Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-30


T.-R. to observe before the convention
that II Iowa had been close. state Mrs
Cummins would have received his nom
iration by reclamation and without
contest.
This Is the carnival season and like
all other things terrestrial the carnival is
of both the good and bad variety. Cities
with experience In the carnival business
have learned the dreadful havoc
wrought by the one and the good
sratured stimulus to business melted by
the other. They have learned to keep a
tight rein over carnivals in their midst
and cities with less experience should
profit by the experience of others. This
being your own police" idea should be
regulated to mean you are your own
police so long as you conduct yourself
as gentleman should
It is probable that after Feb. / next
the Pacific coast port of the Santa Fe
Company will be changed from San
Diego to San Francisco. During the
past two years the Santa Fe has been
working with large trans-Paciflc
steamship company interchanging ORR
entail traffic at San Diego. The contract
with the steampship company expires
on Feb. l. ut is quite probable that we
shall change our interchange traffic port
in oriental business from San Diego to
San Francisco" said President Ripley,
of the Santa Fe. Our lines now having
entrance to San Francisco. 1t would be
but natural for business to seek the
larger place. There is more business
from San Francisco, facilities are supe-
rior and that port is 200 miles nearer
Chicago than is San Diego"
Governor-to-be Cummins has again
demonstrated his extreme factionalism
by requesting the state central commit
tee that he be allowed to speak mostly
in those localities which were opposed
to him in the convention. He hopes to
prove by personal appearance that he
does not wear horns nor, sport forked
tail and that only on very rare occa-
sions do flashes of chain lightning strike
from his eyes. Judge Hubbard anony-
NOUS circulars to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Wrong Diagnosis-"Read the direk-
shuns quick, Mandy"
1T sez, for adults-one teaspoon -
Thunder! That Amt what ails me-
what else does 1t say?" Life.
STRENGTH OF sHAFFER's ORGANIZATION.
[Chicago Tribune.[
When the steel strike began it was
said that there were about 100000 men
at work In the union mills controlled by
the United States Steel corporation
This statement was calculated to create
the impression that the AmaIgamated
association was numerically powerful
organization. This impression Of its
strength was sngularly misleading. The
majority of the men in the employ of
the steel companies are laborers who
are not members of the association. and
most of whom are not eligible to menu
bership. The number OF highly skilled
workmen required in steel mill with
compared with the force that used to be
total membership of the Amalga1nated
Association last spring was 1888. This
includes men working for the United
States Steel corporation and also for
the independent companies. In 1891
there was membership of 24.06S. The
Homestead troubles brought down the
membership to 10000 in 1894. but since
then it has gradually increased There
We're when the strike began more skilled
non-union workmen in the employ of
the United States corporation than the
total membership of the Amalganated
Association, and yet that organization,
weak In number as 1t was, sought for a
quarrel With the steel corporation. pre-
tending that II was able To block the
wheels of great industry and bring it's
managers to terms. I'VE have the
money to make fight said President
Shaffer. month ago. There was in the
treasury of the association last May
Just s74.S9s. This was the fund with
which it was proposed to fight the
United States Steel corporation and the
bankers who stand behind it. Now that
the weakness of the association in men
and money is revealed. the wonder
grows that it's leaders should have pro-
voked a senseless war.
Opposition to Hardin Candidate.
New Providence, Aug. 29.-Editor
Times: I notice your correspondent
from Iowa Falls predicts hot political
fight this fall. have talked with a
number of prominent republicans on
that point and it is the universal opin-
ion that the proper thing to do is for
Mr.. Baxter, the only one on the ticket
who is mixed up in the tax ferret case.
to get down and off. claim to- be a
dyed-in- the-wool republican from prin-
cfple and therefore claim the right to
renovate my ticket when occasion de-
mands. There is no questioning the
fact that the name of Mr.. Baxter will
jeopardize the republican ticket, there
fore. IL Mr.. B. is republican above
that of Office he will be willing to get
out of the way. Some have advocated
the idea of every school district organ
izing and appointing man whose
business 1t shall be to attend election
with u special mission of instructing
voters how to scratch their tickets for
the purpose of defeating Mr.. Baxter.
Whatever may be the outcome of the
tax ferret case, the fact that he az one
of the peoples servants should suppress
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