Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-24
An. Interesting Situation De-
veloping In the Fiftieth
Senatorial District
HUMBoDLT AND PocAHoNTAs
Latter Two Counties Alleged to Have
Had Coalition That Cut Out Buena
Vista Entirely in the Distribution Of
the Political Honors.
ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. pa Buera Vista
county man who was in the city this
week throws little additional light on
the political situation up In the Ffftieth
senatorial district which is composed
of Buena Vista, Pocahontas and Hum
boldt counties. In addition 10 there
being an interesting situation In the
congressional fight with the chances
that Fayille may be a cand date he
says there is likely to be some develop
ments in the senatorial and represen-
tative situation. Buena Vista county
| it seems, is tired Of being left out in
the cold Buena Vista, Pocahontas,
and Humboldt make up the Fiftieth
senatorial district. But Buena Vista
is in the Seventy seventh representa-
| tive district while the other two coun-
ties are in the seventy sixth. Thfs
situation has resulted for some time
| in a close agreement between Hum
boldt and Pocahontas whereby one
| takes the senator and the other the
representative, and Buena Vista gets
left out entirely in the senatorial con-
| sideration. In the last senatorial cam
paign Pocahontas and Humboldt got
into squabble and each of them WNlt
to Buena Vista and asked that cam
didate be named for senator and
agreed to support whoever was nam
| ed so it was good man.
| With this highly interesting sttua-
| tion confronting her in which the sena-
torial position was brought IN a plat
| ter Buena Vista was about 10 name
man. when, it is alleged, Judge Frank
Helsel took a hand in favor Of Senator
Winnie and blocked the scheme in
/ Buena Vista to name q man. II Is
| claimed that Buena Vista was some
what reconciled to her fate OF getting
none of the political plums till the Of
fer of the senatorship was made and
the failure to get it is said to have
merely whetted the appetites of the
| politicians up there and they are now
| thirsting for that senatorship.
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| The office of the state superinten-
dent is hoping that the ruling in the
Clearfield school site matter will be
against the office for the reason that it
will give an opportunity to carry the
matter to the supreme court. Ihere
| is said never to have been a ruling OF
\ the supreme court on the question OF
whether or not district court has
| right to review the acts OF an official
such as the superintendent of public
instruction or any other official who
under certain conditions acts as a
court in deciding equity matters. SUI
perintendent Riggs in the Clearfield
matter has maintained that the law
courts had no right to review his acts
and If the decision of the district court
ia against him will at once appeal to
| the supreme court IN order 10 get
ruling on that point.
-Four Montana girls arrived at this
citv Yesterday to do the relay riding
at the state fair The horses were
shipped week ago but coming by
freight have not arrived here yet. They
were expected today. 1t takes an en-
tire carload of horses for the races.
There are four girls, but only three
ride in the races, the fourth being helo
in reserve in case Of an accident to any
of those riding.
Il
The secretary of the state fair con-
tinues to get telegrams and letters
from breeders of stock asking for space
to pitch tents of for anything In
order to make an exhibit. The ground
Iroom about the stock quarters, how
ever. is all taken up in one way or an
other and not even ground room is left.
The first of the machinery is being un-
|loaded today and some Of the stock
reached the city today and was un-
Iloaded. A great many of the breeders
sent their stock early in order that the
animals will become accustomed to
their surroundings before the crowds
arrive and thus not become excited by
| the crowds.
IT is learned. that the new hotel in
Cedar Rapids is to be called the Mont
rose, after one of the partners of the
firm and the the hotel that was built
on the site of the old Clifton is to be
called the Allison, after Senator Alli-
son. 1t is said that the people of Ce-
dar Rapids desired that both hotels
should be named after some of the big
men of Cedar Rapids, some of the po-
llitical leaders or bog merchants, as a
patriotic move.
Hon. John Cownie, chairman Of the
state board Of control, who is back
from short trip over the state to
some of the institutions tells some
good stories on the patients that illus
trates the difficulties the superintend-
ents have to contend with. At Mt.
| r,o,,o,f a new insane. Datient was
cared for till it was seen he had suf-
ficiently recovered to be able to do
some work when the superintendent
told him it was the custom for all the
| patients TO work more or less as they
were able, as it was felt to be better
| for them He then asked the man
| what he wished to do but could get no
answer to anything he asked. He as
sured the man he could choose his own
/ work and named over a lot OF trades
the man tn worked at them