Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-10
STATE Bar MEETING
Will be Held In Des Moines,
July 12, Next-Good Pro-
gram Arranged
ITS INFLUENCE IN LEGISLATION
Endorsement of Number Of Meas
ures Two Years Ago, Brought About
Their Enactment Into Law-The
State College Presidency Discussed
Some of the Candidates.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 10.-Secretary S.
| s. Wright, of Upton, of the State Bar
association, with Judge Wakefield, of
Sioux City, vice president, and the
members of the program committee met
here today with George F. Henry,
treasurer and the local committee of
the Bar association for the purpose of
arranging the program for the next
state meeting which will be held In
Des Moines July 12 next. The president
Of the association, r. NJ. Haines, OF
Grinnell. has died since he was elected
lat Dubuque July 16 last, and Judge
Wakefield, the vice president, will pre-
side over the meeting. This will be the
first time the State Bar association
has met in Des Moines in many years,
and the local scommittees of the bar
association are preparing to make the
event notable one. The sudden death
OF President Haines somewhat disar-
ranged the program and the program
committee has not made the progress
usual in such cases. A meeting or the
Legislative committee will be held soon
and report will be prepared on num-
Der of matters submitted. to the COM
mittee which will be recommended to
the state legislature. The Bar associa-
ton two years ago gave Its indorse-
ment to number Of important matters
all of which have been since embodied
| in law. Among other things the Bar
association took the lead In securing
the raise in salaries of the supreme
and district judges of the state ana
I the legislature acted on this sugges-
ton. A committee of the Bar assoc1a-
ton waited on the legislature and did
lactiye work for this and number of
other bills. One Of the most notable
achievements of the association mas
been the adoption in Iowa. of the uni
lIoriE Interstate law relating to negott-
able Instruments. A large number
OF bills which were passed by the last
Legislature relating to changes in the
municipal code and to practice In courts
proceeded directly from the State Bar
association. The report of the legfsla-
tive committee will therefore take
front rank among the important mat
tiers before the convention in July.
The trustees Of the Iowa State col
|lege will meet at Ames, March is. to
take some action in regard to the selec-
ton of a president for the college. Gov.
Cummins, who is chairman of the COM
mittee on presidency. has been absent
from the state. and will be able to
meet with the trustees at that time,
and it is expected that the committee
will make report. Members of the
committee report that thus far they
have not been able to get together or to
agree on anything with regard to the
presidency. number of names have
been canvassed and considered, and
among them the following:
e. w. Stanton. acting president and
secretary of the board.
C. +. Curtiss, Of the chair Of agri-
culture.
]. w. Heston, president South Da-
kota Agricultural college.
C. E. Shelton, president Simpson
college Indianola.
Henry Wallace, editor Wallace's
Farmer, Des Moines.
S. H. Sheakley, superintendent West
Des Moines schools.
Harvey Ingham, editor Des Moines
Register and Leader.
President Cruikshank, California
school of technology.
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
turc.
w. B. Craig, formerly of Drake uni
versity.
J. B. Furrow, Garwin. Iowa.
Thomas MacBride, of the State uni
versity.
The committee on selection Of pres
Iident consists of Gov. A. B. Cummins,
Des Mo:nes; j. w. Dixon. Sac City;
j. w. MeElroy, Newton; c. L. Barclay,
Webster City. and j. B. Hungerford,
Carroll.
The names that have been most seri-
ously considered and are regarded as
the most likely are those of Stanton.
lCurtiss and Heston. Recently the state
Agricultural board appointed a commit
tee to confer with the trustees and this
committee will urge the election Of
Professor Curtiss. 1t has been rumored
that the students at Ames We're also
taking a hand in behalf of Curtiss, but
this is not true and in view of the
| ident Stanton are being considered
they will not do so. Professor Stanton
has been with the college practically
since 1t was first opened and is very
popular. Professor Curtiss' strength is
| in the way he has developed the
strictly agricultural department of the
college in recent years. Both men are
abundantly competent for the place.
Gov. Cummins has returned from the
| east and south. There is no doubt
that he is we'll pleased with his trip.
What he said to the president and what
President Roosevelt said to the COVER
nor will not be given out at this end OF
| the line. But the governor frankly
admits that they talked politics and
they talked about the Iowa idea" and
sundry things. 1t is also admitted that
the president was intensely interested
in the political situation in the midland
country and was overflowing with
Questions. AS to whether or not the
governor heard anything In Washing
ton or New York or in Florida that
lcaused him to have any change OF heart
in regard to national political affairs