Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-29
RECORD SHOWS Ne CAN NOT
FALL BACK ON orhERs'
RECORDS.
MANY BINDER CHARGES
LARGER THAN PREDECESSORS
State Official Calls Attention to In.
eorrsetnsss Of Yeuns's Claims -
standpats Abandoning Holden Cause
and Concentrating on Proudfoot For
Governor.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 29.-State officials
who have the records before them de-
clare that Lafe Young is in error when
he makes the accusation, as he did In
his letter to the Bedford Free Press
that. in effect, all the state binders OF
Iowa for fifty years had made out their
bills on all subjects exactly as he had
done, hence that there was no innova-
ton in the charges as made by him.
THE record shows" said a state
official who had a hand in uncovering
the frauds. that some very significant
new things were introduced in the state
bindery bills along in 1899 For in
stance. the record shows. and 1t is a
record easily found by any one at all
interested, that there was payment OF
a bill for 10000 leaflets for the educa-
tional department early in 1899. at the
rate Of Is cents per thousand, total $50
These were leaflets. all printed as one
sheet. run thru the folder and stapled.
That was good stiff price. But the
record runs along until another 10000
order for leafiet exactly like the other
was reported and the bill for this was
charged at 80 cents thousand. total
$3.50. A little later another lot Of $4,000
was paid for by warrant for 1892. Now
were exactly alike; but the first bill
was rendered in accordance with the
custom Of the state binders for many
years, and later the reckoning was
changed and the work was billed as
work with covers This was the be-
ginning. SO far as the record discloses,
of the jugglery Of bills as to covers
That was the starting point. 1t is an
injustice to now declare that other
state binders had done the same thing.
There is no evidence whatever of such
fact. And il the present state binder
is making out bills the same way and
they are being paid then the state Of
ficials having to do with these bills and
the drawing Of the warrants are dere-
llct in their duty"
Ex-senator Jim" Jamison, from
down in the reservation" has now.as-
sumed full control Of the so-called
Taft campaign" or anti-progressive
fight on governorship In Iowa, and Is
directing the whole fight, or what there
is of it, for either or both the candt-
dates.
Prof. ]. Wesley Jones. who came
from Idaho to manage one end OF the
campaign and established himself in
the Observatory block with a corps OF
clerks larger than any employed here
except in the Young headquarters. has
quietly slipped away and is said to be
back In Idaho, where an effort Is being
made to stave off lawsuits until after
the primary. 1t is also learned that
Professor Stayner. George A. Wells.
and others have almost ceased activity
for that end of the combination fight
to down the progressives.
1t was predicted last January that
the plan as then arranged was to make
the fight during most of the prelimt-
nary campaign ostensibly for one can
didate and then at the finish to swing
it all to another, as only in this way
would 1t be possible to break into the
corral. That Is exactly
what is happening now.
Concentration Of the opposition on
Proudfoot and virtual abandonment Of
Holden has been the conspicuous feat
ure of the close of the campaign. Jamt-
son is doing all the talking for those
who oppose Clarke. Jamison is issuing
the bulletins for the opposition. He
has said openly that he hoped the pro-
gressives would be divided SO that they
could be defeated, and that his sole
hope is in inducing the progressives to
divide their vote and to thus enable
him to install standpatism in the state
house for four years more.
The state board Of education did not
take any action whatever at its meet
ing here this week in regard to the con-
solidation of some of the chairs at the
medical schools. Nothing was done
further than to listen respectfully to
the doctors who appeared to explain
their position. Nothing will be done
for some time. and it is entirely prob
able that the matter will be held In
statu quo until the legislature can
itself pass on the merits of the con-
troversy.
The republicans made arrangements
here for a meeting for Senator w. s.
kenyon this evening at the Berchel
theater, when Kenyon will appear be-
fore DeS MOLies duuiehee III so
first time in a political address. Hon.
of belief that the Iowa primary will
preside at the meeting.
Complaint is made that all over the
state the voters do not yet understand
or at least fully comprehend that the
date for the holding Of the primary
was moved up one day by the last
legislature and that this year the cleo
ton will take place on Monday In
stead OF on Tuesday. It is feared that
a great many voters will miss because
of a brief that the Iowa primary will
not be until Tuesday.
ottuvnwa Banker 10 Dead.
Ottumwa, May 29.-John B. Mowery,
II Years old nresident Of the largest