Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-12
Of SENATORS
Governor Cummins Takes Up
For Consideration Calling Of
States Convention
AUTHORIZED BY ASSEMBLY
Convention of States to Consider Cues.
AUTHORIZED BY ASSEMBLY
Convention of States to Consider Cues
ton of Calling on Congress to Call a
Constitutional Convention for
Amendment Providing for Election
Of Senators by People.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Tines Republican.
Des Mones. April 12.-Governor
Cummins has taken up for consider
alton the matter of calling the conven-
curing a constitutional amendment to
provide for election Of United States
senators by direct vote of the people,
and will likely select date for such
convention the latter part of August
or the first of September. The call for
the convention, as directed by the leg
islature that just adjourned, will be is
sued soon.
The resolution, which passed both
houses and which was drawn by Sena-
tor Lewis, of Page county, authorizes
the governor to call such convention
of five delegates from each Of the for
ty-five states Of the union, for the pur-
pose of deciding on uniform, con-
certed and aggressive plan of obtain
ing an amendment to the constitution
providing for the direct election of sem
ators by the people instead OF by the
state legislatures.
Twenty-three states have passed the
resolution calling on congress to call
constitutional convention. Congress
has authority to act on any number of
such resolutions, but it must act IL
two thirds Of the states of the union
pass the resolution. Twenty three
have now passed it, but thirty must
pass it, or only seven additional. 1t is
the securing Of these additional seven
states in the progressive column on
this one matter that the convention is
TO be called to devise methods. Every
student of public affairs believes that
if the convention is ever called by con-
gress and the amendment submitted to
the people, it will prevail.
Madison and Dickinson counties are
not the only ones in which there is this
year a sharp campaign. In Ringgold
county the lines are sharply drawn.
The primaries are to be held there
April 26. James G. Berryhill is to
speak there at Diagonal Monday.
April 16, and Mr. Perkins speaks at
Mt. Ayr. Saturday. April 81 The Mt.
Ayr Twice-a Week News describes the
situations:
THE chief power of the coming
'whirlwind' may lie in the force gener-
ated by shining dollars. From score
of northwestern Iowa papers can be
had confirmation of the assertion that
never before in Iowa history was mon
ey spent so freely in behalf of any
candidate for governors as it is flowing
now in behalf of Mr.. Perkins. No
man has ever suggested that a cent
was improperly used in RinggoM coun-
ty for Cummins in 1901. On the other
hand, it is a matter Of common knowl-
edge that free meals and free beer
were provided from the anti Cummins
side of the fence and the bills sent to
the Burlington politico-railroad head
quarters and paid. This year the vot-
ers who do not approve of that style
of campaigning will do we'll to be on
their guard"
The state board of health is still
facing the question of vaccination
which came up and caused considera-
BILE trouble at Council Bluffs. The
board had introduced at the session of
the legislature just closed a bill de-
fining vaccination as scarification. The
board has so defined it, but the matter
was taken into courts by the homeo-
paths, who claim that the serum can
be given internally. The legislature
failed to pass the bill and the question
is consequently still before the state
board of health. 1t is likely that it will
be carried to the supreme court on
some friendly suit in order to get a
ruling, or If this fails bill will be pre-
sented to the next legislature.