Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-01
GOSSON u[LSAI ISSUE
WILL FIGURE IN STATE PRIMARY
AND REPUBLICAN, CON-
VENTlON.
WILL BE BIG ISSUE
in ATToRNEYsAIP CONTEST
cossons Record in Legislature Natur-
ally Will Become His Platform
Speaker FeeIy Will Be Strong OPP
ponent-Hard Game of Politics in
Des Moines Judseship Matter.
j to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan. 1.-The so-called
"Cosson bills" as political issue at
the primary and before the next re-
publican state convention is more than
2 possibility because of the sudden
turn in affairs politically. 1t is GER
tain Senator George Cosson will be a
leading candidate for attorney general
no matter how many other candidates
there may be- Senator Cosson made
the most remarkable record of any
young man in the state senate. With
out any legislative experience and
practically no experience IN general
politics he introduced and has passed
seven of the most important bills of
the session Al the same time he
gained a well deserved reputation for
being what he is, one of the strongest
lawyers of the state. The Cosson bills
are, briefly:
The removal bills. providing a way
for removal of sheriff and of county
attorney in case they do not perform
their duties.
Reorganization of office of attorney
general. giving that official direct su-
pervision over the law matters OF the
entire state and greatly charging his
authority and duty.
The bill to limit time for taking ap-
peals in criminal cases 10 six months,
q measure long considered by lawyers
and now urged by the president.
The unfair discrimination bill in re-
lation to creamery and poultry pro-
ducts, which has already had marked
effect on this business.
The red light bill which has closed
state.
Whether Senator Cosson would have
this as a distinct platform on which
to run it is certain that it will be re-
garded as the issue insofar as it re-
lates to the office of attorney gen.
eral.
Il has been anticipated that there
Will be several other candidates, but
this is not certain, Willard Eaton,
railroad commissioner. long had an am
bition to be attorney general. i have
not given the matter any considera-
tion." he stated yesterday. Several of
my friends have asked me about it and
all have said is that will think about
it. l never got an office except that it
came to me practically unanimously
l do not want office so that l would
make scramble for a place.
Speaker Feeley is hard in the race
! The same situation which made it i'm
possible for him to be beaten in the
race for speakership viii make him
1 exceptionally strong in the primary.
! His acquaintance is wide and he is
popular If it is a square fight be-
tween Cosson and Feeley the issue will
be clear and the fight will be a fine
one
One of the hardest games of politics
ever played here is being fought out
on the judgeship matter. Over 100
members of the bar sent to Governor
! Carroll a petition indorsing the candi-
dacy of Charles S. Bradshaw. With
practical unanimity the members of the
bar said to the governor that Brad
shaw would make an excellent Judge
This is no doubt that but for the in
lection Of politics into the game Brad
shaw would have been appointed Con-
FRESHMAN Huh objected because Brad
shaw was not only progressive bu
a Prouty man and he had been un-
usually active in support of Senate,
Cummins. The matter was held VI
until Hulrs lieutenant returned from
Washington and then it was given ou
that under no circumstances would
Bradshaw be selected.
The records are going to show tina
so far as the Des Moines office of tn,
weather bureau is concerned there
never was such cold December. But
according to DIR. Chepell, the Dubuque
office, which has records going bacl
further than Des Moines, will show
that it was not quite as cold as tht
December, 1876. That was also in De
Moines an extremely cold month Wher
the reckoning is made up it will show
that the month just past was short {
total of about 300 degrees of heat, o
an average of about degrees beloy
normal for each day.
When Senator Cummins returns t.
Washington one of the first things h
does will be to arrange for the program
!! for the placing of the Harlan statu
in the national capitol. The exercise
will be in the senate chamber and the
will probably be held about Feb. ]
The statue has been accepted by tn
state and is now in CVhicako awaitin
. orders.
DR.. Summers, the new secretary Q
the state board of health, am nee
some time ago that he would bring a
entire new force for his department
from Waterloo. But it appears that a
least some of the assistants in the of
!, flee hold elective positions which ar
not subject to change at the will Q
the secretary, and it is anticipated tina
the entire new office force will fin