Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-12
IOWA pRocREssjvEs WATCHING
CAMPAIGN THERE WITH IN.
TEREsT.
MERRIAM AND FRIENDS
NAY TURN TIDE IN STATE
lovvaSo Asl<od to Get in Closer Touch
WIKI lItinois-Coai Mines Of Des
Moinss District on Short Time-iowa
Year Book Being Dstributed-other
lows News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May ia number OF
Iowa republicans are taking more than
passing interest in the dinner OF LII
nois progressive republicans to be held
In Chicago Saturday. Senator Borah
Of Idaho is to be the principal speaker
aside from local and state speakers. II
Is more than probable that Senator
Cummins would have been the speaker
but for the fact that he needed rest
and had to go to Hot Springs, Va, last
week. Alderman Charles E. Merriam,
former Iowan, defeated candidate LOT
mayor Of Chicago, headed the commit
tee which went to Washington few
days ago and secured national speak
er for the occasion. 1t is announced
there VIII be spread for 500 persons
In the auditorium banquet hall. The
Chicago Tribune statement OF the pur-
poses OF the affair Is:
"The Merriam prosressives intend to
make the affair notable as the first
big gun of their aInpaign to control
the republican organization in Illinois
and to nominate candidates for United
States senator governor. and other
state offices in the party primaries
next spring. While there has been
some discussion Of eligfbles for public
office the progressive leaders have re-
Trained from, the mention of names so
that in1ne diately attention might be
centered ON extension OF the organiza-
ton"
! It Is also stated that defeat Of the
bill for the initiative and referendum in
the Illinois legislature will be made
much use OF in this connection.
! A former resident Of Des Moines
writing from Chicago TO urge that some
of the iowa progressives get into closer
touch with their friends In Illinois
states that while 1t seems almost too
much to hope that Illinois can be
turned into the progressive column, yet
they feel that in view of the miracle
wrought IN New Jersey and the brilli-
ant victory IN California, and similar
evidences OF the continued popularity
of progressive principles It is worth
while making an effort to take ILL.,
Enoie. The banquet OF the Illinois pro-
sgressives to launch q movement now
ten years old Ia Iowa will be held Sat
turday night.
There will be no report printed on
the results OF the inspection Of the
iowa national guard companies this
Year. In accordance with custom, off,
cers Of the regular army were assigned
for inspection this year and they made
the rounds In due time. Reports were
received on three of the regiments but
not on the fourth, and in view OF this
defect nothing can be done in the way
of making comparisons. The one reg
ular officer refused to make a report
to the department He is required to
report to the war department at Wash
ington and after several months 2 re-
port will be secured thru that channel
but he insisted that he was not obliged
to make report to the state and he
did not do so. This viii be quite
kiisa ppointment to some Of the guards
men.
The coal mines Of Des Moines and
vicinity, 81 In number are running
On about one-qusrter time at present.
The sassle condition prevails generally
turnout the mines OF the state. The
reason is chat the demand for coal
has dropped off suddenly A large part
of the Iowa coal is used merely for
heating and only a small part for COM
gnerGiaa purposes. so that with the
advent OF warm weather the coal bus
Jess has gone to smash. There win be
no chang in prices, but the operators
are merely working the mines to the
extent required to supply very small
demand.
The Year Book OF the Iowa depart
ment Of agriculture for 1909 IS now
being distributed Publication Of the
book was delayed largely because Of
the compilation Of the farm statistics
which were gathered under the new
law and appear in this volume for the
first time Similar statistics are be-
ing gathered now for the 1910 Year
Book which will probably be printed
earlier than the other one