Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-13
PRourY ABSENT FROM HOME
AND CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT
is TEMPORARILY QUIET.
OPPONENTS OF CAPTAIN HULL
HAVE NOT LOST HOPE
Think Situation viii Yet So Shape It.
self That Proeressives Will Have
But One Candidate In Field-Prouty
In Disfavor Among Laborins Men
Political Gossip.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 12.-Judge S. T.
Prouty has gone TO Arizona on some
business matters and for the time be-
ing the seventh congressional district
situation vii remain stationary Much
interest has been taken in the Seventh
district situation by politicians living
outside the district for the reason that
this is the home district of Senator a.
B. Cummins and it is so evident that
the standpatters hope to injure the
progressive movement by the election
OF Hull on & Cannon platform in Cum
Minis district.
In spite of the uncertain conditions
due 10 two candidates being in the field
against Hull those closest to the
sources Of information are not taking
altogether a gloomy view of the situ-
alton. The situation is not as good as
ii was in the nlidle of the summer when
Prouty was the only announced candi-
date and was the only candidate active
ly in the field. He had stirred up con-
siderable interest IN the outlying coun-
ties of the district
L was on the return of Judge Prouty
from d trip on business TO the south
thai & committee called upon him for
an adjustment of affairs and he offered
70 submit the matter to caucus of
ter or more progressive republicans
from each county OF the district. Then
The laboring men. 100 or more of
whom had petttioned Senator Dowell
10 be a candidate insisted that he entsr
the race in response to their petition
without further hesitation and before
the committee could adjust things
Dowell was announced.
AT once the Impression went about
the district and the state that the en-
trance OF TWO candidates simply settled
the matter in favor of Congressman
Hull but the committee has not ceased
to work and the fact is now that both
candidates can be gotten out of the
way if approached from the right side
Judge Prouty is in fact ready 10 step
aside but there is very large element
that demand that he remain in tne
race The laboring men who were re
sponsible for bringing out Senator
Dowell demand that he remain in.
Ii good progressive candidate could
be found who would satisfy the de-
,naads of the laboring men and at the
same time meet the wishes of the poll
ticians and others OF the progressives
as a good live progressive 1t IS be-
lieved both candidates would get OFT
Of the way for him. This seems un-
likely at this time for lack of the idea
4 candidate Many are predicting tha
4 the result will be that both candidates
will nominaIly at least remain in tht
race for tinle. Some time early II
1910 if not before one of them (Which
ever proves the weaker) may be es-
pected TO drop out o fttle race. If this
doesn't take place too late Hull will bs
defeated al the next primaries.
There have been some whispered ac-
cusations in political circles that Sen
ator Dowel is in the race purposel!
10 defeat Prouty and assist in TIT
nomination of Hull. This is undoubred-
lv untrue and unfair. Senator Dowel
is in the race because he wants to gt
70 congress. Undoubtedly, however
The Hull men are glad to have him il
the race. They would be very nucf
disappointed if he dropped out for hi:
elimination means sure defeat to HUI
almost as sure TO be elected.
School directors must not carry pc
titions around in their pockets in ordei
to give time for conditions TO chang
50 that they can find a way TO deny thu
petition. This is the ruling of STATE
Superintendent Riggs in a case ap
pealed to him from Liberty township
in Johnson county. The evidence a
the hearing before Mr.. Riggs sllowe<
that a petition was signed by patrons
Of the schools of certain section o
the township asking that that section
be made an Independent school district
There were enough signers to the pc
tition, that according to the law if tn
school board had met at once and actet
upon it they would have been forced I
grant the petition
Instead of calling a meeting tn
chairman of the board carried the pc
tition in his pocket till some of tn
signers had moved out of the district
Then he called the meeting and tn
board erased from the petition tn
names of those who had removed sine
signing it. This brought the nunbe
of petitioners down so that the boar
could deny it and it did so.
Mr.. Riggs in his written decision O
the case holds that if the number o
signers was sufficient had the boar
!, met in reasonable time. then the boar
must grant the petition even tho som
did move away.
The following cases were filed in tn
office of the board of railroad com
missioners during the week endin
Nov. IL:
Commercial Club Bedford. VS.. c., I
& @. Complaint concerning track con
nections at Conway Junction.
"A. F. Jamison, Rinard, VS.. C. C. v
t Complaint with reference to Gait
guards.
Commercial Club. Cedar Rapids, v
express companies. Complaint regard
ing alleged discrimination in expires
D rates on fruit.
Commercial Club, Cumberland, "
c., B. & @. Complaint re9a riding trai