Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-02
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Of DES MONIES
The Situation Developing Some
Interesting Phases for the
Forces OF Hull
MArTERN TO BE PUT O.. SHELF
Hull Has Always Controlled the May
orally, But the Brewery Matter is
Having Demoralizins Effect on His
Machine-Teachout May be candi-
date to Succeed Mattern.
Special to Times-Republican

date to succeed Matterns
Special to es-Republican
Des Moines, Oct 2-The political sit
uation in Des Moines is developing
some interesting phases in that they
are vitality connected with the political
fortunes of Capt. j. A. T. Hull, con-
gresham from this district. Captain
Hull has for some years named the
mayor of Des Moines and his machine
has run the political situation in this
city. Captain Hull has considered it
necessary to have tight grip on the
Des Moines situation in order to in
sure his own return to congress every
two years, and by his manipulation the
whole congressional situation has been
controlled by capturing the delegation
in this city. Mayor Brenton was COM
PEELED to get off the track at the last
city campaign to make way for George
Mattern as the Hull machine foresaw
that Brenton would surely be defeated
by John MacVicar Brenton got Off
the track and TO square things worked
for the nomination of Judge Pronty.
Recent developments in the brewery
contest in this city have queered Mat
tern for the Hull forces and they are
now forced to drop him. It may be
not be a candidate again for mayor.
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politicians know better. He will have
to be content with one term as his veto
Of the brewery petition estranged the
liberal element of the people and this
liberal element knows that Hull is the
man who names the mayor. hence to
keep in with the liberal element Hull
will have to have new candidate.
Representative Fl. %. Teachouts of this
county, who has served the accustom-
ed length of time in the zouse and
played an important part there is being
considerably talked of but the indica-
tions now seem to point to Alderman
Whitney.
The brewery petition seems to have
come up at a time to cause several
politicians considerable anxiety. Coun-
ty Attorney Jesse Miller is reported to
have his plans laid to be a candidate
for district Judge next year. The An
ti-Saloon League has announced that
1T will appeal the brewery case to the
district court and to do so must have
the consent Of the county attorney.
Hence Mr.. Miller seems destined to
get at outs with either the saloon or
anti-saloon element according as he
consents or refuses to allow the case
to be appealed.
Assistant Attorney General Law
renee DeGraff will be candidate next
year for county attorney of Polk coun-
ty. He recently severed his connection
with the firm of Miller, Wallingford &
DeGraff. Mr.. DeGraff has made an en-
viable record before the supreme court
and In the attorney generals Office dur
ing his term as assistant attorney gem
eral and his friends believe his exper-
ience there will not only be of value
to him in the office of county attorney
but will make him a formidable can
didate in the campaign.
c. F. Wolfe has petitioned for the
purchase of an island in the Missouri
river near Sioux City. The island is
one Of those made by the changing
Of the channel of the Missouri river,
and comes under the law which the
secretary of state has condemned as
being made to favor the man who first
asks for the surveying OF an island.
According to the law the island will
be surveyed and then appraised and
Wolfe has the privilege then of buying
the land at it's appraised value without
the rest of the citizens Of the state
getting any chance to bid on 1t.
The trustees of the State College at
Ames sooner of later will approve a
recommendation for changes in the
Ames & College Railway there. The
matter is being prepared and 1T was
expected that it would be acted on at
the meeting there last week, but 1t
went over 1t is claimed that the smoke
from the railroad engines is nuisance
to the college people and it Is not only
desired to remove this nuisance, but
also to change the location OF part OF
the road so that the landscape will be
more picturesque. When the short
road was first built it was problem
whether or not the stockholders would
not lose all the money they put into
it. 1t has since proven fine invest
ment The college authorities propose
to 20 half way to meet the stockhold-
ers and will bear part of the expense
of the change. The depot issthe prop
erty of the college, and this the college
proposes to move ITSELF provided the
road will bear its part of the expense.
The road will have to comply with
what the trustees order but it is not
the intention of the trustees to be in
the least unreasonable In the matter.
There is considerable speculation on
the part of the politicians Of the state
house on the results of the decision of
the regents of the State University not
to ask for more money than they ex-
pect to receive at the hands OF the
next legislature and their intention not