Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-15
Facti0nalism in Iowa Had Moth
ing to DO With Change in
Wardens at Fort Madison
SANDERS WELL RECOMMENDED
Board Of Control Not Actuated by Pol
itics in Selecting Heads for State In
stitutions-Taft Boom in Iowa May
Be Injured by His Endorsement by
Standpat Conference.
Special to Times-I.eruhlican.

Special to Times-I.eruhIican.
Des Moines, Feb 15-Evidence of the
fact that the campaign of two years
ago is to be repeated, if that is pos
sibIe, by the factionalSts of the re-
publican party, has been given the
past few days by publication in their
organ in Des Moines of an article writ
ten in the office but given a Fort Mad
ison date line. in which an effort is
made to drag the state board of con-
troll into disreputc and TO accuse 1t of
that at Fort Madison it is believed
that the appointment of a new warden
for the penitentiary to succeed n. n.
Jones on his retirement was for no
other purpose than that of politics"
1t was asserted that Warden Jones
is a red hot Allison man and that the
new man is reported to have been an
active Cummins worker. Hence the
inference that the state board of con-
| lEOl WdIlcu W Ildht IoOll LII SoillC-
one more helpful to the administra-
ton
No expression of this kind has ever
come or ever win come from Warden
Jones. The fact is that Warden Jones
is not a red hot Allison man but on
the contrary is a supporter of Gov
ernor Cummins for the senate and has
n cnlf rarantlV ORIG
inally he was elected to the warden-
ship by the old school Of politicians in
the state Since the board of control
has taken charge there has been no
politics in or about any state institu-
ton. But Warden Jones has stated that
he would vote and work for Cumnins
'tor senator this year.
On the other hand there is not the
least suspicion that the board of con-
troll had it in mind that by the selec-
ton of the West Union man a political
machine would be built up or that it
would have any effect on politics. The
appointment was made upon the rec
ommendation of men of all parties. One
of the strongest Endorsements of Pro-
fessor Sanders is that of B. Murphy,
of Ninton, and another very fine in
dorsement was that of Judge Carr,
attorney for the Great Western.
But the fact that those who would
destroy the confidence of the republic
cans in their governor are STOPPING to
the baldest misrepresentation and
statements exactly contrary to the
truth, and are willing to cast discredit
upon the state board of control in it's
0f t1,o tote fic,,
shows what. is ahead. AS matter of
fact it will not be claimed by anyone
we'll informed that the board of con-
troll is possessed of any leanings to-
ward the governor of Iowa.
A staunch Taft advocate living in
the northern part of the state, declared
here today his conviction that the
adoption of Taft resolution by the
standpatters on Thursday would prove
a boomerang for the Taft movement.
He insisted that it would give the i'm
preston that Taft and his associates
had tied up with the standpatters in
Iowa and all over the country and
while making pretense of being pro-
gressive in order to get votes are in
fact ready to become the staunchest
kind of standpatters after the conven-
tions are held.
W. o. Payne, of Nevada, who attend
ed the conference, is quoted as having
stated privately that in his opinion and
attending there were only five present
at the standpat conference who are
really and honestly for Taft. He stated
his belief that with the great majority
of those who voted for the Taft reso-
luton it was band wagon situation
and they will not be for Taft a short
time hence.
The Taft people who are taking care
of Iowa are taking great deal more
interest in what the conventions do in
northern Iowa. They anticipate that
in the end they must rely on the pro-
gressives for their support in Iowa
and all the western states, and they
declare that in no sense has Taft tied
up with the standpatters here or else
where
Mr. Rankin, the famous "moulder
orator." who makes speciality of the
state marshal bill, is developing mus
Gle and shortening his hair for the next
fray with the legislature. He drifted
into the city the other day at the time
of the big standpat conference, look
ing as fresh as youth and as strong
as Roosevelt. He has done temper
ance talking in 240 towns and cities of
the state, his last stunt at LeMars.
where he says there are more saloons
per inhabitant than any place in the
state.
.I have a new speciality now" he
said Il am putting on muscle. am
out to challenge any man in the state
at a game Of pitching horse shoes.
have a set which ! carry in my grip,
two pounds and half apiece. and
will go against any pitcher in the
state at forty-five yards. Its fine en-
ercise I've been at it the past sum-
mer and fall. and getting lots of out