Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-02
Anti-Bryan Faction in Demo
cratic Party Claims Sells Is
Not In 1t For a Moment
BRYAN MEN coNcEDE NOTHING
AIlese That Marsh Is a Representa-
tive Of Corporate Interests, and un-
known in Politics-Pure Food Com
missioners Begin New Work-Gro-
GERS Liable if They Are Not Posted.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times-Republican
Des Moines, Oct 2.-Wilbur w.
Marsh, of Waterloo, and his friends
among the conservative anti-Bry-
an democrats Of Iowa, believe that he
has the selection as national commits
teeman from Iowa tucked away in his
vest pocket. There will, however. DE
no announcem of the fact till after
the election next month. A democratic
county chairman let this fact be known
to one of his friends. He made the
statement straight that Marsh is as
good as selected for the committeeman
from Iowa to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Charles
Walsh. of Ottumwa, who is devotlng
his attention to the Independence
League and the William r. Hearst
movement.
His statement was that Marsh has a
majority of the state central commit
tee, has in fact all but one member, and
that the state central committee will
recommend his appointment. That the
national central committee can not
turn down the recommendation
of the state central committee, but
that Marsh Furthermore, has clear
majority of the national committee in
his favor, an. the personal promise and
pledge Of Thomas Taggart, chairman
of the national committee.
In the meantime the Bryan men OF
the party in Iowa are far from being
willing to concede the selection OIL
Marsh. They claim that Marsh is the
representative of the corporate inter-
ests, Is millionaire manufacturer, is
not prominent in the nation, and will
not fairly represent the prevailing sem
tilnent Of Iowa democrats on the ma
tional committee. The fact that the
Marsh democrats are claiming that
they have the appointment to the va
cancy cinched is not causing any
stampede on the part of the Bryan
democrats, who are opposed to his
candidacy, but at the same time is a
new element in the contest. When at
tention of the friends of Cato Sells,
the Bryan candidate, was brought to
the matter today, they We're willing to
concede that the state committee is
almost unanimously for Marsh, because
the state committee is ultra -conserva~
tive, but are not willing to concede
that the national committee is for
Marsh by a majority.
The Marsh men claim that, having
the appointment all canned, they are
willing to wait till after the election
before the appointment is announced
for the sake of harmony within the
party, and the effect it will have upon
the election of the state ticket The
Sells men call attention to the fact that
it was the candidacy of Marsh that
precipitated the fight before election,
and that Cato Sells took the initiative
in protesting to the national commit
tee against it taking any action till af-
ter the election next month.
Four pure food commissioners, re-
Gently appointed by State Food and
Dairy Commissioner H. R. Wright, met
with Mr.. Wright in the offices at the
state house yesterday for conference,
and then entered upon their duties as
food inspectors. Tho the pure food
law has been in force for some weeks,
the delay in getting the chemical lab
oratory in shape, and other prepara-
tory work of arranging, to inaugurate
the system of inspections, has delayed
the stime for beginning the actual work
of the new department. Up to This
time the department has enforced the
law when its attention was called to
any particular violation. Beginning
with yesterday the department takes
the initiative and will proceed to fer
ret out all violators and bring them
to the seat of justice.
Minnesota has twenty-five persons
attached to the food and dairy COM
missioners office, which includes the
commissioners, deputy and stenograDf-
ers. Iowa has eleven. 1t is recognized
by the Iowa department that it has on
hands one of the most important meas
ures there is in the state, and very
systematic program for it's enforcement
is to be mapped out. Foods are a SUP
ject very hard to keep watch upon,
as the tricks of the trade are almost
as numerous as. the brands of foot, and
the brands are unlimited. Furthermore
there is every day coming on the mar
ket new brands, and new products, and
the inspector has on his hands a big
undertaking to keep track of them all.
The four inspectors will undertake to
cover the state, and bulletins will be
issued from time to time, giving the re-
suits of the laboratory inspection in
this city of the various foods offered
for sale. These bulletins will give the
ingredients of the various brands and
state whether they are according to the
legal requirements or not.
1t is the intention that these bulletins
shall provide for a campaign of educa-
ton both with the public and the retail
grocerymen. After a bulletin is out
the grocers of The state will be sup
piled with copies, and are expected to
inform themselves and rid their shelves
of any foods that do not meet the C
Quirements of the law. II they fail TO