Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-01
SHELTON WANTS P|AC[
President of Simpson College
Active Candidate for Presi-
dency of State College
MANY OTHERS UP FOR OFFICE
little Probability of Secretary Wilson
Being Selected = Other Candidates
Are, S. II. sheak!ey, w. B. Craig,
Prof. curtiss, and Heston of South
Dakota College.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 1.-Along with 9th
er semi political gossip at the meeting
of the Iowa State Teachers Association
there is a good deal going the ROUNDS
in reference to the presidency of the
Iowa State College at Ames. In fact
the candidates for that place are decid-
edly active in the matter at the pres
ent time, and there are indications tha'
is likely to be doing in II al
an early date. With reference to Sec
retary James Wilson it is now stated
that there is very little probability OF
his being selected for president OF the
college. AT one time he did tacltiy
consent to being selected president on
tho condition that he be allowed to
carry ont certain work in which ne Is
at present engaged as head oil the asfi-
cuIt,,ral department. But he has been
!, .l,ea to look out for a good man iof
nresident, and to report such an one
when found. But it is learned that one
of the most active and aggressive VI
the candidates for the presidency OF the
college Is the present president OF the
state Teachers Association, president
q IT. shelton, of Simpson College. ne
has made a success as the head OF tha'
sfronr Methodist institution, and is
now on active candidate for the head OF
the state college. Another whose
claims are being pressed hard just now
Is Superintendent S. ii. Sneakley. Oh
tha West Des Mones schools, a popu-
,ar man and possessing many gooo
Qualities. Another candidate recently
in the field, and whose candidacy IS oe-
ing pressed here. is w. B. Crais' ia'e
char. ellor Of Drake University. Aleer
h, resigned from Drake ne Weps west
where he has business interests anu y.
was announced that he would devote
his time to business hereafter In l'es
afoines he was active in local politics
~ some xfghe influence back OF him
js sai,i % proceed from this souros.
I,ut he Is a vigorous ard aggressive
man. 1t is not known whether any OF
the others mentioned are being urged
strongly. The name OF Professor Cur
tiss will be considered, and he appears
to have grown In the past year meas
urabIy. The name of President Hes
ton. of the South Dakota College. is
still on the list. 1t was expected some
candidates would spring up from east
ern colleges, but this has not yet come
to the surface.
The state of Iowa has done very
we'll in the matter of collecting fees
from the new corporations In the year
that has Just closed. The total of fees
received from the source of articles of
filed with the secretary
of state and recorded was $213,74S.5S.
The total of fees received from therdw
The total for 1901 was s54,139.5O. This
enormous increase has been due partly
to the increase in business done and the
tendency to incorporate almost every
thing doing in the state, but more
largely to the new laws of the last gen
eral assembly. The increase of fees
due entirely to this legislation amount
ed to s136.515. The limit was taken
off in the case of fees for great corpor-
ations and there were numerous other
changes tending to add to the total.
This department of the work of the
of states Office is under the
direction of II. T. Saberson, formerly
member of the house from Buena Vista
and the legislation passed was
largely because he urged 1T before
legislative committees. But there was
some other legislation which was not
which would have still further
added to the fees, and this will be
pushed before the next legislature. The
laws are faulty in that
they do not provide for any competent
board to pass on and reject articles,
and there are few rules laid down for
the guidance of those who incorporate.
1t is found that a great many of the
papers have to be returned to lawyers
because there is ambiguity in the law
md uncertainty as to the recording
fees. But the fact that such large
sum was paid for the privilege of in
in Iowa proves that Iowa
are regarded as safe.
Judge A. II. McVey, of the district
court in this county, states that he is
1ot now a member of the firm of Nc
vey, McVey & Graham, which firm
las been active in urging insurance
to commence suit to recover
ICES paid for examinations by the state
auditor. 1t had been generally sup
posed from the fact that his name was
still retained with the firm that the
Judge had some connection Herewith.
rhe matter of the authority of the state
auditor is still hanging fire.
The Iowa Academy of Science is
going to abandon Des Moines For
,ears the meetings have been held in
he state capitol. in the rooms of the
State Geological Society, but the meet
ngs have not been we'll attended.
there was barely sufficient
number present to transact business,
lot more than a dozen at one time. A
was started by Prof. Hen
Erickson to change the time of meeting
md the place of meeting. 1t was at
irst suggested that the meetings be
leld at the time Of the western vaca-
ions in the colleges In the early spring.
prof Hendrickson declared that vaca-
ion time was the time for such meet
ngs. He wanted the meetings held at
some college at time when the class
IS were at work, so that advanced stu
Tents might take an interest and in