Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-20
SENATOR SMITH
WAVES BEE ASIDE
Able and Veteran Statesman
From Usage Says He Has
Not Been Considered
BLYTHE MEN GETS TOGETHER
No PerceptibIe Effort Being Made by
tho cummins Fellows to Center on
a Candidate For Governor Atho
Several Strong Men Arc Being Talk
ed of For the Nomination.
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Special to Times Republican.
pes Moines Jan. Ex-senator J. A.
Simth. was in the city yesterday en-
route from Nebraska to his home. Sen
ator smith called at the state house
to visit his friends there and snake
hands. He has been mentioned IN
casual way as gubernatorial possl-
bility but Senator Smith states that
he has not been seriously mentioned
and will not be considered. He con-
yeys the idea that the idea of being a
candidate for nomination for governor
Is fnrtherest from his thoughts. IL
develops that the anti-machine ele-
ment of the party is doing nothing SO
far as is preceptible towards uniting
on a candidate for the nomination
while the selections of the machine
element are being made with wna'
seems to be definite understandings
and harmony. The position the Cum
Minis men are likely to be in when the
campaign starts so far as the appear
ances seem now will be much the same
as that of the other element when the
governor was first nominated II
viii be remembered that at that time
the standpat element failed to unite
it's forces. Considerable gossip ABOUT
the political centers Is to the enec'
that Speaker Clark is most prom
ising person If any effort should DC
made in his behalf. His fairness ano
ability would give him desired pres
tige. Ex-Speaker Eaton is named as
another strong and promising possi-
bility as he has always been very
friendly to Governor Cummins and al
the same time is recognized as being
satisfactory to very large element
of an factions. Senator Garst Is an
other who is frequently spoken of as q
possibility.
Hon. John Cownie. Of the board OF
control, speaking of recent reports that
Iowa farmers are going insane says
that at one time there were three per-
sons who had been members of the
Salvation Army who were in the state
penitentiaries of Iowa With q proper
ratio there should have been about
10000 farmers in the penitentiary 70
keep up their proportion. AT another
time there were seven ministers, min
listers wives and ministers daughters
in the insane hospitals which was
way ahead of the proper proportion
figuring on a population basis. The
next wear, however, there We're none
in the insane hospitals. He illus
trates in this way that it is easy to
prove anything by statistical tables
1--WE often hear it said that there is
more wool gathered from white sheer
than from black Ones" said Mr.
Cownie. "Of course there is for there
are more white sheep than black ones
For the same reason there is more corn
gathered from crooked rows than from
straight ones. because there are more
crooked rows. / attended farmers
institute at one time, when an estim-
able lady of literary ability read a pa
per i'm which she pointed out that far
mers build fine barns for their horses
and live scantttly themselves. and were
going insane. 1 contradicted It, The
only way to arrive at an intelligent
conclusion in such matters is to study
the statistics over long period OF
years"
Captain Thrift the new adjutant gen.
eral, arrived in the city yesterday and
is familiarizing himself to some ex-
tent with the office he will take charge
of February 1. Governor Cunnmins
was out Of the city till yesterday noon
when he returned from Red Oak and
Council Bluffs where he made address
es Captain Thrift has made no init
nation of whom he will appoint as his
assistant and corps of officers and will
probably give out no information till
he has had time to talk the matter all
over with the governor. There has
been very strong desire on the part
of many to see Mayor John T. Hume
retained as assistant adjutant. There
is absolutely no certainty at this time
who will be appointed. 1t is believed
that Captain Thrift is considering
others along with Major Hume as
possible appointees. Outside of Major
Hume it is believed there will be a
number of changes in the office.
Members of the capitol commission
while awaiting the sketches of Artist
Blashfield as to the proper subject for a
painting to go in the panel above the
grand staircase at the state house have
given the matter great deal OF
thought themselves. Many suggestions
are that the matter should be typical
of Iowa One suggestion IS that Iowa
is the most typical American state
in the union 1t is far enough removed
from both the Atlantic and Pacific to
escape any predominating foreign ele-
ment It's inhabitants are more purely
American born than any other. Its re-
moval from the south and the absence
of large cities only prove the same
condition 1t is agricultural, but is
the state that thinks greater thoughts
and is coming to produce greater meE
than any other.
A. G.. Stewart who is named by the
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