Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-30
George Roberts and adapated to the
needs of the day.


While Mr.. Roberts is to direct the
editorial policy of the paper 1t is 1alr
to assume he will not devote hlmself
to the infinite drudgery of the daily
newspaper work, at least not now
1t will be left to Mr.. Ingham to carry
out the policy outlined and to 90 the
actual work. This is in some measure
an experiment Mr.. Ingham's prll-
liancy can not be doubted, but III Is
quite another thing to be able 10 40
say two columns of creditable news
paper writing seven days in the week
month after month. Mr.. Dawson can
do it. He has been tested and founo
good. While Dawson is to be man
aging editor and thus in charge Oh the
news work of the paper II is lmprop-
able that his facile typewriter Will De
allowed to stand idle. He is TO-DAY
the most brilliant writer in the state
and he is capable of great variety Oh
work on all subjects. The task when
he has had before him the past six or
seven years has not been half appre-
ciated by the newspaper men OF the
state. Standing apart from the others
he has been compelled, in sense, to
'AN''1
a most faithful and very able assistant
in his wife, who has worked alongside
of him, quick and versatile and thor
oughly in love with newspaper work.
Another who will profit by the change
and who has been of influence in the
Leader upbuilding is Henry M. Jones,
city editor and news editor, virtually
managing editor, one who has had
his finger on every line Of the paper
every day. He has worked harder
than anybody else and it is certain
he will remain on the new paper in a
good position.
This consolidation would never have
taken place if the Clarksons had known
that it was to be. They had been ap
preached directly on the subject and
refused point blank. 1t had to be
done indirectly. 1t was in the mind of
those who are now in the deal right
from the first that this should come
about and in the year and half that
negotiations have been in progress the
matter has been carefully kept to
themselves. r. P. Clarkson will be-
come pension agent about the first of
next year and in the meantime will
busy himself with settling up his
fathers estate and arranging his own
accounts. He is really in very poor
health and needs some rest. John r.
Clarkson, business manager Of the
Register for a number of years, has nc
idea what he will do. and the same
may be said of Frank Clarkson, who
has done the sports for the Register and
the odds and ends of editorial work
1t is probable that Leon Brown, city
editor of the Register, will accept
position with the combined paper.
Nearly fifty of the employees of the
Register will be thrown out of work
without a days warning. Some OF
them have been with the paper for
from 90 to 80 vears, hive homes of
their own and had regarded them
selves as fixed for life 1t will go hard
with them.
On thing will disappear from Des
Moines neWspaperdom, and that is
Cummins and anti-Cummins in politics.
machine and anti-machine. There can
be no factions for the new combined
newspaper.
Will there be another daily morning
newspaper in Des Moines? Already
there is talk of another paper. That
was to be expected. But such talk is
cheap, and another newspaper wouldn't
be.
When James S. Clarkson left the
Register property a dozen or more
years ago he confidently expected he
would be back again in a few years. He
has made overtures within the past few
months for the purchase of the Register
property that he might return and
again become the editor. He failed to
agree with his brother on terms.
The business men of Des Moines look
upon the change as good one for them.
They have felt the necessity of adver-
tising in both morning papers if in any.
1t has been heavy drain on them. The
change is generally welcomed.