Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-14
PRIMARY LAW IS
MUCH IN FAVOR
People of the State Coming to
Believe In Necessity Of the
Measure
SOME DOUBT AS TO PASSAGE
Governor cummins' Discussion Of the
Subject Well Received-some Pro-
visions Of the Bill Likely to Pro-
woke Much Discussion in the Lesis-
lature-capitaI Gossip.

Special to Republicans
Des Moines, Aug. 14.-Till recently
+hor. hos heen a considerable amount
Of skepticism and doubt as to whether
or not the primary election law VIII De
nassed at the next session of the gen.
eral assembly. There has been no.
ticeable changing of sentiment on the
matter and people who thought some
time ago that the law would fail again
at the next session are changing their
minds on the matter. There have been
a great many people, who, while fav-
oring the passage Of the strongest
kind of a primary election law, have
been in doubt as to it's passage. Gov
ernor Cummins has been more than
pleased, with the reception that has
been given to the primary election law
as he has given expression to 1t IN his
addresses this summer and from those
close to the governor 1t Is learned
that the governor is confident that the
law will be passed at the next session
of the general assembly. The discus
sion from this on will be much more
along the line of the specific provisions
Of the bill Before the legislature
comes together those in both branches
who are interested most deeply In see
ing the bill passed will agree on its
provisions Some of the counties In
the northern part Of the state contend
claim they have never had the slightest
difficulty over the question of a candi-
date being nominated by a sufficiently
definite plurality or majority to make
the selection satisfactory. In some of
the counties over the state. however,
there is complaint that q plurality for
the successful candidate Is not suf-
ficient and that more often than not
where there are four or five candi-
dates the successful candidate gets but
slightly more than his fourth or fifth
of the total vote. This seems thus far
to be the one main provision over
which there will be more discussion
than any other.
The Columbus Safeguard, Of Louisa
county, in the first congressional dis
trict, mentions Senator F. M. Mols-
berry as a possible candidate against
Congressman Hedge and suggests the
probability that Congressman Hedge
will not be a candidate for, reelection,
all of which confirms the statements
made in this correspondence few
DAYS ago. Senator sMolsberry was the
author of the Molsberry bill for the
consolidation Of railroads which was
intended to assist the trusts, but was
defeated by the governor and his
friends, insisting on the insertion Of
clause that robbed the bill of its OBJ
jectionable features.
Governor Cummins has been invited
to deliver an address at the Lake
Michigan chautauqua which extends
from September to %, and has been
asked to name a date during that per-
iod when it will be possible for him to
be at that place. The invitation is a
fattering one and states that none but
those whose utterances are Of suf
ficient Importance to be handled by the
Associated Press are invited to speak
there. Governor Cummins has had a
hard summer of 1t and has yet a con-
siderable amount Of hard work ahead
of him. Until well along in the month
of September he will be meeting chau
tauqua dates and presenting in one of
the best addresses he has ever deliv-
cred in the cause of the Iowa people.
1t is quite possible that he will not be
able to meet the Lake Michigan chau
tauqua invitation, as he will be forced,
If he secures any rest at all this sum-
mer, to do it some time during the
month of September and October. Ex-
ecutive business will be crowding in
preparatory to the opening of the leg
islature by October.
A four days street fair will be held
at Lorimer beginning Sept. 10, at
which Governor Cummins has been in
vited to speak.
The Mitchellville industrial school is
in perhaps as good condition as any Of
the institutions of the state but is an
other example that even tho they make
the effort the legislators are unable to
keep up with the progress of the state
and the progress OF modern ideas In
caring for the delinquents. An in
crease in the per capita tax for the
Mitchellville Industrial school for girls
will probably be asked of the legisla-
ture by the board Of control, and If
granted will do much to meet the
needs Of the school. The Legislature
has taken care Of the school quite we'll
in the matter of buildings enabling the
superintendent to keep the young and
comparatively innocent children, girls
of seven and eight apd ten years, sep
arated from the older and tougher
girls. It is claimed that the very
young children are usually sent to such
places more because the parents are
derelict and need punishment rather
than that the children are seriously at
fault. The children are divided into
four families according to their ages