Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-24
State It Senator From Delaware
Will Not Be a Candidate For
Gubernatorial Honors
STOOD LITTLE SHOW TO WIN
Dunbar, a Capable Man But Too Radi'
cal on Temperance = Fought for the
state Marshal Bill, Whose Support
ers Apparently Lose Political Prestige
State Capital Nsws.
,ecial TO Times-Republican.

Des Moines, June Alt is being in
timated that after all George w. Dun
ham, of Delaware county. will not be
a candidate for governor Of Iowa. For
a time there were friends of Senator
Durham who were sure he would enter
in this campaign or next to be can
didate, and it was predicted that ne
would win. More sagac!ous politicians,
who look deeper before picking win
ming candidate, say that one of the
most vital elements in the matter has
been overlooked.
.'Does anyone think for a minute"
said one of the shrewdest and best
known politicians Of the state, today,
that any man so pronounced in favor
of the state marshaIs bill can ever be
elected governor in Iowa. 1t is clear
out of the question. Governor Cum
Minis is temperance man. Shaw was
temperance man and Methodist.
Garst and Carroll, who are talked OF
for governor, are temperance men. But
all these men, while classed as temper
ance men, have not eXerted themselves
in that field so much as to become con-
spicuous. .s
Il Senator Durham was chairman OF
the temperance committee of the SEN
ate, appointed so by Herriott. He has
been conspicuous for temperance legis-
lation. He championed the state mar
Ill 49, 1oc,t mr. ont
Fit out on the floor Of the senate, which
was the first time the bill ever got to
the floor of the house"
1t is further recalled that in recent
issue of the Emancipation, Senator
Durham had an article in which,
among other things, he said: A little
more activity at the right time, possi-
bly, little change Of the bill to ac-
commodate it to changing circun-
stances, a good strong pull by temper
ancess people, and the marshal bill will
surely become a law. The time to be
interested in this matter is before the
legislature meets; if necessary before
the votes are cast that name the legis-
lators." He further advises the tenn
perance people to be active and not do
SO much petitioning after election, but
do more fighting before election.
The state assessment reports disclose
the fact that the value of horse flesh is
increasing in Iowa, automobiles to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Their aver
age value last year was s62.14. OF
the counties which have filed reports
with the auditor of state Van Buren,
county leads in average value at 1922
while Iowa follows with s92. Warren
county furnishes an average value of
$90.95 and the other counties range
down to s39.41 in woodbury., This is
ineXplicable to the authorities.
Osceola county is about the lowest at
s44.92 Kossuth at $42.29, and Chicka-
saw at 1926.
Kossuth county, however, makes up
somewhat on horses by reporting a
herd of twelve buffaloes, worth $1,000.
The number and value of both cat
tile and horses Increased this year as
compared with last. The average last
year was s2O.75. Winnebago county
this year reports average value of cat
average value of s2s.9s.
The discrepancy in the actual value
of cattle, as among the counties, is not
subject to explanation, as quickly as
the discrepancy in the value of horses.
The following shows the average vail
ues Of the cattle in different counties:
Clay. $3.50: Cerro Gordo. $18.67;
Delaware, s18:83;; Winnebago. $1a.5s;
Worth, s15.52s:;s n Des Moines, $26.27;
Louisa, s2S.e6; Muscat tine, s26.57; Pot
tawattanie, 5000; Warren. s27.35:
Jefferson, s26.l0.
Showing the increase In the total as
sessinent of cattle this year and last
in a third of the counties which have
reported to the auditor Of state, the fol-