Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-20
His Appointment as Iowa At
torney for Northwestern is
Officially Confirmed
HEADQUARTERS AT DIES MONIES
Will Begin the Duties of the Position
the First of the Year-Some Political
Rumors in Connection With His Po-
sition-"o" and C. G. N. w. Growing
Friendly.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Nov. 20.--The Repub-
lican this morning says: Mr.. Frank h.
Dawley, of the firm of Hubbard, Daw-
ley & Wheeler, said last night that the
firm had been notified by General Coun-
sci Bowers, of the Chicago & North
western railway, that James c. Davis,
of Keokuk. has been appointed the
Iowa attorney of the road with mead
quarters at Des Moines. He will accept
the appointment and will begin his new
duties on Jan. 1. The firm of Hubbard,
Dawley & Wheeler, who have so long
been the Iowa attorneys for the road,
will continue on the same terms as
heretofore until the first of April, in or
der that some legal business now IN
hand may be finished.
There is no dissatisfaction on the
part of the company with the manner
in which the firm of Hubbard, Dawley
&: Wheeler have transacted its busi-
ness. For some years the company mas
desired to have its Iowa legal head
ularters at Des Moines, but during the
life of the late Judge Hubbard he could
not leave his interests here and the
same is true of the present members OF
the firm.
It is also understood that the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Davis is made part
ly for political reasons. For some time
H. fsaf-
those in a position to know nave stat
ed that the Northwestern and the
have been getting closer together on
certain political matters and 1T has
been stated that ]. w. Blythe OF the
burlington has been working for just
such an Arrangement as has now been
made. j. C. Davis is a close friend or
Mr.. Blythe. So is Congressman Hedge
of the First district. Mr.. Davis mas
been growing in prominence since the
convention in Cedar Rapids over which
he was temporary chairman he is IN
fiuential in the First district and there
have been many rumors that he would
be the successor to Congressman hedge
when a successor was nominated. But
the Northwestern has been wanting
legal and political representative at
Des Moines, and Congressman Hedge
is not anxious to have any successor
nominated. and so, the gossips say, 1t
has naturally come about that Mr.. Da-
Wis, the friend of Mr.. Blythe, has been
appointed the Iowa attorney for the
Northwestern at Des Moines.
Whether this political rumor is true
or not. the Northwestern has had ex-
cellent reasons for desiring its legal
at Des Moines, in view
of the great amount OF work before the
court, and especially now
that that august body is soon to hold
practically continuous sessions at the
state capital. There are many who be-
lieve that this is the on@y reason for
the removal of the office to that city,
while others declare thai. the alliance
between the Northwestern and the
Burlington, so far as Iowa politics are
is of fully as much import
ance.
1t is also reported that 1t is the in
tention of the Northwes tern not only
to transfer its legal headquarters for
Iowa to Des Moines but also to remove
to that city the offices of it's claim
agent for the Iowa lines and possibly
the supervisory offices Of the division.
This plan, so it is stated, includes the
of superintendent Whalen
from Boone to Des Moines. At present,
however there is no confirmation os
the report
1t is said that the income of the Of
flee of the Iowa attorney for the North
western, including the salary, fees for
days in court in the trial of cases, and
allowance for office rent and office helm
amounts to close to $4,000 year.