Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12


Jointed, conspiracy to advertise the
present aggressive and progressive
governor of the state to the voters as
exactly the opposite OF what he is,
has been doing business all the session.
1t crops out in the Hobbies, on the
floor of house or senate, in the news
papers that are given over to working
politics. In certain circles the activity
in misrepresenting Clarke has gone so
far that it Is declared to be reacting
against the ambitious ones. Then
there are also rumorS floating about
that a certain Des Moines editor plans
to make the race for senator against
Cummins, for the republican nomina-
ton, and this is a part of the general
program of discrediting the entire leg
lslative and administrative machinery
of the state. The fact that more than
one quiet conference of members OF
the legislature has been held to con-
slider purely political matters is we'll
known and there is more than susplc-
ion that the personal element has en-
tered largely into these conferences
and there has been quite as much con-
sideration Of the fortunes OF individ-
uals as of the party or the interests
of the state.
The gossip also is that the demo-
Gratis have played better game of
politics than the republicans and that
the net result has been that the minor
ity party mas strengthened itself. not
so much by its own position as by an
appearance of solidarity in contrast
with the apparently divided position
of the majority. However, on nearly
every really big measure that has
come TO a vote in the legislature there
has been division among the mem
bers Of both parties and there has not
been on any one measure distinctly
party division. In the present state Of
affairs and with the membership as
now there could hardly be prepared
any bill that would command the full
support or opposition OF either party.
1t was Senator Doran who got off
the best one on the fad for the short
ballot" He was ridiculing the plan
to make the county superintendent APP
pointive by a commission instead of
elective and referred to it as a Russian
method
Il understand they have the short
ballot over there, he said. 1t is
real short ballot. We do not care TO go
to the Russian system"
Like as 20 other boards and commits
sions the mead Of lawyer has disap-
peared as to the board OF control. For
the first time since its organiza ton 1t
is not TO have lawyer member, but
three strictly business men-Messrs.
John Wade, Anthony McColl and VIII
liam j. Dixon. it is anticipated that
these disposed to be supercritical will
of course insist that all these men have
been in political life and therefore are
not real business men. But il is point
ed out. Judge Robinson had held office
most Of the time for thirty years, the
late Judge Kline was frequent candi-
date for office. the late Governor Lar
rabee was much in political he for
long wears, John 7. Hamilton was in
congress and speaker Of the Iowa house,
and so on down the line Senator Nc
Coll and Representative Dixon are bus
mess men only incidentally in politics.
neither one having any taste for politi-
cal life each one called by a constitu-
encv 10 DO work that vas sacrifice to
them. All the members Of the legisia-
ture. without exception. and they are
the men who best know these new ap
pointees believe that the honorable
traditions of the state board of control
as a working business body will be
preserved with Wade, McColl and Dixon
as the members
Senator John T. Clarksor. who has so
CALAMITY fought for the bin for work
mems compensation act, believes that
a good way TO arrange legislature for
work would be 70 have inst one body
with not to exceed seventy-five mem
bers and with sessions only once in
four years, but with long terms.
Mr. Judson, head of the state grange,
was in the state house the other day
and with some prominent officials and
others discussed privately the bill for
tax reform. After going over the mat
ter he admitted that perhaps the farm
ers have been misled into their opposi-
ton and that they are throwing away
the best chance they have ever had for
securing an adjustment of the tax
matter so that they will have justice
done them. But it was developed that
the chief trouble was a feeling that on
al commissions no farmers are ap-
pointed. He insisted that the farmers
have in the past been neglected in
these matters.
Senator Mates has useful mania,
that Of saving money for the state. The
other day after he had worked thru
some changes in the bill for Workmen' $
compensation making the appropriation
$40. 600 for two years instead Of $4,000,
he said:
There. that's $4,000 we can use
some place else. and we need every dol.
lar we can ind
Not dollar ever gets a chance to go
out Of the treasury without good reason
if the senator from Sac or the repre-
sentative from Fayette can prevent It.
Malcolm News Notes.
Special to Times Republican.
Malcolm, April lon Wednesday,
April 9, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. y. Robb was celebrated the we'd
ding Of their daughter. Anna. to Mr..
pa,,poldc CarDepter The bride has