Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-04
Roosevelt is Taking Notice of
the Kind of Men Recommended
For Iowa Federal Jobs
WANTS MEN IN SYMPATHY
Prospect. Growing Brighter for selec-
tion of Chase and Epps for District
Attorneyships - President Has His
Ear to tho Ground to Catch Public
Sentiment.
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Des Moines, Jan. 4.-President
Roosevelt has been urged to place on
guard in Iowa only federal officials
who are in full sympathy with his
great reform work in relation to trusts,
combines, rate control and elimination
of rebates and determinations. He has
expressed a desire that this be the pro-
gram in Iowa. II public sentiment in
the state sufficiently backs him up he
will do the right thing.
A good deal of care has been taken
by persons interested to have 1t cir
lculated thru the newspapers that the
matter OF federal positions in Iowa is
all cut and dried and it only awaits
the formality OF a delegation caucus TO
have the fact announced Repeatedly
have there been assurances made in
Washington that this or that candidate
Is as good as appointed. But the fact
is that nothing has been settled. The
question has not been considered by
the senators and representatives. And
even IL two or three have got together
and have, in their own minds, fixed up
the slate, there Is yet the reckoning
with President Roosevelt
There Is good reason to believe that
President Roosevelt has become weary
of the policy of having good laws
thwarted by public officials not in
sympathy with the reforms. He de-
sires that every federal appointee be a
man free from suspicion of corporation
influence. Persons who have made In
vestigation recently have discovered
that the president is in no mood to
have the men he appoints to admins
ter the laws In Iowa Of the class
known to be hostile to all that he has
sought to accomplish. Therefore 1t is
likely that IL the Iowa delegation puts
up slate that does not represent fair
~ well the sentiments of the people
there may be trouble In getting it past
the white house.
The reassembling of congress has
again drawn attention to the situation
as regards the Iowa appointments
There is evidence OF renewed activity
to secure square deal, especially as
to some Of the federal appointments,
The fire just now is concentrated on,
the attorneyships in the two districts.
In the northern district the friends Of
d. C. Chase, of Hamilton county, have
become very active. Mr.. Chase is said
to have the best Endorsements Of any
of the candidates. He undoubtedly
represents fairly well the political SEN
timents of a great majority Of the men
in the northern part Of the state. He
comes from the strongest republican
district Of the state. And above all else
he represents the things that President
Roosevelt stands for, and In office he
would be faithful in enforcing all the
laws. Some others who are candidates
are personally of high standing, but it
is pointed out that they are backed
by influences not at all in sympathy
with the Roosevelt administration or
in line with the majority Of the party
in Iowa.
In the southern district in like man
ner there is renewed activity in regard
to the attorney. Mr.. Epps, Of Wapello
county, who became candidate some
time ago under encouragement from
members Of the delegation, is an ag-
gressive and active man, thoroughly
independent and free from corporation
influence. He has never stood UP in
legislative assembly and brandishing a
free pass, boosted Of many years, OF
servility to corporations He never was
made to bend the knee to corrupt in
fluences to secure favor. 1t has been
given out that another is to be made
attorney without question. But the
appointment has not been made, and
President Roosevelt is in possession of
facts which will confront those who
seek to foist upon him a nomination
that would mean surrender to his enc
mics.
If the people of Iowa but make
their influence felt at this time the
program Of a select few to distribute.
the federal plums so as to indicate hos
tility to the reform measures in state
and nation will never be carried out at
Washington. But thru newspapers and
in many other ways an effort is be-
ing made to convince the public that
there is nothing doing, and that 1t is
entirely useless for the peolle to give
the matter any thought or considera-
ton. The hope of the slate makers is
that the program can be completed be-
fore the people wake up to what is go.
ing on.
RULE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED.
Affects Important Decision by Judge
Richard at Webster City.