Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-05
PARTY IN IOWA HAS GROWN
SUFFICIENTLY TO PRODUCE
FACTIONS.
STATE CHAIRMAN JONES
SCORED BY MRS. MMURRAY
Conduct of Campaign Severely Crit
icized-Another Quarrel Over EN-
pioyment of Two Lecturers-PIan to
Procure Adjustment of Iowa MuIct
Law Abando ned-To Hold Rally Next
May.
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party of Iowa has so grown that il is
now large enough 10 include ,ha, form
lof intellectual activity and independ-
ence Which breeds insurgency and fac
tionalism This was disclosed at the
meeting of the state committee last
week, few details of which were per-
mitted TO reach the public.
Il appears. however. that there was
decided dissent against the action of
the state chairman and those who are
running things Mrs E. 4 MacMurray.
whose name is familiar 10 all the Old
er workers in prohibition movements,
is said 10 have given State Chairman
Jones a severe castigation for his man.
ner # running the campaign. 10 have
declared that he got less for the money
>pent than should have been obtained,
and in general showed the inefhciency
of the organization. National Chair
man Jones is said TO have defended
State Chairman Jones in the matter Of
Vote getting. but attacked him from a
different angle ana read 10 the COM
mi,ree some personal correspondence
which Indicated that all is not harmony
in The ranks Of the party.
There was q row on regarding the
employment OF two Of the lecturers
who have been on the payroll of the
party; and later when Chairman Jones
tried 10 get the party 70 approve Of q
plan 70 buy him an automobile for
campaigning this v.s turned down.
Then there was trouble over certain
claims that Mr. Coffin has against the
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Il was decided by the committee that
the prohibition party a such was not
70 take any rart in The amendment
campaign or the wor; II the anti-sa-
loon league. nor will the party sanction
the securing OF an Immense petition 10
the legislature for submission of an
amendment.
The plan 20 induce The legislature
10 repeal all regulacive features of The
present Iowa laws. and to restore con-
aitions prior 10 the adoption IF the
mulct law has been abandoned by the
prohibtionists.
Ii developed from the report of
Chairman Jones that there had been
expended thru him in two years about
$4,000 raised for the party work ana
the prohibition vote had been increased
at least hoo Plans were laid for a
prohibition rally next May. and dele
gates We're selected 10 2 prohibition
congress in Chicago this month
Securities OF insurance companies
on file with the state auditor are in
creasing at the rtae Of about five mil
lion dollars a year These securities
consist of notes mortgages and bonds
and they are kept on file in the audi
tors Office as security for the insur-
ance business done The increase is
due to the Increase in business of the
Iowa companies.
Several OF the counties Of the state
are going out of the money lending
business. Polk county now has only
about $500 of the permanent school
fund of the state and is getting rid of
it as fast as possible. II is loaned
thru county officials the borrower pay
ing not less than per cent and the
county paving the state az per cent.
But five of the counties have already
Quit the brokerage business and others
say they do not find the deal profitable.
The permanent school fund amounts
to s4,16S,s11. and the state has but 200
acres of land to sell.
An unusual amount Of bad blood is
being stirred up in connection with
the saloon consent business here The
ants started the story that a great
many Of the names on the petitions
Were forgeres and found a number
of persons who We're willing to say so;
now the saloon men are threatening to
show that quite q number of the names
on the withdrawal list were also forg-
cries. Between the two things the per-
sons actively in the fight are in dam
ger Of becoming angry. There seems to
be very little doubt now that the petit
tons are sufficient and that the sa-
looms will not be closed in Des Moines.
Information IS TO the plans of Gov
ernor Carroll in regard to the board
Of control appointments, as contained
in Des Moines dispatch in the Bur-
lington Hawkeye. is that while the
governor is decided upon reappoint-
ment of Judge G.. s. Robinson to the
board, it is not certain he will ask the
/ legislature to confirm the others. All
the names must go before the senate
this time; but the impression among
members is that both DR. Bannister
and Senator Wade will remain upon
! the board. provided the senate agrees
they are the best men for the place.
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