Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-04
MORE POWERS FAVORED
FoR INDIVIDUAL VOTER
Would Have People Choose Not Only
Representative. But Direct EXPIRES.
sion on Preferences Fer President
and Vice President Prior to Holding
Of National Convention.
:pecial 10 Times Republican.

II u y - tii- hpSttS .!f'. ti.4S 90 llIpOSS
tlsi, representative bu, 70 decide on
their preferences for p-esiiant-this is
the program Of the progressive move
men. in Iowa for this winter.
for a forward movement, Of this kind. and
regards j, as but proper and neees-
Sary development Of the reform work
which commenced with the Australian
ballot and registration of voters, FOL-
lowed by a partia! adoption OF the pri-
mary nomination plan. He has urged
i upon the legislature.
The plan includes not only the So
called oregon plan" for the nominal
ton ard election Of United States sem
a,ors, bu. also for securing the express
sion Of the views Of the voters OF the
state on -hetr preference for president
and vice president prior 10 the selec-
don II deesates 10 tae national eonren-
tons
There will he" said Senator Cum
Minis last evening just before his de-
pa-.u-e for Washington. "a detern med
effort this wi.cer in the legislatures Of
many Of the western states 70 give the
individual voter more power in public
affairs and earnestly hope il Will be
successful. everywhere. The Oregon
plan for the nomination and election of
United States senators is the nearest
approach 70 an election hE direct vote.
and every man who favors the popu-
lar election 81 senators ought 70 work
for the Oregon system, for. until we
can secure an amendment - the con-
s.itu-ion. Il VIII accom- p.ish substan-
tally the same result.
y hope ,sle Iowa legislature will take
Up the subject ere-geticaily and en-
Enthusiastically and maxi the Oregon
statute part % our law. In making
with the mem bers about il. l have been
glad 70 and many Of them favorab!y
inclined and l feel 10 doubt that this
general assembly will move along the
line ot more power to the voter
NO less important is another propo-
sirion for popular government. The
time has come when the voters. at the
primary held in the year for the cleo
ton of a president and vice president
! should be given the opportunity 70 eS
press their preferences for president and
vice president. and thus instruct the
! delegates sent 10 the respective national
/ conventions. There is I'D way in which
the people can more effectively con-
! troll their government than by saying
/ who shall be the nominees for these Of
fees 1 sincerely hope that Iowa viii
speedily put herself in the front rank
oil. this subject"
The senator before going east Simply
reiterated his former views in regard 10
! the senatorship from Iowa, as TO the
ACCESSIBILITY Of the selection Of re-
publican in full accord with the party
sentiment.
Attorney General George Cosson
went 10 Storm Lake today to defend
the state law forbidding unfair dis
elimination. This is the statute con-
corning which Attorney General By
ers has recommended that the legis-
lature provide some way Of securing
evidence of violation and aid in It's
enforcement. At Storm Lake the Fair
mount Creamery Company has been
indicted under the statute and thru its
attorney, F. F. Faville, has attacked
the constitutionaiity Of the entire law
by demurrer. Mr Cosson will defend
the statute. The supreme court has
before it a case in which the same
question is raised
! The opinion rendered by Attorney
| General Byers TO the board of medical
examiners in the case Of DR. Crofford.
I of Lamont, touched upon one of the
most remarkable cases ever before all
departments Of state government.
1 Crofford had served time under a life
sentence for murder. but was given a
full pardon. When he was in prison
the state board revoked his certificate
upon which he practiced medicine. He
urged that the pardon meant judicial
determination of his innocence. As d
matter of fact the pardon was largely
because of political pressure. But it
also was shown that when the board
revoked the certificate. it had before
/ it the evidence that prior to his trou-
hles in Iowa the doctor had recor
! in Missouri upon which the certificate
| might easily have been revoked The
case has therefore been before executive
| department. the judicial. the legal de-
! partment, the medical board and the
| legislature. for bill was passed once
which affected the case. In the mean
time. DR.. Crofford, who was at one
time quite wealthy and was promot-
ing a railway scheme in southern Iown
when convicted of murder. has been
reduced to poverty, and while he was
1
land supported herself.
The lawyers seem to have become
discouraged on the matter of asking
the supreme court to reverse itself i'm.
mediately after decisions. At the las,
term Of last year there were argued te
the court f1fty-four application. 70,
rehearing, and probably two or three
were granted. This time the court is
asked for only eight rehearings
Edgar r. Harlan. curator Of the stat.
historical department and state muse.
UNI. .usse.is .1 .:!= -ean-t - .ae trus.
tees, that the department ought q
have $4,000 annually, at least the neg
two years, in lieu of the 5000 annua
. support fund now. In his report h.
makes a showing Of good reason for tn
suggestion.
IA short. the department., ana -
pecially the museum. 10 now for tn.
first time 30 situated AZ to properl.
expand and develop. and q REASONABLE,
! sxpsuditure ct this time would Inn
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