Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-03
WARNING ON Miller.
Democratic Resolutions in Polk
County a Forerunner of
State Sentiment
A SLAP AT STATE CHAIRMAN
Convention Endorses Exactly What
Miller Criticized-The Bryan Vol
unteer acknowledgements Dis
cussing Probable Delegates at Large
From Iowa-Iowa centrars Suit.
Special TO rimes-Republlcan.

| Special TO Times Republican.
! Des Moines, March 3.-When the
! Polk county democratic convention
| Saturday adopted resolutions endors-
ing both the officers and the organ
ization of the Bryan Volunteers, it took
a slap at C. w. Miller, chairman of the
tative from Bremen county. The Bryan
Volunteers is an organization perfected
for the purpose of getting the Iowa
delegation for Bryan. 1t also is a thorn
in the flesh of Miller and his anti
Bryan friends.
Polk county in adopting the resolu-
ton in the form it did set The pace
for other counties of the state and
the same resolution may be heard from
in other counties between now and
the state convention. The Bryan fol-
lowers insist on making Il fight. They
insist on seeing to it that every dele
gate to the national convention is not
ollIy EiCo5So w SuPpoAfe IL > s'AA psse -
himself in fact Il Bryan man. They
recall the last national convention
when some delegates pledged to sup
port Bryan switched and voted for Par
ker.
Mr. Miller and his friends have cir
cuated the word over the state that
they We're for Bryan and thought per-
haps the Bryan Volunteers wouldn't be
so bad but they objected to the Off
GERS. This was a slap at George f.
Rhinehart and those associated with
him. SO when the Polk county demo-
Gratis got together Saturday they
adopted the following:
BE it resolved, by the democracy
in convention assembled that we en-
dorse the movement inaugurated to
organize what is known as The Bryan
Volunteers; that this movement has
w. j. Bryan. and is declared to be the
best motive TO spread democracy doc
trines That we endorse the move-
ment and officers elected. and hope
it may become widespread and inf1u-
entail in the state of Iowa in the COM
ing campaign"
There is some little talk among the
democrats who reach this city as to
delegates at large to the state conven-
ton. 1t is understood thai the con-
servatives will suggest the name of
Judge Wade for one. Bryan men in
discussion of the subject have mem
toned Jerry Sullivan, General Weaver
and Claude Porter. George Rhinehart
is ALSO mentioned. and it is more than
likely that either he or Jerry Sullivan
will lie selected. Both live in Polk
county and so only one would be Sc
lected.
Stockholders Of the Iowa Central and
Minneapolis & ST. Louis railroads, VINO
last summer sought to enjoin the dl-
rectors from putting into effect the
passenger rates prescribed by the Iowa
2-cent fare law, yesterday filed in the
office of United States Circuit Clerk
Mason amended and supplemental
complaints making Attorney General
H. w. Byers and the members of the
state railroad commission parties to
the suits.
In the case Of the Iowa Central it is
alleged that the gross earnings of the
road from July to Dec. 81, 1907, were
$96,552S2 less than they would have
been under the old rate of cents per
mile. The gross earrings Of the Mime
apolis g. ST. Louis have been reduced
s73,205.44 for the same period owing to
the reduced rates, it is claimed.
This is the first time any Iowa roads
have made showing as to the effect
upon their business Of the Iowa 2-cent
fare law. The Iowa Central, being a
class A road, is prohibited from charg-
ing a higher passenger rate than 2
cents per mile, while the Minneapolis
& st. Louis, being included in class B,
is permitted to charge 2k cents per
mile But on account of competition a
2-cent rate was put in effect.