Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-31
POLK COUNTY POLITICS
Judge Prouty Working for Elec-
tion of Murrow for County
Treasurer
WOULD BE VICTORY FOR HIM
The Election of Murrow Would Greatly
Help the Judge in the Race for Con-
gress in Which He Will Take Part
Again Next Year-orisin of the Hep
burn Bill.
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Des Moines, Jan. 31.-Judge Prouty,
who declined to accept denomination
for the district bench last year, and
wh9 refused to remain on the district
berich at the invitation OF Gov. Cum
Minis, has planned an extensive Eu-
ropean trip for next summer, but he
will not go until the weather becomes
warm. Just now the Judge is devoting
himself to local politics almost as earn
|estly as he did a year ago when he
was making efforts to beat Capt. Hull
in this county. In fact the way the
contest is shaping itself there is as
much interest in the coming county
primary for Judge Prouty and for Capt.
Hull as for the candidates themselves
The contest for county treasurer is be-
tween Layman and Murrow. Both were
Hull men last year. Laynan was the
manager for Hull and is the man who
kept the poll books and the ballots
from the ruthless hands OF Prouty and
his friends when they were making
accusations OF fraud. Murrow and his
friends feel somewhat incensed over
the postoffice settlement here, which
was made in the interest of Layman
and they are in the mood to go against
Hull another time. Hence 1t is a sort
of compact between the friends of
Prouty and q certain dissatisfied ele-
ment which has hitherto been with
the postoffice settlement here, which
Hull, and they are working for the
election OF Murrow for county treas
urer Judge Prouty feels that the nom
ination of Murrow for county treas
urer would be q decisive victory for
hin. IN the campaign and would great
ly help him next year when he intends
making the race for congress again.
It will therefore pay to watch Polk
county politics for the next six weeks
to see which way the wind is blow
ing congressionauy.
- :. II -
Temperance people here are very
hopeful OF the passage of the Hepburn
bill thru the senate in relation to sup
preston Of the original package"
trouble in connection with the sales
of liquors. The bill was in fact or
iginally prepared in Des Moines by
committee of leading temperance So
cieties in consultation with attorneys
interested in the case. When Congress-
man Hepburn was here last summer
his interest in the measure was secured
and, he promised to put the bill thru the
house. Yesterday. on receipt of in
formation that the bill has gone to the
senate kilograms were sent to Sem
ator DOlliver by a number of leading
Temperance men here urging him to
give his support to the measure. AS
originally prepared the bill was an
amendment to the act of August s.,
1900, which undertook the same thing,
but as passed is an original bill. 1t
differs from the previous act in that 1t
provides that all liquors transported
into any state or territory or remain
ing therein for use or consumption shall!
upon arrival within the boundary of
such state or territory before and after
delivery be subject to the operation and
effect of the laws of such state or ter
ritory, etc. 1t also provides that all
persons or corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce shall. as to any
shipment of liquors, be subject to all
laws apd police regulations with ref
erence to the liquors. The previous
f0Pnewe 1-naroymrnaton mtfaocm hta
law was nulliiied by the federal courts
on the ground that the transported
roriginal packages" We're protected by
the operation OF the interstate COM
merce rule until after their delivery
to the consignee at the place of desti-
nation. The present bill would kill
off the original package" nonsense
the moment shipment of goods gets
across the state line.
Supervisor Frank 7. Morris, of Polk
county. reelected president of the
State Association of Boards of Super
visors. returned today from Davenport,
where he presided over the annual
meeting. He was greatly pleased over
the outcome of a little debate which
was had on proposition to demand the
repeal of law passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature requiring the
publication annually of a financial
statement of county affairs. Some one
attacked the law bitterly, misrepre-
sented 1t by attempting to show that it
would require publication and repub-
lication of reports for five years, so
that after time each report would
contain FIVE years statements and the
law was then denounced as the most
rotten law ever passed In Iowa" An
effort was made to get the convention to
authorize that the law be ignored, but
this failed. Then a resolution demand-
ing a repeal was also defeated after a
short debate. The Jaw. 1t is under
stood. will hit some county ofhcials
who desire to cover I'D their acts rather
than expose them to public gaze pretty
hard. 1t requires publication In PAM
phlet form of all financial matters, a
complete statement 20 be made UP by
the county auditor each year, ana COM
parisons running back five years in
many separate cases. One reason why
Supervisor Morris. Of this county, one
of the most progressive OF the county
officials was opposed to any action
looking to repeal CT the law was that
1t works all right in Polk county Here
the county auditor has for number
Of years been making out just such
report as that contemplated by law and
the board has caused the same to be