Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-17
GOVERNOR JUST NOW At OUTS
WITH TWO OF HIS
ADVISERS.
BRANT AND CHARLEY CHASE
IN OPEN REBELLION
Chase Disappointed Because Of Failure
to Fulfill Appointment Agreement
Governor Charged With Nepotism-
Carroll Laying Plans for Another
Term-Fsderai Patronage Problems.
Special to Times Republican.

show how easily the governor of Iowa
may get into trouble with the Kitchen
cabinet" with which he has surrounded
; himself. Governor Carroll is having
trouble with those who have been his
most steadfast defenders.
! Two of the cabinet are causing
! trouble just now-Dave Brant. who
was one Of the original discoveries of
! Carroll, and Charley Chase. who found
that it was treason for anyone to ques-
| ton the perfection of the administra-
ton.
Brant is making trouble because of
| the discovery that there is neglect IN
the matter Of looking after the pris-
! oners and in giving attention to petit
| tons for parole. Chase is sore about
the deal which was effected last winter
| for the succession on the judicial bench
at the time a conference was held here
| to decide on the matter. He is just
| finding out a part Of what was agreed
upon. Brant has been, in the past. al
most rabid when anyone questioned the
| perfect greatness Of the present ad-
ministration. Chase was one Of the
few editors-including two here in Des
Moines-to whom the governor showed
his confidential affidavits from wicked
women which he was to use in be-
smrching John Cownie and paving the
! way for denomination.
Incidentally it seems to have been
disclosed somewhere along the line that
| the governors son is in charge OF the
! pardon department. His sister-in-laW
has been in fact in charge The son,
however, took the place of the old SOL
! diers who had been employed In the
| office for many years. The Des Moines
and other newspapers that a year OF
so ago had conniption fits because 1t
was found that one OF the judges OF
the supreme court made use OF his
daughter as a stenographer have been
discreetly keeping silent as to nepotlsnl
! in the office Of the chief executive OF
the state.
In the meantime the rumors persist
that Governor Carroll will be candl-
date for denomination on the same the
ory exactly as that Of year ago.
namely, that having made such an ex-
| cellent record it would be wrong 70
turn him down. 1t is also suggested
| that the attacks upon him are part
of the game to open the way for other
| standpatters to get into the race.
The patronage matter Is causing 't'o
Iowa delegation its share OF trou Idle
| but one of the members OF the oele
cation states that the pressure LOT
place is comparatively 1ent ana ''ia'
as a matter Of fact the Iowa repub-
licans are not tu1nblinE over them
selves to get the few paltry OFFICES
that ought to be disposed OF now. me
surprising thing Is the number OF can
didates for U. S. attorney In the south
ern district. There seemed to be an
assuno ption that the Seventh district
ought to have the place. but this Is not
lukely. and it is almost certain to go
to either the Sixth or Eighth dis
tricts. The claim OF the Seventh was
based on the theory that 1t is now left
almost an orphan district. The PEN
sion office Is credited here, but 1t Is
accepted that this will be closed out
before many years. as it ought TO pc
Formerly it had the clerk OF the L. ;.
district court but that was consol-
dated with the circuit court clerk
ship and is in possession or the FIRST
district. a Burlington man. There is
not even a deputy marshal or an as
sistant attorney in the district Once
the collectorship was located here but
it was taken away because Senator
Gear wanted it in Burlington. ]. y.
DYER is really the only local candidate
for attorney who has been active. and
if it comes to the district he will be
appointed.
In the Sixth district they are already
grooming somebody to beat Hon. n. r..
Kendall. and think that if they pick
the right man he can do so next year.
The democrats are talking of Senator
Clarkson. Of Abba, and of Mr.. Dab
ney. of Davis county. Clarkson IS a
very able man and he could get the
miner vote in large part even against
Congressman Kendall, but 1t is doubt
full If he would consent to make the
q big vote will be out and Kendall
has a strong hold upon the entire dis
trict.
Secretary Wilson wrote an Iowa
friend that he is not very certain
about the reciprocity Bill being passed
in the senate. Some time ago he was
very sure It would be passed Stranger
things have happened than that the
decision should rest with the Iowa SEN
ators. They will vote together on the
bill.
The rumor Is heard hereabouts that
self constituted committee Of repub-
licans Of Des Moines is at work plan
ming to bring out new candidates for
state office, that they want candidates
who will distribute what patronage
there is for the benefit Of the members
Of the committee. that they have de-
cided that none Of the candidates now
in the field for principal places will do.
and that announcements of new candi-
dacies may be expected very soon. The
writer knows Of letters written out Of
Des Moines by members Of the COM
mittee for "feelers' as to how this or
that person would do for a candidate
for governor, which would indicate
! that the committee Is to commence at
the top and work down. Among the
names being suggested are some Of
prominent Des Moines persons.
Politicians from the Fifteenth dis
trict say that 1t is almost certain that
J. B. Rockafellow, 0f Cass county, will
be a candidate for fudge of the dis
trict court before the primaries next
) u5le. RI
Clifford Thorne has had some OF the
finest possible indorsesnents from large