Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-13
Topics of the Times.

of Cummins at Iowa City, wants the
voters to decide the senatorial success
sion at primary on election day In
November Dave is a nominee for the
legislature
Before you worry about Taft's
chances, first ask yourself what there
is in the situation that would cause a
man to vote against Taft.
Mr. Taft could do nothing to insure
a tremendous majority in Iowa so ef-
fective as to settle the Iowa quarrel
in favor of Cummins.
In Illinois the senatorial candidates
are not willing to let the primary set.
tie It, One now contends for the coun-
ty unit as decisive While another ar
CUES for the total vote of the state In
Iowa Cummins and Allison put a stop
to this Kind of evasion by declaring
that statewide primary meant vote
of the whole state to them.
A pioneer who shot deer in the tim
Der where the Marshall county court
house now stands. died yesterday.
Grandfathers who have been born in
tMarshalltown and who have never
known the time when it was not d
civilized and settled city can speculate
on what will be the changes when
their grandchildren grow reminiscent.
Congressman Hull Is reported to
have written Mr. Taft from Washing
ton not to interfere in the Iowa sena-
torial situation and Hull is then quoted
as saying to the reporters: Governor
Cummins' friends say he ought to be
elected and that he should be con-
coded the election. Well, his opponents
will make no concession of this kind;
1T is hardly worth while to expect
this"
The Minneapolis Journal has heard
that Senator Allison left an estate Of
100000, and SO concludes that IF
Senator Allison had done nothing but
lay aside third OF his salary at in
terest during the time he held office,
he would have had more than that. So
we may conclude that he did not steal
as much as populists generally believe
senator's carry off,
With two new banks incorporated in
Marshall county within a week and
people moving to MarshalltoWn so fast
very much as tho the devil of adver-
sity had taken to the woods.
The movement Of the National as
ISOLATION of Audubon societies to pre-
serve the birds will meet with hearty
CO. operation in this state where de-
sirable members of the feathered tribes
are always protected.
La Toilette wants 10000 subscribers
assured before he will show anybody
what kind of paper he proposes to
publish, and is seeing advertisers in
advance to get their opinions on the
project. So would the rest of us but
how to get them is the real problem.
AT Iowa Falls Chinanlan has been
arrested for selling liquor without a
license. This is Identifying the Celes-
tial with a new kind of wash.
At Wilton the people are suffering
with a butter famine because the
farmers are too busy harvesting to
look after the dairy work. Never mind.
The industry of the farmers now will
mean more bread on which to put the
butter they will make later.
A Chicago woman. ex-Wife OF a mill
lionaire tobacconist. being sued for de-
.frauding hotel by a worthless $500
check, says she did not know it was
bad. This is an ingenious excuse. but,
unfortunately, does not reimburse the
hotel.
In the past generation, or since the
time of Grant, the Methodists and the
have been far more rep
resented than all other denominations
put together in the White House, and
among presidential candidates. Grant,
Hayes and Mckinley were credited to
the Methodists, and Tilden. Blaine,
Cleveland, Harrison and Bryan to the
Presbytcrians. Greeley was Univer-
salist. altho various kinds of eccentric,
ethical and religious ideas were at
'tributed to him; Garfield was of the
-Campbellltes, and once had been Il
preacher among them; Arthur had
,Episcopalfan affiliations and Roosevelt
is of the Dutch Reformed stock.
The announcement that Mr.. Bryan
will contine himself during the sum-
mer campaign to discussion OF cur
rent issues without dwelling on the
past, will occasion no surprise on the
part of those at all acquaintedi with
his utterances in previous presidential
contests.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
Editor Perkins reply to the Du-
buuue Times editorial is to call 1t
"notice to the state that the committee
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