Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-26
House Members Are Puzzled as
to What to Do With Gilli-
lands Resolution
TEMPLE WANTS 1T AMENDED
Blythe Crowd Realize That 1t Was
Mistake, But If 1t is To Be Amended
eummins' Supporters Will Take a
Hand in the operation-First Dis
trct Politics of Interest.
[By Ora Williams.l
Special to Times Republican.

| Des Mones, Feb. 26.-What are we
to do with the Gilliland resolution In
the house? is question house MEM
bers are asking of each other in whis-
pered consultations. 1t is safe to say
there is hardly member who does not
/ trap has been injected into the pro-
ceedings of the legislature. The Cum
Minis men feel that in it's present form,
the resolution itself brings reflection on
the members because of its assumption
that there has been talk of members
receiving bribe money. The Blythe
men realize fully that they are in no
| position to make anything out of the
| resolution. 1t was the product of the
rage of one of the most subservient
of the Blythe men Of the senate They
do not care to make his cause theirs.
What are you going to do with the
resolution" the writer asked of Col.
M. L. Temple, the Blythe leader in the
house.
I'VE are going to pass 1t; but We'll
amend it before 1t is passed so that
| 1T will have some vitality and mean
something"
Would you have 1t in form to pro-
vide an investigation?
| That l cannot say: but 1t will be
amended. AS it is now it is nothing
but hot air.
And IL there is to be amending and
an effort to get at the actual facts In
regard to lobby operations then the
Cumnlins men may also have some sug-
gestions to offer.
II feel it very unfortunate that this
resolution should have been introduced
resentative Coburn, of Cherokee. 1T
brings discredit upon the legislature.
1t assumes there has been some ques-
ton raised about bribery of members
| e-.d places us all in wrong light.
4 Whatever may be done by candidates
| in speeches or be said by the news
papers. it was all unnecessary to drag
politics into the legislature. 1t is small
business and the sooner we throw II
out and give some Of the senate poll
ticians to understand that we are here
for business and not that they may air
their personal views the better it will
| be-"
| Speaker Clarke In conversation stat
ed that he deplored the injection OF
politics in the legislature In this way
He could see no reason for 1t. The
only effect of the Gilliland resolution
would be to fix the attention of the
people upon the operations of the lob
bs.
There is no set program for the
Cummins men in the house in regard
to this resolution. There has been no
/ politics in the house save In connec-
4 ton with the O'Brien county contest
and the dicker for votes against the
/ primary. The Cunmins men say 1T is
lup to the Blythe men to do as they
please with the Gilliland resolution.
The net result of all the banterings OF
the past week has been to call more
sharply to the attention of the public
/ the fact that the railroad lobby Is doing
lhusiness in connection with the prim-
ary hill. AS the lawyers say about 1t,
the Blythe men have Joined issues on
the basis suggested by Governor cum
Minis. Had they treated his references
to the lobby with silence 1t might nave
heen much more difficult for Cummins
to have interested the people IN the
lohhy question. Now that Gtllilano
few into a rage and jumped at the
conclusion that somebody had been ac-
cused of accepting bribes, when nobody
had made the accusation, the suspicion
lhacomes more than suspicion that the
1ohhy ia doing more than anybody had
supposed possible.
Tho First District.
rha announcement that Senator
Young. of Washington county. will be
candidate for congress in the FIRST
distr;ct started new line Of thought
u among the senate politicians Senator
Young is a fine old gentleman OIL eie
old school. lifelong republican, man
of very high standing in his own
community and having good follo"-
ing, not only in his own county ana
district but in the adjoining counties'
! If he goes after Hedges place the
Blythe forces will be kept busy WIN
their machine in every part OF tne
First congressional district. senator
Young lives in the same county Win
4 Col. Palmer, railroad commlssloher'
1 and this may complicate matters 10
some extent. The two have not mlxeo
we'll in politics
Revolt Against Blythe.
A prominent business man OF Bur-
lineton. who was in Des Molnes last
week. in private conversation declared
his belief that it was only matter
of q short time until there would be
revolt right in Des Moines county
against the domination of Blythe He
said the republicans there were tired
Of wearing collar and representing
only one thing in politics. lie ven
tured the prediction there would De
i some interesting developments at an
I early day in the southeast corner OF
the state.
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