Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-07
SEVENTH DISTRICT CONGRESS
NAN MAY BE FORCED TO
FIGHT TAFT.
PRESIDENT is OPPOSED
TO POLITICAL ARMY POSTS
Hull Must Mako Fight to Keep Big
Graft Enterprise in Des Moines =
Situation Puts New Aspect on Poiit-
ical Fight in District-Iowa Gets Two
Consuships.
Special to Times-Republican.


Des Moines, Jan. Tn order to save
the precious army post, it may be nee
essary for Congressman Hull to do a
little "insurging' and especially to set
himself up as above and over Presi-
dent, Taft,
The startling news to this effect was
brought from Washington by one Of
the closet riends of Hull who had gone
to The president TO try to secure his aid
in the reelection of Hull for the
steenth time. Referring TO Taft he
said:
He wants to abandon military posts.
many Of which are only maintained for
sentimental reasons. The country has
outgrown these posts, yet it has been
found impossible to abandon them on
account OF local sentiment"
Now, il is of course we'll known that
the Des Moines post was established
and is maintained for political reasons
only, and it is known also that when
Taft was secretary of war he reported
adversely 10 continuing this post.
Des Moines people are puzzled as TO
just what TO make of the admission
that in order to get things" for Des
Moines Congressman Hull will have TO
set himself up against the president
and become on this matter an "insur-
gent Some OF them think that the
argument is to be that only man OF
great influence like the chairman of the
military committee can save the army
post. therefore Des Moines people will
have 10 keep Hull in office as long as
they ~ant the army post. The other
theory IS that 1t has already become
known that the army post will be
abandoned. and that in case Hull is de-
feated announcement will soon follow
to that effect and the blame will be
placed on the republicans who turned
down standpatism.
There is not the sentiment here in
regard to the army post that there
once was. 1t has not proved of any
great advantage locally. Not very much
money is spent here and it has added
materially TO the expenses OF the
courts Just at present there are not
very many men stationed at the fort,
as one regiment went away some weeks
ago and the other has not yet arrived
from the Philippines.
But the discovery that Des Moines
will have to fight the president" if it
retains the army post will put a new
phase on the congressional fight.
.ss
Bertil NJ. Rasmussen. newly ap-
nointed consul to Bergen, Norway,
credited to Iowa, was formerly and for
about five years consul to Stavanger
Norway Bergen is a city of about
10000 ard the consulship is a fine one.
Mr.. Rasmussen used to go TO school
to Ole O. Roe of this city. former in
surance commissioner. He lived at Story
City and is a finely educated young
man of Norwegian ancestry. This
makes two appointments which have
recognized the Iowa republicans, the
other being Jacob Conner consul at St.
Petersburg.
"a weeks output of the Polk county
coal mines would bury the state house"
said Edward Sweeney, state mine in
spector. There is no reason for
coal shortage in Des Moines, of all
places on earth"
The Polk county coal mines last
year turned out 100000 tons of coal.
This would mean about 5000 tons day,
or more than twice the total coal con-
sumption of the city. And yet there
are large quantities of coal brought in
to Des Moines each year from other
states, notably from Illinois and West
Virginia.
Charles ". Phillips, formerly secre-
tary of the state pharmacy board. has
gone to Oklahoma for the winter. He
has a large farm in the south central
part of the state TO which he will de-
vote himself for some time, tho he
plans to return in the spring.