Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
VOTE WILL Be LARGE
Democratic Nominations Will
Bring Out Heavy Republican
Votes for Senators.
Committee Will Ask Legislation
Against Marriage OF Degener-
ates..Educational Affairs.
Think Cummins Severe on Lob.
by..Drastic Bill Against
Wife Desertion.
Special to Times-R Republican.

Special to Times-Repubhcan
Des Moines. Jan. 20.-When the men,
bers of the legislature meet at II o'clock
tomorrow in joint convention to elect
two members of the United States SEN
ate it IS expected that every republican
will be in his seat and that there will
vote than ever before. The fact that
the democrats decided upon making
nomination created no surprise in any
quarter. 1t can be stated truthfully that
the so-called movement to have the
democrats fail 20 nominate for the SEN
a te was not originated by the senators
themselves. They would hardly regard
it as adding to their power or position IN
the senate There Is no desire anywhere
that the democratic party should be
wiped completely off the face OF the
earth in Iowa or anywhere else But
there is much dissatisfaction among the
democrats themselves over their noinl-
nations for the senate. Judge mayer Is
and always has been pronounced
Cleveland democrat of the OLD schooi.
When John ]. Seerley was in the iegis-
lature he was an aggressive CleNeianu
democrat. and later in congress he ami
lated with the old leaders of the party
II ia understood that he kept himseH
regular, with the party only as mat
ter of expediency. AT any rate, ooth
Thayer and Seerley represent antagon-
ism 10 Walt Butlerism in the democrat
ic party. Therefore there is dissatisfac-
ton. The democrats in the legislature
come from the counties OF Lee, Des
Moines. Dubuque, Shelby. Johnson
CLAYTON. Cass. Carroll Union, ALBANIA
kee. Clinton, Buchanan, keokuk, Mo-
mona and Tama. These are counties
that have not been greatly affected with
silyerism. 1t is therefore cinsidered by
many as quite satisfactory that the
democratic minority In the legislature
should go or record in the way that Is
planned as to have the members for
day belle their political faith Senator
Dolhver is here. 1t Is expected that he
will be called before the two houses and
express his thanks after his election to
the senate. He will Immediately receive
commission signed by Governor Cum
MINIS. He will thus have three commits
sions as senator within less than two
years-two signed by Governor Shaw
and one by Governor Cummins.
$50
At a meeting of the Tri-State Medical
Society, held in Keokuk last summer.
DR.. Henry Hatch of Quincy, in his ad-
dress as president. recommended that
the states be asked to make laws re-
stricting the marriage Of degenerates.
and a special committee to which the
address was referred reported resolu-
tions recommending to the legislatures
of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa that they
"enact laws preventing the marriage of
well-recognized mental and physical de-
generates A committee was appoint
ed to attend to this matter. DR.. ID. C..
Brockman. of Ottumwa, was named on
the committee in Iowa. He is greatly
interested in the subject and believes
that some legislation along this line is
inevitable. 1t is in accord with the views
of all who have made a study of insan-
ity and degeneracy, or who have had
anything to do with the care of the uri-
fortunate wards of the state. 1t is inn
probable that a bill quite so radical or
seemingly radical, will be introduced in
the Iowa legislature. 1t has been that
the proper course to pursue now is to
ask the legislature to provide for the
appointment of commission by Gov
ernor Cummins to investigate the sub
ject and report on the need of such
legislation to form the basis for future
legislative action. This commission will
be expected to prepare and present to
the next legislature proper bill. Per
sonally," says DIR. Brockman, 'I feel
that as soon as the people can be edu-
Gated to the point we should have a law
prohibiting the issuance of marriage
license to any person who has ever been
committed to any institution for feeble
minded, insane hospital or epileptic col
ony, or who is an epileptic. This surely
would not be Objectionable to any one
and would be step in the right direc-
ton to lessen the number of degener-
ates for the future care Of the common
wealth."
George W. Durham, of Delaware
county. will be chairman of the commit
tee on schools and educational matters.
He will not favor anything radical on
the normal school question, but it is ex-
pected that ne will take up some ether
questions of great Importance in regard
to schools and educationa affairs. He
has been chairman of this committee in
the past. 1t is now recognized as a COM
mittee of great influence and if the
chairman Will take hold and push the
measures which have been recommend
ed by the state teachers association and
other bodies he will be able to make
quite a stir in the house. Never before
in the history of the state have educa-
tional matters been so pressing on the
legislature.
The petitions will begin to roll in to-
morrow. Hardly a member but has pc
titions to present on various subjects.
One of the first petitions to go in will be
that of the synod Of Iowa, of the Pres
byterian church. or rather a resolution
passed by that body, asking the legisla-
ture to so change the mulct law of the
state as to require that petitions of con-
sent or consent orders on petition must
he renewed every three years. The synod
of Iowa is not asking much. This is
vastly different from asking that the
whole law be wiped off the statute
books. But thus far there is no agita-