Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-25

taken the radical stand he has regard
ing the wheelmen is because of the
4 liability of the city under the ordi-
\ nances now existing for damages in
| case pedestrians are injured by bicycle
| riders and until the council passes an
ordinance that he can enforce and is in
conformity with the state laws he pro-
poses TO protect the city's interests.
Evidently he would rather be right
than be mayor
A lively row is on between the little
fellows of the local wspaper field. The
Reflector and the Herald We're both con-
testants before the council for the hnan-
cial distinction of being designated the
official organ of the city council, and al
tho the Herald's bid was % per cent low
er than that of the democratic organ.
Councilman Henry's paper was given
the contract Now the Herald comes
out, after its defeat. and claims that
there is no law giving the council au-
thorlty to pay for the printing of the
official proceedings of the city fathers,
and Furthermore raises point that has
been generally overlooked, in that no
member of the council has right TO ac-
cept patronage of any sort from the
city. The Herald quotes a section of
the code prohibiting the council letting
d contract to any firm in which mem
her of the council has a financial inter-
est Technically the Herald is right on
both propositions. altho its plant comes
with poor grace after bidding on the
work which 1t row says is Illegal. The
Reflector doubtless realizes this. for not
n word has it to say on the
subject in today's issue The
present council is simply following the
precedent established by its predecessors
in having the official proceedings pub
lished. and Mr.. Henry and other mem
hers of the council who sell large guam
titles of goods and materials to the city
are doing only what other councii,nan
before them have done. altho for this
act these members of the council are
guilty of misdemeanor.
The Marshall county convention
which convenes next Saturday viii
prohah lv he informed OF the nature OF
the Ketchum candidacy for railway
commissioner. Mr.. N. S. Ketchum has
for many years been one of the hard
working republicans of Marshall coun-
ty. business man of well-known in
tegrity and friend to every man who
believes in square dealing Having
spent Il lifetime in manufacturing and
wholesaling here in Iowa there are few
men in the state better qualified to meet
the problems that come before rail-
way commission than is Mr.. ketchum
However. Mr.. Ketchum is not n self
seeker and is not going to Involve his
party in this county in row with its
neighbor in Tarna. where Mr.. Mowry is
also candidate Mr.. Mowry's pro-
railway decision in the LeGrand depot
case has aienated the support of a
large number of good citizens in this
county and in point of ability ard fit
ness for the place, a majority of the
citizens of Tama will concede Mr.
Ketchum's superiority. but If Tanla in
sists on presenting Mr. Mowry's name
in earnest MIR. Ketchum and Marshall
county are not going to fight him. How
ever, for Tama to present two candi-
dates for places on the same state tick
ct is virtual admission that Its sup
port of one of them is not very enthusi-
astic and 1t may fairly be presumed
that since the Penrose candidacy for
lieutenant governor is to be considered
first by the convention Tama's support
of him will be at the expense of Mowry
and in that case Mr.. Ketchum believes
that the situation will justify him In
asking for himself the support If the
Fifth district and Tama county. In the
event that there arises favorable OPP
portunity Mr. Ketchum will be cam
didate for railway commissioner.