Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-10-24
Legislative Candidates Endang-
cred by Uncalled-for Attack
on State Administration
cuMMINs is NOT INJURED
Governors Campaign for Senatorial
Nomination Grows Apace Rail-
roads Will Attempt to Secure Repeal
of Law Barring Exchange of Mileage
for Advertising.
,ecial to Times Republican,.

Dcs Moines, Oct 24-With the CLOS
terest in the senatorial canvass appears
to have increased materially. The
Des Moincs view, gathered from all
sources, is that there has been distinct
gain for Governor Cummins in the
later days OF the campaign and that
the sentiment in the direction of end :
ing the old quarrel in the only logical
way is very strong now. The injec-
ton into the campaign of a yellow ca
nard in the interest of Lacey has given
some spice to the campaign The La
cey people are disposed to do the us
ual thing and lay it to the wicked
democrats, but nobody takes it SER
iously.
"The circulation of the yellow slips
on the Lacey cards will not hurt Cum
Minis a particle" said one OF the most
prominent Des Moines men, but 1t
will do Infinite harm to the whole state
ticket and probably lose the legislature
If carried far enough"
The expected and pre-arranged de-
nial has been Forthcoming. The fine
gentlemen and ladies in the Lacey
headquarters kindly offered to show
all the literature that shas been sent
out of the Lacey headquarters in Des
Moines. They are indignant that any
body should accuse them of yellowness
in political methods.
But well known Des Moines man
makes this statement.
II have positive knowledge" he says.
chat certain persons on Laceys pay
roll are responsible for the yellow
slips That fact will be established
if anybody cares to probe into 1t
deeper"
An illustration of how the thing
works out was given in Dallas county,
where there has been general distribu-
ton of the yellow stuff. John Fox is
a candidate for reelection as repre-
sentative. In order to get himself
elected he has signed up an iron clad
agreement not to again bolt the ticket.
The county committee is in the control
of the progressives and they have
been making earnest efforts to elect
Fox. When the yellow slips appeared
lot of the republicans were so mad
that they declared they would not vote
for Fox. One prominent speaker said
he would go on with his speaking
dates only on condition that he be per-
mitted to answer and expose the yellow
slip insult. The committee had to can
eel his dates. The campaign is at a
standstill. Fox can hardly be elected
now, tho the progressive leaders here
and in the county are doing all they
can to quell the revolt.
The success of the plan which the
friends of Governor Cummins insti-
tuted for having all candidates for the
legislature go on record as pledged not
to bolt the party nominee for senator
is regarded by all the politicians as a
long step in the direction of assuring
a republican legislature. Nearly all the
candidates are pledged and those who
have not signed up statements can
be relied OH to stand with the party.
OF these, two are classed as standpat-
tiers and two as progressives. but all
are men of honor and they will abide
by the primary result.
The democrats who met here this
week to consider campaign work gave
much consideration to the chance for
electing several members of congress
They do not have much hope of ell
ecting ANYBODY on the state ticket, but
they do count on having at least three
members of congress from Iowa.
A bill will be introduced at the next
session of the Iowa legislature to
repeal the law, or that part of the law,
which forbids the giving of transporta-
ton to newspaper editors for railroad
advertising Complaint is made that
the railroads would like to resume old
relations with the newspaper editors
of the state by exchanging mileage for
"ads." However, the fact has come to
the attention of some of the leglsla-
tors that in Arkansas the railroads
couple up the advertising business
with the 2-cent rate In that state all
the railroads cut off the newspaper
business WIlcIl lllc S-CCIlI - oeS Nse'' SAA
forced. A flaw was found and the
3-cent rate restored. Immediately the
Frisco road which is a part OF the
Rock Island, announced it would re-
sumo former conditions as to adver-
tising in the newspapers and giving
mileage in return. This is taken to IN
dicate that newspaper advertising
would be the reward if repeal of the
2-cent laws in all states could be ef-
fected.
Governor Hoch, of Kansas, who
spoke in Des Moines last night in
Drake lecture course, in an interview
commended the Iowa republicans for
having referred their senatorial matteg
to the voters at the time of the general
election. He referred to his own ef-