Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-12
.e;ttsburs Dispatch.

Joshua G. Newhold two years, Buren, r.
Sherman four years, Francis M. Drake
two years, total 20 years out of forty
one And Governor Drake was elected
in 1896, only nine years ago.
Mr.. Brant is just as far outside Of the
mark when he says that he does not
recollect of but one old soldier in the
list of the present appointees under the
state administration. We will not go
over the entire list, but remember the
following veterans, appointees of Gov
ernor Cummins or now holding under
previous appointments: VIM. H. Thrift
adjutant general, George A. Lincoln
fish commissioner, T. E. McCurdy state
custodian, G. S. Robinsonmember board
of control and H. NJ Pickell oil inspec-
tor So far as the past is concerned the
republican party of Iowa has been more
than generous in favoring the veterans
in the matter Of official appointments.
OF the lieutenant governors, eight at
least have been old veterans. including
the present incumbent. four secretaries
Of state, four at least state auditors,
six state treasurers, two state super
intendents. four registrars of state land
office, Coffee abolished In 1880 and
nine railroad commissioners since the
office was created in 1873. Since the
war there have been seven soldiers
served as supreme court judges Of the
state. three as clerks of the same court
and four as attorneys general. Iowa
has sent at least thirty-one veterans
to congress since the war and take IL
all in all. we think that the veterans
of our state have no cause of complaint
against the republican party of Iowa.
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AS "BILLI" ORCHARD SnES IL.
lIiiiaden Grapnicl
There is some discussion III the state
papers concerning political conferences
wnlch is interesting to those some-
what familiar with the politics OF the
state.
1t seems that some weeks ago a con-
ference was held in Chicago in which
j. W. Blythe and Ed Hunter and other
politicians participated. The subject
considered was state politics and es-
pecially the governorsfip. The conclu-
sion of this conference was tnat
George u. Perkins was a suitable msln
for governor. This conference was pfl-
waite in it's nature and the general pub
lie has not been advised especially as
to who the men were that participated.
But the facts came to the knowledge
OF many and some of the Independent
papers have made bold to say that
Iowa republicans are going to select
their own candidates and not allow
The work to be done for them by some
self constituted conference held in
Chicago The Sioux City Journal, Mr.
Perkins paper, defends the Chicago
conference as legitimate and within the
bounds Of propriety, as much so as
Des Moines conference or one held i'll
any other part Of the state having UNI
der consideration the same subject.
We rather like this idea of hewing
to the line in he matter of confer
ences as we'll as anything else. But
at the same time we are disposed to
look with suspicion upon any conclu-
sion reached which meets the approx
al OF Mr. Blythe. He is the political
agent of one of the great transporta-
ton systems of the country. He is in
politics to protect and promote their.
interests. The welfare Of the whole
people is secondary consideration
with him He has been In the habit
of debating to a large share Of the
Iowa delegation in congress what they
must do when the interests Of his en-