Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-30
THEY NAN1 RITE
LAW PASSED NOW
Politicians on the Reservation
Are Toucly on the
Rate Question
LEWIS IS VERY POPULAR
Tho Senator From Page County Has
Many Friends Who Would Back Him
Against Hepburn-Patronase Cues
ton May Give the Congressman
Considerable Trouble.
Special 20 Times-Rspublican.

Special 20 Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 30--A standpat-
ter from the state house has recently
been down into the reservation espe-
cially in one of two counties of the
Eighth congressional district, and he
says the politicians there are very
touchy over the rate question. They
are standpatters down there from
standpattersville on the tariff ques-
tion,' says our informant, but when
1t comes to the rate question, espe-
cially in the south tier of counties,
they want rate legislation. / have no
doubt but if there was to he an elec-
tion today in Ringgold county it would
go easily for A. /. Smith against Hep
burn. There are a great many con-
servative people, too, who believe that
If there was an election in Page
county, Hepburn's home county, and
Senator Lewis was a candidate for
congress, that Senator Lewis would
win out. There can be no denying but
that the situation is critical down
there for Hepburn in some Of those
counties. The four counties on the
north tier of that congressional dis
trict have the main line of the c., b.
& @. and have better railway facilities
than the seven counties in the south
tier. These seven counties are taken
care of by spurs and lines that are not
very direct. That is one cause of COM
plant. but the rate question is the
question down there and they are talk
ing 1t all right. too"
While there is always more or less
opposition in every district to the dis
tribution Of the postoffice pluns, there
is said to. be opposition in the Eighth
to the methods of the present con-
gressman in farming out the patron
age. 1t is claimed that this farming
out method has not always worked as
well as though the congressman were
legged that in many cases the dis
tributors Of the patronage have gone
contrary to the wishes OF the majority
of the people to satisfy their own per-
sonal friends and given rise to the de-
mand that Congressman Hepburn dis
tribute his, own patronage instead of
allowing olsa or two men in each coun-
ty to do it for him.
Gov. Cummins has no invitation so
far as known to address the people
of Ohio during the state campaign
there, at least none from the national
committee of the party. Standpat
speakers are the most sought in that
state now. 1t is learned that Senator
Dolliver and Secretary Shaw will each
deliver a number Of speeches there
during the coming campaign. Gov.
Cummins has recently received and
accepted invitations to address the
Economic Club. OF Boston, the Boston
Reform Club, and the commercial club
of Rochester, N. Y. He is also con-
sidering invitations to address the
commercial organization Of Cincinnati
and manufacturers ASSOCIATE of
New York City. None Of the dates
have been definitely determined upon
as yet, but will come in the next month
or so, and will keep the governor pref
ty busy through the month Of Octo-
Der.
Governor Cummins has received
from William Leander Sheets of Burl-
ington copy of a new sacred song
which he has composed entitled "Ha-
ven of Rest" He invites the governor
to hand the song to some soloist Of
the church of his choice and have it
sung there on a date In October, He
invites the governor to attend the SER
vice and says that all the governors
in the United States and the president
have been invited to do likewise, and
it is proposed in this manner to intro
duce the song to the public.
Politicians here do not seem to be
surprised that Senator Doliver should
indicate his determination to introduce
a minority bill in congress to meet the
wishes of the president il that is the
only way the bill can be introduced.
They have been saying for some time
that this is Delivers opportunity, that
he has followed the policy Of keeping
on both sides of the fence quite con-
sistently and that it is now time for
him to get on the side OF the people
for time. They believe that he will
introduce the bill all right and that
he will by so doing make himself
strong with large element of the peo-
pie but they are not sanguine about
his remaining on that side of the fence
long.
Copies of the call to the Interstate
Commerce Law convention to be held
in Chicago. October 26, have been re-
ceived in this city. The call is here
given in full:
A convention OF delegates represent
ing the various trade, industrial and
producing interests Of the country, is
hereby called, by the executive COM
mittee named in the heading Of this
sheet. to be held at the Auditorium ho-
tel, at Chicago, ILL.,, to meet at 10 o.
clock a. M, on the 26th Of October next.
the session to continue probably into
the following day. The basis Of rep
viii be one deleeate for