Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-30
Revival Of Cummins' Candidacy
For Senatorship Creates No
Surprise in Des Moines
ATTITUDE HAS NOT CHANGED
Campaign, However, is . Long Way
off-c umnins' chautsuqua Address
es-Hoard Of Control Seeking Suit
able Head for Eldora Institution =
TO, Drag Politics Into Ames College.
sc,al 10 Times Republican.

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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May sO--Revival Of talk
about Governor Cummins being can :;
didate for the United States senate
causes no surprise here. The governor
has not authorized any special state
ment, and 1t is understood there IS
nothing new in the situation. The
campaign for the senatorship cannot
possibly be commenced before nate
next winter, and Governor Cummins Is
personally disposed to permit matters
| to take their course. But that he will
jbe before the republicans of the state
as candidate for the senate without
any regard to who else may, be CAM
didates, is and long has been GER
ttainty. It is recalled that recently,
when his opponents sought to- shelye
him by suggesting that he be a can
didate for vice president, he expressed
himself very plainly that he would not
! fall inwith any such program. 1t was
! looked upon by everyone as scheme
for getting him out of the race for the
senate that Lacey or Cousins or some
Iother factioAalist might have an easy
! time with it. But the governor has
| had no notion Of permitting himself to
be sidetracked and thereihas been no
iconcealnent of the fact that he Is TO
| be sent to the senate next time If the
present dominant forces In the republl-
can party remain in power.
The chautauqua engagement OF Sthe
governor commences the last day Of
next month. when heSwill putin about
three months on the lecture platform.
This Is only what is being done by
Governors Folk, Hanley. Johnson, De-
neen and others. The governor has
not vet prepared his speech for this
occasion, but will do so soon. He will
[ talk on some subject related to reform.
and In his address, II his present plans
are unchanged, he will explain, as per-
haps he has not done before, what his
position is in regard to the upperrnost
present day problems. But until the
|chautauqua season is ended he will
not give any personal attention 10 the
senatorship.
Speaking to. a law class at Drake
university the other night, the COVER
nor gave a glimpse of what he will
probably say on the lecture platform.
He Indicated that the reform move
ment is not passing fad, that it is
substantial, that the movement for re-
vision of the constitution is an Inn
portant one, that, We of today have
men quite as capable of framing a
constitution as were the reforners of
a century ago, and that we ought not
to shrink from our duties.
Next year the governor will so be-
fore the people of the state and will
speak to them from the platform on
political issues and invite them to
approve or disapprove of the things
which he has stood for and which he
advoca ties. In case others who are now
paign also go upon the stump, 1t will;
be a most interesting year in Iowa
politics. B
The board OF control desires to I'll!
the place at the head of the school for
boys at Hldora as soon as possible.
About forty names have been consid- :
cred for the place. Some of these are
persons having had experience at sirni-
lar Institutions elsewhere-ones i from
Michigan, another from Illinois and an
other from third state. Most OF the
applicants are persons having had
school experience. The board does not
regard this very highly, as the position
is IN no sense the same as head OF
school. It is an executive position and
one which calls for man who can
lead the boys to better life. There
is much to be done at E1dora in sthe
way Of teaching the boys useful trades
and to secure man who Is amtliar
with this is very hard. The schQol; Is
running along very nicely with tenn
porary management but superintend-
ent will be selected as soon as the right
man is found.
It seems that some effort is being
made to drag politics into the manage
.ment of the college at Ames by stir
ring up factfonal feeling over the mat
ter Of the selection Of a financial agent.
The financial agent since the office was,
created some seventeen years ago has
been w. A. Helsell. He has managed
the finances of the college well and
there has been no complaint but mem
bers Of the board have suggested that
possibly he had had the Office long
enough. Accordingly some inquiry was
made as to who would be available w.
A. Carpenter, Of Louisa county, and G.
S. Gilbertson of Winnebago county
were suggested. In behalf of Gilbert
son it was pointed out that as state
treasurer he. had really handled the
state college endowment fund, had had
all the papers in his possession six
years, collected all the interest and was
therefore perfectly familiar with the
work. AS he has many other interests
it is not known for certain that he
could be got. Carpenter appears TO
have entered the race and has the
backing Of First district people. AS
a matter of fact, in the opinion of
number Of members of the board. the
office should be abolished, as all the
work is done in the office Of state
treasurer and the $1,000 paid the agent
is not necessary. He is allowed $500 a
year for assistance in looking after the
work. BY adding one clerk to the Of
flee of state treasurer at $500 or less
the work, could be handled there in
much more satisfactory manner, and
this may be done Governor Cunmins
has taken no part in the matter. The,
board hassnot officially acted but it is
expected something will be done dur
ing the year.