Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-18
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SEN.
AToR DoLLlVER WILL HAVE
NO SERIOUS OPPOSITION.
THAT HE STAYS
IN COMPANY HE NOW KEEPS
Byers Not Candidate For Tosa
Against Dolliver But is Being Dis.
cusssed AS Successor to Carroll -
Rankin Says Amendment Movement
is Going to Sweep tho State.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines, May 1s.-Considerable
political significance is here attached
to the statement given out by Hon. II.
w. Byers, attorney general. on his re-
turn from a visit to Washington, d.
c., where he saw Senator y. b. Cum
Minis and Senator Johnathan Dolliver
doing team work. He stated that Dol
liver is doing good work and that as
long as he keeps up his present atti-
tude no one will attempt to succeed
him. as senator. Now Mr.. Byers had
been prominently mentioned as can
didate for the senatorship against Dol
liver. This puts him out of that race
by self remuneration.
What will Byers try for? is the ques
ton that is being asked. The answer
coming from many politicians Is that
he will seek to be governor to sue
ceed Carroll. The latter, it is known.
mas senatorial ambitions and may try
to succeed Dolliver. That term or two
timber Is said by some of the friends
of Byers to be a well-founded notion.
1t is thought MIR. Byers contemplates
the gubernatorial seat as a better step
than from attorney general to senator.
In fact his statement has caused all
kinds of gossip. There are some who
are disinclned to accept the sudden
change in Delivers attitude as one of
the heart and who insist that he should
have a successor. On the other hand
some claim that Dolliver is all right
but merely lacks the leadership at
which Senator Cummins shines. They
say he will work hand in hand with
Cummins as long as the latter displays
his remarkable, strong initiative.
The gubernato.ia! contest next cleo
| ton is causing a great deal of COM
ment at the state house. One prominent
state official has recently taken 1t up
on his shoulders to urge upon the var
ious state officials the argument that
there should be no contest for the NOM
ination against Mr. Carroll. His views
have not met with universal approval
even among the state house officers.
Speaker Feely. Of Waterloo, was in
Des Moines yesterday on legal busi-
ness. He says there was no politics in
the matter and declares the suggest
ions regarding his candidacy for attor-
ney general governor and other offices
is as yet merely newspaper talk.
That the constitutional amendment
movement is going to sweep the state
of Iowa like a clean broom is the
statement of A. c. Rankin. state or
ganizer for the temperance forces, who
arrived in Des Moines yesterday from
five meetings In small county seats at
which he raised over $500. He says the
men of the state are more enthusiastic
over the constitutional amendment
prospects than over any movement In
which he has been interested. Money
is easily forthcoming and he says ths
campaign will take on proportions that
will completely overwhelm the state
and bring about a decided declaration
for constitutional convention to
amend the constitution so as to pro-
vide absolute prohibition.
There is soon to be a meeting of the
board composed of five men and wom-
en- representing the six temperance or
ganizations of the state at which time
arrangements will be made for bring
ing into the Iowa campaign some of
the strongest temperance speakers in
the United States. The workers refuse
at present to disclose the names of the
campaigners but declare they are
among the ablest men of the country
and will create decided stir. 1t is
proposed to have a field or advance
man who will go over the state maxi
ing dates and advertising the appear-
ance of these speakers. From the way
the associated temperance organiza-
tions are receiving funds in their con-
stitutional amendment movement 1t Is
certain Iowa is to be plunged into. a
temperance campaign, which may have
considerable political significance.
Reports that have gone forth that
there was djssension among the tenn
perance societies in the combination
are branded as untrue and are said to
have been started by one organization
which refused to affiliate with the 9TH
er organizations in a united fight for
a constitutional amendment.
Just what opposition will be made to
the temperance movement and what
form 1t will assume has not as yet been
disclosed.
Miss May Goodrell. principal of the
East Des Moines high school. is prom
inently mentioned as possible ap-
pointee to the position of superintend-
ent of the girls industrial school at
Mitchellville. Miss Goodrich is not an
active candidate for the appointment.
but 1t was stated last night that her
pame will probably be presented to
the board OF control with strong rec
concentrations. in case Superintendent
Fitzgerald resigns.
Miss Goodrell will have many
strong supporters IL she evinces de-
sire to be appointed to the superin-
tendency OF the Mitchellvllle institu-
tion, and her record as principal OF the
East Des Moines school will be urged
as indicating her ability to fill tho po-
lsition acceptably.