Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-04
TALKING RATES
: IN The eighth
B. W. Garrett Finds That the
Farmers Want to Write
Congressman
JUDGE MILLER A CANDIDATE
South Dakota Produces Letter
Showing That AduIterated Foods
Were Intended For Iowa But Reach
ed Her by Mistake-Packard Has
Good Exhibit.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 4.-B. w. Garrett,
of the governors office, who delivered
an address at the Garden Grove meet
ing of the old settlers, found politics
seething in the Eighth district. Il
was surprised" said Mr. Garrett, on his
return. Ito find the political situation
so warm. They were talking the rate
question on every street corner. While
there one farmer made the proposition
that every one present write to the
congressman and senators and tell
them where tha district stood on the
rate question. He says: I propose to
write to Colonel Hepburn and Senator
Dolliver and let them know what we
want. The fact is we want the COM
mission to have the right to fix a prop
er rate for a wrong, one.' The same
kind of talk was heard everywhere and
readily showed to me that the district
is thoroughly aroused over the political
issues"
1t is learned that there is talk in the
Eighth district Of Judge w. e. Miller
of Redfleld, as a candidate against
Hepburn for the nomination as con-
gressman. Judge Miller is a Cummins
man and was appointed by the govern
or to fill the vacancy on the district
bench there, being defeated by Judge
HI. NJ. Towner at the regular election.
Judge Miller was on the program for
the Garden Grove reunion and spoke
yesterday on "Shall Money or Man.
hood Rule"
1t is learned that Judge III. M. Town
er, of Corning, in his address on Pa :
triotism and Greed" delivered at the
Garden Grove meeting Wednesday,
declared that the time had come when
there must be some remedy discovered
for the trusts evil
It has leaked out that there is very
substantial evidence that fraud has
been practiced at Atlantic in the talk
ing of the census and it would not be
a surprise to some if some indictments
were returned out there if such is pos
sible. While nothing can be learned
at the office of Secretary Dawson of
the executive council it is known that
a, big stack of affidavits have been filed
with the council in the Atlantic census
matter and it develops that large part
Of this evidence tends to show that the
census Of Atlantic has been padded.
The affidavits come from the temper
ance people Of Atlantic and since they
are familiar with their contents and
are not allowed to take the matter be-
fore the executive council 1t IS SAID
there is strong probability that they
will carry the matter to the grand
Jury Of Cass county and seek to Sc
cure indictments against the guilty
narties. 1t is not known that an In
dictment would be possible even If IT
could he shown that the census had
heen padded, but it is presumed there
will, he some way discovered FOR meet
ing out adequate punishment.
sss
Governor Packard Is held to be
largely responsible for the fact that
at the state fair this year there Will
he more breeding cattle than ever be-
fore eathered to any exposition or fair
anywhere in the country. At the Chi
ca,po International Live Stock show
there have been more cattle on expos
ition hut these include steers ready
fo,. s1Ua1ghtering. For fine thorough
hred stock for breeding there has new
er been the equal of what cnere VIII
be this year ait the state falr. Cover
nor Packard, of Marshalltown, is held
to be chiefly responsible for this for
fine reason that the cattle department.
of the fair is his special pride. AIT the
meetings of the directors of the state
fair there may be all sorts OF talk
alhout economy missing, but when 1T
comes to the stock Governor Parkard
presents a plan for bigger premiums
and more of them and though there is
all SORTS of talk that 1T will be impos-
sihle the plan of Governor Packard al
ways carries.
State Dairy Commissioner III. R.
Wright is home from a vacation spent
on his farm up in Wisconsin, and
though he has been absent from the
state he has kept in touch with pro-
gress in the matter of pure food bill
for Iowa Mr.. Wright says he has lit
tie doubt but that with plans thor
oughly organized, there will be little
difficulty in getting the bill enacted in
to a law.
Some additional arguments are be-
ing stored I'D for the next legislature
,;ol, TO fiha fqn1antS of
the grocery lobbyists. Miller, of the
Sprague- Warner Company, made the
argument to the last legislature that
if Iowa would but postpone its action
for a time congress would enact a law
and a state law would be unnecces-
sary. AT the convention in st. Louis
this same man argued that the state
Legislatures were the proper people To
take this matter up and not congress.
When Miller cbmes to the legislature
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