Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-05
Will Pass PRIMARY
Next Legislature Almost Sure
to Enact a Law On the
Subject
THE CORPORATION ATTITUDE
Not Likely That They Will Attempt
to Defeat Primary Legislation, But
Will Center Their Efforts in Secur-
ing a Law That Will Not be Salts
factory-The State Food Law.
Special 20 T,mes-Republican.

Special 20 Tlmes-Republican
Des Moines, Nov. 5.-There is sure
to be primary legislation at the next
session of the legislature, and 1t will
be in conformity with the platform of
the republican party of this state this
year. How much more cannot be said.
, Every politician familiar with the
methods of the corporations believes
that the corporations will be back two
years from now in AN attempt to gain
control Of the republican party. The
switch to the democratic party this
year is but temporary, and came about
only after the defeat of the corporation
in their attempt to gain control Of the
republican party.
Members of the legislature who have
been in the city since the republican
state convention all recognize that
there must be primary election law
enacted at the coming session Of the
legislature. They state their belief
that the law will be on a broad foun-
dalton. There are some who are not
willing to go so far. as to say
they believe that the legislature
will enact law as broad as the
progressives at the last session want
ed, but believe at the same time it
will be much better than the county
primary election bills offered by the
standpatters at the last session. Mem
bers of the legislature who fought Bit
terly against the Crossley primary
election bill at the last session, are
willing to say now that there will be a
law passed that will be statewide, and
some will even admit that it will be a
plurality bill. There are few, if any,
that fought the Crossley bill who are
willing to do away with the conven-
tion.
The platform Of the republican party
this year says on the primary: 1.-The
republican party has always stood for
the enlarged participation of the indi-
vidual voter in public affairs. To this
end we pledge ourselves and our party
in this state to the enactment of a
wise and judicious primary election
law, which will provide for the NOM
ination by direct vote of all candidates
for office to be filed at the general
election and an expression of party
preference in the selectiou of United
States senator's"
To make the law conform to this
platform 1t will have to be statewide
and compulsory in every county in the
state, and will have to apply to all Of
f1cers elected by the people and pref
erence of the voter on United States
SEM or. Since the platform plank
says: "for the nomination by direct
vote of all candidates." there is a
question whether this could be other
than plurality selection, abolishing
the convention so far as the selection
of candidates is concerned.
The members of the insurance COM
mission will not reach the city before
this week Chairman Jamison reached
the city the first of last week and the
other members were to have appeared
Wednesday but some did not and it
was then decided to put the meeting
of the commission off till after election
day. It is expected that the commits
sion will then begin the preparation Of
the report and there is some question
whether it will have it completed and
ready to file by the first Of December,
as required by the statute.
Do Maraschino cherries come IN
der the pure food law? The question
is bothering the state food and dairy
commissioners office. 1t is not so
much that Maraschimo cherries are
important in themselves as they are
never served except in saloons in
drinks and at soda water fountains. In
either case there is never more than
one or two served in glass of saloon
mixtures and cocktails and in soda wa
ter fountains they serve but one to a
dish of ice cream, the pretty red cher
~ perched on top of pyramid of ice
cream adding to the delicious looks
rather than the delicious taste of the
dish. The Importance OF the matter
comes mostly in what the effect of a
ruling may have on other matters.
Maraschino cherries are picked
while they are green. They are the
California white cherry and must be
picked while green so that they will
be solid. They are then bleached white
and afterward colored with coal tar
dye and favored with the same. Once
in while they are Favored and col
ored with vegetable matter but when
that is the case the coloring matter
fades il exposed to the light.
The state food law provides that II
inferiority is covered up or substances
injurious to the health used in color
ing or flavoring, it is contrary to law
and is prohibited. The Maraschino
cherries are green when picked and it
might be said that inferiority was
covered up. In the case of Marascfino
cherries it amounts to but little as the
amount consumed will never seriously
injure the health of the public, but in
the case Of other things treated in a
similar manner it becomes important.
As the same time butter Is almost I'M
iformly colored with coal tar dye and
the difficulty is to get a ruling that
will fix the Maraschino cherry and
not injure the butter business as 1t is
considered almost necessary to color
butter in order to have it Of uniform
color Just what to do, therefore with
Maraschino cherries becomes an i'm
portant question.
NEW LAW PREVENTS VOTING.
Pottawattamie County Residents Fail
to Obtain Naturalization Papers.
Srecial to Tines-RecuhIica
Council Bluffs, Nov. 5.-Neglect in
fhe matter of obtaining naturalization