Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-08
Multiplicity of Candidates In
Eighth Makes the Colonel's
Position shaky
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EXPECTED
Senator Lewis Of cIarinda Likely to
Shy His Castor Any Time and Miller
and Kent are Certain to Try for
Congressional Honor.-ProbIem for
Railroad Commission.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. S.-Although the
Creston Advertiser-G Gazette, a news
paper in which Congressman w. p.
Hepburn owns a considerable amount
of stock, il not the controlling interest,
is trying hard to stem the tide and give
the impression that the eighth con-
gressional district is enjoying season
of political rest without the slightest
suggestion OF opposition to Congress-
man Hepburn, the facts are undisput-
able that the eighth district just now
Is having more activity that any sec
ton of the state for months with no
promise that there Is likely to be any
immediate quieting down of the polit-
ical discussion. Only July IL in this
column the news was first published
that Congressman Hepburn would
have opposition in the eighth district.
Subsequent events have born out that
statement for the opposition is now
open and avowed A. l. Smith is all
ready in the field as candidate and
it is given on good authority that
there is a strong likelihood that SEN
ator Lewis of Clarinda. Congressman
Hepburn's new home city, will in the
course of time. declare himself can
didate The fact that Judge w. e.
Miller, of Bedford, would likely be
candidate was mentioned day or
two ago in this column. Now G. II.
Thomas, Of Kent, one of the strong
men of the eighth district, is said to
be waiting favorable time to an
nounce his candidacy. The statement
was made here today by an eighth dis
trict man who is familiar with the
situation that since A. ]. Smith, OF Mt.
Ayr, announced himself as candi-
date. sufficient assurances have been
had from his own county, Ringgold.
that there is little doubt but that he
will get that delegation. Judge Miller
is in Taylor county, which is situated
between Page, the home of Colonel
Hepburn, and Ringgold, the home OF
Mr.. Smith. Should Judge Miller, OF
Bedford, and Senator Lewis, of Page,
each become candidates as there seems
every likelihood that they will, it can
readily be seen that there are grounds
for saying that Congressman Hepburn
will have q serious proposition on his
hands, for with the exception Of Fre-
mont county, all the counties in that
district are east of Hepburn's home
county and with Taylor and Ringgold
which are likely to go against Hep
burn, separating them. There Will be
no surprises If Congressman Hepburns
return from Honolulu is announced In
a short time.
CONGRESSMAN Hull has been in the
east for some days and there is re-
port that there will be nothing sald
about the seed scandal In which 1t IS
claimed his farm in Virginia was made
an experimental station for the de-
partment Of agriculture to be given
free seed Of all kinds with which to
plant it. Congressman Hull immedi-
ately denied the report here as soon
as IT came out and Immediately after
DENYING it left for Washington. 1t is
probable that the seed matter will be
dropped and nothing more heard from
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1t.
Professor W. r. Patterson who is at
work on the census has prepared a Sc
ries Of several maps showing the
growth of the insurance business in
this state and the United States. One
chart shows in sort of pyramid style
the growth Of the insurance business
in the entire country. The pyramid
being formed by a succession Of layers
of which the base Is the last years
business and the apex the first years
business and apex the first business in
insurance done, of which there is rec.
ord. A perpendicular line divides the
pyramid on one side of which is the
business done in Iowa and the other
the business done In all other states
outside of Iowa. The insurance data is
the first that has been gathered CIV
ing a comprehensive idea in compare
son Of the insurance business Other
charts have been prepared showing
both for the United States as a whole
and for Iowa the amount of money
spent each year by the people for in
surance and the amount of money
paid back by tne insurance companies
for losses. These charts have been
prepared so as to show this tnforma-
tion for each year and on the same
chart is shown the different kinds Of
insurance, both mutual and old line
and county mutual.
August 20 the state railroad commits
sion will have the first hearing under
the new law which empowers them to
fix the place at which ditch shall
cross a railroad track. Down In APP
panoose county they have formed
drainage district No, 1. and the ditch
will cross the rigbt-of-way OF the Bur-
lington in two places. The county
and the railroad can not agree on the
matter and it thus becomes the duty
of the commissioners to visit the ter
ritory and fix on the places for the
crossing.
All of the commissioners will be in
the city this week for meeting @