at and that it Will be ready for publicas
"A ton within "a few days. The treasurer
first paper was seven columns long, ant
~ was as severe a criticism of the actor
h of the council as he was able to .rarn'
Il, on short notice. This letter stirred up I
!. great deal of comment all over the state
land almost every editor IN Iowa took
shot at the treasurer in condemnation o
lhis position. The other members OF tn
] !, conference printed a reply to Mr., Her
~ riott In the same issue of the Des Moine
-, t.papers that contained the original pro
~ test. and it to answer this, answerstha
~ the treasurer will appear in print agail
- this week The letter Will be read wi 4
:; Interest sor the people of the state. a
:, well as the newspaper men. are curiou
-. Ito know what the doughty official WI
,a,. say next.
- The state house is deserted. The las
IA. of the legislators packed his grip an
Ia, tpulled out for his home town today
80 Senator Charles w. Mullan, of Water
-ta5t{loo. was the last TO leave. MI Aluiia
ar. wound up his official business With Tn
rest of the law makers last Week bu
staid over a few days TO look after NJ
l5priyate political fences little. IN
am senator is starting his campaign for tn
.ent| attorney seneralship with earnestnes
ma land an energy that promises We'll 10
At lhis success in the race. A big force
led ianitors has gone to work i'll the hal
,ns nf the senate and house in the stal
rse house and the whole building IS bein
ty. thoroughly cleaned. The file clerks al
fnaiiing up the last of their boxes az
lshipping them home and WITHIN ano1h'
week the last signs OF the tWent.
.an eighth general assembly Will have di
.he appeared.
ere
!. u All of Iowa is Interested IN the linits
lhe States army post which IS TO be esta
ate !lished in Des Motnes at an expense
ioi's S3 600, ,00o to the government Congress
man John A. t. Hull. who pushed u
|bill for the establishment of the po
there thru the national house and j
up- duced senators Allison and Gear TO $
the Bit safely thruSthe upper house. has ju
las arrived in Des Moines. Capt. Huh du
Vas .s ing his stay here. which Will be +
liNe s about week. will help the local COZ
mittee select a site for the post.
number Of the places are being consi
: cred. but the committee is about as
,a.,..i from decision as ever. The people
!, Warren county, down in the neighbc
- hood of Indianola, are very anxious
a,.. have the post located near them. q
have offered to sell a beautiful tract
land known as the old Robert Pilln
J. farm for an exceedingly low price. I
lam Indianolans figure that while all OF
Bel big trade which the post Will create "