Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-15
Jerry Sullivan, OF iowa, Be.
comes a Force in Democratic
Party of Nation
HELPED MAKE THE PLATFORM
Sullivan and Alton q. Parker Active
in the Construction of the Various
PIanks - Bryan Volunteers of Iowa
to Disband July %, Having Served
Their Purpose = Ohio Men Coming.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines. July 15.-Iowa has a
new figure in national politics. That is
Jerry r. Sullivan, of Des Moines, of
the democratic party. MIR. Sullivan has
long been recognized as one of the
able lawyers OF this state. He was
twice the nominee of his party for gov
ernor. This year he was suggested for
vice president and was recognized by
the democrats of Iowa as being thor
oughly capable OF filling the position
The fact that he did not get the nomi-
from the race than to anything else.
Those who attended the Denver con-
vention say that if he had allowed his
friends to press his name he might
have secured the nomination.
Mr.. Sullivan was made a member
of the resolutions committee and he
and Judge Alton B. Parker, the nomi-
nee of the party four years ago for
president, We're the brainiest men on
the committee and the platform is
more their work than that of any 9TH
ers.
The action of Mr.. Sullivan himself
at Denver did more than anything else
to bring him into national prominence.
He was soon recognized as one of the
leaders and the position that he took
in regard to his own boom for vice
president is said to have had as much
to do with this as anything. 1t Is
known that since the convention at
Denver Mr.. Bryan has con,plimented
Mr.. Sullivan very hignly on the work
that he did on the resolutions commit7
tee and otherwise at the Denver con-
vention.
A commission from the Ohio legisla-
ture will reach Des Moines tomorrow.
The commission Is making a tour of
the states to study the question of
penitentiaries and will come to Des
Moines from Leavenworth, Kan. Dur
ing their stay in the city they will en-
deavor to get some information from
Governor Cummins, the state board of
parole and other officers concerning
penitentiary methods in Iowa and from
here they will go to Minnesota. The
Representative F'rizell, Senator Ward,
Senator Hoffman, Senator Whipple,
Representative Nicely and one other
member of the house
1t is understood that during part
of the day they will be the guests Of
the greater Des .Moines committee and
the Commercial club and will be shown
Des Moines and it's advantages to the
best advantage. The full plans for the
entertainment are not yet decided up-
on. The commission will be in the city
but short time and the entertainment
can not therefore be very extended.
1t is understood that Mr.. F-rizell will
reach the city this evening and that
the other members will reach the city
tomorrow forenoon.
Again Attorney General H. w. Byers
has swung the big stick and this time
the Barber Asphalt company gets the
benefit. He started suit against the
Barber company in the name of the
state of Iowa yesterday for s1S1, AIS, al
leging violation Of the state foreign
corporation laws. The grounds for the
suit are practically the same as those
set forth In the million dollar suit
brought by the state against the West
.ern Union Telegraph company last
Saturday; failure to pay filing fee.
and the penalty imposed by law for
the failure.
The state claims that the Barber As
'phalt company is a foreign corpora
tion having its head offices in Phil
adelphia The authorized capital Of tho
company is s3,9OO,O00, 1t is alleged.
The Barber Asphalt company began
to do business in Iowa in 1908, SO 1t IL
alleged, and has never paid the GUS
tomary filing fee of $25 for the first
$4,000 of the capital stock and 81 for
each additional $1,000 of the capital.
The state asks the payment, therefore,
of filing fee Of $S.915. The penalty
Ijr. failure to file articles of incorpora-
tiou aud for operating in the state
without a, permit has been fixed by
law at $100 for each day. The Barber
company has been operating in Iowa
since 1908. or LIS days. making the
ota penalty $177.5O0. This, coupled
with the s3,91s claimed as filing fee,
makes s1s1.415 the total amount de-
manded by the state.
The returns of the assessors from
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