Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-05
H[RR|O|1 WOULD
LIKE The HONOR
Cummins Peonle Still Think
He Is Compromising Every
thing to BE Governor
HINT EMERGENCY CANDIDATE
Some Gossip States That the Latter
POSITION Applies Moro Truly to Hon
+ est John Herriott Than General
Opinion That He Would Like to bo
tho Compromise Candidate.
HINT EMERGENCY CANDIDATE
70 rlmes-R Republican.

Special 20 Times Republican.
Des Mones, April 5.-~There is little
doubt that Honest John Herriott would
like to be considered as the ccmprom-
ise candidate for governor Of Iowa
with the emphasis on the the Mr.
Herriott talks little. r>-t reporter IN
Iowa could get an interview Mt this
time from Mr.. Herrfott on any public
question, or hardly any other question.
He could not be gotten to say n word
ships in the next senate In which he
is sure to be presiding officer and of
which every member Is now we'll
known. since the supreme court sus-
tained the biennial election law. He
lis adopting the policy of antagoniz-
ing no interest or faction. but Of ap-
pearing as an honest, patriotic cltizen
who has established his claim to abfl-
ity to serve in the highest office In the
gift of the state thru his political ac-
tions and positions in the past. While
Mr. Herriott was state treasurer and q
member of the executive council he
took some original positions on the
proposition of taxing the railroads ana
claimed the roads should he taxed
either on the basis of their earnings
or else on the market value OF the
stock. so as to get at the real value
Of the road. This pleased tine Cum
Minis element Of the party and Mr..
Herriott's articles in the Homestead
are well remembered as they vera
published but a few years ago. II mas
long been a matter Of common knoWl-
edge too that Mr.. Herriotts threat TO
ext,ose George L. pgoson in an open
letter which he .ssote and showed to
H O. Weaver, was the cause OF Mr.
Dobspn suddenly discovering that he
could not run for q third term as sec
retary of state for the reason that his
duties as president of the National
Life and Trust Company had grown
GO arduous. This threat of Herriott's
too was what first made a rift that ex-
nosed the wild cat insurance. that
shaw. Dobson and Merriam started
out in az soon as. soon as they came
into office.
There is some gossip, however 10
the effect that Mr.. Herriott IS more
in the position of being an emergency
candidate than a compromise candl-
date This because Of his Cedar Rap
ids experience in which the Cummlhs
people claimed thru his appointment OF
Hart on the steering committee OF the
candidates uniting to defeat Cummins
THAT he was willing to drop all ms
credit on the side Of government for
the sake of being governor. Hart, OF
council Bluffs was considered rail-
road man of the most radical kind,
and the Cummins' people have not
been able to get over the idea that
Mr.. Herriott was compromising every
thing to be governor.
AS for compromise candidate TOT
governor it is being suggested more
and more that Auditor of State B. r.
carroll is the most likely candidate.
Mr. Carroll was compromise candl-
date for auditor. He was suggested
nv Abe Funk, Cumi1llIls
man. and was quickly accepted by the
Rlvihe people. His position is quite
we'll known on most public matters.
He comes from the southern part OIL
the state, where the railroad lhteresls
and especially ]. w. Blythe ana the
darlington are supposed to sway
things but would be entirely acceptable
to the Cummins men of the state. Mr.
Carroll has another term us adultor
coming to him according to the GUS
toms of the past but. compromise cam
didates are usually brought out late
and win without any fight and there is
no one hardly who would refuse the
office of governor if 1T were brought
| ia him on a silver platter. 1t is believ-
ed Mi Carroll would accept the office
under such conditions tho according to
| indications at this time he will not be
an active candidate for the place.
There is a feeling in some quarters
| that Morrow is likely to prove strong
| candidate for state treasurer and that
as standpat candidate he il, least OBJ
iectionable to the Cummins people.
| Now that the biennial election law
| is sustained by the supreme court and
| the personnel Of the house and senate
is fixed, there is a reasonable certainty
as to the class of legislation to be TAX
EN- up next January 1t is interesting
to note too that of the one-half of the
| members of the senate to be elected a
year from the coming fall nine are
Cumnl;ns men and twelve anti Cum
MINIS so far as the republicans are con-
| cerned OF those who will hold over
,ho,,+ fourteen are ClIrnminS men and
seven Cummins There are
grounds for speculation as to whether
| or not Cunmins in another election
can lose control of the senate, with
more than half Of the republicans re-
naming in his favor and the greater
number of the standpatters to be up
for election.
A change has been necessitated in
] the tabulation Of the census because OF