Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-26
SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN PRE-.
PAaAToRv 70 PRIMARY TO
BE lNAuauRATED.
BAR ASSOCIATION SOLID
FOR SENATOR IN CONTEST
Only Six Members Of Entire Polk
County Association Not Openly in
Favor Of Candidacy - Rush Lake
Drainage Case Before Executive
Council.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moincs, Jan. 26.-Iowa republic
cans who are for an Iowa president of
the United States will be listed in Des
Moines. One plan for the organiza-
ton here is to have cards printed and
circulated on which the signer pledges
himself TO give loyal support to the
Iowa candidate for the presidency.
This will be for. the sole purpose OF
knowing on whom to rely In the pri-
mary to be held in the county some
time next month.
1t was surprise t. many that the
bar association of this county was, SO
nearly unanimous for Senator Cum
minis at meeting held the other night
when officers were elected. Out OF the
entire membership only six could be
found who would refuse to help in Sc
curing an Iowa president. OF these
the most conspicuous was Charley
Johnson, who organized the bolt
against the republican party few
years ago and claimed to have de-
livered $4,000 votes to the democrats.
His opposition to Senator Cumnins
grows out of certain divorce suit
years ago in which Cummins was at
torney and johnson got the Wrost OF
it. George Wilson, secretary Of the
senate and now an assistant county
attorney, also opposed Cummins, and
John ]. Halloran, who is attorney for
the board of supervisors, was listed as
against. The others are unknown.
When Cummins became governor the
bar of the county was almost unani-
nous for him. Just before Cumnlins'
Inauguration, Governor Shaw had OPP
portunity to pick Judge for this coun-
ty, and he is said to have found just
one who had been opposed to Cum
Minis election and he was made Judge
by appointment. But since that time
Cummins had had to make several APP
pointments and in each case there was
a bitter fight for preferment, so that
it was to be expected he had made
great many enemies among the law
yers. This proves not to have been
the case, however, and his endorse
ment was practically unanimous, re-
gardless of the scars and Gisappoint-
ments Of the past.
Senators Allen and Francis and
large number of others from the north
err part of the state appeared before
the executive council on the matter OF
the proposed drainage Of Rush lake in
Palo Alto county. Elk Representattve
Davidson Of Emmetsburg appeared for
and on behalf Of the sportsmens' league
which demands that the big marsh OF
500 acres be preserved for the benefit
of the game. It is said to be onesof the
best places in the state for hunting
ducks in season and it abounds in wild
fur animals. 1t is up to the state Of
fcials to decide whether it is worth
more for the ducks and geese than for
good corn ground.
A problem came to Henry T. Saber-
son, corporation clerk in the office of
of state when articles of in
were filed for the Sioux
City Underwriters" a corporation with
$4,000 capital to handle insurance bus
mess 1t was a question whether or
not the company could be incorporated
under Iowa laws. but Mr.. Saberson de-
cided he would accept the articles and
let the company fight 1t out as to its
right to do business with the state
auditor and his Insurance department..
No corporation, as such, can act as an
insurance agent, for personal licenses
much be Issued The corporation in
question seemed to be combine Of in
surance agents, and II the agents in
one city can combine and do business
as one corporation they can do it in
the whole state. and thus the anti
law would disappear.
sss
DR.. G. T. Sewers, Of Centerville, the
newest member Of the state board Of
health, will probably remain on the
board at least until next summer. His
term. strictly speaking, ends next Mon
day. He was appointed to fill out the
lnexpired term Of DR.. Moerke Of Bur-
ington, who resigned. BY a rotation
system his successor must be named
from health district in the western
part of the state. But DR.. Sewers at
once became valuable member of the
board and his associates do not want
him to retire at present.
In assessing the collateral inherit
ance tax, Deputy State Treasurer
quincy Willis must go over every item
II every will where there Is descent of
property other than direct. He was
puzzled the other day how to fix a
value on one item in will from Gin
ION county, in which there was given
20 a collateral heir "all Of the chiaa
fishes on the third shelf
A class Of eighty young men In
pharmacy was given examination yes
erday and today before the members
# the state pharmacy commission. The
,upply Of druggists for Iowa continues
20 be sufficient, tho in some recent ex-
very small proportion Of
hose examined secured certificates.
Kenyon For Forest City Meeting.
Special to Times-Republican
Forest City. Jan. 26.-United States
SENATOR Kenyon will address the [