Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-25
Meredith, Chairman of House
Committee on Railway, to
Quit Legislature
MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPEAKER
Major Lacey Has Said He Would Not
Be Candidate for Governor-Charses
Against Captain kuIp Being Pre-
pared-TubercuIos Hospital Near
ing Completion.
Special to .r,mes-Repupl,can.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Nov 25.---C. A. Mere
dith, chairman of the house committee
on railroads and commerce at the last
session Of the legislature, when he
was member from Cass county, will
not be candidate for reelection to
the legislature next year He has au-
thorized this announcement OF his In
tentions. Since Mr.. Meredith could
easily have been chairman again next
session Of the same important COM
mittee and has been frequently men
toned as a likely candidate for speak
er at the next house, his deternina-
more than passing Importance.
During the last session of the let,is-
lature Mr.. Merediths committee on
railroads in the house got the repu-
tation of being one of the most eff
cient and hard working committees
there. He had all the bills thru his
committee early making better rec
ord probably than any other important
committee, and that too in the face of
the fact that the most important leg
islation of the session went thru his
hands. And at the close of the ses-
sion Mr.. Meredith had the reputation
of being absolutely fair and square.
Every corporation and corporation rep
resentative who wished hearing be-
fore the committee got it and was
given every opportunity to express all
the arguments for it's side. Not con-
tent with allowing the peoples side
of the question to go by default, how
ever, Mr.. Meredith took the initiative
and insisted on having the right and
exefeised, the right of calling In citi-
to believe were informed on the peo-
pies side of the argument. After all
sides had been heard, Mr.. Meredith
insisted on an early vote on every
question. There were no procrastina-
tions. When the committee disposed
of a matter it was promptly reported
to the house
Mr.. Meredith served in the Thirty
first general assembly as we'll us in
the Thirty-second. He was elected to
fill out an unexpired term of Represen-
tative DeLano, who died. thus recov-
ering the office of representative in
that county to the republican party.
Many politicians are unable to be-
lieve but that Major Lacey, of Oska-
district, will be the standpat candi-
to-, n
that Major Lacey has told people that
he Is not and will not be a candidate.
He says that he is content with his
law practice and is anxious to continue
in it. These politicians however, have
figured it out that the standpat crowd,
that is to say the j. w. Blythe ele-
ment will insist on Lacey entering the
race because Of the fact that they are
not satisfied with Carroll and cannot
spare Palmer from the railroad COM
mission.
When Captain Kulp Of Davenport, Is
tried before a military court. the prin-
ciples that govern in a civil suit will
not govern there. The court will be
court and jury alike. Col James Rush
Lincoln Of Ames will be the president
of the court and the judge advocate
will act in dual capacity of prose-
cutor and attorney for the defense
alike. 1t is an odd contrivance In
military procedure but while the judge
advocate must prosecute 1t also de-
wolves upon him to safeguard the In
terests of the defendant. He acts
somewhat in the capacity Of friend
Of the court 1t is his business to see
that the evidence is properly presented
in proper order and that the evidence
is proper to present.
In all such cases the accused has an
attorney Of his own who may be an
officer or not. He can engage a lawyer
if he wishes to. The procedure lis much
the same as in any civil court. The
evidence is presented in mach the
same way by questioning witnesses.
The decision of the court is not made
public but is made to the reviewing Of
ficer which in this instance will in all
probability be the governor himself.
That officer will announce the finding
of the court martial and communicate
the decision to the defendant. This is
usually done in writing.
The trial of kulp Will be ON Dec
at Q a. M at the state house. The
charges will probably be completed to-
day or tomorrow, as General Thrift
was at work on them Saturday and
today. They will be submitted to the
governor before finally filed with the
court martial.
Military men say that one Of the
draw backs of service in the national
guard is the danger Of coming in con-
fict with public sentiment in ones
own town. Whatever one does and
whatever the action he is sure to meet
with criticism from one side or the
other. When the strike occurred at Du-
buoue in which the street cars we're
tied up and it became necessary for
Governor Cummins to call out the Du-
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