The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-25
MUCH POLITICS
IN LEGISLATURE
EVERYTHING is oAucnp Nv Par.
~ APPLICATION,
GOVERNOR HOLDS " JOBS,
Draws salary o. $1,000 per Year From
Iowa state Travellnnmen'a
Association - Mahaska
Well Represented.

interest centers around the much dis.
cussed primary election law and
strong opposition Is being unearthed
where II was least expected. A fight
on this question IL brewing and the
eventual outcome Is AZ present far
from certain. Persistent effort on the
part OF those opposed to this measure
would count for much II systematic
ally promoted.
The Child Labor bill which last year
did not pass the assembly has been
modified and was again introduced in
both house and senate. Those in
touch with the situation agree in be-
lieving 1t will pass without any fur.
Their difficulty.
The democratic and ''gtandpat" ele-
ment are stiii wroth over the English
success In attaining the nomination
for state printer. The hearty en-.
deavor OF the "Cummins element" 10
ungeat Representative Whitaker, a
democrat, because Of his removal from
o'Brien county, and fill the vacancy
which was declared by the auditor OF
that county and filled by electing
Chas. Youde, q republican, 10 the seat
at a special election, called by Gov.
Cunimins, is being closely watched.
The committee will make its report
on the investigation early in the week
and those on the inside declare that
there will certainly be "somethln' 90.
I'M. II has even rome so far that
unseemIy threats nave been uttered.
The decision will most certainly es.
tablish a precedent and II has been
said that II Whitaker rs forced from
the seat which his friends claim right.
fdlly belongs TO him, the same action
will be brought to bear on English,
VINO was 80 recently Installed through
strenuous EFFORTS Of his friends and
the Cummins element, as the nominee
for state printer. Emory English
seeks the Office as a representative
from Polk county and yet his home
and printing plant IL In Cerro Gordo
county. The claim will be made by
the opposite faction and the demo
Gratis that he has no right 10 a posi-.
ton backed by any other county than
the n in which he lives II Represent.
alive whitaker be u~nseated for the
same reason.
Another incident in progressive re.
%publicanism has come out recently
since the organization Of the house.
Without the knowledge Of the repre-
sentative from Cerro Gordo county,
the name OF q resident citizen OF that
county appeared on the SLATE" AZ
d%oorkeeper OF the house and was duly
nominated in caucus and elected.
He was notified Of his election from
some source, though the "other mem
Der" from Cerro Gordo county, who -
otherwise known as the Junior mem.
Der from Polk" now nominee for
state printer, also disclalmed any part
in his nomination, and duly appeared
on the stand and was sworn In.
Soon a letter appeared in the
Rockwell monograph, from the new
~door.keeper, which, after fellcitating
himself on the easy job" he had 80.
cured, took a shot ht the new pro-
posed primary election law, saying II
was only opposed by the corpora.
fiong." Then TO express his gratitude
Vnrthcr, he characterized the members
fhe assembly as "a lot OF swine
n tanlr gnoots In the public trough"
had not recovered from mefTi-
M md holding their sides vince be.
ing returned by the biennial amend.
ment 80 they had SO far done nothing
in the way OF business. The mem
bers TO whose attention II has been
called are emphatically ~resentIng the
indignltics heaped upon them and q
storm OF protest is likely TO break out
IN the form OF O resolution asking for
the door-keeper to resign.
Governor Has a side issue.J
Politics seer to enter into almost
everything in the city OF Des Moines.
Two thousand travelling men have for
the past few days laid aside their
sample cases and been pulling the
zwlfe8 Of their annual election. ON
thb floor OF the convention as well as
in the Hobbies many words OF dissat.
fsfsction with the pact board Of man.
agernent Of the Iowa State Travelling
mems Association were expressed.
Much criticism was heaped on Gov.
n Cummins, who as their attorney
Is drawing a thousand dollars a year
salary. He was even compared with
senator Depew, attorney for the New
York Life Insurance CO., who was 30
recently asked 10 resign his oficiai
position. II was claimed that the
main difference was that DeDew got a
salary Of $4,000 a year, while the gov
ernor Of Iowa only got $1,000.
Ogkaloosa Is having her full snare
OF recognition in all the things politi'
cal mat are happening or about 70
happen in the capital city. Mayor
Williams was here In attendance az
the meeting Of the Municipal League.
which resulted In tho Introduction OF
a bill ia regard TO appropriations 20