Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-30
A triangular FIGHT
THREE coRNERED CONTEST NOW
ON FOR DEMOCRATIC ENDORSE.
MENT FOR PRESIDENT.
WOODROW WILSON BOOMERS
CIRCULATE FREE LITERATURE
Standpat Element of Party Backing
Harmon-Clark Movement Assuming
observation-disclosures People Must
Open Their Barrel Attack on Royal
special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, June 30.-The triangular
nature of the democratic fight for con-
troll of Iowa is already becoming APP
parent 1t is going to be scramble for
front place at the possible pie counter.
Some time ago the democratic pa
pers commenced to print columns of
plate matter furnished free to boost
Judson Harmon. and it was evident
that the standpat interests back of his
candidacy were ready with the money
to back up his candidacy. Now the
Woodrow Wilson boomers have COM
menced to approach the democratic
editors and are Offering editorials
boosting Governor Wilson free to the
publishers. The Wilson publicity cam
paign is in charge Of a United States
| senator from an adjoining state. The
Champ Clark movement has already
assumed large proportions.
At the time William J. Bryan was
here for the jefferson Club banquet he
showed very marked partially for
Champ Clark and paid him tribute
very much more earnest than that he
gave to Governor Wilson. He of course
did not boost Harmon any. He put
crimp in the machine plan to give Iowa
to Wilson early, and his action en-
couraged the Harmon people in the
hope they might get a foothold in Iowa.
The committee and ocganiza ton now
in control Of the state is likely to be
found backing Clark unless the Har-
| hoi r h.r GA RI Inst
now the Wilson sentiment has suffered
slump.
Senator Kenyon expects to come to
Iowa and deliver three or four adj
| dresses the coming week including
Fourth of July address at Eldon. Great
! interest will attach to his visit be-
cause 1t is expected he will speak out
| plainly in regard to some national mat
| tiers which have come to his attention
| in his brief career in the senate.
It transpires that the attempt at
causing trouble for the Royal Union
Insurance Company Of this city, in
South Dakota, was due to business
rivalry and fierce competition among
! loan agents. The other loan agents
who had to go against the business
conducted by the two sons Of Presi-
dent Jackson have simply sought to
start something that will lessen the
competition and they sent man here
to make charges before the state In
surance department Of irregularity In
lending money. Inasmuch as the whole
matter Is in another state nothing will
come of it so far as known here. The
Royal Union has the reputation Of be-
inv unusually well managed in con-
sentative way especially as to its in
vestments and it Is loyal to Iowa and
keeps most of its money at home.
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It will not alone be the terrible Cos
SON laws" that will trouble some Of the
township trustees Of Iowa if they do
not carry out the spirit Of the road
dragging law. The letter which Spe-
cial Counsel Lee wrote to private indi-
viduals in Carroll county on the sub
ject was not an official opinion, but it
quoted the law on a matter Of great
public Importance and he showed that 1t
Is dangerous for trustees to hire them
selves, directly or indirectly, on road
work In fact, according to the SUI
preme court, they may be indicted for
the offense and citizen may enjoin
payment of bills Of that kind. The
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matter and counseled with the attorney
general shows that they are deeply in
earnest in having the road dragging
| law enforced.
At the recent conference Of national
health officers at Denver on the work
for prevention Of tuberculosis compil-
ments were shOwered upon Iowa for
the great work which has been done
here in that line. It was freely recog-
in the way Of stirring up interest
among the people than any other state
| Of the west and that excellent results
have followed the campaign which has
been carried on under direction Of the
board of control. Other states plan tc
take up the agitation in much the same
way.
The resignation Of Thomas D. Foster
caused no surprise, as it was known
during the legislative session that he
| desired to retire, and indeed at one
time he had notified the governor that
he would decline reappointment. The
governor tried to find some one else to
appoint but not finding anyone who
filled the bill he prevailed upon Mr..
Foster to accept again. Mr.. Foster is
manager of the Morrell company and
his business interests prevent him Civ
| ing the work his time.