Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-14

also that there are grave doubts
as to whether he was guilty OF the
crime. He placed the matter before
the parole board for examination and
that board has recommended that the
parole be granted. At the same time
the board asked that it be permitted
to secure further testimony-testimony
which If it can be secured, will show
almost corcusively that Weems was
wrongly convicted. In order to permit
the board to make this further inves-
tigation and secure the testimony If 1t
is in existence, the governor has con-
sented to permit the board to continue
investigation for short time only.
That Weems will be released from
prison is certain, but his friends also
desire that the records show he was
innocent
The report of the school law
revision commission which should
have been completed by the first
of September is not done and Pro-
fessor Bolton, of Iowa Sity, one OF
the members of the commission is sick
and Attorney Bailey, of this city. who
is another member of the commission
has been forbidden by his physician
from doing any work. Attorney
Springer is the other member and he Is
busy with his law practice The report
therefore will not be out for some days
yet.
, 1t was the intention to finish it by
September first because the two law
yer members had to begin their law
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his work in the state university then.
Mr. Bailey finished his part of the re-
port and the other two did a consid-
cradle of their part. State Superin-
tendent Riggs has looked over that
part of the report which is completed
and there will be no delay in getting
all the copy of the report to the printer
as soon as completed. The report is
for the next legislature and there Is
ample time except that the members
of the commission will have to devote
their time quite extensively to other
lines of work from this time on.
President Schell, of Iowa Wesleyan
university was in Des Molnes Satur-
day on his way to Ames to deliver an
address and painted a glowing picture
of the prospects of Iowa Wesleyan for
the coming year. He has assurances
that the freshman class this year Will
be larger than ever before in the his
tory of the institution. While in this
city he was the guest of Gardner
Cowles.
The standpatters may ask Hon.
James Wilson, secretary of agricul-
ture in the cabinet, to be the candi-
date for United States senator against
Governor Cummins.
This rumor was circulated exten-
sively in political circles yesterday,
being given impetus by the refusal
OF Governor Frank D. Jackson to
stand as a candidate.
In letters to- personal friends, GoY-
ernor, Leslie M. Shaw also has de-
clined to allow his name to be consid-
cred in connection with the candi-
dacy for the senatorship.
Many names are being men
toned in connection with the
standpat candidacy for senator,
since Governor Jackson's letter.
Many politicians thought yes
terday that if the conference Tues
day, which will be attended by sew
eral hundred standpatters, should un-
animously insist on Governor jack
son being the candidate he would re-
consider his decision not to stand for
the primary contest. But in view of
the chance that he will not recon-
slider, other names were being dis
cussed.
A few weeks ago, discussing the
Allison succession, the Cedar Rapids
Record said that the standpat selec-
ton of successor to the late Senator
Allison was not known, but, said the
paper ''he may be Robert G. Cousins,
a very likely guess. Cousins for the
senate and a recess appointment for
congress was undoubtedly the plan
that had been envolved.'
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Republicans hope to have President
Roosevelt Secretary Taft and Con-
gresham Sherman in the Iowa cam
paign this year, possibly this month.
President Roosevelt goes to San
Francisco early in October, and the
republicans of all the western states
are busy now trying to induce him to
Se1SS AAsse
taken it UP with the White house.
He may go thru the south on ac-
count of the Brownsville matter but
he may return either thru this state
or by the northern route.
Chairman Hitchcock of the national
committee has figured out two plans
for the Taft tour. He has arranged
for a huge swing around the circle.
as one suggestion; he has planned
for three separate tours, one east. one
west and one south. Whether Iowa is
on the map of either is not known
here, but the state committee is not
inclined to wait for an announcement
at the national headquarters before
insisting that he come to Iowa:
Whether Sherman will travel with
the head of the ticket on the tours
that Secretary Taft will take is not
known; otherwise, he will be asked
independently to come to this state.