Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-15
Reported in Des Moines That Wilson'S
Successor Already Has Been Selected
and That Dunlap, of Ohio, Will be
Named-Thorne Suggested for Rail-
road Commissioners.
pecial to Times-Republican.

uncomfortable he will not want to re-
main"
Information comes here that Wilson's
successor has already been selected.
He will be r. w. Dunlap, of Ohio, at
present state commissioner of food and
agriculture.
The first step in this direction is
being taken by the press bureau Of
Big Business, and especially big Ben
zoate Of Soda business or rather anti
benzoate. An adroitly worded attack
upon Wilson has been sent to many
newspapers of the country showing the
connection between the soda fight and
the present political situation. 1t is
recalled that DR.. Wiley, one of Will
sons men, decided that benzoate of
soda was injurious in catsup and that
Wilson decided it was not. Hence the
pure food interests of the country di-
vided. AT the nationaf convention
year ago the pure food commission
ers decided with Wiley against soda
in catsup; the last time they decided
with Wilson for soda The fight in
defense of Wilson was led on the floor
by Commissioner Wright of Iowa. who
is mated about as much by the catsup
makers as Wilson.
The attack on Wilson as arranged by
the big interests is to be that he is
gettng too old, that a younger man
like Ballinger or Wickersham-would
nave steered clear of the Pinchot
trouble, that Ohio has no cabinet mem
per, and that Iowa is now represented
by two senators whom it is repre-
senled are 'agin the president There
IS also representation that unless Taft
does something for Ohio Gov. Harmon
Will be Reelected and will be a candi-
date Tor president on the democratic
ticket.
The attack on Wilson is also renewed
at this time on the theory that since
ne deserted Pinchot he has probably
lost the respect of the progressive
element of the country. Now the in
terests are ready to desert him. Hence
ne VIII not have any support left.
AS matter of fact the successor
10 wilson was selected by Taft and
ne was slated for the cabinet. This
TACT became known to Pinchot and
there was some newspaper boosting of
the forester for the place. Pinchot
knew that he stood no show whatever
and besides he would not have con-
sldered place in the cabinet, having
no social ambition and being devoted
10 MS hobby. Members of the Country
Llle commission became aware of the
TACT That Taft had decided upon sup
plantlng Wilson, and they set about to
prevent 1T. Clifford Pinchot was one of
those who laid the plan by which the
agricultural and conservation inter-
ests of the country came at once to
the support of Wilson and made if inn
possible for Taft to displace the Iowa
man. Thus it can be said tr,,thfullv
lhat wilson owes his retention in of
nee 10 Plnchot and a small group of
MS friends and associates.
Commissioner Dunlap, of Ohio, is a
very ordinary man, in every sense a
poiltlclan, Tor the position in that state
is elective, man of the same stamp
as Ballinger and Wickersham
Clifford Thorne for railroad commits
sloner. This is suggestion naturally
growing out of the mix-up on the live
stock rate case. 1t is known to GER
talnty that it has been put up to Mr..
Ihofne to be a candidate before the
primary and he is considering it. But
ne has never been an office holder or
| office seeker and is disposed not to get
into the game. Mr. Thorne has been
attorney for the Iowa shippers and as
such has been in the fight for rates
that will be of advantage to Iowa peo-
pie, and in fact has proved a veritable
thorn to the railroad companies. He
has the reputation of being somewhat
radical and aggressive but in fact is
one of the fairest and best balanced
men interested in the rate question
That he would be fought bitterly by the
railroads is certain, and that he would
arouse enthusiasm among the cattle
and hog shippers and the farmers is
equally true.
Auditor of State Bleakley is at work
making a complete investigation of the
affairs of two Des Moines insurance
companies with a view to authorizing
their consolidation. These are the
Capital Fire and the Merchants an6
Bankers. Mr.. BlealSley is doing some
thing never before done in such case
he is having a complete accounting
made and valuation of every policy OF
both companies by his own men in.
stead of making a guess at the value
| of the business as a basis for the re.