Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-29
EFFORT TO BE MADE TO HAVE
NEXT LEGISLATURE REPEAL
STATUTE.
70 PUT QUESTION BEFORE
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
large Part of Opposition Comes From
Those Who Have Always Opposed
tho Law-Effort to Be Made to Stop
Railroad Discrimination Against In
terror Towns.
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Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, June ga determined
Effort to repeal the primary law is TO
be made In the next legislature. 1t is
believed that a systematic and organ
lzed campaign is under way TO DIS
credit the primary method and to pave
the way for a repeal of the law, per-
hitting counties to return TO whatever
way they may deem best for the hand
ing of their political affairs.
Instructions have gone out from here
TO the politicians in the state to have
resolutions passed next Saturday in
the various republican county conven-
tions, and as many of the democratic
conventions as possible, IN favor OF re-
peal Of the primary.
The major part of the opposition, 1t
has been pointed out, comes from those
who have been all along opposed to the
direct nomination of candidates. They
have insisted from the first That the
system never would work, and they
have done all in their power to prevent
the success of the system; and now
they believe that they have caused
sufficient trouble over the application
Of the law that they can erect It's
repeal.
In a number Of counties of southern
Iowa, where the sentiment against the
urinary is strongest, the old system OF
holding mass conventions was IN
vogue when the primary went into eff
feet, under which system. a mere hand
full of men always controlled the coun-
lies. In q number Of southern Iowa
counties the primary was all but lg-
nored and nominations will be made
largely thru the old way Of having
,elect committee settle all political
matters.
The only hope of saving the law IS
n, the state senate, where there Is stiII
a large majority of strong and earnest
progressives. who had a hand IN max
Ing the law.
The state of Iowa VIII go into fed
sral court or before the interstate
commission and make an effort to nave
removed the discrimination which is
now practiced by the railroad against
the interior critics Of Iowa The at
torney general is at work preparing Ine
Ease which was started at first as an
Incident to the arbitrary increase OF
freight rates the first OF June. Inc
railroads were reported in the papers
20 have made a. distinct promise 10
,orneone very close to them that they
would Immediately restore the old
-ates if the government would let up
n it's suit But the rates have not
peen restored But whether they are
,r not the suit will be brought, for the
complaint is only in part against the
new rates. Mr.. Z. B. Wiley, the Des
Moines freight comm issioner, has
shown wherein, in a very large num-
her of cases, the Iowa differential in
The interstate rate Is as great from
East Keokuk to Dies Noines as from
East ST. Louis to Sioux City, which is
more than twice as far 1t is TO cor
-ecr this inequality that the suit VIII
10 brought.
Burgess W. Garrett has discovered
That the ct,f,cial returns as to clerk OF
The supreme court made a bad error
against him in one county, and prop
,bly the same in another county. He
questioned whether the vote from
Delaware county was reported correct
ty. and ne has secured Information
that he received 942 votes to ~ for
Mr.. Grub, whereas the official report
had it reversed This raises Mr.. Car
.etts vote to 62,161. There IS an
other county where 1t is evident
similar error was made. OF course
neither error win affect the result, but
II shows what might have happened
the vote had been close.
Rev. John W. Day, who is at the head
If the committee in charge of the work
constitution forbidding the sale of in
toxicating liquors. declares that the
committee Is and will be at all times
opposed to a constitutional convention
for a general revision of the state con-
Nitation.
He makes the declaration that con-
,tjtutional convention and the election
which would be incident thereto would
cost at least 100000 and the state is
In no need of making such expense
when in fact there is but one amend
kment to the constitution that is desired
Nv the people. He therefore arrays the
mmittee against woman suffrage, as
as the position of others insist
Epon a change in the constitution
Day declares that the fact that
last one of the persons attending
recent convention OF the retail liq-
bundantly satisfied with the consti-
Eional convention plan of amendment
the constitution, is sufficient to
show that the temperance people ought
not to be for it
He also points out that IN case of
constitutional convention the legisla-
ture would redistrict the state, or pro-
vide a way for selecting delegates
thereto that would be prejudicia1 to the
temperance people. In case the constf-
tuition should be revised it would have
to be submitted to the people and at
the same time the convention might
submit number OF amendments which
would be voted upon separately.
'-rwenty-eight years ago." says Mr..
Day, "the people voted by $4,000 ma
jority for a prohfbitory amendment to
the constitution. The will Of that ma
jority being defeated for twenty-eight
years we can not be accused Of undue
haste in demanding that the people
again be heard on this vital question.
There is absolutely no call for the eI-
nense Of first, an election of delegates
20 q convention; second, announcer OK
pense Of a convention: third, another
expense OF popular election IN voting
On the verdict OF that convention, al,
of which would equal IL not exceed
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