Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-23
Vice Presidents Visit Attract.
ing Much Interest Among
Politicians
STOPS AT pEs MONIES AND AMEs
Expected to Outline His Presidential
Campaign Prosram-Foraker Move
ment Looked Upon as Somewhat
Formidable, But Of Not Great Force
in Iowa.
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Des Moines, April 23.-Vice President
Fairbanks will this week not only
speak before the Grant club In Des
Moines, where he is assured of cor
dial reception, but he will stop on in
vitation at the Iowa State Agricultural
College at Ames. and speak to the boys
and girls of Iowa from the farms and
the cottages, and give indication of his
views on matters of prime import
ance.
/ 1t is entirely within the bounds of
possibility that Mr.. Fairbanks will sur
prise and disappoint some persons in
what he has to say in Iowa. 1t is
recalled that few years ago the vice
president spoke In Iowa and he came
out strongly in support of the policies
supported by President Mckinley with
special reference to the tariff. He be-
lieves now that the tariff should be re-
vised, just as Iowa republicans have
declared for, and he believes that 1t
should have been revised long ago.
He believes that it would have been
revised ere this if President Mckinley
had lived. Fairbanks as senator was
very close to Mckinley as president. 1t
is possible that on his trip to Iowa
the vice president will say more than
he has ever said before in regard to
the questions which are yet to be
solved in national affairs.
Fairbanks is to stop at Ames on his
way to Des Moines and on Saturday
morning address the chapel at the
college. He will not. of course talk
politics on that occasion, but it will
afford him fine opportunity to speak
of and for the farmers of the country,
and to indicate whether he is distinctly
with the progressive tendencies OF the
times or wishes to be classed as re-
dictionary.
AT the Grant club banquet Saturday
night Fairbanks will deliver an address
that will be virtually announcement Of
his program, for the presidential cam
paign.
1t has not escaped attention that the
Foraker movement has been started off
Just ahead of the coming of Fairbanks
and that in his letter which is to form
the basis of an attempt to get the
Iowa vote the Ohio senator comes out
for tariff revision that does not re-
wise and for a reciprocity that fails to
reciprocate. But the fact that he has
taken the trouble to indicate that he
knows Iowa sentiment on these sub
jects is regarded as somewhat signifi-
can't The Foraker movement is looked
upon here as formidable. The Ohio
senator has long been very popular
among large number of persons in
Iowa. The fight in Ohio may compli-
cate matters somewhat, but aside from
this the Foraker movement will have
much force here.
After nine years experience the state
board of control has decided to estab-
lish the system of semi-annual pur-
chases of supplies for the state institu-
tions instead Of quarterly purchases.
The new plan will be inaugurated in
October, when purchases will be made
covering the supplies required for the
ensuing six months. This division OF
the year is regarded as the most feasi-
ble-April to October and October to
April being better division of the
seasons.
Annual purchases cannot be made to
advantage They are made, of course, IN
some articles. Coal, for instance, Is
bought by the year, and canned goods,
flour, butter, oils, etc. Ordinary supplies
however, cannot be bought in that way.
There is a difficulty also in making
payments for the supplies. Funds
are not always available for
these purchases if made al
together Inauguration of the new sys-
tenn will reduce the work of the super
intendents, the stewards and the board
of control very materially. 1t is impro-
bable that it, will interfere with the
quarterly conferences of the board of
control with the superintendents Of the
state institutions.
The entente cordiale between Iowa
and Illinois doctors has been restored.
Secretary Thomas of the Iowa board
of medical examiners yesterday re-
ceived a letter from the secretary Of the
Illinois board assuring him that the at
titude of Illinois with respect to re-
ciprocity in physicians certificates had
been misunderstood. 1t was understood
by the Iowa board that the Illinois
board had decided to refuse to permit
Iowa doctors to practice in that state
without original examination unless
they had practiced year first in f4lis
state. ont so, said the secretary Of the
Illinois board Far be it from us to
suggest such a thing" said Illinois in
effect. But Iowa has adopted a reso-
luton which will effectively stop doc
tors who fail to secure certificates in
this state from going across the line
into another state, securing certifi-
cate on simpler and easier examina-
ton and returning to Iowa to practice