Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-02
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STILL EVIDENT
List ofAvailable Candidates For
Governor of Iowa Will Be
Long One
MATTERS MAY BE COMPLICATED
Convention Making Nomination For
Governor and All Other State Off
GERS Will Probably be Asked to Nom
mate Candidate for United States
Senator AIso-PoIiticaI Gossip.

Senator AlSo-Folitlcal GOSSIP
Special to Iimes-Eepubljcan.
Des Moines, Jan. 1.-While there will
be no election in Iowa for nearly two
years yet the discussion of candidates
| for state offices continues in some
of the newspapers of the state and
there are indications that great many
candidates will be considered from
time to time. There is every likeli-
hood of the fight for nominations being
made much along the lines which pre-
vailed in the last three or four state
conventions - the factional line not
having disappeared as has been desir-
ed by many republicans. Such being
the case the list Of candidates for gov
ernor will be long one. Here are
some of those who are regarded as
available:
George w. Clarke, Dallas county,
speaker of the house.
Willard L. Eaton, Mitchell county
ex-speaker.
John Herriott, Guthrie county, lieu
tenant governor.
! David J. Palmer, Washington, rail-
road commissioner.
James L. Smith, Mitchell county,
state senator.
Warren Garst, Carroll county, state
senator.
!, G. d. Perkins, Sioux City. ex-con-
gressman.
Edwin H. Conger, Dallas county
minister to China.
| A. b. Funk, Spirit Lake, president
capitol commission.
| Thomas d. Healey, TT. Dodge, ex-
state senator.
John F. Lacey, Mahaska county,
member Of congress.
(; James H Trewin, Linn county. ex-
/ state senator.
H. w. Byers. Shelby county, ex-
speaker.
! D. H. Bowen, Allamakee county, ex-
speaker.
| If the present attitude of the lead
ers of the republican party continues
thru the next year and the hostility of
| factions remains to the time of the
opening of the campaign, no person
who is in any sense a compromise
candidate, or who has tried to curry
favor with both factions will stand any
show of nomination. It is very likely
that the convention which makes the
nomination for governor and all other
state officers will be asked also to
nominate a candidate for United States
senatoH and this will further compli-
cate matters.
| Governor Cummins has announced
as part of his program and that of
his friends that he will urge upon con-
gress statewide primary law-one
under which all local officers will be
nominated at legal primaries, also all
state officers, all candidates for the
legislature, all candidates for congress
and even United States senator's,
making a complete referendum to the
people. AS he will urge this upon a
legislature at the next session, which
legislature is favorable to any reason
able proposal he makes, it is entirely
possible that such q law shall be put
in force before the time comes for
making nominations for state office
again. Under such circumstances
there would be something little short
of political revolution in the state.
The state capitol commission will
hold meeting very soon and take up
the last work before the commission
relating strictly to the artistic decor
alton Of the state capitol. This will be
the selection of an artist or artists to
paint the eight 'lunettes" In the inter-
opportunity for some fine decoration,
and the commission has an appropria-
ton Of $1,000 for each of the small
half-circles. There is controversy
however, as to whether to have the
work done by one man or by eight
artists. A number of artists are anx-
ious to secure the work for one lunette
EACH When this contract is let and
the@ contract for gliding the dome,
painting the smaller domes, and for
fire protection, all the important con-
tracts will have been let for the COM
pletion of the capitol.
That the insurance business is on
the increase i'm Iowa is shown by the
fact that during the year just closed
the state auditor issued certificates to
more than $4,000 different insurance a
gents in the state. This is large
increase over previous years. Each
and every agent must have certifi-
cate from the state auditor and this
is a source of considerable income to
the state.
The controversy over high school in
spection has been settled by the col
leges of the state making provision for
the inspection by their own agents.
This has been done by the state uni
versity, but the smaller colleges sought
to have it done by the department of
public instruction. There was no mon
ey available for that work; and so the
colleges have formed an association
and will apportion the work among thG
different o. ges each one sa
an ips o certain toy