Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-28
SUGGEST FOUR B|GA[N
Delegates at Large to Republi-
can National Convention
Being Discussed
FUNK, LANE, lNeHAM, HEALY
Not 4 Part Of Any Political Machine
and could Not BE usedM any Guard
Companies 70 Pc Mustered Out BE-
cause Of neutrality-suspicious. and
Busss Gases Cause Little Worry.
pecial to Times Republican.

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i Especial TO Times-Republican.
i Des Moines, May 2s.-Who will b,
the delegates atlarge to the republican
national convention of 1908, selected
next March or April?
4 Here are the names OF four stauncl
land true republicans who, it has beer
suggested, might we'll and properl,
represent the prevailing sentiment o
the republicans of Iowa today, and i
lis certain they could be depended OF
to do at the national convention tina
which would please the national ad.
ministration: -
IA. 3. Funk, Spirit Lake. Eleventh
i district.
Joe R. Lane, Davenport Second dis.
ltrlqt.
Harvey Ingham, Des Moines seventh
district.
ThomasiD. Healy. Fort Dodge, Tenth
district.
This Is only suggestion. It is not
the only possible combination. 1t rep
resents only four of very many rebub-
! licans who believe that the party Is
right and that there is no occasion for
any backward step at this time Every
one of these men stands for definite
policy. Every one believes the repub-
i licaY1g afy Skc
usefulness. They are not office-see
ers nor given to making use Of the
party for their personal advantage,
They do not represent machine nor
are they part Of any machine and they
would not be used by anybody.
u ID understood that ex- Senator
Funk is to return to Iowa from Cali
fornia next month. Private informa-
ton is to the effect that while he has
recovered his health to q great de-
gree, he is not strong enough to care to
engage In the activities Of business or
politics, But IL there us any one man
who has earned by his devotion to his
party and by his own sacrifices the
right to be8a delegate to the national
convention Il. Is "Abe'' Funk.
It is not known that either Of the
Others has given the matter any
thought nor could be considered even
q receptive candidate. They are all
men busy with their private business
affairs. But they doubtless could agree
on platformeof stand by your party''
and indorse: IN Ia practical way the
work Of the national administration.
ts4&5.a = = = sf3545 y5t Is II sai
~ ttt ~.
Adjutant General Thrift has gone
to Baskerville; and LeMars for the
purpose of making investigation to
determine whether there is opportunity
In either city for the location OF q
company of the national guard. He
has recstYsd assurances !, from both
places that they are ready3to; support
q guard company. It is probable that
either city would be suitable for a
company but the adjutant general
must determine which is the more de-
sirable. The Rock Rapids company
will be dropped out in accordance with
the recommendation Of Major Olmsted,
y. S. A. inspector on behalf Of the
regular army. Major Olmsted also
recomme nded the muster out of the
companies at Toledo, Villisca and At
lanticg and the hospital corps at Coun-
Gil Bluffs. The companies at Waterloo
and Waukon and the band at Waukon
will be mustered out unless they Sc
cure more suitable armories and they
are given a reasonable time in which
to do this. tits possible the Atlantic
company may be ,reorganized and put
on a good footing but the policy of the
department is to not maintain COM
panies in as small towns as Villisca
and Toledo, where it is always difficult
to keep them up. i
u. G. Bennett, deputy state superin-
tendent, is engaged in codifying the
school laws of the state and he will
soon have them ready to be printed.
The edition Of the school laws in use
now was codifled in 1902, and it is re-
called that. since that time there has
been a greatAd Of important school
Legislation So that the old books. are
of little value It is a task almost
equal to making a new code to codify
and rearrange the school laws of the
state. They are as complicated as any
Of the laws ana everyone who has had
anything to do with these laws knows
they are In such condition that the real
meaning Is hard to understand. '
=
{ The Novak and Busse cases to In
duce the courts to interfere with the
carrying out OF the new reformatory
law are not causing state officers any
great worry. In other years the state
executive council districted the state
and had the power to say where con-
victs should be kept, whether at Fort
Madison or at Anamosa. When the
board OF control was created that
power was given to the board. The
state has been districted and this
board directs that convicts from cer-
tain counties shall be sent to Fort
Madison and from other counties to
Anamosa and this without regard ITO
what the courts. say. The board re-
Gently made SOME changes in the dis
trict boundary loaies enlarging Ana
n1osa district, but it has been found
that too many have been going there:
It is not doubted that the board can
continue to exercise discretion as to
where the convicts shall be kept and
in so doing carry out the purpose of
the new reforrnatory law.
STATE GUN TOURNAMENT.
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