Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-27
CARROLL BRANCH OF JACKSON
COMMITTEE FRIGHTENED
BY LETTER,
SEEKING MEANS TO ESCAPE
EFFECT OF DISCLOSURES
Latest Plan to Discredit Cownie's
Statement is to Secure Indictment of
Both Fitzgerald and cownie in Polk
County, But Fear Reaction.

sational runlor as TO the plans o. th(
committee to escape from under tbs
odiunl OF the Cownie disclosure IS thai
the managers for Carroll will proceed
at once before the grand jury in Polk
county and have Fitzgerald indicted
and also indict Cownie. They claim,
that if the governnr's statement is true
Fitzgerald ought 10 have been prose
cnted instead Of being permitted to re-
sign, and that Mr. Cownie was Jointly
responsible as being a least an access
sorry after the fact OF the crime.
There i. only one thing which is
said 10 stand in the way OF this and
that is feaa that if the grand jury goes
to urobing il will go too far. II IS rue
that the judge Of the courts having
charge OF the criminal division IS an
appointee OF the governor and strong
partisan OF Captain Hull, but they are
not so sure OF the county attorney.
1t is admitted by Carroll that he
commenced securing his evidence" on
which to make a case against Cownie
within a few days after the adjourn
ment OF the last legislature. Il Cownie
knew that things were not all right at
the institutions so also Governor car
roll had the same guilty knowledge and
so also did Judge Robinson. The fear
that a grand jury might include more
in the drag net than would be good Tor
campaign purpose is causing the man
ayers TO pause.
Another phase OF il which has not
yet been touched upon is the admis-
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the law in his method Of removing q
state official II is recalled that a
short time ago he bosted that he in
duced the legislature to pass a law Civ
Ing him the right OF suspending Off
Gals. He asked for such law. but
what the legislature did was TO forbid
this and require that where charges
are made against any appoinrive Off
cial such charges must go before the
executive council and the accused be
given a hearing in the open. The pass
age Of this law was 10 prevent sum-
mary removals without any public
hearing.
Governor Carroll now admits. even
boasts, that he com pletely disregarded
this law. In fact he has never COM
Piled with il in a single instance where
ne desired 10 make a place for a poll
teal follower.
1t is known that other members Of the
council have not been pleased beca use
they were ignored in reference 10 this
law and have criticised the governor
Tor his fragrant disregard Of statute
SO recent as this one.
Some amusement is being created by
the antics OF Representative Charles
Miller, democrat, .gho is down east in
sisting that all manner OF things are
happening in Iowa because Of the fight
he is having with the doctors. He tas
succeeded in getting before the people
an assertion that the doctors are lined
up against Governor Garst ard the
standpatters are making the most Of it,
But as matter Of fact this is not true.
There is no possible reason for the doc
tors being against Garst or for Carroll,
tho it IS true that an effort was made
by a few Of them 10 secure united sup
port OF Carroll from their profession.
Governor Garst has always been fair
and liberal toward every interest ard
he has voted liberal allowances for
support Of the state board of health.
On the other hand Governor Carroll
last winter add in farming up a bill
for the abolition OF the state board OF
health and substitution Of a board Of
"three citizens" not physicians. 10 take
over ali the duties OF the state board OF
health, the pharmacy board, the veteri-
narians, the pure food, pure seed and
paint inspection, enforcement of the
dairy laws, and several other matters.
This would have been a board Of poll
ticians on salaries with a large office
force and at the time it was pointed out
that this would be a powerful political
machine. Governor Garst has always
voted to place every profession on a
high plane and to raise the standard of
efficiency for teachers, doctors, law
yers, osteopaths, optometrists and 9TH
ers.
Not very much information comes
from the First district as 10 the pro-
gress being made there, but occasional
ly some news comes up the river. 1t
all indicates that the First district,
which has long been regarded as hope
lessly standpat, is going to break away
this year and that Col. Smith Brook
hart will be nominated and elected to
congress. He has been making strong
campaign. all in his own way and seek
ing votes on his merits as a stalwart
republican always supporting the tick
ct and ready to defend the party plat
form and principles. Kennedy has been
persistent in his subservience to Can
non. It is reported that perhaps half
the counties Of the district will send
progressive delegates to the state con-
vention.
Whenever the matter Of the reason
ableness Of express rates is brought to
d head in Iowa there is going to be
discussion before the railroad commits
sion that will be worth going Iar to
hear It is recalled that case has
been started which will if it is ever
brought to a hearing, involve the value
of the service in this state. All that
the commission has thus far done is to
attempt same readjustments OF rates to
get rid of unreasonable discrimina-
tons. Those who are interested in the
matter are working in cooperation
with investigators elsewhere. The
New York Merchants Association has
caused to be compiled some informa-
tion that will be placed before the
Iowa commission in due time. The
scIHim Is made rnar the method OF mar
ing express rates IL illegal and unfair,
that the service Is largely q terminal
service and the cost does not vary
with the distance as It does with the
railroad companies. On charge from
New York to San Francisco, for in