Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-16
George Roberts Sees Success
For Roosevelt Almost
Everywhere
WILSON HUNTING NEW POTATO
Secretary of Agriculture is Searching
Europe for Potato That Will be
Immune to the Blight or Potato Rot
Boston Newspaper Attacks Score
tary Shaw.
Special to Times-Republican.


cling in the west the past summer has
returned to Washington with glowing
section of the country for the election
of President Roosevelt.
Hon. George e. Roberts, director of
the mint who has been as far up the
Pacific coast as Nome, returned to his
Office in the treasury department. We'd
nesday, we'll satisfied that Mr.. Roose-
welt will receive a majority of the
electoral votes in November.
Speaking Of the conditions in the far
west, Mr. Roberts said:
so far as the democrats are con-
eerned the election in California
oregon and Washington appears to
Nc going by default. There Is a gen
Ial agreement that these states will
i've larger republican majority than
Yer before in their history. In Color
,do the situation Is greatly mixed ow-
ng to the complications growing out of
he recent strike and the developments
iince, but the republicans of all shades
ay that Colorado is In no danger to
he national republican ticket. Roose-
cit will carry the state even If the
epublicans lose on the state ticket.
BUSINESS men and mine owners are or
anizing leagues to support Governor
oeabody and assert that he Will be
,lected. In Utah there is somewhat
-. frr1,f hot fno x1a1
espectively, by Senator Smoot and
enator Kearns. 1t is understood that
9th factions will support the nation
ticket, but the fight over state Off
ers and members of the legislature
$ exceedingly bitter. 1t seems to be
he opinion that Roosevelt will have
10 trouble in carrying the state
This is the cheering message that
dr. Roberts will deliver to the Presi-
,ent when he returns to the white
rouse from Oyster Bay on Thursday or
Friday next The white house is all In
rider and his return will not be later
han the 23d, as the president is to
i've dinner Saturday. the oath. to the
archbishop of Canterbury, who is
listing this country.
AS chief executive there is no pressing
" important business calling for his
,resence at his desk in the executive
,ffices, but as the leader and nominee OF
/ great party he must give some time
o conference with other leaders as to
he campaign.
Persons from Oyster Bay say that
he president is receiving the most en-
ouraging reports from every part OF
he country, and that he is far more
onfident of his election than ever be-
ore. When he left he had some doubts
bout New York. These doubts have
disappeared, and he believes his ma
ority in New York will be compare
lively large.
Wilson investigating.
Secretary Wilson of the agricultur-
Il department is conducting both an
open investigation and still hunt FOL
he purpose of discovering what foun-
ration there may be for the chargf
hat has been made that the depart
nent's estimate as to the cotton croI
as in the hands of certain brokers anc
.otton mill men two hours or more
before the report was made public, by
order of the secretary. There does not
appear, however to be the slightest
grounds for the charge that any IN
ormation as to the figures as estimat-
I'd from the returns sent to the de-
,artment had been allowed to leak ou'
thru any employee, but this charge has
,een made before in regard TO othel
estimates on the cotton crop in for
ner seasons and Secretary Wilson is
determined to find out whether there
is any possible direct or indirect
round for such charges.
The secretary is much interested just
now in the returns from the specials
;ent over to Europe by him recently te
ook up and send back to this country
specimens of the potato family, which
promises to be an improvement on the
native product.
Wilson'S Work.
The worst disease of this vegetable
he official scientists have to deal with
IS known as 1.-The potato rot OF
blight" Several European varities
said to be resistant to this disease
nave been imported for experimental
purposes. These include a wild potato
he leaves of which have a disagree
able odor which is said to be so OBJ
noxious to the equally obnoxious po-
5ato bug. that the insect declines te
tamper with it's foliage or the pota-
to itself.
By hybridizing or crossing the wilc
potato with several good American
varieties. Mr.. Wilson hopes to bring
about some resistance in the combined
potatoes to which the diseases will
which the vegetable has to contend
and which has in recent years made
serious inroads on the potato crop.
He declares that the possibilities OF
potato culture in the United States
are hardly realized In Europe the
different varieties Of potatoes are USED
variously for human food, animal food
for starch making and for alcoholic
production. OF the many European
varieties. there is a yellow fleshed pc.
tato which is considered excellent fol
food.
While the European yellow feshee
notato is considered of excellent quail
ity as an edible, it is not probable
that Mr.. Wilson believes 1t will be in
troduced into the United States t
any great extent, as the American ant
English markets demand white flesh
ed potato. One of the main things h
is striving for is variety that viii
resist the dry stem rot
This disease attacks the base Of thu
stem of the potato plant and entrel.
destroys the crop. The loss from thi
cause in the south. the west and tn
southeastern sections of the countr.
during the past two years is reported
by the department of agriculture t