Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-01
PLAN BELIEVED TO EXIST AMONG
POLITICIANS TO CHANGE
ITS PERSONNEL.
LAFE YouNe's AXE WHETTED
FOR M'LAlN's JUDICIAL HEAD
Several of Present Members Said to be
in Disfavor Among Certain Politic-
ians - Youns's Antasonsm Dates
From the "skiver" Decision-North-
ern Iowa and the superintendency.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Oct. Inflammation that
comes from the Second district is 10
the effect that Judge Bollinger, of Dav
export. is being groomed for the po-
sition on the supreme court now held
by Judge Emlin McClain, whose term
expires Dec. 81. 1912. The information
is further TO the effect that the fine
Italian hand of Lafayette Young is in
the move. Second district people have
written 10 Des Moines saying they
want TO know about it.
1t is recalled that when the supreme
court decided the state binder "skiver"
case aga inst Lafe his news paper took
up an attack on the supreme court. !.
made an especial target cut OF Judge
Mccain and denounced the payment
Of q goodly sum 10 Judge Mccain for
The annotations that are placed in the
code ana supplement-
Lawyers we'll understood that the
annotations were the work of life
tine with Judge McClain. Each time
now when there is a new code or sup
PIGMENT issued Judge McClain brings
the annotations down to date and puts
in q bill Tor The work There are many
Who claim that il doesn't look we'll 70
pay a Judge OF the supreme court an
additional sum Tor work when the
salary as judge is supposed 20 pay him
for MS full time. The annoeations,
however IS The work that he would not
be called upon 10 do as judge, and II
anyone does il lawyers claim they are
entitled 70 pay cor il.
The significance OF the report which
seems 20 have ne best of foundation Is,
however. thai The move is on 70 reorg-
Of the present mem bers of. The can
dida,es :or judge Of the supreme court
are named by the state convention.
The state convention next year will
nanle the Successors 10 Judge Deemer
and Judge Evans The successor 20
Judge Mccain will not be named till
the convention Of 1912.
] A Z. Bennett, Of Upper Iowa Uni
versity- OF Fayerts, is an avowed candi-
date for the republican nomination for
STATE superintendent. He has not made
I formal announcem ent thru the news
papers but he has written letters TO
friends informing them that he viii be
in the race and will from this time on
conduct a cam pa ign for the nonlina-
ton.
Mr. Bennett Is an exceptionally
strong candidate and is favored by the
facc that he comes from the northern
part of the state. Most Of the candi-
dates thus far suggested OF announced
are from the southern half Of the STATE
which leaves q northern man big
field if he can have II % himself and
lnera is evidence that Bennett. may
have the field in the north par of the
state 10 himself h has been con-
nected with the Upper Iowa University
for some time ami IS a college man
IL was acting president Of the uni
yegsity for some tine and has bean
con plcuous in the meetings of the
state teachers association.
The campaign for the nomination
e.hich viii be determined by the pri-
.-laI.es must be one 10 educate the PEG
PIE as TO the personality of the candi-
dates. Il is recognized that the MAJ
VINO is best known by the people j;
likely to get the best vote. All of tn.
candidates suggested as we'll as an
nounced for the position are men VIII
are actively engaged either in reachini
OF as county superintenden-s and tn
primary will be held the first OF June
which is before the summer school va
cation. Hence the candidates are fac
ing difficult proposition as to how |,
make their campaigns