Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-19
Attempt of Few Demogogues in
Medical Society to Discredit
Cummins Sat Upon
RAILROADS SPENDING MONEY
Anti -cummins Leaders Apparently
Well Supplied With the Coin and Its
Free Use is Noticeable in the Cam
paisn-cummins' Victory in WapeIo
Hard Blow to Blythe.
lBy Ora williams.l

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 19.-It is pretty
hard to keep track Of the plottings OF
the standpatters during the campaign
Their ways are devious and their
workers stop short Of nothing.
An example came up this week in the
meeting of the State MEDICAL Society.
1t early became evident that some of
the doctors had come fixed to make
trouble, especially some of the doctors
from the southern part of the state.
They were ready to do anything they
could to discredit Governor Cummins
The point of attack was one on which
the prejudices Of the doctors might
easily be aroused.
Early in the game the talk commenc-
ed about what an awful thing it was
for Governor Cummins to suggest In
his message that it would be proper to
have an osteopath on the state board
which examines and certificates the
osteopaths. Now, to Governor Cummins
this had seemed but simple justice, and
passing over 1.-The ethics of the profess
SION and disregarding the fact that
doctors of two certain schools are the
whole thing, he recommended that the
legislature do what seemed to him to
be proper. He did not undertake r"
break into quarrel on who's who IN
the matter of correcting some of the
little ailments of life, but he passed
it all up to the legislature, which, Of
course, threw it all in the waste bas-
ket.
And so when the legislative commit
tee of the medical society got into Sc
cret session sundry members thereof
drew from inside pockets carefully
prepared, and generally bitterly word
ed, resolutions denouncing Governor
Cummins for having dared suggest that
a board to examine osteopaths ought
to contain at least one osteopath. Great
was the eloquence of those who would
thus discredit the governor Of Iowa
among the doctors and hold him up to
public ridicule. They expostulated
and they pleaded: but in the end the
better sense Of old and conservative
members prevailed and the committee
did not undertake to dabble in politics.
1t is morally certain that If the res
olutions had ever got out on the floor
of the convention there would have
been first class rumpus, for men who
believe in freedom of thought and fair
play appear to be, this year, In a mood
for doing things.
Plenty Of Blythe Money.
There can be no doubt whatever that
the campaign managers on behalf of
the Blythe faction are we'll supplied
with money, and they are using it.
News comes from various counties
where the fight has been close, of cer-
tain persons going about with funds to
do business, and there is not whit Of
doubt about the expenditure of large
sums to secure influential support
Then it is also true that, especially III
the reservation that free passes are
being used freely. In one southern
Iowa county where there is much real
progressive sentiment, no fight was
possible, and after the convention 1t
was found that nearly all the ordinary
workers had received passes on the
railroad Never before in the history
of the county had passes been so COM
mon among all classes. The farmers
were especially well cared for in this
respect In some counties where it is
very close, passes and money have been
used to induce men to consent to a d.
vision.
Standpatters SIeepIess.
1t is regarded as entirely probable
that the seductive power of promises Of
federal position Will be used in con-
nection with efforts to break up the
progressive movement.
The latest is an effort to work the
members of the militia companies. 1t
is learned that Joe Toulouse, of Bur-
lington, former guardsman, has been
up in the Third district trying to lina
up the members of companies of the
national guard. He has with him that
with which it is believed by his en-
ployers he can gain the support for
Perkins of members of the guard.
The breaking into the Blythe coun-
try at Ottumwa and Burlington has
caused some sleepless nights for the
standpatters. and correspondingly
there is great rejoicing among the 9TH
ers. No matter what the final results
of today's conventions at the two
places named, the importance of the
break cannot be covered up nor de-
MED 1t means the END of corporation
bossism in the boss ridden districts, If
~o,,, than fouy