Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-17
CANDIDATES ARE
LINKED TOGETHER
Contests in Congressional Dis
tricts Hinge Somewhat OH
Head of Ticket
NEW LAW is RESPONSIBLE
Fact That Congressman Arc Being
Chosen at the Same Time Governor
Is Named compeIs Former to Work
in Harmony With State Ticket
Scratching To Be Feared.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 17.-For the first
of the Iowa congressman and the can
didate for governor is wrapped UP to-
gether and this fact is having some
bearing on the campaign that is now
on. 1t had its influence at the state
convention and in the campaign that
preceded and is having its influence in
the campaign now. 1t is a compromis-
ing position for any candidate to be
/ found in when he advocates that any
candidate on the same ticket with him
self be scratched. The result Is that
none of the candidates are doing it.
Furthermore none of the candidates,
so far as they can help themselves, are
allowing their friends to do 1t. This
fact 1t is believed will be sure to oper-
ate to lessen the amount of scratching
that takes place at the November
election in Iowa.
The change that places the governor
and the congressman on the same
ticket was brought about by the en-
actment of the biennial election law,
which is only new being put into full
force. Formerly the governor, under
the annual election law, was elected
in the odd numbered years. AT such
elections there being no national cleo
ton of any kind, not even a congress-
man involved, the state campaign
could be run on independent lines and
the state candidates We're at liberty
to say things about national legisla-
ton. In the even-numbered years,
when congressman were elected, the
congressman could, without injury to
themselves, say anything they pleased
about the state administration.
!" All that is. how changed. The con-
gressmans name comes farther down
on the ticket than that of governor.
The congressman's interest calls for
straight ticket, for if the voter starts
in at scratching there is no telling
where he will stop, and scratch the
ticket" move is thus always a danger
the campaign progresses this fact will
tend to work for harmony In the re-
publican party in Iowa. The entire
SldlG IlCAGI Is lINOlN0u lfllS yGdE, anu
this fact, coupled with the fact that
the circle is off the ballot In Iowa, is
tending to force every coneressman's
working force of postmasters to line
up with all the friends Of the state ad-
ministration. The circle being off the
ballot the fear in the hearts of many
candidates further down on the ticket
is that the voter will make a mark
in the square opposite the name Of the
candidate for governor and then stop,
thinking he has voted the full straight
ticket, as he would have done had the
circle remained on the ballot and he
made a mark in it.
Every effort will be made from this
time on in the campaign to impress
upon the voter the fact that the circle
is off the ballot, and the further fact
that the fate of the standpatters is
linked with that of the Cunlmins men.
In the southern part of the state, 9TH
erwise' known as the reservation, the
standpatters have named the county
tickets To elect this county ticket
is necessary for the purpose Of main
tanning their organizations. This is
another condition tending to harmony
in the party for with both the con-
gressmen and the county tickets at is
sue the southern part of the state has
every reason to be good. The northern
part of the state is all progressive any
way.
To meet the argument of the frater-
nal insurance companies, that they
ought to be let alone by the legislature
and allowed to work out their own SAL
walton without a minimum rate law by
the general assembly, those favoring
the enactment of such a law are pre-
pairing to show that the fraternals have
failed to work out a plan. 1t will be
attempted to show that the National
Fraternal Congress adopted table OF
rates in 1898 which was recommended
to all fraternal insurance companies.
This table of rates is considerably
higher than any used by any fraterhal
company, and recognized the fact that
the rates of fraternals is too low.
At about the next meeting the con-
gress prepared a bill which it recon-
mended to all state legislatures which
required that all new companies being
organized should be forced to adopt
the National Fraternal Congress rate
before being admitted to the state to
do business, and some states, among
then Tennessee adopted the recon-
mendation and enacted the law.
In 1901 the National F'raternal Con-
gress decided that every member of
the congress should adopt the table
prepared by the congress and that all
should place themselves on that basis
by not later than the year 1905.
Before 1905 was reached this decision
was reconsidered and voted down and
now the congress is even divided as to
whether or not the National Fraternal
Congress tables are right and the
question is as far from solution as
ever, as everything that the congress
has recommended or done thus far has
been repealed.
The board of trustees Of the Iowa