Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-02
Many of His Supporters Think
He Should Become a Can
didate Again
ABOUT PERKINS, CANDIDACY
His Position on Rate Legislation, Tariff
and Other Issues Not as Clearly De-
fined as His Friends Hoped For
Romance Revealed in Case Appealed
to the Supreme Court.
special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 2.-Some Of the
Cummins supporters out over the state
who favor the governor running for
third term are insisting that the time
has come for a showing and that the
friends of the governor should make
known what they want. They claim
the governor who has been suggested,
for that office, has shown signs of
weakness and has failed to receive, any
degree Of spontaneous support that
would indicate a likely candidate. They
claim if the friends of the governor
who wish him to run for third term
delay the matter for a great while
longer they will be playing into the
hands Of the opposition and they reas-
on that the governor is not going to
make up his mind to run for a third
term unless there is sufficiently
strong demand to impress him with the
idea that he should remain in the Of
flee. The matter will likely be de-
termined one way or the other inside
of the next ten or twelve weeks by
the governor.
The accusation that George D.
Perkins candidacy is backed by the
railroads and has the support of the
railroad interests is being discussed
around political circles now more than
any other thing. There has been dis
position from the first to- look with
suspicion on the editorials of his news
paper. Men thoroughly versed on state
politics are saying that Mr.. Perkins
may write editorials favoring rate Leg
islation and tariff revision but that
he will be with the railroad and cor
porate interests in office. They point
to one editorial in the Sioux City Jour-
nal in which he says: "rhe railroad
rate question is an incident. The sub
stance lies back Of it. Every problem
of self government is involved. Is this
a government for and by the corpora
tions, CIR is it a government for and by
the people?" and then to another in
which he says: "The fact is to be rec
ognized that there is no overshadow-
ing state issue before the people" when
the Cummins people think the primary
election law one of the most important
pieces of legislation before the people
in many years, and to this statement:
''The people of this state are in very
general accord with the public policies
for which President Roosevelt stands
sponsor. The Iowa delegation is back
ing the president-the two senators
and the eleven members Of the house
of representatives. Probably a better
example Of harmony is not to be found
in the history Of our politics It would
not he out Of order, therefore, If the
legislature shall desire to make express
sion-which would be proper desire
on its part-to adopt form of reso-
luton reflective of conditions. That
is to say, the legislature might adopt
a resolution Of congratulation. 1t would
not be out Of place to point with pride
to the fact that the two senators and
the eleven representatives are unani-
mously and heartily with the presi-
dent" which is taken as move for
harmony when the progressive repub-
licans believe there never was a time
more opportune for driving the nails
into the coffin of corporate domination
in politics than in the campaign now
opening. AS result the editorials of
Mr.. Perkins are themselves bewilder-
ing the politicians somewhat.
There is an impression in some Cir
cles that the coming session of the
legislature would not be held but for
the operation of the biennial election
law. This is probably due to little
relaxation of memory. One OF the
foremost newspapers Of the state the
other day made the assertion that no
session would be held this winter If
the biennial election law had not
rassed. The last session of the leg
islatare was held convening in Janu-
ary. 1903. The legislature meets every
two years and would have met this
winter biennial election or no biennial
election. But for the biennial election
there would, however, he no legislature
convening in 1907, as there will be
now. The confusion comes in the fact
that the members Of the last legisla-
t,,re mold over for the coming session.
This was necessary in changing the
elections to every two years instead
of every year, otherwise there would
have had to be an election this year.
An interesting lawsuit in which ro-
nance is literally mixed is to come
before the supreme court at the jan
uary term. The abstract has just been
filed with Clerk Crockett. The case is
from Floyd county and B. F. Wright
Of the Charles City Daily Press and
Floyd County Semi-weekly Advocate
is the plaintiff and II. w Smith, his
wouldIbe partner and son-in-law is
the defendant According to the pc
tition of the plaintiff filed in the dis
trict court of Floyd county H. w
Smith approached him on Nov. 1, 1902.
and asked the hand of his daughter
Meave in marriage. The consent was
not readily Forthcoming. Instead the
old folks preached delay and urged