Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-16

tell. the opposition OF Mr.. Guernsey
ought to be quite enough to convince
any president disposed to avoid the
possibility OF stacking the supreme
court that Judge Deemer was just the
right sort Of . man to place on the
bench. II he knew the letter writer
who plotted to put. the poison into the
Deemer boom and not get caught at It
as the bar Of Des Moines knows him
he would never consent to take any
action that would cause rejoicing
among the corporation interests. Mr..
Guernsey Is a corporation lawyer. rep
resenting almost every public service
corporation in Des Moines and then
some railroads. also attorney for the
Greater Des Moines committee in some
matters. Of Importance. He was for
many years very closely associated
with e. H. Hunter. His clients have
not been fully satisfied with the de-
cisions Of the Iowa supreme court.
The idea Of Guernsey posing as the
conservator Of the rights Of the people,
as the defender Of the purity Of the
courts and complaining because of al
legged graft. is the biggest joke Of the
year.
AS to whether or not the Guernsey
letter had anything to do with the
turning down Of Judge Deemer the
other time may never be known; but
this much is known that some most
powerful influences must have been
brought to bear on the president to
cause him to pass over Deemer
and take a man like Vandeventer. for
the backing which Deemer had from
the bar of the state and the dis
trict was Of such character that 1t
was hard for the president to ignore
It,
The Guernsey letter may prove en-
barrassing to the president. If he
needs it and again turns down Deemer
it will not be easy to convince the
people who know that the letter had
no effect, and the suspicion will be
aroused that corporation influences are
paramount in making judicial nomin-
atoms.
Iowa democrats are preparing for a
right smart" campaign to capture
some Of the congressional districts the
coming year. They make no conceal
ment of their deliberate intention to
add to their string and have more than
one district to their credit.
They are making great preparations
in the Sixth district, for instance,
where they claim to be able to COM
mand the support Of a great many
regular" republicans who for one
reason or another are giving the demo-
Gratis comfort. Already these arc con-
sidered to be in the race for the demo-
cratic nomination: John T. GARRISON,
Abba; SAINT Kirkpatrick Ottumwa;
Mayor Reynolds. Oskaloosa; E. T..
Dabney, Bloomfield; Gen. James B.
Weaver, Colfax. The strength of Clark
son lies in the fact he was formerly a
coal miner and it is counted he can
take all the miner vote away from
Congressman Kendall. But either
Weaver or Clarkson would have the
weakness that they are both ardent
prohibitionists.
In the Eighth. district, where demo-
Graf was elected three years ago by
reason Of the detection of standpatters
who had not been standing in with
Colonel Hepburn, the democrats are
very confident they can win now, by
playing the other branch Of the stand
pat crowd against Judge Towner. They
think that the friends and admirers of
Colonel Hepburn are now ready to re-
taliate. The democrats will nominate
William D. Jameson, former member
of congress. Of Shenandoah, and will
make fight to elect him.
Congressman Pepper is Of course to
be renominated He will probably have
Judge Howell, Of Iowa City. as his OPP
ponent and may therefore have a race
for his money; but Pepper has done
so well that he will command all his
party strength and then some.
The local democrats say there will
be no serious effort to elect in the Sew
enth, Third. Tenth or Eleventh, but
that in all the other districts they pur-
pose to make q fight at the November
polls.
Events the past, week have shown
that the movement to make Lieutenant
Governor George w. Clarke the candi-
date for governor is much stronger
even that the friends of the popular
progressive president of the senate
have claimed. During the week a
great many republicans were in the
city attending various meetings They
informally discussed various matters.
But these things were quite agreed up
on: that Mr.. Clarke Is now far and
away in the lead for the race for gov
ernor. that with clear field in the
Seventh district which was assured
two months ago he will have this dis