Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-01
Looker-On In Iona

! Nevada, March 1.-Story county be-
ing the home Of Professor Holden, an
announced candidate tor governor, nat
uraily this scribe asked many ques-
lions. He has larger following here
!! than any place the writer has visited.
this referring more to Ames than this
place But it's the old story. He is
an expert on seed corn, but not an all
around man such as we need for gov
ernor." This came almost in these
words from several business men in
Ames. It IS matter of local pride in
Ames to support Holden for governor.
but the writer is told q quiet call was
sent out for a meeting to form a Hol-
den club in Ames, and only six men
were present. In Nevada only one
prominent politician is working for
Holden, while several progressive poll
ticians are hearty in advocating Mr..
Clarke's candidacy. The business men
Of Nevada are very lukewarm in sup
porting the home candidate.
Last Saturday this town and vir-
tually the whole country set in opera
ton the selection of delegates to the
national republican convention. A de-
cided preference for Mr.. Cummins is
the result He will have the support
Of Story county republicans as long as
there is "a ghost of chance" Fol-
lowing the action of the voters here
last Saturday came Mr. Roosevelt's an
nouncement on Monday. And this
brings out Enthusiastically that If 1t be-
comes an apparent impossibility to
nominate Mr.. Cummins, the Story
! county voters expect their delegates in
Washington to try and nominate
Teddy" During the day here among
the business men the writer found only
one Taft man. OF course there must
be others, but only one spoke out"
II Taft is nominated the stay-at-home
vote in Story county will be the larg-
est on record.
A trip here and not call on Editor
Payne, Of the Representative. would be
like going to Boston and not seeing
Bunker Hill monument. Mr.. Payne,
being an out and out opponent Of Mr..
Taft four years ago. now comfortably
sits back in his editorial chair re-
marking, 81 told you Sc" Mr.. Payne,
however. has got around tic where he
is a good Cummins man, and sincere in
his support Of the Iowa man for the
presidency. Still it wouldn't be Payne
IL he did not have ideas of his own
and no hesitancy in expressing them.
He thinks Taft an impossibility inso-
far as election is concerned, and
Roosevelt would not bring out the
strength of the party.
At Ames last Monday after the big
| snow storm, the city authorities got out
| the road grader and used 1t as a side
walk cleaner. Two horses and two
| men did the work on Main street. And
so close did 1t remove the snow on the
cement walks that the bright and hot
sun finished the job in great style. BY
| noon the snow was melted and by I
| O'Clock much of the sidewalks were as
dry as bone" So now in Iowa towns
| the road grader is used to clean the
snow from the sidewalks and the king
road drag used to smooth the ice and
snow on the roads after big thaw.
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| Don't always Judge man by what
you see him do. He got on the train
and wouldn't pay his fare until the
conductor made him get off at the next
station. Then he got on again at the
front end Of the car and when the
conductor came thru he paid his fare
to Nextown like a little man, but after
the econ" went into the next car.
boasted che had made 10 cents by his
sharp practice. At Nextown he board
ed the street car and paid nickel
without protest. Going out, his pocket
book fell on the seat, which the con-
ductor saw and picked up. followed
him out and asked him II It was his
you bet, and got $50 in 1t, too" And
half a minute afterwards he raced
down the street, caught the car, handed
the conductor quarter, take that fol
:our honesty" jumped off and disap'
reared in the crowd. Some one said ne
owned 100 acres, worth $3.50 an acre
All Of which is here totted down to H.
Illustrate some persons idea Of right
and wrong. Also to suggest curious
idea Of honesty on the part OF pas
lsenger and conductor.
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