Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-04
fighting N OUT
NTH RHETORIC
Question of Paroling Frank
Novak Changed to a Battle
of Filling Briefs
ATTORNEY SCORES pRoTEsroRs
Tom n. Milner, Novak's Lawyer, FiIes
a Most Interesting Communication
With Pardon Clerk Garret-Attorney
For Murdered Mans Father Protests
Against Pardon.
Special to Times-Republican.

SDoClal TO I1meS-hepuDllCHns
Des Moines, Jan. 4.-The question of
the parole of Frank A. Novak for tha
murder OF Edward Murray in Ben
ton county, on Feb. 2, 1897. seems, so
far as the attorneys In the case are
concerned at least, to have changed to
a battle Of oratory and fling briefs.
Two communications have been filed
with Pardon Clerk Garret, one by At
torney B. l.. Wick. attorney for Muir
rays father, In which he protests
against the pardon Of Novak, assigning
various technical grounds. The more
interesting is that filed by Tom H. Mil
ner. attorney for Novak. After stating
various reasons why Novak should be
pardoned and explaining why certain
petitioners object to his pardon, Mr..
Miner says, in speaking of the per-
sons individually who ara opposing
the parole:
Il notice, for instance, among 9th
ers, one from Hon. M. j. Wade, for
merly district judge of this state,
now a congressman and chautauqua
lecturer and all-around politician, who
Is always an M. j. Wade man and uni-
versally supports M. j. Wade for any
thing that the said Wade wants and
who is In danger Of crucifixion for not
wanting enough. I presume Mr.. Wade
never saw the records In the case and
knows nothing about 1t whatever. and
probably cares less"
Mr.. Miner then proceeds to show
that the divorce for Mrs. Noyak was
obtained by j. II. Crosby. brother-in-
law OF Mr.. Wade, which he says ex-
plains Mr.. Wade's attitude. After tell
ing that Mr.. Stewart digs up the grave
yard OF the past without touching the
records, In burst of oratory, Mr..
Miner says: "Mr. Skemp Is a worn
out decayed or superannuated preacher
attacked occasionally with a spasm Of
poetry, that jingles with the sweetness
of bells on the horses, which were In
scribed Holiness Unto the Lord and
rhyme with the melody of two tin pans
coming into head-end collision" The
case has been argued orally and is now
being fought out with rhetoric.
There seems to be making a desper-
ate effort on the part of some to give
an entirely political aspect to the re-
moval of Adjutant General Byers. II
seems likely If the efforts are persisted
in a statement may be made from some
source explaining the matter. 1t is
we'll known that the appointment of
Mr.. Thrift was on the recommendation
of a majority of the members of the
National Guard. Senator Dows, who
has been pointed out as supporting
Thrift is standpatter and Thrift FUR
thermore comes from Dubuque where
the factional lines of the party have
not been drawn.
At the meeting Of railroad commits
sioners yesterday the commission or
yanized by electing F.. A. Dawson
chairman, Mr.. Lewis secretary, 1. II.
Boylen clerk and Mrs. Freda McCaus-
land stenographer.
Governor Cummins has been asked to
use his influence with the next state
legislature to secure the enactment of
a law prohibiting the presentation Of
the play Uncle Toms Cabin" on the
stage in Iowa. In communication to
the governor signed by Wilbur r. Roe,
and dated Columbus, Ohio, 1t Is claim
ed that the presentation Of the play
keeps alive the animosity between the
north and the south. A claim that the
play is inconsistent is made on the
ground that Uncle Tom was beaten to
~ vod no
his death was a lie for the reason that
no less than two people claim to have
been the original of Uncle Tom.
"Nearly every county in the state Is
laying claim to the Tippecanoe ban
ner," said Isaac Brandt. The banner
is given by the Polk county Tippe-
canoe Club to the county making the
greatest republican gains. 1--WE usual
ly hold our banquet and present the
banner on Feb. 8, but this year we
may have to hold 1T before or after that
date because there are so many other
things going on here at that time.
There is being experienced some diff
Guilty in determining to just which
county the banner belongs but we will
know in few days"
The action of Governor Cummins in
refusing to consider the offer Of re-
pudiated bonds Of southern state as
a gift to the state Of Iowa is followed
by a communication to the governors
office signed by p. McCahey of Phila-
delphia. The communication is head
ed "Insidious Attack Against the
South" In 1T there is pointed out that
in various acts of legislation in the ma
tional congress there were purposely
slipped in obscure sentences which all
lowed a chance for the collection Of
these old repudiated claims. For In
stance it is claimed that at the Hague
convention financial claims against
the United States was adroitly con-
cealed in the phrase legal questions
whether already existing or which may
eventually arise" The international