Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-21
Country Newspapers in a Way
to Reap r ward For Politi-
cal Services
ONLY HOPE OF THE CANDIDATES
Primary Law Permits Only of News
paper Campaigning Will Elevate
the Contests - Candidates at the
Mercy of Their Friends-M aintain-
ing of Headquarters Difficult.
Special to imes-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 21.-Country and
city newspapers will reap a harvest
in the coming campaign in Iowa. The
primary election law provides that q
candidate can spend money to n ex-
tent in but one way and that publish
ing the nnouncement of his candi-
dacy thru the newspapers. Rather the
law prohibits a candidate from hiring
anyone to do any work for him. making
the two exceptions of hiring persons
to circulate his petitions and paying
for the publication of his
ments in newspapers.
culate petitions will not amount to a
great deal and will be Don concluded.
Paying for space in the newspapers
will be limited only by the size of the
pocketbook OF the candidate and the
number of newspapers in his district
and the number of olumns Of space
they have.
Editors for once will come into
their W and there will be no
more discussion at the editorial
l~association meetings of the time
worn subject: Should candidates
pay for political notices" The
new primary election law practically
settles the question. OF. course there
is no limit to the amour Of space
an editor may wish to give free to
his favorite candidate and no limit
to the amount per column he may
charge the mar whom he opposes. He
may even refuse to print political no
tees and announcements entirely If he
wishes, but from the nature of the
case it Is easily inferred that in the
coming campaign newspapers will be
paid for what they print.
Some are convinced that the new
Iowa primary law will result In the
campaign being on a higher basis.
They say that it will be a campaign
of education and that 1t will result
in practically every newspaper in the
state printing both sides to every ques-
ton. Every candidate will feel free
to go to any newspaper with his side
of the question in a political
ment when he knows hat the news
paper can legitimately charge him for
it and the law expects him to pay
for it.
The thing that Is bothering some Of
the politicians is how can a head
quarters be opened when the law pro-
hibits paying anyone for his services
outside of the newspapers n the
persons who solicit signatures to petit
tons? The candidate in fact is some
what at the mercy OF his friends. He
cannot legally open a headquarters of
his own and conduct a literary bureau
in his w behalf. doing the regular
campaign work Of writing letters and
the like unless those who work for
him donate their services, or else I'M
less his friends who are not candidates
come to his relief and contribute
enough to pay the expenses of the
campaign. There is nothing in the
law to prohibit those not candidates
but friendly to a candidate. contribute
ing to the expenses of his h%eadquar-
tiers.
Commission issued yesterday to w.
T. Chantland of Fort Dodge, as colonel
Of the Ffty-sixth regiment, Iowa Ma
tional guard,
He has relieved Lieut.. Col. Willard
M. Flynn of the command, Colonel
Flynn was in command following the
issuance of his commission, pending
the decision of Governor Cummins
with respect to the charges filed by
Major George NJ. Parker against Ma
Chantland, involving the election
OF a colonel.
These troubles have been adjusted
now and the controversy is thought
to have been put to sleep effectually
and finally. The charges against
Parker and Hyatt consti-
tuted a series of ordinations and re-
incident to a heated cleo
ton not governed by the law, and when
they were augmented by the efforts Of
fractional politics to harm the guard,
the soldiers got together tor the bene-
of their organization.
AS soon as the protest filed by Cap
tain Rankin against the election of
Captain Hyatt to be major to fill
the vacancy caused by the elevation
Colonel Chantland, has been with
drawn, as it is understood in guard
it soon will be, the whole trou-
BILE will have been adjusted and the
regiment will be prepared
for a vigorous and enthusiastic re-
of its old standing.
The order commissioning Colonel
and directing him to AXE
Of the regiment with head
quarters at Fort Dodge, was issued
yesterday by Adjutant General Thrift.
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