Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-16
MANY VOLUNTEERS CALL FOR
NOMINATION PAPERS TO CIR
cuLATE FOR slGNERs.
ALREADY 10000 TO $1,000
NAMES ON PETITIONS
Committee Fairly Over
wheImed With Work-Standpats to
Maintain Two Headquarters in Des
Moines, One by Carroll and One by
jackson.
spectal TO Times-Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines, April 16.-The standpat-
tiers are giving it out that nomination
blanks sent out for Garst have been
sent to Carroll unsigned. That is prob
ably SO. The progressives sent out pa
pers to republicans with little reference
TO factional alignment, and very like
parters Of pronounced type. The Car
roll papers were sent out to men picked
carefully and supposed to all be ar
IDENTIFY for him.
But as Illustrating the way the thing
works, there was received at the pro-
gressive headquarters several letters
from persons who state that they had
signed the Carroll papers. surprising the
standpatters would not precipitate
fight for control of the state; but now
they are ready to defend the party and
support Governor Garsr.
one letter at the headquarters indi-
Gated the trend of affairs. II was from
an appoitnee of Governor Carroll He
said he had circulated the Carroll pa
pers, as req uested, and he would not
circulate the Garst papers, but he
stated he had placed them in the hands
OF the best man he could find and they
would be cared for. He also stated
that altho a Carroll appointee he would
vote for Garst, as he regarded the
principle involved as far more import
ant than any personal ambition.
The -Dolliver- Garst COM
rlittee is simply overwhelmed with
work and volunteers are needed to help
out in the pondence. The good
republicans of the state have been call
ing for nomination blanks and asking
what there is to do. The names have
not yet been counted but perhaps there
are from ten 10 fifteen thousand signers
10 the Garst petitions. A more remark
able manifestation OF interest in the
principles involved has never been seen.
1t is now stated that two standpar
headquarters will be nominally main
eained-one by the Jackson committee,
ostensibly in support of President Taft,
and the other probably in charge of
Mr.. Murphy or one Of the appointees
Of Governor Carroll.
Som ewhat misleading accounts have
a appeared in the papers in regard to
the long standing customs Of the state
board Of health and that estimable
body is pondingly under fire. The
attorney general was called upon for
an opinion as to fees, and of course
stated what every one knows, that all
fees must go into the state treasury.
This involved s19 or $40 collected by
the secretary. But Secretary Sumner
also collected from three colleges $500
on account of anatomical supplies, on
mem orandum left in his office by his
predecessor. The attorney general
holds this is payment for expenses and
it can only be used for the expense OF
shiipm ent. This is matter personal
TO the secretary and entirely outside of
the fees OF the office. hence does not
appear of record The system was one
established long ago by Secretary Ken
nedy and has been followed for many
years.
The interesting part of it is that it
discloses the fact that in the last year,
or within one season, there was de-
livered to the State University for
anatomical purposes a total Of fifty
three bodies, TO Drake medical school
thirty-sx and to Still College twenty
nine. The custom long has been for
the college to pay $40 for each Of these
to the undertaken and secretary Of the
state board, S. 70 go to the latter.
The supreme court viii in its May
term have opportunity for passing on
the legality Of the Iowa law forbidding
unfair discrimination as a means of
crushing out competition. The Standard
Oil Company was indicted for discrim-
mating as between Alton and Doom,
but Judge Hutchinson dismissed the
indictment. The issues raised involve
the methods of procedure under the
law and all points which are likely
to come up
The action of the state board of
health in making a protest gainst the
tendency 20 lengthen the terms of
school especially in the cities will prob
ably have the effect of reducing the
total length of term Of the schools in
many places. In Des Moines where
10-montfls school is proposed petitions
are in circulation to have restored the
old schedule OF nine months. Many
patrons Of the schools are objecting
seriously 70 the longer terms