Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-17
GOVERNOR CARROLL EXPECTS
LIBEL CASE WILL NOT BE
TRIED ON REAL ISSUES.
ATTORNEYS TO KEEP CUES
80. ..TIoN OF TRUTH FROM JURY.
Attorneys for State Equally Confident
and Will Not Be Disposed of on Tech
Neutrality-suspicious. Being Made. To
Gain Political Capital From Case
Lining Up Railway Employees.
Special to Times-Republican.

political advisers OF Governor b. +,
Carroll that the case brought by the
state of Iowa against him for libel Will
never so to a Jury on the merit of the
issue as to the truth or falsity of the
damaging accusations against fellow
state official. The attorneys are abso-
lutely sure that the court VIII take
such action. either upon a motion or
in jury instructions, Will avoid
meeting the issue sQuarely. II Is
learned that the defense has not sought
to secure attendance of witnesses who
might be able TO give testimony as 10
the truth or falsity of either of two
accusations which are questioned. and
that unless The case can be disposed OF
before it comes to d matter Of proving
the truth Of the assertions or insinua-
tions declared to be libelous and dam
aging character, then resort viii be had
TO plea that the action Of court and
Jury is wholly political in nature and
therefore without merit.
II is a matter OF some surprise that
the lefense has 70, moved in the di-
rection of Justification OF the publca-
ton which forms the basis Of the grand
jury indi ctnent.
The attorneys f9- the state. so u IS
said, are equally confident that the
SaSe ~ i SpoSSo ~ oii d 'eC'i-
hlea-!'y of oe 'AroNh 9ut OF court On
some mo-! ~ ana lAsy petleFT 'HaI i
VIZ pe I"+34E before ne J1i "a
rs merits 4hsr@ : N@F! 43to.e ny
ever l2T '.'e state ~ 60 as pL'o'ttd '-''i4
OF the article IS easily established and
Il Is underst oo5 that the defense will
no. deny the substantial accuracy Of
the tIuOtatfOrs When this is done the
puraeh OF pFo9- as - tile erGLa u '"e
article IS upon tAe e5fense- ne ease
Tor the state WI. De very orlel
mat an AT mp VII! pc maze 70
ullilze the ease L7f pe !llcaI cap4'd =
d loreS ne con 1s1oA. OF LIZ EeaSo' :.
many ~ the governor c-ose poAl1Sdi
friendS desired tAat me case pc pu'
on until &ftsF eiecaoh ana 50 ADVISED
hey afgHed 1Aa- me mater mas oeTii
Almost eItsTe-Y forge''en hF me pc Pc
ana the tFlaI now "ou4a oh4E se. W 80
revive interest IN me case. hu,
olllerehI course was pursued peea USe
OF me confidence when 'he governor
is SAID 70 nave ~ an easy aequilt3'
on GROUNDS as s'T,Vo
already making use Of the trial
affect results. ne knoxville Express
referring 10 the brst posfponemenf q
the trial which was by agreement
says that hrst thlng we shaiL near Is
that the progresslVes nave got II post
poned 10 Nov. - ne impression Is
growing that those behlnd the prose
cution are MOI very ANXIOUS TOT
speedy tria1.' The Iowa city Repubii-
can insists thai evidently the poll-
+icians Of Des MONIES are framing q
conviction for Governor Carroll, ae-
cuses Robert Fleming OF having called
the jury together 10 secure the indict-
ment, and adds that There is one con
ISOLATION, Il Carroll Is found guilty o.
the jury Is divided, there Will not b5
an insurgenr elected to any place IN
Iowa this fall" SO there
AS u matter Of fact everybody her
recognizes that the case is entir-4y CUT
side of either official life or political
sonal matter on the same basis as any
other case in court Buc because o!
the prominence of The defendant and
the unusual character Of MS charges
and the h!gl standing In the c1mmuE-
ity of the accused person the case will
attract a great deal Of attention
The petition flied with the Iowa rail
road commission BY the employees o!
the Rock Island begging that the COM
mission use It's influence for higher
rates. is a part OF q general program
CT lining ID the railroad employees al
over the country in support Of the
movement under way for boosting
rates. These petitions nave beer. placed
before all classes Of employees Il was
reported several weeks ago that the
shop men at Valley Junction had al
been placed under obligation 10 sigr
similar petitions They are addressed
in general way 10 commission
boards. the legislature and the inter
state commerce commission. all alike
and set forth the need of greater rev
enue for the companies because of tbs
need OF more money from which TO pay
the wages. 1t is said that thousands O.
the railroad employees of the countr,
have signed up.
When the rate investigation is re
suuled in Chicago on Monday again
Commissioner Willard Eaton, for tn
Iowa commission. will be present L
take part as usual 1t is probable tha
Iowa win strongly back up the posi-