Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-16
LEWIS MAY RUN
FOR CONGRESS
Page County Senator Being
Urged to Enter Race Against
Congressman Hepburn
PREFERS THE STATE SENATE
cIarinda Man Not Willing to Enter the
Campaign for tho National Lesisla-
ture-Traveling Men Much Interested
in the Association Meeting = Other
State News.
Special to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican,
Des Moines, Dec. 16.-A great deal
of pressure is being brought to bear
to induce Senator Lewis, of Clarinda,
to become a candidate for congress
in the Eighth district. Mr.. Lewis has
been understood for some time as be-
and desired rather to continue his po-
sition in the senate His friends have,
however. urged him to become a can
didate and there is more of posi-
bility that he may enter the race than
there has been at any time yet.
Whether. or not Senator Lewis enters
the field there will be candidates who
will enter Hepburn's home county
and make a fight FOR the delegation.
In fact the announcement Of the can
didacy Of other men in the Eighth
district Is said now to hinge on the
decision of Senator Lewis becoming
a candidate. A politician from the
reservation holding state position
was down in the Eighth district the
other day and on his return says the
condition is getting more interesting
continually and the onslaught on the
FENCES Of Congressman Hepburn is
no small matter. The same man has
been under the impression heretofore
that the opposition to Hepburn would
fall short Of defeating him, but what
he learned on his visit seems to have
changed his mind.
President H. b. Hedge Of the Iowa
State Travelling Mems Association, is
association from outside of Des Moines
come to Des Moines and make an in
vestigation of the condition of the of
flee. He was riled by the claim pub
lished in the Davenport Times that
there were 400 business men of Des
Moines taken in as members Of the
association within a short time He
says there is no truth in the statement
and he wants it investigated. To
that end he offers to pay the expenses
of any two members who will come
here to investigate and will pay such
expenses out of his own pocket Since
the death of Secretary Haley there
have been many runlors and claims
started, but very few people have
come to Des Moines to investigate
such rumors. A little investigation
was made the other day by Mr.. Bird
sail Of Cedar Rapids, who came to the
office and stated that he had been told
there were 400 members taken in in
the month of November and that 90
per cent were Des Moines people. AS
the proxy system is not allowed in
this state in the association, If the
were to be made up large
ly of Des Moines people, the Des
Moines candidates would have an adj
vantage. Birdsall was shown the
applications. There were
327 for the month of November and
twenty-nine were Des Moines people
or a little less than 9 per cent. Be-
ginning. with July the membership of
the Iowa State Travelling Mems AS
ISOLATION has gained more each month
than the average Of the same months
since the organization and nearly
more than the same months for any
year except the first. In July of 1891
and 1892 the gains exceed those OF this
year. In August the gains Of 1891 and
1903 exceed those of this year. For
September, 1891, 1903 and 1904, ex-
coed this year, In October, 1891, 1892,
1902 and 1904, exceed this year and
for November the gain is exceeded
only in November of 1891. Some Of
the Des Moines candidates have been
into the Office here to investigate the
but have failed so far as
known to discover any mismanage-
ment Of the office.
There are fifteen amendments sug-
gested and offered for the annual
meeting next month. OF these fifteen
eleven were offered by one member
down in the southern part Of the state.
The membership has till December 20
to offer amendments to the constitution
and they are still coming in. The most
important amendments offered thus
far are to change the system Of proxy
voting and allow proxies instead of re-
curing every member to be present
at the annual meeting to cast his bal
lot. One amendment would change the
system so as to have ballots by mail.
Another would change the system so
as to allow others than residents of
Des Moines to occupy the position of
director. The rest of the amendments
ask for various changes including the
change of the salary to a stated
instead of the fee system.
AS a matter of fact Iowa is not the
only state that is having trouble in it's
State Travelling Mems Association. IL
|inois is having all sorts of trouble.
There proxies are allowed at the an
nual meetings. In the Chicago Jour-
nal of December 3 there is an item to
the effect that out over the state the
members are attacking the proxy sys-
tenn and claim it works to allow the
officers to do as they please and to
elect themselves In perpetuity. They
propose to abolish 1t. Their annual
meeting occurs January Is and the an.
aual meeting here takes place Jan. 20
and here the outside membership is
to institute the proxy sys-
lem.
The improvements at the state house
n the senate and house chambers is
ooking better That is it looks more
is though the work would be COM
oleted. The carpets are all down in
both chambers and the seats in the
galleries are in place. About all that
'emains now is to put in place the