Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-16
special to Tin,.s-Kepublican.

Warren Garst. who accompanied Sena-
tor w. 8. Kenyon a part Of last week
making the cities Of northern Iowa,
states that the reception accorded the
senator at all points was warm and
highly gratifying.
There is no doubt that northern
Iowa is for Senator Kenyon anG will
give him a fine majority said Gov
ernor Garst. He makes a splendid i'm
preston wherever he goes and gains
votes rapidly. It is now only a ques-
ton ofehis getting over the ground suf-
ficiently so that the people know him
and appreciate his work in the senate"
Governor George Clarke was in the
city yesterday at his headquarters ar
ranging to go out again this week and
do some meeting Of the people In south
ern and eastern Iowa. While out he
will address a state meeting Of the
civic league of the colored people at
Buxton. He will probably remain out
until the time of the state convention.
All reports are that the progressive
republicans are getting walked up all
over the state and are preparing to
wage an active campaign for good men
and clean politics.
The members of the Des Moines
Ministerial Association have under con-
sideration a resolution of endorsement
Of Senator Kenyon for his bills intro
duced in congress to give greater local
control over the traffic in iqors. 1t
is probable that the association will
approve the action taken by the junior
senator.
Altho Iowa has law under which It
is possible to sterilize, certain classes
Of criminals end detectives at the state
institutions 1t has never been invoked
as yet in single case, and those who
have the authority to make use Of it
are divided as to the advisability Of
starting it in Iowa. This is the law
put thru by Ell Perkins last year and
is similar to laws in Indiana and other
states where q serious effort is being
made to prevent the rearing Of GRIM
inals and feeble minded.
John Macvicar, who has Just retired
az member Of the Des Moines city
council. has no desire to enter state
politics: :at this time, tho the offers of
support for nomination as candidate
for railroad commissioner were flatter-
ing. Mr.. iMacvicar has other plans for
the future and VIII be able to take care
Of himsSlf without being drafted FOR
public service. He has quit office In
cheerful frame Of mind and feels that
he is in position to do quite as much
good as q private citizen as he would
in office in Des Moines. There are many
who predict that he will come back
again and be in position Of influence
in city affairs or in a larger sphere.
State Superintendent A. NJ. Deyoe was
in Montgomery county last week and
addressed meeting Of farmers and
rural school patrons in a Welsh neigh
borhood, where they are much inter-
ested in, the problem of school CONSOLE
dation for the betterment Of rural
schools. The significant fact about the
school work in Iowa today Is that the
initiative in the matter Of consolida-
ton is all coming from the farmers
themselves, who are waking up all over
the state to the Importance to them Of
improving the schools
The coroner Of this county came off
second best in controversy with sur
vfving friends of the late w. d. Skin
ner, from whom he demanded and
failed to receive several letters the
man had written prior to committing
suicide. The controversy raised
question as to the right Of coroner
to demand and make public such let
ters. The friends held that they were
private and confidential. They said
they would show the letters If there
was anything to be gained thereby,
but as matter of fact they did not
throw any light on the cause Of suicide
and hence were not made public. The
Skinner suicide was simply a case Of a
man living all his life on a good salary
and being unable to accommodate him
self to different standard Of living.