The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-25
MUCH POLITICS
IN LEGISLATURE
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" AFFlLiArloN.
Draws salary o. $1,000 per Wear From
Iowa state Travellnpmen's
Association -- Mahaaka
Well Represented.

buISiy BetlinB uONu w MUCH
interest centers around the much dis.
cussed primary election law and
strong opposition is being unearthed
where 1t was least expected. A fight
on this question Is brewing and the
eventual outcome Is at present far
from certain. Persistent effort on the
part OF those opposed to this measure
would count for much IL 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 0nd '~standpat" ele.
ment are still wroth over the English
c in attaining the nomination
for state printer. The hearty en-
deavor Of the "Cummins element" to
unseat Representative Whitaker, a
democrat, because Of his removal from
o'Brien county, and I'LL the vacancy
which was declared by the auditor OF
that county and filled by electing
Chas. Youde, q republican, 20 the seat
at a special election, called by Gov.
Cummins, 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 WIN certainly be "somethin' do.
I'M, II has even rome SO far that
unseemly threats nave been uttered.
The decision will most certainly es.
tablish q precedent and It has been
said that II Whitaker Is forced from
the seat which his friends claim right.
fully belongs to him, the same action
will be brought to bear on English,
who was so 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 is In Cerro Gordo
county. The claim will be made by
the opposite faction and the demo.
Gratis that he has no right to a posi-.
tion backed by any other county than
the one in which he lives II Represent.
alive Whitaker be unseoted 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" as
doorkeeper of the house and was duly
nominated In caucus and elected.
He was notified of his election from
some source, though the "other mem.
berp from Cerro Gordo county, who is
otherwise known as the Junior mem.
Der from Polk" now nominee for
state printer, also disclaimed any part
in his nomination, and duly appeared
on the stand and was sworn In.
Soon a letter appeared in the
Rockwell Photograph, from the new
door-keeper, which. after felicitating
hllnself on the "easy job he had Sc
cured, took a "shot" at the new pro-
posed primary election law, saying II
waa only opposed by the corpora
lions" Then to express his gratitude
surthefs he characterized the members
the assembly as "a lot OF swine
n their enoots In the public trough"
had not recovered from merri-
n and holding their sides Eince be-
ing returned by the biennial amend
ment 30 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
indignities heaped upon them and a
storm OF protest is likely TO break out
IN the form of a resolution asking for
the door-keeper TO resign.
Governor Has a Side Issue.l
Politics seem 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
wires Of their annual election. On
thb floor OF the convention as well as
in the Hobbies many words OF dissat-
isfsction with the past board OF man
agerhent of the Iowa State Travelling
mems Association were expressed.
Much criticism was heaped or Gov
ernor 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 so
recently asked 10 resign his oficiai
position. II was claimed that the
main difference was that Depew got a
salary OF $4,000 a year, while the gov.
ernor OF Iowa only got $1,000.
Oskaloosa is having her full share
OF recognition In all the things politi.
cal that are happening or about 10
happen in the capital city. Mayor
williams was here in attendance at
the meeting OF the Municipal League,
which resulted In tho introduction OF
a bill I'm regard TO appropriations to