Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-20
ROBERTS WILL b FREE
Generally Believed He Is Not
Tied Up to Politicians in
Register Deal.
Great Interest Is Taken in Its
Probable Effect on State
Politics.
Clarkson Can Have Either Des
Moines Postoffice or Pen.
sion Agency.
Clarkson Can Have Either Des
Special to Times-Republican.


i Des Moines June 20-All the tall
4 among those who are interested in stat,
bearing Of the sale of the Register prop
/ erty. What everyone was asking wa:
what nobody could answer, namely
what will be the effect in state politics
of the change and is it change die.
tated by political considerations? The
best belief of the politicians generally
is that the sale has no political bearine
| and that so far as George e. Roberts is
concerned he is in it as business
| proposition and as a newspaper mar
not to become or attempt to become q
Heading political factor. When Mr.
Roberts talked of the matter recently
/ he stated that he would not go into the
newspaper unless he should go in en-
tirely untrammeled. He would be in
/ full control so that no man could saw
he was servant of any other. It is the
belief that Mr.. Roberts has gone into
the Register in this way and that as a
result it will be an influence to keen
down fractional feeling rather than to
increase 1t in the republican party.
But just the same there is a great deal
or interest among politicians as
to who Mr. Roberts will have
associated with him, for it is
no secret that he must have
others with him in the work and what
tons. 1t is expected, however, that the
change will take place very soon and
then Mr.. Roberts can speak for himself.
All sorts of rumors have been rife as to
what will be done on the Register
Probably they have no foundation in
fact. Mr.. Roberts probably doesn't
know much about what he will do when
he is in charge. 1t is reasonably GER
tain, however, that he will resign from
his present position and devote his en-
tire time to the newspaper business.
This will leave a place to be filed by
the. president that will be very desirable
and it will likely &C to an eastern man
The sale of the Register makes a new
situation with regard to the pension
office. With the support of r. P. Clark
son for the pension office Mr. Sperry
was appointed largely on the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Clarkson. But some
time ago when the sale of the Register
was first discussed the name of Mr..
Clarkson was considered in connec-
ton with the postoffice in Des Moines
a,,I tl,a
was given to understand he could have
either one and he might take his choice
At that time his preference was for the
postotfice, but it is understood he has
since reached the conclusion that the
pension office would suit him very we'll
1t is therefore to be rendered him and
If he wants 1T he can have it. He may
decline it and permit Mr.. Sperry to con-
tinue, hut it is certain he can have the
office If he wants it. Capt. Hull is I'M
der very great obligations to r. P.
Clarkson. In the days when Capt. Hull
was not as powerful in politics as he is
now and when ]. S. Garrison was edit
ing the Register the Register was not
friendly to Hull. 1t was not enthusi-
for Hull when Wheeler beat
ing to help Hull get into congress. But
all this time r. P. Clarkson was faith
full to Hull personally no matter what
the newspaper did. Hence Capt Hull is
under very great obligations to the re-
firing editor.
The prohibition state convention is to |
be held in Waterloo August 90 and will |
have 65S delegates. A full state tick
1t will be nominated j. G.. Van Ness, |
Of Mason City, will be Temporary chair
nan.
The death of Benjamin Green, of Dali
as county. on Wednesday removes one
IF the oldest of the veteran lawmakers
If Iowa. He was GO years old, vigor-
JUS and active and worked every day on
he farm on which he secured a gov
patent more than SO years ago
adjoining the town of Abel. He was a
native of New York and had studied
aw but abandoned it on account of his
health and came west. He was the
of the house of representatives
n 1923 from district which COM
,rised all of the counties west and
forth of Dallas clear to the corner Of
he state. He was out one term and
hen back again in 1867. The district
lad been changed the last time and
Polk county was included in the dis
riot. His son -in-law, George w.
'larke. the present member from Dallas
ounty, is likely to be the next speaker
Il the house.
a business house which is as well
noWn all over northern Iowa as any in
he state. is about to enter Des Mones.
his is the firm of Shotwell & Davis, of
Jerry. They have purchased what is ,
noWn as the old Givin house prop
rty near the Rock Island depot in Des
1oines and will erect a mammoth cold
forage plant for their butter business.
he firm has plant at Marion and one ,
t Parker, S. D., and also q house in
hicago.
DR.. Crumpacker, the new superinten- {
ent of the state hospital at lndepen- I
ence, was in the city yesterday and s
'ent with Judge Robinson to Indepen ]
ence to take his place as the successor Y
Supt. Hill. u