Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-19
aLtANNG SIA|E HOUSE
STATE ADMINISTRATION STILL
BUSY GETTING RID OF PRO-
GRESSlvES
CARROLL CROWD PROTESTS
AGAINST GARRETT CANDIDACY
Objects to cumnins Supporter Becom-
ing Candidate For Supreme Court
clerk-His Opposition Shows State
Administration is Supporting Smith
For Congress in Ninth District.
,ecial to Times-RepublicaE.

Special to neutrality-suspicious.
Des Moines, Feb. ia political sem
sation is at the point Of breaking in
connection with the work Of so-called
cleaning the state house" OF the pro-
gressives.
1t is learned that the "administra-
tion" is demanding that every subor-
dinate whose position can be disturbed
shall become at once strongly stand
pat factional or move on.
short time ago it was announced
that B. w. Garrett, one of the most
loyal friends Cummins ever had in the
state house, would possibly become
candidate for clerk of the supreme
court. 1t caused a protest, for that job
is picked out for the standpatters.
Then a story was set ahoat that a
certain editorial in a newspaper in the
northern part of the state had been
written by Garrett and the statement
followed by one of the political man
ayers of the new regime that Garrett
would have to be got out of the state
pat politician from Adair county, in
the Ninth district. is being backed for
CARROTS job. and the standpatters of
ton TO this extent This involves also
the Byers-Smith fight and locates "the
adm inistration" on this question.
Nobody need be in any doubt as to
where Garrett always stands; he is a
progressive every day of the week and
believes in supporting Cummins and
the whole progressive program. But
this is now an attitude which is re-
garded with aversion by the admin
istration" at the Iowa state capital.
In the work Of building up a machine
to clinch the offices it has become
necessary to belittle everything that
has been done in recent years for adj
vancement and especially to call in
question the honesty or capability of
every appointee or friend of Governor
Cummins
There is now no doubt that Car
rett will make the race for clerk of the
supreme court. Recent disclosures as
to methods in that office Indicate that
change is needed. Mr. Garrett is not
only strong republican and an eff
fcient official in any place but is
GOOD campaigne~. Perhaps no man in
the state house has been more faith
fu in attention 20 the duties Of his
office and certainly none has devoted
wore hard work to his position than
Mr. Garrett
Two members of the parole board are
apnointees Of Governor Carroll. Mr..
Garrett has ibaen secretary Of the board
since its organization, and prior to
that time had charge of the work UNI
ler Governor Cummins.
Announcement from northern Iowa
that J. H Brown will not be a candi-
date for railroad commissioner causes
iov to the friends of Colonel Palmer.
and it is intimated that they had
brought pressure to bear to keep down
out of the race Brown is a farmer and
a standpatter, same as Palmer. On the
other hard the friends of Wilson be-
lieve that with Brown not a candidate
he is certain to be the high man. or at
least next TO Thorne. who at present
seerr7s to he taking the lead. But little
is heard here of the candidacy of Stern.
for he is not known locally at all; and
it is not believed that Ferguson will
enter the race.
The appearance of Gen. J. r. Lincoln
as a Washington day orator at Ames
to talk on "Our Nations Flag puts
| him in a new role General Lincoln
has heretofore confined himself to such
oratory as seemed to be necessary in
directing the cadet squad
| An investigation into the office OF
| county attorney Of Henry county is
said to be contemplated. The assertion
| is made that the Cosson law relating
| to removals because of intoxicatior
would apply in this case and the dem
| ocratic paper at Mount Pleasant If
openly demanding that action be TAX
en-. If there is any reason for the com
| plant which has been made there will
| be an investigation.
|
| Senator Will Whiting. Of Monona
| county. is being discussed in north
western Iowa as containing suitable
material for a candidate for governor
! His friends. however. seem to desire
| that he shall make the race for con-
| gress against Hubbard. 1t is stated he
will not again be a candidate for the
| state senate.
NEXT SATURDAY. the progressive cam
paign in the Seventh district will be
opened by Judge Prouty at Knoxville
| and he will be greeted by crowo
| larger that that which greeted Cannon
when the latter opened the standpa,
campaign in the same city last year
The old neighbors of Judge Prouty
have intimated that they will give him
/ a very nice meeting considering the
GOODNESS of the weather and the ap-
| rarent lack Of political interest