Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-19

FAcTIoNAL STRIFE ABANDONED
Legislature Has Nothing to Do But
Elect cummins Senator by Unan-
imous vote-Governor Busy Winding
Up Affairs Of His Office Prior to
Garst's Accession.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Special to Times s-Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 19.-The one-day
next week will be the occasion for q
celebration of the final triumph of the
harmony program and the giving oe
assurance that henceforth the repub-
lican party of Iowa is to remain un-
tied. For many years leading repub-
licans have contended that no ques-
tion is ever settled until it is settled
right, and so they have sought to set
tie once and for all the questions
which orose about ten years ago to
cause trouble to the party. That right
settlement has been effected is evident
from the fact that not before in more
than ten years has there been such
freedom from factionalism all along the
line.
1t is given out this week that the
efforts of those who have been assdu-
ously- engaged in keeping alive the fac
have been finally abandoned. The COM
mittee will now, for the first time in
many years, go out of business, at
least temporarily and no more will the
newspapers be supplied with those de-
lightfully entertaining proclamations
and appeals to factional prejudice. The
response from members of the legisla-
ture was such as to discourage further
effort to oppose the DEGREES Of the par
ty majority.
With final abandonment of all plans
to continue the controversy there Is
but little left for the legislature to do
but to vote unanimously on the one
question Of electing a United States
senator. 1t is now expected that prac-
tcally every member of the Thirty
second general assembly will be pres
ent next week and that there will be
a full vote of the republican member
ship with no disposition to file explain
ations or apologies.
It will be the first time in the history
of the state that a senator has been
elected at special session of the leg
islature It VIII be the first time that
the change c. governors in this way
could be made while the legislature is
in session. Il ic probable that when
Governor Cu,nn,ins is elected he will
be called before the legislature to re-
cei,e the cong, q zulations of members.
He may hav, something to say as TO
the party ard his own program.
"I intend to continue to do all can"
said the governor recently ITO make
the factional differences in Iowa only
memory"
This has been at all times the atti-
tude of the governor and of his friends.
He has desired only to have the re-
publican party united and to have 1t
engage in work along the lines which
have been so well followed in Iowa and
in the nation in recent years. 1t is be-
lieved that now all reason for fac
tionalism has been brushed aside and
that harmony will be the watchword.
The absolute collapse of the movement
to bring about a reverse of the pro-
gram in Iowa will be celebrated by the
legislature Eext week. J
It is expected that in addition to the
members of the legislature there will
be in Des Moines next week nearly
all the newly elected members and
many others interested in state affairs
George II. VapHouten, OF Taylor
county, is first among the members
of the legislature to arrive in the city
in preparation for the coming short
session of the general assembly. Il
am going to remain right here until
a senator is elected" he said. II have
no regrets and nothing to take back.
ortxy &c and
Governor Cummins will be elected by
vote of all the republicans Mr..
Van Houten was not a candidate for
reelection.
The proposals of the mutual !nsur-
ance people for a kind of clearing house
for their business has the approval
of the state insurance department. Mr..
Roe. the head Of that department,
states his conviction it would be an
excellent thing. These county mu-
tuals do an enormous business among
the farmers and their existence un-
doubtedly has tendency to keep down
the rates on farm insurance. Every
time an old line company goes out
to get rural business it comes into
direct competition with these county
mutuals and they get the very best
of the business. Their greatest dan
ger is in carrying heavy risks. BY
providing for reinsurance they would
escape this danger" The state con-
vention of mutuals in session here is
likely to approve a plan for rein
surance company.
Governor Cummfns is going to try to
dispose of all public matters pending
in his office in the next few days. He
has asked the pardon board to meet
the latter part Of the week and go
over all pardon cases with him. He
will take up and consider the Richards
case and many others including the
Rainsbargers and the Weems case. He
has but one appointment he can make;
that Of pharmacy commissioner, and