Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-19
Fort Dodge Man Decides to
Not Stand For Reelection
to Senate
DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
Says He Is Avowed Aspirant for the
Federal Judaeship to Succeed Shiras
and Therefore Leaves the Field Clear
for Others Who Are Trying for Leg
isIative Honors.
'eciai to Times-Republican.

Special to s-Republican.
Fort Dodge Aug. 19.-The Messenger
announces editorially that Senator
Thomas ID. Healy has definitely retired
from the senatorial field. The Messen-
ger says:
Senator Thomas D. Healy has taken
the definite step of retiring from th@
senatorial field, and his name will not
so before the convention of Calhoun
and Webster county delegates which
will soon be called. This move has
been contemplated by him for quite
while, and would have come sooner
but that there was no necessity for
haste in the matter There is more than
two months time before the election,
and with the fact that there will prob
ably be no opposition to Dr. Young,
that is plenty of time. Webster county
has al no time contested Calhoun coun-
| tvs claim to the nomination. il the
| place was to go to a new man. 1t did
| feel that in presenting a man of Sena-
tor Healys ability and state wide in
| fuence public service would be done.
And that feeling was not confined to
| Webster county, for there are good
many Healy admirers in Calhoun
county.
Senator Healy's record in the legis-
lature may we'll be one of the achieve
ments that make his career a proud
one. Other honors. if they should come,
would not overshadow the reputation
those two terms in the state senate
have given him. He felt a keen inter-
est in the part of the state lawmaking
which came to him. His legal mind and
calling. and ambition. have induced to
draw from him the best of his ability.
for the good of the public. Rarely does
the commonwealth thus easily gain the
talent of master legal mind, so finely
balanced that in the making of legis-
lative enactments the public welfare is
safe guarded thru all the intricacies
and complexities that might appeal to
the profes 4 and !;2 OF
lawyer to the sacriTice OF the best in
terests of the state. In the enactment
of the board of control law, and the
revision of the code, Senator Healy was
conspicuous in his efforts 10 get clear
measures passed and those who watch
ed the proceedings at the general as
sembly we'll know the great service he
rendered.
There are other things he would like
to help accomplish in the legislature,
matters which he takes more than or
binary interest in. 1t was in following
the same impulses that put him in the
front ranks of the advocates of import
ant measures of the last eight years at
Des Moines. that he was willing 10 go
back there again. But it Is fact OF
public knowledge that there VIII soon
be a vacancy on the federal bench
1t is a position of honor and dignity
and influence beyond anything that Is
open TO a lawyer in business life. II
is not equal TO the chances for acquir-
ing wealth which are open TO lawyers
OF Senator Healy's standing, but there
are things worth more than money. and
ii would crafty him more than any
thing else to receive this appointment
He is an open and avowed candidate
for the position. and in that stand he Is
supported by his numerous friends to a
man.
After taking the above stated posi-
ton regarding the federal JudSeshlp
annointment. Senator Healy declines
10 occupy the senatorial field, TO the
embarrassment of other aspirants ana
retires accordingly.