Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-06
REPUBLICANS OF NINTH DIS.
rRlcr WANT AUDUBON MAN
FOR CONGRESS.
CONVENTIONS TO BE CALLED
UNDER PRIMARY SYSTEM
Philippine Veterans Pleased That Con.
cesssman Hull Failed to Land Forti.
fieations Job-Msmbsrs Of Lssislat.
urs Disposed to Rsdistriet state.

Special to Times Republican.
the legislature from the Ninth district
bring the news confirming that which
was printed three weeks ago in this
correspondence to the effect that re-
publicans are centering upon Judge W
r. Green, Of Audubon, as candidate foI
congress in the Ninth district. The
NJ. Junkin. Of Red Oak. None OF the
members Of the legislature will be Sc
iected as the republican candidate. The
candidacy Of Judge Green commends
itself to many Of the republicans from
the fact that having been on the bench
a number Of years he is perhaps better
fitted than any other to unite the party
for the contest next summer. It Ia ex-
pected that the county conventions will
be called with the delegates elected I'M
der the primary last year and they will
select delegates to the congressional
convention. There is some objection to
this because it was not contemplated
that the county delegates have any
thing to do except with purely state
matters.
Some Of the members Of the Philip
pine veterans Of Iowa are taking con-
siderable satisfaction out Of the fact
that Congressman Hull got left on the
big Job ne played for on the fortifica-
lions hoard. They say that Hull in the
last few months OF his congressional
career threw all his friends down and
bent his energies to working for HIM
self to secure nice appointment. He
refused to take up many Of the mat
tiers that the Philippine veterans oe-
sired handled and did not give heed to
the desires Of the national guardsmen.
Representative Cunningham tells a
story to illustrate the senatorial mat
ter. While at home he dropped into a
store where the group Of statesmen en-
gaged IN settling great questions began
to question him about settling the sem
atorial matter. They said It ought to
DO easy for men 20 agree on Q matter
Of that kind. The representative tore
off pieces Of wrapping paper ana pass
ing them around to the crowd called
for Q secret ballot on preference for
senator Nine voted and Il was found
that there were I'VE candidates voted
form. There" said the representative
from Buena Vista. "you eee how easy
1t Is for everybody to agree on who
should be senator"
In view Of the fact that the tliscrep-
ancy n population between the largest
and smallest Of the congressional dis
tricts has been steadily increasing.
members Of the Legislature are disposed
to make an effort to redistrict the state.
In the Second district there Is a dis
tinct move on foot to trade of johnson
and Iowa for Cedar and Jones. thus 70
strengthen the republicans OF this Sec
ond. As there Is no member OF con-
eress in either Of the counties named
this trading would not interfere any
one personally But while ten years
ago the largest iowa district was $4,000
larger in population than the smallest.
the dierence Is now over 10000. This
Is such difference as to make the
present Iowa districting positively H.
legal. and some Of the members Of the
legislature. during the recess. have Civ
en- some consideration to the subject.
The state board Of education will
meet in the historical building on the
18th Of the month. Members say that
the matter Of the headship Of the
State University IL a closed incident,
but II Is possible that the matter Of
the presidency Of the college at Ames
will come up and be disposed Of.
One Of the members Of the legisla-
ture 10 loaded for the advocates Of
commission to look after public SER
vice corporations, having laid aside
some Information to the effect that a
member Of the New York Legislature is
pushing a resolution for committee
to investigate the New York commits
sions. It IL recited that they are cost
ing too much for what they do. There
are several Of these commissions and
they are costing New York state about
s., 400, 900 cash for expenses. The up
state commission has about the same
number Of corporations to look after as
an Iowa commission would have.