Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-12
WOULD UNMAKE
PETE HEPBURN
Suspicion That Blythe Will
Support Attorney Miles
Spence Active
cumm'Ns FELLOWS REsr'vE
Friends Of Joe Lano Believe That He
viii Become Candidate for Govern
or Some Question as to tho Effect
Of Funk. Editorial Favorins
Perkins.
Special to mes-Republicar.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, July 12.--Within the
past two days two politicians from the
reservation have been In this city and
declared that there will be opposition
to the reelection of Col. William p.
Hepburn Of the Eighth district, as
congressman. They do not give any
evidence on which they base the con-
clusion but claim to have information
from the Inside The opposition fur
thermore, they say, Is coming from the
| railroads. AS to the opposing candidate
] 1t Is claimed that this Is a matter that
Is In the air but they strongly indt-
very likely piece Of material. 1t Is
pointed out that at the last convention
when Hepbdrn was named on the res
olutions committee to DO the bidding OF
the railroads and refused Niles was
given the place and acted in thorough
accord with Blythe and his lieuten-
ants. One reservationist offered to bet
500 that Decatur county would give q
strong majority against Hepburn. The
candidacy Of District Attorney Miles
has been mentioned In the papers OF
| the reservation some weeks ago. r.
n. Spence Is also being mentioned. In
the meantime the anti-stslndpatters
have not been quiet. and there has
been talk Of bringing out q strong
supporter of Culnmins policies for
| the opposition.
It Is being talked that there really
Is some liability that Hon. Joe Lane
Of Davenport, will be candidate for
the governorship II urged and shown
| that there Is sufficient demand for
him to become candidate. Friends
Of Mr.. Lane have given out this inti-
nation in this city recently. A poIiti-
clan was seen in this city the next day
Isafter he had talked with Mr.. Lane and
says that Mr.. Lane could he induced
to be a candidate and in fact he was
quite confident that he will be a cam
| didate. It Is claimed that Mr. Lane re-
fused to return to congress because of
the Importance Of his personal busi-
ness affairs, ostensibly, but in reality
because his view Of the duties of a
Il ICOISlCSSullu WClG SOlllSWudI llhS LIAOSC
of Lieut.. Gov. Sherman of Illinois, that
they are chiefly concerned with dealing
out postmasterships and other such
work. The duties of the Office Of gov
ernor, 1t is now claimed, would be more
to his taste and that his private busi-
ness could spare his attention for o
time. &
The question is being asked In this
city whether or not the editorial OF
Senator Abe Funk on the candidacy
Of Hon. George D. Perkins will not In
the end do Mr.. Perkins more damage
than good because Of the agitation for
candidates to declare where they
stand on the issues of the day. In the
present state Of the public mind 1t is
claimed that the people with their at
tention centered on issues will become
impatient with every candidate who
refuses to express his opinions.
The name Of Camp Crocker for the
states permanent camp grounds was
selected by Governor CMnmins last
year and the order naming 1t as such
was issued by General Byers while he
was acting as provisional brigade COM
mander The order being a brigade or
der does not carry with it the weight
Of making the name a permanent
name. Whether or not it was the in
tention to make 1T permanent name
seems to be matter of dispute. The
name having been designated in the
manner in which 1t was makes the
name only temporary name and an
order by the adjutant general acting
on orders Of the governor is necessary
IL the name Crocker becomes per-
manent one.
Copies Of the hearings Of the senate
interstate commerce committee have
begun to arrive. A few principally in
terested in the matter of freight rate
legislation have received them by writ
ing for them, or on the courtesy OF
their congressman. The hearings
printed makes five large volumes Of the
size and shape of the usual govern
ment publication.
Professor Patterson of the state uni
versity is at work on the 100 or zoe
page Introductory that will be printed
in the state census this year and has
also a number of the colored maps pre-
pared that will show the resources OF
the state In various ways. Professor
Patterson is confident that one thing
that has had an effect on the growth
of Iowa and explains why it Is no fas-
ter than it is, is the fact that the re-
sources of the state are not advertised
more. Michigan has created the office
of legislative expert and Professor
Schaffner formerly Of the Iowa State
University is now the expert in the
employ Of the legislature there. Profess
sor Patterson believes that Iowa could
we'll afford to follow the example OF
Michigan in that respect, and either
have a legislative expert or a perIna-
nent census official. The duties of the
Michigan expert are to give the mem
bers Of the legislature Or state officials