Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-05
IOWA DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
CAN'T DELIVER STATE WITH.
I OUT eso EFFORT.
BOOM For JUDsoN HARM ON =
4 BEGINS TO SHOW LIFE
Machine 10 Pretty Much etandpat and
=. Not Controlled by eryan-Suprsms
2,ICour4 to WrsstIs With Four Murder
/. casss- etats's Experiment. Orchard
= at GIsnwoed.
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Special to Times Republican.
iDes Moines, June SIT may be that
the democratic machine which has
been SO nicely set to deliver Iowa to
Woodrow Wilson next year will be
able to make good, but not without
some effort. All the publicity which
Yves supplied. by the organization-and
1t Is engaged in securing q vast amount
of publicity thru local papers-was
along the line Of boosting Wilson in
connection with the recent Jeffers
day festivities in pes Noines when
Bryan spoke But as matter OF fact
Mr.. Bryan didn't do any boosting for
Wilson. He did say few good words
for Wilson, but when 1t came to CIV
ing a real boost for a candidate he
/, gave 1t all to Champ Clark. This
! came as q surprise to the Iowa ma
chine.
Now It appears that Iowa democrats
may have to decide as between three
\ or four available candidates-with the
result that an uninstructed delegation
might be hxed up.
| Recently the Judson Harmon boom
has shown life. 1t will not be sur
prising II 1t ainvades Iowa and de-
i AiAaAOS a bAldIC VI dtlCAAtloh. W comfy
| papers in the state are receiving offers
from the plate houses for free plate
material which will tell of the life and
achievements nf Judson Harmon, Of
Ohio. Somebody is furnishing this ma
terial and paving for 1t. The iar-
mon boom is not dead yet.
| Some Of the democrats have sug
gested that Iowa might attach Itself
to the boom for Johnny Burke for
vice president and thus have a good
excuse for not taking an early stand
on the matter of the nomination for
| president. This would avoid the nee
essity OF disclosing whether or not
| the party is divided. AS a matter Of
fact. SO 1t is stated. the machine in
Iowa is pretty much standpat In It's
| sentiments and primarily is opposed to
! anything that Mr. Bryan would es-
! pecially desire. 1t is because Of this
fact that the organization is now plen-
tifully supplied with funds for carry
ing on the work.
It is predicted that when the fight
in the Ninth is ended and the demo-
Gratis are face to face with 1912 there
Will be some renewed activity in re-
gard to national politics.
Four murder cases. one of them a
| first degree case will be argued to the
Iowa supreme court at the session
| which commences tomorrow. The first
degree case is from Polk county. that
Of Henry Thomas, who killed cook.
The others are the cases Of Francis
Bruno. Pottawattamie county; J. E.
Gilmore. Jones county, and F. Hamil-
ton. Decatur county. The general APP
peals to be heard during the session are
from the Fifteenth. Sixteenth. Seven
teenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth dis
tricts Of the state.
One hundred and forty students OF
medical colleges will ask the state
to grant them certificates to practice
medicine or osteopathy OF these
eighty-six are undergoing examination
here and the others will be examined
at Iowa City the latter part Of the
week.
The state of Iowa Is making use of
the fine thirty acre orchard on the
state farm at Clar1nda for an expert
mental station from which much may
be learned as to the way to best handle
an orchard. Superintendent Witte is
an enthusiast in fruit growing and
great believer in the future of orchard
ing in Iowa. Professor Beach Of the
department of horticulture and forestry
at Ames Is in charge of the expert
ments. Different methods OF caring for
the orchard will be tried and especially
different kinds Of solutions for spray
ing. Two years ago DR.. Witte had the
orchard sprayed and got about 5000
bushels Of apples and not one that had
a blemish upon 1t.
In northeastern Iowa there is agita-
ton in progress to have the state legis-
lature take over the scenery along the
Mississippi river north of McGregor
and establish state park. 1t would be
opposite the land which Wisconsin has
set apart for the same purpose. 1t in
cludes the most beautiful scenery that
is to be found anywhere in Iowa. a
rugged, mountainous tract with the
beautiful river passing thru. Some
years ago the legislature was asked to
do something OF the sort but 1t was
then deemed inexpedient.
Des Moines publishers believe that
they made good in their fight before
the interstate commission representa-
tive in the matter Of showing Of ne
cessity for the reduction in freight
rates on paper from the mills. They
showed that the railroads discriminate
against cities in Iowa as against those
in states a little farther east and that
there can he no real reason for such
discrimination.
The Des Moines aviation meet was
perhaps one of the most successful yet
pulled OFF, or lifted up by party OF
Frercfnien III the employment OF
! New York company In this part of the
world. The aeroplanes actually went
UP each and every day. The wind was
unfavorable most Of the time but in the
main 1t did very we'll. The success OF
the exhibition means there will be 9TH
ers in the state, not only by the French
| aviators. but by some Of the American
| bird men who are equally successful
with their machines.