Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-03
Educators Over State Favor
Plan to Make Certificates
Good in All Counties
NO CRITICISM OF SCHEME
Seems Likely That the Recommends
ton of tho State Superintendent Will
be Enacted Into Law Senator
Hughes to Introduce the Anti-Pass
Measure in Legislature.
ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, JAN 3.--If the unanim-
lty with which the educators over the
state are endorsing the bill proposed
by Superintendent Riggs for single
state certificate for teachers is any in
dex the bill will be enacted into law
by the state legislature. Letters from
$50 to 200 county and city superintend-
ents have been received by Superin-
tendent Riggs. A copy Of the bill as
proposed was mailed to each and crit
icism invited. There were only three
in the entire bunch that answered who
have expressed themselves as opposed
to the bill. Many in their letters went
into the details fully and offered sug-
gestions that are OF great value. These
suggestions will be taken into account
as far as possible and the entire corr
placed at the disposal or
the committee OF the legislature to
which the bill is referred. None of the
suggestions are of radical nature. One
suggests as to the time of holding the
state examinations that an eXamina-
ton in February will be unfortunate us
the national conference of county sup
meets that month and
there would be conflict Many other
suggestions are made. along the same
line. A very great many of the sug-
gestions can be adopted and incorpor-
l.; te,, all.
that the legislative committee which
drafts the bill will take these into ac
count to the benefit of the bill.
Senator Hughes will be honored by
having the anti-pass bill which it is
to introduce at this session OF
the legislature named after him. Az
the pioneer in this movement and tAr
author of one of the first bills ever IN
troduced designed to eliminate tho
evils of giving passes, it is ev3eetta
that he will introduce the bin. m
drawing it, however, he will save the
assistance of some of the ab!e4t a
torneys of the state. There is no
in the belief that tie bib
will be enacted into law at tn So
sion of the legislature. There will be:
opposition to the bill but the santir
it is believed is so strongly III feHo'
Of legislation along that line that 4 4
believed the bin will not fail of being
passed.
Iowa farmers are strong on support
Ing independent concerns In opposition
to tho trust made articles according to
a we'll informed implement man or this
city. This man has talked with officers
Of the International Harvester Trust
and with officers of other trusts that
handle implements. He had one recent
" and being in the confidence of the
officials obtained the information that
The Iowa business of the trust is not SO
good This is laid directly to the 10y
atty of the Iowa farmers to the inde-
pendent made article. Up in Howard
and Winneshiek counties Senator Ly-
ons has for years been fighting the
trust on harvesters and the last two
years had no opposition. With the 10y
alty Of the farmers for the independent |
article he sold practically all the harv-
.sters in that section. Since the form
alton of the International Harvester
Company it is alleged that the total
business done in this state has been less
han the total of the business of the
i've harvester concerns before the trust
vas formed.
It is not yet known whether there will
De reception by the governor to the
legislature this year or not. though the
chances are in favor of the reception
,eing given. Usually the reception is
l fete that follows the inaugural. This
rear there is no inaugural. At first the
dea seemed prevalent that the recep-
ion was an affair inseparably connect
ID with the inaugural. Then it was
houg'ht perhaps this was not neces-
;arily so and the matter is now held
,nder advisement.
There are two candidates out for
he position Of first assistant clerk of
he house, the position known as read
ng clerk, to fill the position made va
ant by the fact that L. e. Corlett will
lot be back this session. One of the
andidates is Rev. A. e. Kepford, of
da Grove an evangelist and quite
gure in state politics. He was can
.idate against Senator John L. Bleakly
or election to the senate from the
,herokee -Ida-Plymouth district and is
aid to have an excellent voice for the
osition. The other candidate is L. w.
1nowlton, of Usage, who is alleged to
ave the backing of Representative
hos H. Hume of Mitchell county, and
w. L. Eaton. Both can
idates are sending out letters 1t is
laimed in support of their candidacy.
he position was formerly filled by l..
]. Corlett, of Elkador in Representa-
i've Flenniken's district, and there is
supposition that Representative {
Ienniken will have a candidate for the
ostion, though none has been heard
rom in that quarter. Corlett is now '
resident of Mahaska county where he {
, deputy county clerk.
Lieut.. Governor Herriott was expect {
d in the city today to arrange the Z
reliminaries for the opening of the t
assion of the legislature. Mr. Henri l
tt has been quite sick but is consider I
bly, better now and he believes that ]
e will be able to preside at each ses
ion OF the senate through the entire
assion Of the legislature.
To fill the vacancy in the position of
of the house caused
V the death of Col. S. A. Moore, oe |
bloomfield, there are now three candi
ates and there seems to be no one g
particularly in the lead. All
lree men are old soldiers and the