Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-08
No Governor Has Done More, and Vet
Prominent Veterans Are Aligned
Against cummins - Commissioners
ketchum an iowa Booster = Paint
Men to Held Conference Soon.
,ecial to Ttmes-:Rerubllcan.

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his support for the position came from
the grand army comrades. But 1t ls
well known, thoit is one of the strang-
est phases OF state politics. that a great
many OF the old soldiers, especially
those who habitually dabble in politics,
are dead against Cummins and that
they fought him iii the last campaign
No governor has ever done more for
the soldiers than CuInmins and yet 1t IS
a fact that the political power of the
soldiers has been thrown against his
administration Nan,l to hinder him in
the performance Of his duty. And 50
there was strong opposition to Lincoln
because Of this fact and q feeling
among some that the soldiers were not
longer entitled to the place.. But Gov
,ernor Cummins urged the enactment OF
and signed the soldier preference law,
he has appointed more soldiers to Office
than any other governor, he has never
supplanted soldier with a civilian In
any place, and he would not now be-
gin to violate the law. For this reason,
If for no other, Lincoln was reap
pointed. But aside from this 1t Is the
belief of the governor that Lincoln has
made a most excellent game warden
ana on merit deserved retention. 1t IS
true that last winter some who sought
the place, especially in the eastern part
OF the state, complained bitterly
against LAncoln, but when the accusa-
tions were sifted 1t was found that all
complaints arose from delinquency on
the part Of deputy wardens. IT is MOI
to be expected that good men will al
ways be found to act as deputy war
,dens since there is no compensation
and the jobs, at BEST, are disagreeable
There was no accusation against Lin
coin himself that would stand for q
minute He has done a great deal to
perfect the game laws, and the future
of game preserva ton is bright.
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In addition to the question Of room
in, the capitol, there is also considerable
anxiety on the part of many as to what
the executive council will lido as to a
successor to Postmaster Hubbard
Byrnes is now occupying the office. He
was form erlyi a janitor. Many other
jaritors are candidates. Sergeant at )
arms Jack Hefflefinger Of the house for
several sessions back, is very anxious
for the position. In the meantime,
Byrnes is attending to the duties, and
his opponents fear is getting into the
saddle more securely every day. They
are anxious to .fiava the council act,
while Byrnes wants all the delay pos
y, - -, ISI- tod II a
council met once and went over the list
Eof candidates and could reach no de-
cision readily, and SO laid the matter
over and has not taken it up since.
State Railroad Commissioner N. S.
Ketchurn Is booster. He believes that
Iowa is as good a state for the location
LOT factories as any state in the union,
and If anyone can find any way in
which it Is not Mr.. Ketchun will join
in helping to get that thing out of the
way Since coming to the railroad
commission there is no one who has
made a more careful study Of the
question Of freight rates, than Mr..
Ketchum. He was a shipper practically
all his life before, and so was not a
novice when he came to the commits
sion. The railroads have been making
a plea for more elasticity in the ;ques-
ton Of freight rates. They complain
to the members of the commission that
the rigid" rates are in the road in this
state. Mr.. Ketchum believes that the
rigid" rates are one thing that makes
Iowa good state for factories, In that
II factory locates in an Iowa townSit
is sure Of being able to reach the ter
ritory, tributary to that town cheaper
than can any other factory located at q
distance.
State Dairy Commissioners II. r.
Wright will have a conference soon
with the paint men and many of the
leading paint men of the United States
will be here to go over the new pure
paint and OIL law that is in force In
this state. The pure paint and oil law
like, the pure food law is looked upon
by Mr.. Wright as being a matter for
education for the first few months
While the law Is a criminal statute it
is believed that in as much as there
have been no. restrictions since the
organization Of the state till now there
should be some ieniency at first and
there should be some distinction be-
tween the enforcement of such law
and q criminal law against burglary
for instance till the paint and oilNmen
are educated to the provisions Of the
bill. The conference is called for that
purpose. to educate the paint and oil
men to the provisions of the law.
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At meeting Of the state pharmacy
commission yesterday Charles w. Phil
lips was reelected secretary of the
commission.
With the sports season only be-
gun, the good people of the town of
Charlton already have appealed to the
supreme court for relief from the in
scessant din which adds zest to base
ball games as they are played in the
reservation
They have sent Lieutenant Governor
DUNCAN here to ask the court to re-
consider It's former decision denying
to suffering property owners the right
to. entofn the owner OF vacant grounds
from allowing them to be used by