Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-03
sTANDPAT SCHEME TO DIVIDE
VOTE IN EIGHTH DISTRICT
FAILS.
HOPED TO WEAKEN DARRAh
BY BRINGING OUT vRooMAk
Could Not Get Sufficient sisners to Pc
tition to Get Name on BaIlot-Bashor
Neither Preacher Nor Prohibition
ist-Garrett's Candidacy Progressing
Other News Of the State.
Special to Tines-Republican.


the Eighth district as regards the re-
publican congressional nomination has
been left in excellent shape. 1t was
planned by some persons, identity not
disclosed, that the fight should be com
plicated by having three candidates
The name of c, E. yrooman of Cen
terville was brought out and petitions
put in circulation for him. He was 70
be progressive candidate. While he
lives nominaly in Centerville he has
In fact been a resident of Washing
ton, holding q departm entail place for
many years, and is almost unknown TO
the majority of the voters. II was very
plain at the outset that, whatever
might be his ideas, his candidacy would
injure that of Representative John H.
Darrah and improve the chances of
Judge H. NJ. Towner. But after some
weeks of hustling for signatures it was
found Impossible to secure sufficient
number 10 warrant placing the nam e
of Vrooman on the ballot and the
candidacy was dropped. This leaves a
square fight between two men upon is
sues that are clear. Aside from his be-
ing thoroughly in sympathy with the
progressive policies of the republican
national platform. Mr.. Darrah. how
ever, is recognized as an exceptionally
able and successful business man who
viii approach the large business prob
lens of the national situation with ex-
perience. His opponent has been on the
bench so long that he has little fanlil-
iarity with practical business affairs.
Tx, 80 80
ernor some matters have been cleared
by statement from Mr.. Bashor's
friends in which it is declared that he
is neither a minister nor a prohibition
list. 1t was commonly supposed that
Mr.. Bashor was minister, but il
seems that he has done nothing other
chan to accept many invitations for ad-
dresses in pulpits and has never been
ordained While a number of persons
have assumed that he was a prohibi-
Zionist, yet he has long been an earnest
advocate of high license as the best
way of dealing with the question Mr..
Bashor will have a very large vote here
in Des Moines among the democrats
Hon B. W. Garrett, the progressive
candidate for clerk of the supreme
court, is a man of unusual ability and
a fine speaker. For good many years
under the administration of Governor
Cummins, ne devoted himself to the
problem OF betterment of the prison
methods of Iowa, He early became an
advocate Of the indetern1inate sentence
and parole method and during several
: sessions OF the legislature he was con-
stantly in consultation with the men
who were urging this long delayed re-
form. In fact, Mr. Garrett worked out
a system of reporting and rules in re-
gard to the parolng of prisoners which
was the foundation for the present
system now enacted into law. The
state was exceedingly fortunate in
having Mr.. Garrett at the head Of the
parole department during the period
of establishing the new system He
Is recognized as one of the foremost
thinkers on the subject of prison re-
form. Last year al the state Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Iowa Falls
he delivered an address which delight
ed the delegates. as result OF which
he is on two programs for district con-
ferences soon. He is 10 be the lead
ing speaker for the first day of the
Eighth district c. E. convention al
Peiia, Nay 1, his address TO be on
IrlSOn w OF - dlSc III S----L+S
invited TO speak at the district con-
vention at Winthrop. in June. In adj
dition to being thoroughly devoted TO
the cause of good government, Mr.
Garrett is an active christian worker
in all lines, member of the official
board Of the large Christian church
located near the state capital.
The democratic attitude toward law
enforcement in Iowa seems 10 have
been outlined by Representative W. l.
Etter, OF Keokuk county, in his ST.
Courtney paper in his boost" for Ex-
Representative Walters for attorney
general Representative Etter is for
Walters because they used 70 go 10
the same school. He states that there
was time when the people of the
state considered the attorney general
one of the biggest and best lawyers of
the state and lin fact there was a
time when only such could be nomin-
ated and an opinion from that office
was worth something" Mr.. Etter says
that would be true with Charley Wal
ters, however" he says, "of late years
the attorney generals office partakes
be the nature Of police headquarters"
He adds that the attorney general
aoesn't need to be a lawyer at all but
Ia man catcher" This refers of course
10 the ousting Of Chief of Police Rich !
nond for permitting Council Bluffs to
70 wrong. and to the busting of Mayor
Henderson, Of marengo, whose brother
3 managing the Carroll campaign, and
ko similar activities of the office of at
korney general. 1t would seem from
his statement Of prominent demo-
eratic representative in the legislature
that the democratic plan is TO drop
LII this law enforcement business anu |
have the attorney general confine him.
self strictly to giving opinions to state
officials on details Of their Offices.
The ar F. D. News" published In
Washington, which circulates generally
among the rural mail carriers, tells Of
some recent work at Washington on
behalf Of the carriers in their efforts
TO ret little better pay for their work.
Il states that among others found to
be against the proposal was Walter L
Aa1ith, OF Iowa The carriers also re-
|call that Smith voted TO raise HIS own
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