Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-10
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Denison. March 10.-In addition TO
the general disgust OF the voters over
the deadlock III the legislature. said
voters are getting mixed in their
reckonings on the situation in Des
Moines. They notice progressives. good
ones, sticking to Kenyon, that has a
record of voting for Uncle George for
governor. and Senator Allison for his
last term. Such progressives reply
Judge Kenyon worked hard in TWO state
conver1.i ions 20 elect Mr.. Cummins for
governor And they also notice, that
standpatters that stayed with Late
Young are now voting for Judge Deem
err, so he must BE a standpatter. but
hold on. several prominent progressives
are voting for Deemer. so he must also
be a progressive. Then too they notice
both United States senators opposed
the reciprocity treaty, and they can not
understand how II ever became posi-
lie for M Cummins and Mr.. Young
TO hitch horses TO the same post MI.
Cummins' attitude as opposed TO reci-
procity these same voters fail to I'M
derstand So il is with our represen-
tatives, all nominally progressives lin
ing up against the measure. supposed
to remedy some of the evils Of the late
tariff bill President Taft has added to
this confusion OF ideas. first by stand
ing by the tariff bill. then showing an
unexpected backbone in bringing out
the reciprocity treaty. While some ad-
nlira the latest political position OF
President Taft. he has unquestionably
added To his unpopuarity in the stand
pat ranks of the Lafe Young school.
II il a perfectly safe statement that
If the people have anything To say,
Mr.. Taft will not have the Iowa dele
cation in the next electoral college.
In 'Brien county last week in Hart
ley and Sheldon, everything was coun-
~ seat fight. Forgotten was reciproc-
ity the fact that O'Brien county will
BE- dry after July /. and even the SEN
atorial deadlock was not mentioned.
Its a year and half before these
people win get a Vote on removing the
county seat from Primghar to Sheldon.
and there will he some men talked to
death before that time. Already per-
sonalities are INDUCED in. A Sheldon
man kicks because of lack Of hotel ac-
Communications at Primghar ard the
PriUghar man comes back with the
statement. we're all ready to build a
$4,000 modern hotel. but the same
men from Sheldon that have had to pay
cash in advance in the old hotel. will
not be allowed to enter the new one.
till we see the color of their money"
In Hartley the rival factions were at
work getting signatures. Some voters
have already signed a petition to re-
move. and renonstrance against it.
Such voters will be ready to sign any
other old paper offered them. 4 cute
hit of sharp practice was when an in
nicent little bill was sent thru this
present legislature, making it illegal
to remove any county seat that has
had a continuous county seat for fifty
years, unless it was voted by two
thirds vote But the other side walked
up and amended it to forty years, so
Primghar scored one.
All this brings to mind the ruction
they had in this county some thirty
wears ago The town of Sanborn con-
cluded they wanted the county seat, 30
some enterprising citizens went over
with teams and loaded UP all the books.
papers ard records and carried them
off. In those days the county owned a
safe. no vault as at present. SO these
Sanborni.es came over the next day
after the safe. Then the women took
hand and sawed the spokes in the
wagon with the heavy safe. So the
safe wasn't removed. And to save
trouble the books and papers were re-
turned. Only broken head or two In
the lists of casualties.