Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-09
Selection OF q New Pharmacy
Commissioner to BE Cum
Minis Last appointment
FITNESS COUNTS, NOT LOCATION
Probable Governor Will Confer With
Carroll Before Making a Selection =
Woods for Congress Emerses From
Fight With Biggest Majority in the
stste-cummins Biography Wanted.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times s-Republtcan.
Des Moines. Nov. "a new member
Of the pharmacy board will probably
be named in q few days. The vacancy
has existed for home time. Applications
have piled up on the desk OF the gov-
ernor until 1t is said, that over sixty
names have been at least suggested in
this connection. Owing to the fact that
the largest number of candidates are
in that section of the state and it is
stated that about forty are known to
be candidates who live in the Tenth
or Eleventh districts. The impression,
however, that the commissioners are
named by districts, is wrong, for they
are picked for fitness and not because
of location. Governor Cummins did not
care to take up the matter before elec-
ton, and now it is more than prob
able that he will consult with Govern
r-elect Carroll in regard to the mat
ter. In fact, the man named ought to
have assurance that he will be reap
pointed. The Russell term ends in
April next and no good man would
want the position for a few months.
then to be turned out unceremoniously.
Claude Diddy Of Redfield and Harry
Deater of Shenandoah are unquestion-
ably leading candidates for the place.
Both are active pharmacists Of fine
character and republicans Of unques-
toned good standing.
The appointment, of pharmacy
commissioner will probably be the last
appointment Governor Cummins will
make. There are no other positions to
be filled before expiration Of his
term.
At Washington they undoubtedly re-
gard it as settled that Iowa is to have
Cummins as senator very soon. TIL,
clerks in charge Of the preparation Of
the congressional directory have
written Governor Cummins asking for
his biography for insertion in the next
issue of the directory. The bare date
Of the biography will hardly indicate.
how interesting has been the political
career of the governor.
It appears that the net result of the
hard fight made on Frank P. Woods
for congress in the Tenth district was
to give him a few more votes than he
would otherwise received. At any rate
he comes out of the scri1nmage with
the biggest majority of anyone in the
state The majorities so far as footed
up are: For Woods-Halnilton 1872,
Boone 1882, Greene 140S, Webster 1929.
Winnebago 1873, Humboldt 124S, Han
cock 965. Emmett 72O, Kossuth 993, Palo
Alto PAL For Hakes-Carroll 7T3.
Crawford 339. The total for Woods is
therefore above 10000. Not all figures
have been received but enough to show
that Woods in fact ran ahead of Taft
as to majority in the district Two
days before the election Woods and
Hakes met by accident and the DEM
ocrat told his republican antagonist in
strictest confidence that he-the dem
ocrat-was sure of election. Hakes
said that Taft would get about 1000
in the district. 1t turned out other
wise. Woods had incurred the indy
ing hostility of some persons, includ-
ing some editors, for having pulled the
republican ticket thru in the state two
years ago. A whole lot of persons
since listed as republicans were fight
ing the ticket that year and they felt
very much hurt because Woods so
managed it that the republican party
made another winning then. But this
fact did not seem to do him any harm
at the polls. The Tenth district re-
mains the big republican district sof
the state. Incidentally is has but two
demo Gratis in the legislature.
An Interesting situation is developing
in Polk county. During the campaign
the democratic candidate for county
attorney called attention to the delin-
uuencies of the county officials in the
matter OF making reports and an ac-
counting. It has been supposed that
the new laws would straighten out these
things, especially with a commission
engaged in watching such matter, but
it is found that the county has not
printed financial report for several
years. 1N fact no financial reports
have been made. 1t is question
where there has been settlement of the
county officers and an accounting for
funds. Polk county has been notorious
for a long time for the lose manner of
conducting business. Now the grand
Jury, ard Others are going after the
matter to see if the county cannot be
made to comply with the law.