Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-15
Eighth District Opposition
Party Thinks 1t Sees Chance
to Elect One Of the Faith
PoRTER's LOST OPPORTUNITY
Senator BIeakIey Believes Opposition to
congressman Hubbard and Conner
Will Not Be Sufficient to c'efeat
Them-state's Available Supply Of
Teachers.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Aug. 15.-Information is
received to the effect that the Eighth
congressional district democrats are
giving some little attention at this
time to congressional affairs. With
no republican in the race for congress
against Hepburn except Smith, OF Mt.
Ayr they believe Hepburn is sure to
be renomnated by the republicans and
in this see their opportunity
They saw the same opportunity last
year and were sure that with Claude
r. Porter they could have defeated
Hepburn a the polls, but Porter went
after strange gods in the shape of a
visionary chance to be elected gov
ernor and the democrats did nothing.
There is revived talk among the dem
ocrats of nominating Porter for con-
gress. Again among other democrats
it is UNDERWOOD there is opposition to
Porter because OF the fact that he
dropped what they thought was a sure
thing last time for an empty honor.
There will be some little trouble the
coming campaign in uniting on Porter
according to present indications. There
is talk OF Tom Maxwell of Creston
and of E. J. Sankey of Leon. 1t is
the declaration of democrats that the
coming campaign they propose to unite
on a strong man and make the effort
of their lives to defeat Hepburn. They
claim that Hepburn is nearly as old
as Allison and that there is as much
reason for retiring him.
Senator Blealsley. of Ida county,
was in the city yesterday. II was
close to the city and couldn't resist the
temptation to come in and see what
was discovered in the corridor of the
state house Looks kind Of lonesome
around here"
What about opposition to Hub
bard@
"Oh there is talk Of opposition to
Hubbard He had a hard time last
campaign. He isn't exactly satisfac-
tory to either side, because Of the fact
that he got tangled up quite bit
last campaign, but he has made a
good congressman and has good rec
ord. 1t is pretty hard to defeat a
congressman who has good record
and doubt If there will be any serious
opposition to him"
what do you hear about Connor
in the Tenth?"
"That's out Of my district, but Con-
nor is another case where he has made
a good record. He may have appointed
wrong man postmaster in one or
two towns. but they can't beat Con-
nor. He's a good man."
"Will you be candidate Tor re
election to the senate?'
IT don't know. 1 haven't given the
matter a great deal of thought thus
far. am engaged in the insurance
business iust now, have covered the
entire western half of the state since
spring, and have been so greatly en-
crossed in that that / havep't consld-
cred other matters"
John F. Riggs, state superintendent
of public instruction, Is about to pre-
pare. from data in the office in the
state house, information on the num-
ber of teachers in the state qualified to
teach. According to Mr. Riggs belief.
based on a general knowledge of the
facts. there will be about as many
teachers In the state qualified to teach
September 1 as there are school rooms.
This includes those who held certih-
Gates before and did not have to take
the recent examination. and added TO
it those who have passed the examin'a-
tions during the summer.
If the figures prove this situation, 1t
will take considerable of the wind out
of the attack that has been conducted
with more or less disregard to reason
against the new state law. The new
law is counted on as assisting mate
rally in relieving the situation because
of the fact that the teachers qualified
to teach can teach in any county OF
the state Formerly, if a county was
short of teachers, and another county
had more teachers than schools. the
teachers in the county where there
were too many teachers could not take
schools in the other county without
first Passing the examination there.
Under the present law, the supply CT
teachers can go where they are need
ed. A teacher can teach in any county
by simply recording her certificate
with the county superintendent.
N. s. Ketchum,N state railroad COM
missioner. is back from trip to Fay
cite county, in an effort to get the Of
ticials of the Milwaukee and Rock IS
land railroads together on train
schedule that will permit the people to
get to the county seat of Fayette With
out waiting half day for train. me
people of Fayette and Arlington On the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul in 60
ing to West Union, the county seat,
must go to Donnan Junction and there
take the Rock Island to West Union.
But the Milwaukee reaches Donnan
Junction few minutes after the Rock
Island train pulls out. Mr.. Ketchum
is trying, with considerable probable
ity Of success, to get the two railroads