Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-27
INDICATIONS ARE THAT FACTION
Al LINES ARE BEING AGAIN
DRAWN.
BIG DINNER PLANNED
IN cUMMlNs' HONOR
SoIidifyins of Prosressives in Seventh
District Resulting in General Awak-
enns All Over the state-Federal
Government Preparing to Go After
Iowa Corporations.
Special TO Times-Republican.

lively political current discernible in
and about Des Moines. It has been
much quickened by the concentration
of the progressives on one candidate
for congress, ana also by the return of
Cunmins and Hull from Washington.
One visible result is an arrangement
for big banquet for the senator in a
week. 1t is recalled that last year, just
after the election OF the senator big
banquet was given him, and this was
complimentary from Judge s F. Prou-
ty Now il IS planned 10 have a wide
open dinner where all the friends of
Cumnins can attend who desire to do
so. and a special invitation is 10 go OUT
to his friends in the state. The senator
will speak freely % his friends Of his
work and the political outlook al
Washington and in this state. That it
will be a success is certain.
In the early fall the friends of Con-
gresham Hull gave him a dinner as a
sort of start for his political campaign,
A committee went 20 Senator Cum
minis and tried 10 induce him to at
tend and lend his influence TO the
movement He declined. and did so on
the ground that while not disposed to
belittle Hull's ability to get things
for Des Moines, the two represent an
tagonistic principles and purposes.
During all the past year the friends of
Hull have tried very hard 10 get up
some sort of a function which would
enable them 10 couple the name OF Hui
with that Of Cuntnins and TO give out
the impression that in Des Moines al
least the TWO men are on par. Thus
far ii has not succeeded.
While there Is nothing definite known
as yet as 10 whether or not the politi-
cal situation viii eventuate in a gen.
eral contest in the state it seems TO De
the desire of a good many, a. least out
in the rural districts, that the progress
sives make a determined fight TO re-
gain full control of the state and K
practically capture every eongression-
al district. That the standpatters are
already hard at work in the direction
of making complete capture of the stat
is known to be certain. They claim L
be well organized and confident. On III
other hand the progressives are con
fdent they have large majority Of IN
republican votes of the state and wouit
be able 10 win easily even tho opposed
by an immense campaign fund con
tributed by the favored interests.
The INTEL states is getting ready t
go after the corooratons Of Iowa in
manner more drastic taan anythin
complained II in the ate system
Last summer agents Of the FEDERAL rev
I NJ
CORPORATIONS in the office Of secra ar
of state. Friday Secretary o. STAT
Hayward sem 70 tie federal offices !
Burlington and Dubuque proof snee-
of the new list OF corporations whie
is to be compiled as o. the first of IN
year, showing the name and addres
of every corporation entitled 10 q
business in the state. There were abol
400 names on the list. Just a fe-
days ago third request was sent !
a list OF 700 corporations from whic
no word has been heard. a few &C
ditions to the list viii result TT
federal officials will correct UP the
lists from that of the secretary {
state and shortly after tbs hrst of Il
Year the Officials of corporations wi
receive nice little requests as 70 ce'
tain facts upon which to base the ne
rational taxes.
There is much encoura cement f
the friends Of hotel inspection in low
over the decision of the Illinois 81
prene court in what is known as Il
Chicago bakery case. The Illino
high court reversed a district judi
=,
dinance providing for sanitary cond
tons at bakeries and full weig
loaves. The district judge was 81
that the ordinance violated all i
safeguards Of liberty and was contra
to the magma charta and other thing
much the same as ii has been decid
locally that the hotel law is a wick
device. But the Illinois court took
view which ii is expected the 10y
supreme court viii take as to the hot
law and held the ordinance was goo
The Iowa hotel law viii go up to I
high court as quickly as possible,
Governor Carroll Is not giving Q
any Christmas pardons. MY desk
clear of all pardon matters" he sa
FRIDAY. Il have acted in some W
on all the cases that have come
me for consideration. in fact there h
not been time since I came in I
office when all pardon matters we
so nearly out of the way as now
Professor Carver of a1orningsi
College is at work in the newspaI
department of the state historical m
scum gathering information of h
torical character. Professor Fra
Herriott of Drake. also puts in mu
Of his spare time digging for histt
ical matters.
Curator Harlan of the historical {
partment is on the program for 1
meeting of the Nebraska historical
ciety meeting at Lincoln, Jan. II
next. He will attend the big meet
torical society.
Albert B. McCown, accountant
the state board Of control during
the existence of the board, has pit
lished a little book under the title
"Down on the Ridge" being a compi
tion and Encouragement Of artic
written by him and published in
Knoxville paper reminiscent OF d:
gone by in "Coalport' in Marion col
ty. That is the thriving city in VIII
McCown spent his boyhood days q
be has . very vivid recollection