Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-30
FEDERAL OFFICIALS INTERESTED
in BANK DEPOSIT GuARAN.
TEE SUIT.
JOIN IN FIGHT
AGAINST NEW STATE STATUTE
South Dakota Senators Hearing From
Home Because Of Support Given to
Aldrich Crowd in Tariff Legislation
Interesting Situation Develops
Other Washington News.
Especial Correspondence. ]

stood that the federal authorities in
Washington have taken no very direct
interest in the litigation involving the
Nebraska bank deposit guarantee law,
but that the lawsuit, in progress this
week at Lincoln is being watched by
them closely. Rumor says that the
comptroller of the currency has been
called on by the people who are OPP
deal of assistance in the way of spe-
cial information, statistics, etc, and
that this material has been of much
value.
| Nebraska people in Washington have
taken decided interest in the proceed
ure of the national banking interests of
Nebraska in this matter. Over half
hundred Nebraska banks, state and
national, joined in asking an iniunc-
ton against the state authorities to
prevent them enforcing and admins
| tering the guarantee law. The case was
set before District Judge Thomas c.
Munger at Lincoln, who was expected
to try it. Apparently dissatisfied that
he should preside alone, the bankers
made application to have Circuit Judge
Willis Vandevanter, of Cheyenne sit
with Judge Munger; and Judge VAN
devanter whose circuit includes Ne
Ibraska and who therefore has jurisdic-
ton, if he choose, to sit in such a case
has yielded, The impression seems to
be that Judge Munger was not highly
co} isfo oto 10, oel,o
OF the guarantee law, and that they
expect the circuit judge to be more
friendly to their side of the case.
When the petition for injunction was
filed, a majority of the petitioning
banks, the sole beneficiaries of the law,
We're not themselves friendly to the
measure. But investigation of the aft
filiations of the petitioning state banks
shows that most of them are merely
local institutions, controlled by ma
tional banks or owned by the officers
of national banks.
Both sides in the Nebraska litigation
are determined to carry the case to the
supreme court, and the decision, it is
hoped by the treasury and the depart
ment of justice, may be broad enough
to settle all at once the whole ques-
ton about the guarantee laws and
their constitutionality.
***
Senators Gamble and Crawford of
South Dakota are the latest members
of the upper house who have come
under the guns of criticism from their
own supporters at home, because of
their attitude toward the tariff discus
sion.
Senator Gamble was an exceedingly
conventional and conservative states
man until three years ago, when the
ed by Senator Kittredge, declined to
support him for reelection He made
terms with the rising power of pro-
grcssivism in the state, and by COM
bination with Mr.. Crawford overturned
the old machine, and had himself re-
elected senator while Crawford became
governor. Since then Crawford has
come to the senate. and the South
Dakotans who had supported them
fondly believed that they We're going
to be a fine pair of radicals. South
Dakota hoped its senators would take
some such place as Dolliver and Cum
minis of Iowa have occupied -on the
tariff, but they didn't
Mr. Gamble drifted back promptly to
the old conservative mornings, and has
generally voted with the Aldrich forces
during the considerable of the tariff
Mr.. Crawford stuck by the radicals for
a time; but his seat in the senate
chamber is next to that of Senator
Root of New York He and the New
Yorker became very friendly: they got
to riding home together In Mr.. Roots
automobile; Senator Crawford imbided
the impression that Senator Root was
rather the most desirable mentor and
guide in political matters, and finally
Mr.. Crawford turned up pretty fire.
quent supporter of the Aldrich side of
tariff propositions The liberals in the
senate ascribe it all to the influence of
Senator Root, and they incline to re-
gard Crawford as lost to their side, not
only for the present but for the future
His detection will make it the easier
for Mr.. Gamble, whose leanings are
naturally conservative, to line up with
the regulars
But protest is coming from the state,
and its effect is noted with interest.
Some of the newspapers which were
thick and-thin supporters of Crawford
and Gamble have been pointing out
that they are not making much show
ing of radicalism. Senator Crawford is
quoted as having said that his hold in
his state was strong enough to make
1t possible for him to do as he pleased;
and it is evident that he is going to be
independent enough to do it. The pos
sibility of vigorous fight against the
reelection of MIR. Gamble already
looms, with indications that a strong
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