Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-18
JUDGE ToWNER TO MAKE CAM
pA,eN FOR CONGRESS WHILE
HOLDING COURT.
WON'T LET GO OF SALARY
FOR UNCERTAIN POLITICAL JOE
Friends of Towner Circulating Petition
Among Lawyers Asking Him to Hold
to Judseship-Corn Belt Meat Pro-
dueers' Association Gets Into the
State Campaign.
Special 10 Times-Republican.

| Special TO Times Republican.
| Des Moines, Feb 1S.-In southern
Iowa not only is Judge Towner going
10 make his campaign for congress
! from the vantage point of seat on the
| bench but he is asking that the voters
| ndorse in advance his plan to retain
1 that seat until he shall be elected
and take his seat in congress, il he
should be elected He is not to resign
until it is 100 late for the election OF
judge, at least, and in that event ne
will be able to choose his successor
and have him appointed.
The friends Of Towner are now cir
culating petition among the lawyers
in the district, asking him to remain
on the bench for the terms just anead.
This will take him over past the prim-
airy election and the judicial conven-
tons of June next. 1t is TO take the
form of the members of the bar ask
ing him thus TO remain on the bench.
The fact was printed at the time
judge Towner last visited Des MONIES
that one thing which worried him much
was what he should do about resignlng
from the bench in case he became
candidate for political office, or max
ing his campaign while going about
the district holding court He con-
ferred with political friends at the state
house and frankly expressed doubt as
to what he should do
The immense advantage of making
campaign while going about the district
holding court and drawing his $500
month, is readily seen. But no test has
5o n whether not
a judge while sitting on the bench can
qualify as a candidate for congress or
other political position under the Iowa
law There is no doubt that If he can
get on the ticket and be elected con-
gress will not consider the state consti-
tuition as having anything TO do with
it. but the primary law made sucn
! radically different situation as 10 can
didates that il is not certain the law
can be ignored now.
The announcement of the probable
retirement of Congressman Jameson
makes it more important that the voters
1 select congressman now who Will
/ probably reman in congress good
/ many years Hence the fight in the
Eighth is intensified
| 1t is probable the judge will be asked
I to state definitely what his plans are
| before the campaign proceeds far.
The Corn Belt Meat Producers AS
ISOLATION is already active in the state
4 campaign. For instance. a series of
meetings is announced for this week
in Cherokee county-at Cherokee, Au-
relia, Quimby and Marcus President
Sykes will address the meetings. 1t is
1 announced that he is armed with
charts and documents to show how the
farmers of Iowa are treated in the
| matter Of reaching the markets with
the products and how the discrimina-
ton against Iowa as a whole results
in keeping down prices of farm pro-
duce.
The star attraction for the great
conference Of the constitutional amend
ment boosters may be the appearance
on the same platform of Governor Car
roll and Ben Parker. The program is
not yet fully made up.
Christopher T. Jones will probably
be appointed deputy clerk Of the SUI
preme court Both young Salinger and
Carl Skinner are candidates, but the
pressure for the appointment of the
veteran clerk and deputy clerk IS
strong. Jones was deputy under Glib
Pray and prior TO that time and then
clerk for years and is now file clerk in
the office. No man in the state ever
knew so much of the detail work Of
the clerks office as Mr.. Jones and he
has always been one of the accommo-
dating men in public office always
ready to favor lawyer or newspaper
man or anyone wanting information
SO
Candidates for the general assembly
are becoming active over the state and
many requests are coming in to Sec
rotary of State Hayward for nomina-
ton blanks He received requests from
the following yesterday:
James w. Good for congress In Ffth
district.
Charles F. Peterson, of Wright coun-
ty, for state senator Hamilton Hardin
Wright district.
H L. Byers, Grinnell, for representa-
tive, Poweshiek county.
S. B. Gwinn Adair, for representa-
tive, lAdair county.
In the Fifth congressional district no
opposition is reported to Congressman
Good and no applications have been
made for nominate. paners for any
other candidate.
State Senator Peterson, OF Wright
county is out for reelection and has
no opposition as yet. 1t Is reported,
however, that D. C. Chase, of Webster
City, is contemplating becoming a
candidate.
Senator William p Whipple, of Vim
ton, will not be candidate for re-elec-
. ton from his district-Tama-Be Benton.
While no candidates for his position
nave made formal announcement. it is
understood that Asa L. Ames, Of Traer
will come out He was formerly presi-
dent of the Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association and is prominent in lama
county, which county is conceded the
nomination on account of an under
standing as to rotation.
POLITICS IN PoWESHIEK,