Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-01
Sensation at Business Meeting
OF Iowa State Oratorical AS
ISOLATION at Grinnell
BOOKS IN VERY BAD CONDITION
Report Of Retiring Secretary and
Treasurer A. 3. Tuttle Not Ac-
cepted - Will Not be RELEASED un.
til Satisfactory Statement and Set
Element is Made.

Des Moines. March 1.-The spirit OF
graft seems to have crept into the af-
fairs of the Iowa State Oratorcal AS
ISOLATION unless the suspected official
is the victim of his own defective sys-
tenn of bookkeeping and ignorance OF
financial usage.
The sensation of the spirited bus1-
moss meeting Of the association at
Grinnen was the report Of the auditing
committee. They reported after going
thru the books OF the retiring secre-
tary and treasurer, A. b. Tuttle, that
these are in very unsatisfactory con-
dition. There are considerable amounts
which passed into Tuttle's possession
OF which no further record is found
and many of the expenditures are not
tented in such a way as to satisfy
the auditing committee that they were
warranted by the association.
The recommendation of the commit
tee as adopted was that Tuttle's report
be not accepted and that his Sl,ooo
bond held by the association should not
be released until satisfactory state
ment and settlement be made by MIN.
Professor Claude B. Davis, of Drake
University, says that the action re-
sarding changing the method OF judg-
ing was in no way a compromise anu
that everything which the champions
Of the new system asked was con-
coded. He says:
"The report of the committee on re-
vision of the constitution was consld-
cred in two parts. They advocated the
redistricting of the state, and the hold
ing OF preliminary contests in each dis
trict. the winners Of these to meet In
the final contest in Des Moines. The
association voted to adopt this plan
with the proviso that Drake and Des
Moines colleges should give sultaple
bonds to guarantee the expense OF 1he
final contest. The representatives OF
these schools stated that they had no
authority to enter into such obligations
for their schools. altho they thought
that the local associations would ac-
cent the conditions. Pending definite
action by the .oratorical associations OF
the two schools the revision committee
of the state association was continued
with instructions to complete the con-
stitutionS along the new lines as soon
as possible
"As to the Recommendation to change
the system of Judging from the present
double system of three judges on
thought and composition and three on
delivery to five who shall judge all
points at the time of speaking. the &C
ton OF the association was favorable.
The change was endorsed, with the
consideration which I suggested that
its adoption should be made contingent
upon the substitution of the new for
the old system by the Interstate Ora
torical Association. of which the Iowa
association Is member To emphasize
the sentiment of the association the
delegates to the. interstate business
meeting were instructed to work and
vote for the change. One Of the dele
gates already appointed who was not
r. favor OF the change moved to strike
out the words instructing them to work
as well as vote. but the meeting re-
fused to release the delegates from any
part OF the original instructions In
sweeping favor OF the change"