Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-06
SOUNDING CANDIDATES
Corporation Interests Find
They Do Not Want Clarke
for Speaker
SOME HAVE AXES TO GRIND
SOME HAVE AXES TO GRIND
Those Who Are More Interested in Sup
pressing Legislation Than Otherwise,
Do Not Want Clarke Because of His
Independent crush Things Thru At
titude-smalIpox in Madison County.
pecial to Times-Republican.

story is heard about the hotel lobbies
corporation interests have been en-
gagged in sounding the candidates
for speaker OF the next Iowa house
and that they have gone far enough
! to know that they do not, at least, de-
| sire Representative Clarke, of Dallas,
for speaker of the next house which
| sits in the Iowa capitol. Mr.. Clarke
| has always been an independent sort
| of a republican, free lance among
| his fellows, one who would not hesi-
tate to knife a bad man on his own
ticket or vote for a good man on the
other ticket. In the house last session,
as head Of the judiciary committee, he
had vast influence, and 1t can be said
with truth that the corporations did
not once go to the judiciary committee
to have buried in a pigeonhole any
measure they did not like. In fact
when bills were hung up in other COM
mittees by corporation influence, which
happened on numerous occasions, the
members always sought to have them
withdrawn and sent to the judiciary
committee. That committee acted
promptly on everything that came be-
fore it. Because Of this fact the house
was able to close out its business In
excellent shape without resorting to the
expedient of sitting committee, some
thing unheard OF before. Now it is
quietly whispered about that the wort.
lis to go forth that the fellows who
have axes to grind and who are more
interested in suppressing legislation
than in making a forward move, are
to begin a warfare on Clarke by en-.
barassing him in every way possible.
Representative Kendall is also in the
race, but those who are familiar with
the situation declare. that he can not
measure up with Clarke In strength,
and that the fight will center on Clar'xe
las against some man desired by the
corporation interests. Absolutely
nothing is being done in the matter s,t
present, since both Clarke and Kendall
announced their respective candidates.,
and both seem willing to let the matter
rest there for the present.
The news comes from Fayette that
Archie Wilson, of Oelwein, Is being
considered an available man for the
senatorship in the Fayette- Allamakee
district to succeed Trewin. The dis
trict has always been ably represented.
Wilson Is county chairman and most
popular man who has lots Of friends
in this part Of the state. He was
la staunch supporter of Larrabee, Jr.,
for the house. The senatorship will he
conceded to Fayette this time and VIII
son stands a show Of getting it.
John c. Crockett took hold of his
new office yesterday as clerk of the
supreme court and had everything Or
ganized ready to do business from the
start. There was general overturning
of everything in the Office, the procur-
ing of some new furniture and gen.
eral cleaning up of the office. His dep
uty, Col. Bousquet, Of Marion county,
made himself at home. Miss Zilpha
Popejoy, of Iowa Falls. who is to have
charge OF the copying of the decisions,
will be here at an early day to take
the place of Miss Jones.
Ben Salinger who retired yesterday
as reporter of the supreme court and
gave way to w. w. Cornwall OF Spen-
Ger, will have his name on more of the
volumes of Iowa reports than any other
reporter. He commenced with No. 80
and now No. Ia has been issued from
the hands OF the printer. No. lis is
nearly printed and No. 116 partly done.
The copy for No. lit is in the hands
of the printer including the index, and
this includes decisions rendered as late
as October "a last. The opinions can
not be handled until the expiration of
the 80 day limit for rehearings, or all
of the decisions TO date would have
been handled Mr.. Ragsdale, the con-
tract printer OF the reports. will get
out these new volumes some time this
year.
Much interest is being taken here in
the case of the blind and deaf child,
daughter of Mrs. Stein, of Knoxville,
who was in the hands of Des Moines
physicians few weeks ago to see II
she could not be cured of her ailment.
Iowa appears to be almost alone In
|states that are powerless to care for
such cases. Inc cnllu Is HOW ullcliy
neglected, save as 1t is fed by a de-
voted mother who is compelled to earn
her own living by washing. Obviously
there is only one way in which such
"a child can be educated and that is In
some public institution. But as in the
case of Linnie Haguewood there is no
school in Iowa that can take the child.
If anything is done it must be started
by private charity. The members of
the state board of control have done
all they can to find place for the
little GIRL but they are powerless.
The latest outbreak Of smallpox is
reported to the state board of health
from Madison county where there is
smallpox in nearly every town of the
county. The cases are all mild, as they
are everywhere in the state The
board of health doctors apprehend very
little trouble from the disease this Win
ter.
Representative Walters. Of Tamu