Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-23
SCRAMBLE FOR ONE OPEN PLACE
ON REPUBLICAN STATE
TICKET.
SIX CANDIDATES IN FIELD
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE
Others Likely 70 Entsr contest-Thrss
of Official Force Of Present Auditor
Among observation-disclosures Of State
Officials Not Included in Income Tax
Law-Women's Clubs Active.
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Des Moines, Oct %. A merry
scramble for the one open place on the
republican state ticket IS scheduled for
the season of 1914; and what is in the
air rather indicates that the opinion
is quite prevalent that whoever is
nominated on the republican state
ticket has the long pole IN the Novem-
Der game of persi.nmon knocking.
The list of actual or possible can
didates for the republican nomination
for state auditor includes:
Frank H Hopkins. Guthrie county,
former state senator.
Joe F. Wall. Ringgold county. chief
county accounting bureau.
Charles E. White, Polk county. trav-
cling man.
Joseph Byrnes. Blackhawk county,
deputy state auditor.
Frank s. Shaw, Tama county. former
county auditor.
Clark B. Ellis. Monona county. ex-
aminer county accounts.
There will undoubtedly be other can
didates. Now that it has been so ar
ranged that the insurance COMPANIES
will not want to take hand for that
office, it is possible that Senator F. F.
Jones. of Mills county, will get into the
game.
The latest entrant in the race is Mr..
Wall. who is head Of the bureau having
charge Of county accounting and ex-
animation by the state of county mat
tiers, and also securing uniformity in
county accounts Wall has had nine
teen years experience in the business.
eight as county auditor OF Ringsold
and eleven IN the state auditors office
But the situation leaves il SO that
present Auditor Bleakly will not know
which way to turn. There are three Of
his Official force seeking to succeed
him and of course he is for all Of them
Wall. Ellis and Byrne. Hopkins was
the formidable candidate against
BleakIy six years ago and just fell
short of nomination. Shaw and White
were candidates before the primary
last year.
State officials who have been max
ing a study of the new federal income
tax rejoice because their incomes as
state officials will not be counted in
making UP the incomes on which they
must pay tax. The governors salary is
the only one which exceeds the limit
but in the case of some others, they
have outside incomes which might run
their annual pay over the limit. The
state officials We're also interested in
the fact that the salaries OF the pres
ent president OF the United States and
Of the men now holding federal judicial
positions are exempt. but when new
president is elected or new judges are
appointed they will have to pay the
tax on their salaries.
The supreme court yesterday heard
arguments in two cases wherein the
state appealed state cases in order to
get a ruling on the work of Judge
Coyle in both cases. AS defendants
in each case were acquitted the only
purpose of the appeal is to get a de-
cision on the right Of the court to take
from jury criminal cases where it is
claimed there was strong evidence for
conviction.
In the case Of F. W. Dietz he was
tried for adultery and the court took
the case from the jury. But only a
short time ago the supreme court af-
hrmed a verdict of guilty in the case
! of Agnes Taylor, his alleged paramour,
lower court said was not enough to
convict him. The supreme court is
! asked to eliminate the double standard
Of morality thus exhibited
| In the other case. one c. NJ. Shu-
| maker was acquitted of enbezzlement
| because Of certain transactions he had
as manager OF farmers elevator
company in which he played the board
of trade pretty strongly. but settled as
soon as ne was arrested.
| Women's clubs in Iowa have taken
| up the work of securing a better vital
record for the state. In places they
nave designated a committee to secure
statistics Of births and deaths, or rath
er to insist upon those whose duty II
is to make reports that they actually
| perform their duty and make the re-
ports. Iowa is woefully lacking in the
machinery for the proper collection OF
| vital statistics and efforts will be made
from time to time to secure a better
| law on the subject.
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