Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-15
LEADING NEWSPAPERS QUAR-
RELlNG OVER METHODS OF
ATTACKING PRIMARY.
DISAGREE AS TO REASON
FOR coSSoN'S NOMINATION
Burlington Paper Admits Cosson Won
Because He Stood For an Idea, and a
Good One-Lafs Young Says It Was
Voters lncomoe.ency That Selected
Him-Deemer's Chances Go GIimmer-
ing.
Special to Times-Republican.

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Special to Times Republican.
Des sIoines, July 15.-Now the stand
patters are disagreeing as to the right
tack to follow in making Roadway
against the Ubiquitous primary system
which resulted IN giving 10 the progress
sives a clear majority of 235 in the
republican state convention and sixty
of the counties OF the state The local
standpat organ pointed to the fact that
Senator George Cosson carried Des
AIoiues county as proof of the abso-
lutte Incompetence Of the republican
voters especially IN some counties, 10
act intel1isently at primary. II was
assumed that because the "Cosson
laws" closed up the red light and
gambling dens OF Burlington therefore
Des Moi nes county would, of course,
vote solidly against Cosson, the re-
former, the progressive, the champion
Of morality and Law enforcem eTt But
here comes the Burlington standpat
organ in Indignant denial that this is
q proper analysis of the situation. 1t
declares that the returns were an eye
which is a mean awy Of rebuk-
further that "Cosson VIII be elect
ed attorney general by big
majority, not because he is Cosson.
hut because ne stands for an idea that
is at the foundation Of popular govern
ment-obse yance of the law by public
officials as well as by private citizens"
The theory that even in Burlington
and similar cities the vote for Cosson
was ignorantly cast is spurned and
repudiared Some other way Of show
ing that the primary system OF max
ing nominations is a fake and fraud
will have to be devised.
What a lot of liars the assessors
find in making their rounds" This
was the remark OF state official this
week as he looked over the assessors
returns On the assessment of moneys
and credits" in the various counties OF
the state.
The big county OF the state in the
matter OF reporting for taxation the
moneys and credits is Scott which
taxes s7.sss,s76 No other county
comes near this one. Dubuque follows
with s5.73-4ls, Linn with s6,260,oi3.
and Polk trails along with only So
146946
II might be expected that there Is
some wealth IN Potcawattarnie but only
s2.4s7,75s in moneys and credits Is
taxed, while in Poweshtek. a farm COM
nunity there is s3,o50,o17.
Woodbury. county only finds for tax
alton purposes s1,7o1,7o7 in money and
co,lectfble paper. while Marshall has
s2.se5, TOO Des Moines county has 3d.
o27.S1o, but Washington has s3,5le.211,
and Warren has s3,1s7,sss.
The state officials have been making
come Investigation TO see If the tax fer
rets have caused any such agitation as
would result in uncovering 70 the asses
sors any large part of the unreported
personal property INT they have been
unable TO find traces Of the work
shippers Of Des Motnes are still pay
ing freight charges under protest be-
canse Of the increase IN rates ordered
bv the railroads June / last. 1t is not
clear from the dispatches whether
these rates were held UP by the order
of the interstate commerce commits
sions. but Il Is believed they are in
Guided. Des Motres and Iowa shippers
have been urged TO keep an accurate
record OF all charges under the In
crease so as to be prepared to make
claim In case the commission and the
courts finally decide that The roads
were not justified in making tie III
crease The shippers regret very much
that the railroad bin was not amend
ed so that these various increases could
not go into effect at all until approved
by the commission.
Jc ,c,,~i, saYJS~ac+inn oara over
the fact that the trade mark of the
Great Western railroad has been
changed from Maple Leaf" to Corn
Belt route" as more indicative OF the
character of the country thru which
the road runs II Is said that President
FELTON, was not pleased over the report
of the Iowa railroad commission as TO
the cause of the wreck at Green Noun
tain. As matter of fact since that
time a great deal OF work has been
done putting the road bed in fine con-
dition and during the year the road
will be 50 improved that ali danger Of
further accidents will disappear.
The fact that New Jersey has
brought out a candidate for the SUI
preme court is taken by Iowa politi-
clans to indicate that there is not the
slightest chance OF any person in the
west or representing western views be-
ing considered. The selection Of Mr..
Bowers. long time attorney for the
railroads, is regarded as having been
settled over year and a half ago.
Governor Hughes will go on from New
York. If New Jersey desires the next
vacancy it will go 10 that state and
the name Of Judge Swayze has been
brought out ii this connection. Just
the same the name of Justice Deemer
will be presented to those who are dis
tributing favors or recognizing the SUI
preme court.