Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-28
RAILROADS ORGANIZE WICKED
LINE OF ATTACK ON REPUe-
LicAN CANDIDATE.
FARMERS WILL RALLY TO
SUPPORT OF THEIR FRIEND
Thorne Too Busy Fighting Shippers
Cause in East to Actively Enter
Campaign cummins and Others
Asking Voters to Not Forget Their
Friend on Election Day.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Tim es- Republican.
DeS Moines, oct. 2S.-The responses
received to the letter sent out by
Senator Cummins last week asking re-
publicans to not overlook the very I'M
portant matter of the railroad commas
sion, have been gratifying to the re-
pubiicans He wrote to friends calling
Clifford Thorne, who because OF h,s
work in pres enting the rate cases pc
fore the interstate commerce comnls
sion is unable to devote any personal
time to the campaign. The indications
are that the farmers, at least, are MOI
going to forget the matter OF the rail-
road commits sicnership and will roll up
a big vote for Thorne AS we'll known,
Mr.. Thorne is regarded as one OF the
ablest experts in rate matters in the
west and as q lawyer has Deen EN-
ployed all summer TO handle the Dig
rate cases before the commission on De-
half of the western farmers, stock men
and general shippers. In that posltloh ne
has shown himself competent to cope
with the great railroad lawyers ana
rate experts.
But Willie lie IL away eiiSA' SAoS~oS~
in representing the interests of the
Iowa people, a fierce fight mas Deen or
ganlzed by the railroads to defeat him,
and a news bureau was established UNI
der pay of the corporations to spread
abroad transformation about him.
This news bureau has just sent out
a wicked attack upon the republican
candidate in which it is declared that
he is "a young man without exper-
fence in affairs who has evolved rad
zeal theories with which he desires 10
experiment." all of which hardly does
justice to a very able and SUCCESSFUL
lawyer who is graduate OF ale ana
has been entrusted with the most mn
po-tant rate hearing ever given. This
news bureau also asserts the glarlne
falsehood that Mr.. Thorne is opposed
to Iowa packers utilizing Iowa prod
ucts." This is such violent m1srepre-
sentation of the views of Mr. Thorne
that it is sure to react in his favor. as
he has never at any time done any
thing TO indicate he would like to have
the Iowa packers use the products OF
other states instead Of Iowa.
1t is learned that all over the state
the democrats are going to make an
especially mean attack upon Mr.
Thorne, in the hope OF effecting his
defeat. The farmers who are familiar
with his record OF staunch support OF
their interests in all litigation are alive
to the situa ton.
The state board of health will not
make any demand on Former Secretary
Thomas for the turning back OF any
fees or expense money he received
while secretary He does not owe the
state anything and did not when ne
turned the office over TO the president.
The advert sed discrepancies in his ac-
counts turned out to be apparent only.
This is what the state board found out
when in session this week and tho
whole matter was gone into. There
had been circulated out in the state
statements clearly slanderous In char
acter regarding DR.. Thomas while he
was secretary, virtually accusing him
of embezzlement or at least OF failure
to turn over the money which it was
said belonged to the state The form
er secretary made pretty vigorous de-
NAL of this and in appearing before the