Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-14
Instructed delegation From
This State Fully Expected
By War Secretary
MAJORITY OF VOTERS FOR HIM
Articles Telling of Abuses in Union
Stock Yards, Chicago, Being Distri-
buted-shipper Gets the Worst of 1t
On All Sides = Wallace Exposes
Methods Employed.
Special to Times-Eeruhlican.

Des Moines, March 14.-Polftical
managers of Secretary Taft in Ohio
expect that the Iowa state convention
Of next Wednesday will instruct Its
delegates for Taft. Mr.. Boyd who
has been in Iowa in the interests of
Mr.. Taft is now in Ohio. In a letter
written to parties who were left In
charge Of the Taft interests here dur
ing his absence Mr.. A. l. Vorys, Mr.
Taft's manager, says: ut seems quite
certain that the Iowa state convention
of the 18th will instruct for Secretary
Taft"
Continuing further, concerning the
contest in Ohio and elsewhere, he
says: "Our state convention was the
largest in point Of attendance ever
held in Ohio OF course it was har-
monous as far as Secretary Taft was
concerned, for every one OF the SIS
delegates are for Taft. I think now
that any vestige of doubt remaining
in the mind Of any person about
whether Ohio is solidly and enthus-
iastically for Taft is forever put to
rest by the action of our state con-
vention. From everywhere I have the
most encouraging news. Just now re-
ceived telegram from Seattle stat
ing that the Washington Taft league
has been organized. endorsing the sec
retary and predicting him majority
in Washington in November Of 10000,
and that practically every state leader
In Washington is for Taft. OF the
144 delegates to the national conven-
ton thus far selected to the Chicago
convention, 112 have been instructed
for Taft, six are uninstructed, and 26
from Indiana are instructed for Fair
banks. believe you realize as I do
that Secretary Taft's nomination is
now as completely assured as anything
politically possibly can be-
1t is believed that beyond doubt
the majority of the rank and file Of
the republicans of Iowa are for Sec
retary Taft for president. They would
probably rather see Roosevelt the
next president than anyone else, but
seeing that is impossible they turn
naturally to Taft.
The progressives will carry Clinton
county in the convention today, In
the city of Clinton the progressives
patters five. The progressives have
seventy three of the 126 delegates with
many country precincts to hear FROM
This is the county that Cal George
was going to carry for Allison.
The American Peace society has
written to State Superintendent Riggs
asking him to use his influence in get
ting the schools of Iowa to observe
May is as Peace Day. The American
Peace society has offices at 81 Beacon
street, Boston, Mass, and 1t is using
its best efforts to promote the doc
trine of world peace, and believes
that a little instruction to the school
children would go a long ways. 1t
does not ask that the day be made
a holiday but that it be observed as is
Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays.
Last year there were twelve states
where the state superintendent made
trs recommendation to the teachers OF
the state that they observe he day
and secure the cooperation of the
children by getting them to take part
in a program. These states are Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Kansas. Montana.
Colorado. California, Connecticut. New
Jersey and Idaho. In many states
teachers have acted on their own re-
sponsibility and observed the day
with appropriate program.
The executive committee of the
state board Of agriculture is working
hard on program for the state fair
and exposition but thus far the only
thing the members will promise is
that the program will be the best the
state of Iowa has ever seen. Attrac
tions now running in New York city
to crowded houses have been booked
for the "attractions" feature of the
fair and more money is to be spent
this year for the attractions than has
ever been spent before.
A series Of articles telling the true
story of how things are run in the I'm
ion stock yards in Chicago. which ap
peared in the Wallace Farmer have
been printed in pamphlet form and are
being circulated by the Corn Belt
Meat Producers Association to the
farmers and stock feeders over the
state There were seven of these arti-
cles and they go to the bottom. They
tell how the cripples are handled with
a maximum amount of profit to the
employees of the yards and minimum
to the owner Of the stock Many Of
the employees of the yards receive no
wages from the commission houses
for which they work. They pick up"
their wages and they do it al the ex
pense of the man who ships the stock.
The articles ted how the cattle sus-