Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-01
PREPARING IO GUT
THE FEDERAL P|[
Much Uncertainty as to Who
Will Secure the Choice
Pieces in Iowa
OLD FEEDERS MAY NOT PROFIT.
Not Unlikely That New Deal Will
Be Arranged and Carried Thru
Temple and Tobin for District Attor-
neys Not Popular With Present Par
ty Managers.
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Des Moines, Dec. 1..,Pie distribu-
tion time has come again for the Iowa
delegation at Washington. The mat
ter of official pie is going to cause
some worry among number of per-
sons.
The impression has prevailed in
Iowa for long time that theres has
been a tacit agreement as to the gem
eral principles of the distribution of
federal places and that if there is to
be a new deal it will require the
breaking down of some agreements
and understandings. This is not true.
The matter of disposal of the federal
places in Iowa for the coming period
has never been taken up. There has
never been consultation among the
congressman in regard to the same.
Nothing has been settled. When the
congressman get together next week
no precedents to break down, and
they may begin at the bottom to build
UP.
The pie distribution process will also
be commenced with full knowledge of
changed conditions materially af-
fecting the situation. When the last
distribution was made the Second dis
trict was represented by a democrat;
now it is regarded as one of the safe
ly republican districts and it's repre-
sentative must be reckoned with. Then
there is the fact which will not be
overlooked that a new face comes
from the First district and while the
delegation need not recognize Mr..
Kennedy now, it would be well to con
slider him., The change in the Sixth
is also to be noticed. But more inn
portant than all is the fact that chang
ing sentiment in the state will be rec
ognized by every member of the DEL
egation as sufficient warning that
it will not do to Cling too long to the
distant past. The delegation must be
progressive.
Under the distribution of four years
ago positions went as follows: Judges,
Ninth land Fourth districts; attorneys,
Eighth and Fifth districts; collectors,
First and Eleventh districts; marshals,
Sixth and Third districts; pension
agent, Seventh; director of mint, etc.,
Tenth; nothing to Second
If this general diagram of distribu-
ton is unchanged then NJ. L. Temple
will become attorney in the southern
district, and NJ J. Tobin attorney in
the northern district, and these will be
the only changes from the present list
Of beneficiaries Of party supremacy.
Slate May Be Smashed.
The great vital question before the
when it comes to the distribution Of
the federal patronage is that of re-
warding loyal party workers or giving
office to those who represent bolting
faction which has been engaged in try
ing to disrupt and destroy the repubh-
can party. If it is right and proper
to reward those who have been quiet,
ly passing the word around among
their friends to scratch the ticket, and
to recognize the Endorsement of men
who have been openly lighting the re-
publican ticket this year, then the
slate as prepared will go thru. This
will include but the two changes noted.
But if loyalty to party and honesty
in party service are to count for any
thing, then there will be a general
change in the entire slate and new
program will be made out. This is
just what is most likely to happen.
In the southern districts Congress
man Hepburn has gone to Washington
ahead of the others and has caused it
to be given out that Col M. L. Temple
is sure to be the next United States
Miles, But he may not be appointed.
The fact of the matter is that Tenn
pie has not been loyal to his party
this year. 1t was an open secret among
his friends that he would have shed
no tears over a democratic victory in
the state. He did nothing for the par
ty But aside from this, a protest long
ago went direct to President Roosevelt
against the selection of Temple. and
when the Iowa delegation undertakes to
foist Temple on the president he may
raise some question that will prove
very embarrassing to them. The pro-
test sets out some facts, some court
records, which do not look good to out
siders.
In regard to the marshalship there
is also some question. George Chris
tian. a lifelong office holder, one of the
old guard of reactionaries, is said to
have the position cinched for the rest
of his life. But Charles Hinsdale, of
Jasper. has some very strong indorse-
ments. Yet neither one can come to the
delegation with very good showing
Of accomplishments for the party.
Christian demonstrated last spring that
he did not have any more political in
f1uence in Poweshiek county than
rabbit. While Hinsdale is worthy and
has played fair. yet his hackers I'm Jas
per county made bad mess of 1t.
They are the persons wholly respon-
sible for the bolt in that county and the
independent republican ticket which
made 1t impossible to make any
peace. Had they been willing to yield