Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-24
STATE CAPITAL NOT AVERSE TO
HOLDING ON TO BOTH SEN.
AToRsHIPs.
SEVENTH DISTRICT HAS
MANY CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Will Be Impossible for District to Unite
or Any One candidate-Des Moines
Food Combine to BE Brought to Ac.
count-To Ask State for Appropria.
tion for River Improvement.

Special to Times Republican.
/ Des Moines, Nov. 24.-The notion
that the selection of a second senator
in Des Moines or in the Seventh dis
trict would ultimately work out to the
disadvantage OF the senior senator and
cause him embarrassment when he
icomes up for reelection four years
thence. does not seem to have any con-
/ sideration in this immediate locality.
| In fact it is being pointed out that
quite recently, as, for instance, In
/ diaEapolis, Denver, Jacksonville and
others. II is true that it is not very
often any one city has two senators OF
/ the Seventh district is able TO furnish
all the candidates that the !egisla ture
needs out OF wh.~h to pick man TO
carry on the work which Senator Dol
! liver had carried on.
| The Des Moines list of those VINO are
icandidates or also mentioned includ-
IS LATE Young, Henry Wallace, harvey
! III giiesll, Frank Jackson, James Berry
! The Seventh district list Includes
George w. Clarke, William H. Berry
ard William o. Payne.
/ And besides. Byers and Garst both
have lived in Des Moines mucn OF their
time in recent years, tho not voters
here
! IN the opinion of politicians here it
ought not TO be necessary for the leg
islature 10 go very far for a senator, IN
/ view OF this fine bunch OF avaiapies.
t In view of the large and respectable
field Of avaiiables in this immediate
neighborhood it is OF much concern TO
I the various persons a 8 10 the attitude
T Of the three members from Polk coun-
ty and eleven from the Seventh dis
trict. 1t is certain this Vote VIII he
divided very nluch III the republican
caucus. 1t il know. tina; some of those
who will represent the district want u
avoid the responsibility and SHIFT il
off to the people by a special primary.
Others believe that While the primary
principle is right yet there is not SUI
t!cient call for having the whole state
distracted by m!Gwinter campaign 70
select a senator for few months.
Every one Of the eleven Will, of course
go into the republican caucus and
abide by its results whatever they may
he. But it will not be possible 10 get
the entire Seventh district united on
any one candidate at any time
] There are some indications that the
rhine Of dealers in food products in
this city will be brought 70 account at
an carly dtae The evidence which
Mayor Hanna has accumulated N re-
the grand jury next week That there
il either a combine or some sort Of an
agreement in regard 10 prices in Des
Moines is generally believed, because
the evidence Is overwhelming that
prices here are higher than in many
other cities similarly situated. That
which seems TO be the fact is that here
the price level has SO long been main
tanned at q high plane that economies
in mercantile life have not been worked
out and there is wastefulness and ex-
travagance that ought not to exist But
the officials nope that an investi cation
may lead TO reform even if this is all
that is in the way of low prices.
The matter of the Improvement Of
the Des Moines river for naviga ton
and water power purposes. which ct
tI!S OUlSSt tOCh Ille form VI q ue!IaNQ
for utilizing the waste is nov in the
form of an effort to- increase the
amount Of water in the river by stor-
age basins During the past year the
flow of water in the river has been
hardly sufficient for boating with
row boat and for nearly two years
there has not been enough water in the
river at any time to utilize the water
wheel system? in Des Moines To full ca
pacity. Now it is proposed by the COM
mission which has been working on
the navigation matter that at least
five big dams be constructed along the
upper river for the storage Of vast
quantities of water at times of flood
to be utilized when the river is nearly
dry. III this way water power as well
as navigation on the lower river will
be made possible. 1t is expected the
state will be asked for an appropria-
ton for this.
4 1t is now evident from Information
which has been received here that the
plan of President Taft to have the
pension offices abolished will be pushed
hard before the next congress. This
would involve the pension office in Des
Moines and in this matter, Des Moines,
with two senators. congressman and
a cOngressman-e elect, will make a great
effort to head off the Taft policy.
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