Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
CONTESTS NOW
NOT EXPECTED
Second Convention Date Early
Enough to Head Off
New Candidates
DELEGATES NEARLY ALL NAMED
Some Powerful Influence Has Sud-
denly Stopped the Talk of Sweeping
the Deserving Candidates OF the
Ticket-Will be Contest over Rail.
road Commissioners.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 20.-The selection
Of an early date for the state conVen-
tion is regarded as quite favorable TO
the unanimous denomination of all the
present state officers who will be can
didates for denomination before the re-
publican delegates of the state. Good
Judges Of politics are now ready to
guess that the ticket will be named by
acclamation, save as to railroad COM
missioner. The furry of early in the
week, when the delegates to the first
state convention became much agitatei
by what appeared to be concerted
movement to stir up trouble for some of
the state officers. disappeared the day
before the state convention met, and 1t
was said that somehow or in some way
the agitation had been suddenly called
off The fact is that it was found that
while the convention was one of stand
patters, as distinguished from the
crowd that has been doing business at
state conventions several years, there
al
them who counseled moderation not
only in platform utterances. but in the
treatment of faithful state officials
whose only fault had been that they
had shown themselves to be independ
ent and serving the public alone Then
came in the potent influence of lot of
men who hope to come in as successors
of the present state officials when their
terms expire and who were not ready
for contest now. The delegates to the
second state convention. which will
meet July 20, have practically all been
selected. Both sets of delegates were
iisnp.,i AZ ihe same cuttnfy conventions.
III almost every county. Manifestiy
these delegates were seiected less with
an eye to picking only standpatters of
the approved brand than the delegates
to the first state convention. 1t would
not be an easy task to make cam
paign among delegates already selected.
The plans to do so have been aban-
doned. But there is no question that on
Monday and Tuesday of this week some
pretty interesting conferences Were
held bearing on this subject.
1t cannot be discovered that the
events Of the week made any change in
the situation regarding candidates for
railroad commissioner All the avowed
candidates were on hand. and some who
are merely mentioned" They were
active among the leaders and widenel
their acquaintance. II any of them de-
cided on withdrawing he kept it to
himself. But there will be much activ-
ity in this direction the next few
weeks
The state dairy department has had
made for display at the exposition in
ST. Louis a map of Iowa showing the
outlines of counties and names and
large marks to indicate the location of
all the creameries. skimming stations
and cheese factories in the state. The
borders of the map are covered with
statistical information showing at al
glance what Iowa has done in butter
making. The significance Of the map
is that it shows quickly what great
possibilities there are in the dairy busi-
ness as Indicated by the sprinkling of
creameries in a few of the counties, and
how many other counties there are
where there has been no development
of the creamery business. The state has
we'll supplied with creameries as are
few of the counties the output of butter
would be increased ten fold.
as
State superintendent Riggs has in
cluded in his leaflet sent out to the
school officers of the state to show the
changes In schools laws, the entire
Juvenile court law. This is not related
to school legislation. but it is a law
that would interest all school officers
especially in the cities, and there has
been much inquiry for the same. The
chief school laws are: law to permit
school boards to purchase books for
the purpose of teaching vocal music"
punishment for persons who destroy or
mutilate property of public libraries;
amending the compulsory education
law so that pupils shall attend school
not less than sixteen weeks and fixing |
the time when they shall begin; making !
slight change in the law governing pub
lication of the county superntendents |
report. prohibiting posting of placardSl
advertising Intoxicating liquors and to- |
bacco near public school: act enabl- |
ing certain school corporations to vote |
bonds for building purposes not to eN- |
ceed 21s per cent of actual valuation.
So
The state board of health has had |
under consideration since the last (
meeting one of the queerest cases of |
alleged fraud in connection with secur
ing certificates to practice medicine.
One DR. Warren, of Shenandoah. was
called to explain. 1t appears that he
had been accused by the state medical
board of Colorado of having possessed
himself of a certificate or diploma I
without having attended college The
Colorado people had made an investi-
CATION and found five persons in diff
ferent parts of the country, who, so
they claimed, had employed substitutes
to attend college and get the diplomas.
It was said that their plan was to em- !