Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-26
JUDGE PROUTY NOT ACTING AS
EMlssARY BETWEEN cuMMINS
AND CARROLL.
HAS NOT ASSURED GOVERNOR
HE WOULD BE UNoPPosEp
Simply Made Call on Carroll While
Killing Time at State House-Noth-
ing Doing as to Candidates For Gov
ernor-Standpat Move to Steal Con-
vention.

Special to Times republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 26-'T have re-
ceived no letter from Senator Cum
minis, have carried no assurances to
Governor Carroll, and neither have the
authority to do so nor have attempted
to give assurance that there will be
but one candidate for governor at the
June primary"
This was the answer which Judge
S. f. Prouty made to an article in the
I governors local organ, which purported
to dispose of once and for all time of
the talk of other candidates for gov
Prouty had called upon the governor
twice, that he had received a letter
from Cummins. that he had called to
assure the governor that the senator
does not want fight on governor, and
that later the judge called conference
of his friends and went over the
ground.
The only part of it that has any
ernor Carroll the other day; the rest
of ii is false
The fact is that the judge went to
the state house to see a friend on bus
mess and not finding him in he loitered
about the capital and visited several
of his acquaintances. While thus en-
gagged in killing time, he dropped into
the governors office and was invited
by the governor to sit down. They
talked few minutes and did in fact
mention some political matters in an
entirely informal way. A reporter saw
Prouty and followed him down to his
office and insisted upon getting story.
He was assured that there was nothing
in the nature of a conference and the
conversation was without Importance.
The reporter who prepared the article
stated last evening that he got his in
formation out of the governors office.
AS matter of fact there has been
nothing done, nor is there likely to be
anything done soon, in regard to pos
sible candidates. for governor. 1t is
entirely with the men who are regarded
as available. 1t is not known whether
there will be any candidate against
Carroll but it is certain that no one
has any right to close the door and
prevent candidates.. In fact nobody
, will attempt to do so.
The fact that story Of this kind
has been out for publication indicates,
l however, that the standpatters are bent
A upon forcing the fighting not only upon
3 congressman but upon governor, for
4 the control of the state convention. and
a that nothing will be left undone that
will enable them to get the convention
a and pass resolutions reversing the Iowa
4 attitude on all matters of national inn
4 portance.
Speaker Guy A. Feeley of Waterloo,
was in the city yesterday He ex-
presses himself as greatly encouraged
4 by the situation in the state in regard
4 TO his candidacy for attorney general.
81 have received great deal of en-
4 enlargement" he said. Il feel that
have a large number of friends in the
4 state and they have assured me that
4 they Will give me their support I
q recognize the fact of course that it is
9 an open fight but there is no reason
q why it should not be conducted in a
q spirit of fairness all around. 1 recog-
! nize the fact that the others who aspire
3 to the nomination are good men and
q as has been suggested in some places
q in regard to the policy of law enforce
d ment l am for law enforcement and
will enforce the laws of Iowa fairly and
u earnestly.
a The civic committee of the CONNER
z cial Club of Des Moines holds weekly
: meetings to consider what is best for
r,it taoi II
mittee has learned a lesson which may
be of value in some other cities Some
time ago a man from the east was en-
ployed to tell how to make Des Moines
beautiful and was paid large sum for
an article of about 1000 words length
on this subject. The essay has now
been laid on the shelf and the commit
4 tee is a work on the original plans for
identifying the river front and Great
4 ing parks. 1t is expected that during
the year great deal will be done along
Z this line.
The stir which was created here
4 some time ago over an alleged discov-
& cry that most of the renlarriages after
\ divorce the past year have been il
legal has quieted down, upon the as
4 surance of judge that in effect it will
be necessary to insert in a decree a
4 special clause forbidding marriage
4 within year in order to effect prohibit
4 ton of remarriage. But the story
4 caused a distinct shock to the several
] hundred persons who have engaged in
I marriage soon after divorce. Hereafter
the judges will be very specific in the
Il decrees=
In addition to other troubles in re-
gard to fuel it was discovered yes
terday that one of the larger mines OF
the city had shut down and no Goa
1 was being dug. 1t was found, however
! that the mine Shut down because Of
need of repairs. In fact several Of
= the mines of Polk county have beer
compelled to close for a day at a time
in order to make repairs as the seve
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