Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-13
BOARD Of CONTROL
SHOCKS POLITICIANS
Appointmentot of aSchool Teacher
to Wardenship Of Penitenti-
AIRY a Surprise
JONES HAS LONG HELD JOB
Has Been Warden for Fourteen Years
Conference of Anti-Cummins
Forces Held in Des Moines Today
Prouty Not Candidate for Con-
gress.
Special to r,mes-Republican.

Special to Tines s-Republicau.
Des Moines. Feb 13-The action OF
the state board of control in choosing
| a school teacher to become warden OF
| the state penitentiary at Fort Madison
| Is calculated to give shock to thpse
of the old school who have had 1t in
mind that a politician Is the natural
/ heir to such job But 1t is in entire
accord with the policy of the state
board The old notion that only an
ex- sheriff should have u job like this
also goes by the board.
Prof J. c. Sanders. of West Union,
| who is to become the new warden. is
native of Benton county and a ilnely
educated man. He drifted into north
at business career became head OF
the schools at Newell where he was
very successful. More recently he has
achieved great success in the West
Union schools, where he has shown
organizing ability and that tact In the
handling of young people which is so
essential to success. He took hold of
the schools there and established
work shop, interesting the boys in all
kinds of manual labor, and working by
and with them transformed the school
grounds into "a beautiful place. He
was candidate for appointment as
head of the Eldora school. and it was
here that he became known to the
board of control. The desire to follow
promotion policy there made him
unavailable. 1t was on suggestion OF
members of the board that he was
.iamed for warden.
Warden Jones. who will retire after
fourteen years service, at the end of
his term, was originally elected from
Cass county. No more faithful nor
conscientious man has been in the
state service. But the board has been
following the plan of putting new
blood into the institutions and intro
ducing all the new and modern meth
DDS, and the desire is to have new
men in these high places. Mr.. Jones'
term expires April 1.
The late Warden Jones when he was
elected warden was druggist, but
he was one of the best wardens the
state ever had
A conference of -Cummins and
progressive republicans is being
held in the city today. The call was
made by Lafe Young. and the men
were asked to meet him at the Cham
berlain.
nf
meeting stated last night that among
other things the conference was to
consider was the following:
The plans for gaining control Of
the state convention so that Lafe
| Young could be assured of a seat in
the Chicago convention.
| Plans for encompassing the defeat
of Governor Cummins and keeping
him out of the senate.
How to assure reelection of r. r.
Hart. of Council Bluffs, to be national
committeeman.
How to prevent any more of the
congressman from getting cold feet.
The extent to which the factional
slate is made up should be given sup
port in the primary.
1t is understood that Mr.. Young is
working in harmony with and advis-
ing with E. H. Hunter, who will be
relied on again to take an active part
in the campaign. One disturbing ele-
ment was the news which Young re-
ceived that there was movement Of
some kind pn foot to avoid fight In
the first convention, and that the
standpatters had indicated willing
ness to ditch Lafe Young for the sake
of securing harmony. Young has an
| nounced that he will carry the fight
right thru to the state convention, and
will carry his precinct and ward and
head the county delegation, so that he.
will be sure of a place in the national
delegation.
The conference will also hear the
personal report on the condition of
Senator Allison and the probability of
his being able to make anything more
than a mere formal canvass Of the
state Mr.. Young saw the senator and
received word from him. Among the
standpatters there has been great fear
that the senator would retire from the
race, but Mr.. Young reported today
that there was not the slightest dam
ger of this, but that he will soon be-
come very active. 1t is the plan that
| Allison shall deliver a number OF
speeches, but will not undertake to
speak in all parts Of the state during
the primary
The political associates Of Judge S.
f.. Prouty assert that he has no in
! tention of entering the race for con-
gress at this time, tho if the persistent
attacks upon him are kept up he may
be forced to seek vindication. The dis
position has been to avoid factionalism
in the Seventh district and to permit
matters to drift along. Des Moines
people appreciate the material value Of
| Captain Hull to them and have indi-
Gated that they do not want him to re-
tire, But the recent outbreak of saw