Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-21
IMPORTANT RESULT OF MEETING
OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONS IN
WASHINGTON.
VARIOUS STATES TO TAKE UP
INTERSTATE CHARGES
Reports Indicate That Companies Arc
Growing More Arbitrary - c. w.
Watson Probably Next Senator From
virginia-Aungry Democrats Rush
ing For Pic Counter.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Nov. 21.-Probably the
most important result OF the meeting
OF railroad commissioners OF the vari-
Gus states held here In the offices OF
the Interstate commerce commission
Will be the inquiry into the express
business OF the Individual states.
Ii was generally agreed among the
state officials that the questions OF ex-
press rates and service needed COM
plete overhauling and with this In view
they authorized the appointment or Il
committee uf ;.ic!r own number which
shall make n general investigation lor
the guidance of the association.
More significant than this action
however was the expressed deternl-
ma ton of Il number Of the commits
sioners to initiate Investigations into
the express rate situation OF their own
states Their jurisdiction over the in
terstate express business is already es-
tablshed.
One OF these commissioners said:
I'VE are having all kinds of trouble
with the eNpressDcompantes in my state.
We have so far been unable to do any
thing with them. They are growing
more arbitrary and exacting each year
aud it is our intention to take up the
whole question very soon We can not
get them to make joint rates, as the
railroads are compelled TO do, and as
as n consequence. the patron is charged
a fresh rate every time new line Is
touched. Conditions In the express
business are intolerable and must be
RENE died"
President Decker OF the association.
who is a member OF the New York
public service commission, recommends
ed that an inquiry be made into the
| matter of express service and advanced
the opinion that the present conditions
would vastly promote the movement
| Ior the parcels post system In the Unit
! ed States nnils.
| Watson to Be Senator.
| Arrivals in Washington from West
Virginia declare that Clarence w. Wat
son, of Baltimore and Fairmont. viii!
undoubtedly be the next United States
senator from that state. unless
| Juggling OF political interests takes
| place between now and the meeting or
! the legislature in January.
| Representative Gaines. who has just
come to town. says that it was general
| ly agreed among the democratic cam
| paign managers that Mr.. Watson
! should be the successor to Senator
! Scott if the democrats controlled the
| next legislature.
| The principal reason for this agree
! ment. according to West Virginia con-
| gressman Is that Mr.. Watson practi-
! cally financed the democratic campaign
| for the legislative ticket. He Is said TO
have contributed fully $4,000 to the
campaign fund. said Mr.. Gaines
! This has put the party under great
1 u
| Mr.. Gaines. inasmuch as other wealthy
| democrats refused to contributed to a
campaign that seemed hopeless to
them.
When asked to explain the republi-
can defeat IN his state. Mr. Gaines
| said: There were as many reasons
! why the republicans were defeated In
| my state as there We're reasons why
! Blaine was defeated by Grover Clevc-
. land in 1854. The best way to sum 1t
up is to say that the republicans We're
! due FOR a beating and We got a good
| one. We weres criticized because some
! of the tariff schedules were too low and
were criticized because some of them
| were too high. ! guess we had n defeat
/ coming to us.
| Hungry at Pic Counter.
Candidates. for some OF the bigger
I
house will hand out have already
sprung up and still other candidates.
are yet to develop.
! IT became known this morning that
| former Representative South Trimble
| of Kentucky would see the house clerk
ship. This is 4 $1,000 "a year position
and is about tho most desirable in the
| gift of the house.
! Already Representative Lon Liv-
ingston OF Georgia who was defeated for
reelection in his own district has told
| his friends that he would be a candi-
date for the clerkshp. Mr. Livingston
is the ranking democrat in the house
fdcmocrat associates
| Mr.. Trimble who comes from Lex
,ington Kentucky served three terms in
the house and was one OF the most pop
uitr members OF tiia. body. He has
already sent out letters to the demo-
| Gratis who will have seats in the next
congress asking their support.
1t became known today too, that Joe
Snnott will be q candidate for tho
DO keeper OF tho house. Sinnott Is an
old employc and has bcen pair clerk
Of that body for some time. lie IL a
| V!rginian and has the hearty support
OF tho Virginia delegation for tho job,
1t is generally understood that if tho
south gets the clerk and the door
keepers, New York or perhaps Ohio
will get tho sargeant-at-arma, Mem-
received no notice OF candidacy from
Job.