Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-28
DANN|S1[R RIDES
ON RAILROAD Pass
CARROLL HOLlER THAN THOU
CAMPAIGN APPEARS RiDlcu-
LOUS.
MANY RiG SINNERS
AMONG HIS APPOINT
cownie- Carroll Controversy the { "a
ton of the Week in Political Circles
Governor in Unsuccessful Attempt
to Manufacture State lssues-Politi-
cal News Gossip.
Special to Times Republican.

Des LMoines, May 2S-The Carroll
Cownie controversy has been the pas
week again, as it was little over {
year ago, holding the center of tn,
stage in Iowa administrative affairs.
The progressive candidates. Garst
Byers, Prouty, .Darrah. Brookhart. OF.
tosen, Garrett, Hayward, Thorne, anG
others. can sit still and look on with
composure, for it Is none of their af-
fair. they having neither organized
the fight nor bcl ome directly interested
The general effect of the disclosures
has been to greatly weaken the cause
of the standpattcrs in the state, as
showing that 9 standpat administration
is likely to be too deeply imbued with
politics to have due regard for the in
terestS OF the state Or the decencies OF
life.
Governor Carroll seems TO have stalk
ed his all on claim that he wants In
public office only men who will strictly
observe the letter of the law in every
thing. This theory is likely to re-
ceive a big bump when investigation Is
made of the record he has made. Not
only do his appointees In office disre-
gard the letter OF the law in many in
stances and have epent the time and
the stationery Of the state In doing
campaign work for their boss: but the
governor in framing up his new board
Of control deliberately selected one who
has little regard for the laws.
NJ. Bannister, the successor Of John
Cownie on the board. Is either an en-
ploye Of the Burlington railroad or he
is an open and f1agrant violator Of the
anti pass laws OF the state. This fact
was known TO Governor Carroll when
he was appointed, for the reports OF
the Burlington railroad showing this
fact were in the office Of the executive
council. Of which he Is chairman, fol
more than month before the appoint
ment was made.
Bannister Rides on Passes.
This report shows that Mr. Bannfste er
rode on free passes In Iowa last year.
The usualf scheme OF evading the law.
or intending to evade It, by reporting
them as Interstate" was adopted, but
they were free passes and are reported
as such by the Burlington company
that on one occasion he made an emer-
gency purchase of material or stock or
without waiting for the adver-
Using for bids, then also the new man.
Mr.. Bannister, violated the law in that
he accepted free transportation over
the Burlington railroad In iowa, with
out being on the regular payroll of the
company.
carroIPs Estate Issues"
1t is now evident that Governor Car
roll expects to continue to the end In
the discussion of state issues" which
he has raised and to ignore the nation
al character of the fight. He has re-
fused to say that he would agree to
even the mildest form Of endorsement
OF the work of the senators in regard
to the matter of insisting upon the fed
eral laws protecting the western ship
pers He has declined TO say anything
favorable TO having the postal saw
gathered He does not know that a
ton or that the president is pleading
for Canadian free trade.
Chief among the state issues" is
est in the state school for girls at Nit
The original plan was, be it
recalled. to make tho fight over the
and later in the legisla-
ture the quarrel was transferred to the
insane hospitals The plot to stir up
trouble there failed ignominiously. so
that d. the close OF the legislative ses-
sion. Governor Carroll had no real ex-
cuse for undertaking to reofganize the
board Of control along factional lines
He did make start in that direction
and thirty eight OF the senators signed
a protest to him which was effective.
This thirty eight represented not only
but standpatters and
democrats.
According to the governors own
as it now appears. he i'm
mediately set out to Investigate" and
he entered into correspondence and
had out detectives to gather up evil
dence. 1T also appears that one pur-
pose OF his various visits to the state
was to secure evidence up
on which to make a case that would
apparently Justify him in his action.
Emergency Purchases Of Goods.
A state official who has a great deal
more accurate knowledge OF how the
state institutions are managed than
1as Governor Carroll, said yesterday:
THE governor speaks of the pur-
,hase OF some goods without waiting
or bids as II that was som ething ter
'ible. That is done In almost every
state departIn ent. But I have no doubt
he board of control has purchased
,aIf million dol1ArS' worth ~ material
1t one time or another. without COM
,liance with the strict letter Of the
aw. It Is necessary. A big contract
9 waiting, and some material must be
rad; the Soafd has had bids galore or
he same goods and knows perfectly
he price. and an order Is placed for
luick delivery: the state Il saved from
oSs and nobody is harmed Or sup
rintendent fnds that he needs several