Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-05
FARMER GRAIN DEALERS DECIDE
TO GET INTO POLITICS TO
THE FULLEST.
WILL BE BIG FACTOR
IN PRIMARY CAMPAIGN
Support Of Brown and Thorns For
Railway Commissioners Attracts No
tice-Thorne Declares Commission
Has ignored Mandatory Law Of
1907.
Special to Times-Republicar.

Special to Times-Republicar.
Des Moines, Feb. 5.-The farmer
grain dealers convention, with 1000
or more delegates present, unanimously
decided that the situation was such as
to justify d dip into politics to the
limit, and SO a resolution was passed
at the meeting Friday afternoon COM
hitting the organization 10 the candi-
dacies of J. H. Brown, of Rockwell,
president of the grain dealers, and
Clifford Thorne, of Washington, attor-
ney for the stock shippers
This precipitates the fight for the
com mission. There are three other
avowed candidates-Palmer, Wilson
and Stern-with good prospect of one
or two others. But the farmers, stock
men, shippers, laboring men and allied
interests Will undoubtedly concentrate
upon Brown and Thorne.
Mr.. Brown is farmer, merchant and
banker, head of the big cooperative
company which has been the pacemak-
er for all others, and he is trusted i'm
plicitly as the head of the grain deal
gressive and vigorous young lawyer,
we'll versed in rate matters, a sincere
and honest man and in every way COM
petent for the place. He is fairly the
idol Of the men allied under the name
Of the Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
ISOLATION. The two men will work in
harmony to the end that the commits
sion shall be completely reorgan-
ized
Mr.. Thorne will make an active
speaking campaign Of the state before
the primary. In all probability he will
make some interesting talks about the
situation and call down upon his head
the wrath of those who do not think
as he does. The prospect for a lively
campaign is excellent. Mr.. Thorne is in
favor of commerce counsel for the
railroad commission.
I'm my opinion he said yesterday,
"the one thing whicha more than any
other has been weak in the recent
administration Of the office of rail-
road commissioner Is the fact that the
law Of 1907 which puts upon the Iowa
commission the responsibility for
prosecuting matters before the inter-
state commission, has been complete
~ ignored. This is, in my opinion, the
most important function of the COM
mission"
Can a voter have a. double party af-
fliation? Can one be listed officially
as q republican for state primary pur-
poses and as democrat for municipal
reasons?
These are questions that have been
put up to Attorney General Byers by
various city officials in first class cities
not under the commission plan and in
charter cities of a certain size. In all
such cities, according to the law passed
three years ago, there is a primary
very much after the style of the state
primary, at which republicans and
democrats are listed separately. Voters
at the municipal elections two years
ago declared themselves and fixed their
affiliation for city purposes. Later
they got chance to declare them
selves at the June primary for state
purposes. Now If at the coming city
primaries the previous listing at the
city primary is to be used, then it is
obvious that the city politics Of each
individual may be kept separate from
his state politics.
The reason it is important to know is
WucIuSI VI llOI 'lll0 ClIy AlSIS VI IWO
years ago or the state lists of two years
ago shall be used in making up the
lists for the next city primary. One
list is in possession of City officialsand
another in possession Of county Off
cials. The party utilization OF the voter
need not be the same on both.
The Abba Republican states that the
effort on the part of the local organ of
standpatisrn to read Nate Kendall out
of the party is resented In Monroe
county. 1t also states that the trouble
is that the editor Of the Capital "is now
flirting with an appointment as a MEM
Der Of the cabinet" and he does not
have the support of Congressman Ken
dali in this ambition. Private informa-
ton from Monroe county is to the ef-
feet that the declaration of war against
Kendall has made him stronger than
ever at home and that now the chances
are there will be no opposition to him
for denomination and election.