Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-05
DUNN ADMITS he IS FIGHTING
STATE CHAIRMAN REEDS
APPOINTMENT.
IOWA DEMOCRATS KEEP
WASHINGTON WIRES HOT
Reeds Friends Send Messages Of 10y.
alty-Dunn Dissatisfied With Reeds
Management Of state Campaign and
Has Other Reasons fer opposition-
Patronage Situation.

Washington, April "a large num-
Der of kilograms were received by the
Iowa democratic representatives and
by Judge Martin J. Wade, national
committeeman from the state, urging
them to disregard any protest which
might be made by r. G. Dunn. Of
Mason City, against the appointment
of N. E. Reed. of Ottumwa, as United
States marshal for the southern dis
trict. Mr.. Dunn was the candidate Of
the democratic party for governor Of
Iowa last year. Mr.. Reed was chair
man of the state central committee
which managed the campaign. Mr..
Dunn lost the election by few hun
dred votes and seems to blame his de-
feat on Reed The publication in Iowa
newspapers of report that Dunn was
coming to Washington to state his OPP
position to Reed caused Reeds friends
to get busy and send these dispatches.
Many of these kilograms assert knowl-
edge Of loyal and efficient work on the
part of Reed for Dunn thruout the
campaign.
House Members Endorse Reed.
telegram endorsing Reed for the
marshalship, signed by the forty two
democratic members of the Iowa house
Of representatives, was received by
Representative Kirkpatrick. The dem
ocratic senators already had endorsed
his candidacy.
Members of the state central COM
mittee who served in the campaign
n1 20 x.,St I, is
manner of handling the office wired
their disapproval of Dunn's protest,
and candidates on the ticket with
Dunn who also failed OF election, tele-
graphed their satisfaction with Reeds
management Of the campaign. Mem
bers of the state committee who wired
included Moore. of the Fifth district;
Hughes, Of the Ninth: Brannigan, of
the Tenth; and Bronson, of the Elev-
enth. Among those who were candi-
dates that telegraphed were G. A. Ken
derdine, the candidate for lieutenant
governor; G. A. Caswell, candidate for
state treasurer; c. Z. Walters, candi-
date for attorney general; Samuel
Mercer, candidate for railroad COM
missioner; and ]. E. Elder. candidate
for congress in the First district.
Claude r. Porter also telegraphed his
entire confidence in Mr.. Reed.
Going to White House.
Mr. Dunn, according to advices re-
ceived in Washington, proposes to take
his grievance straight to the White
House. Mr.. Dunn's opposition to Reed
and his charge that the officers of the
democratic organization constitute "a
ring" which is thriving on federal pa
tronage has stirred up a hornets nest.
Democrats Of the state now in WASH
ington, who say they are Dunn men,
express regret at his action in this
matter and say they fear he has hurt
himself politically.
Calls Reed . Reactionary.
Mr.. Dunn arrived. in Washington
Thursday night, and said it was true
he was here to oppose the appointment
of Reed to the marsha1ship. Mr.. Dunn
said it was not wholly true he was OPP
posing Reed because Of the way Reed
handled the campaign last year, but
that was one good reason. However,
the main reason for his opposition, Mr.
Dunn said. is that Reed is a reaction
airy of the worst type. This fact was
shown, Mr.. Dunn said. by Reeds rec
IL
in Iowa and then later by his conduct
at the Baltimore convention and now
by the use of his position as state
chairman to trade himself into power.
Mr.. Dunn thinks the recommends
lions for postoffice appointments in
the eight republican districts of the
state should be allowed to come from
the defeated democratic candidates for
congress in their districts instead of by
the ring" Mr.. Dunn said he hoped
to see President Wilson Friday or Sat-
urday. Secretary Bryan, during his
recent visit to Iowa. promised Mr.
Dunn to take him to see the president
Some Switches Made.
Strange as 1t may seem. Iowa post
Offices are actually going begging be-
cause of lack of applications for post
masterships. This developed esterday
afternoon when Judge Wade, State
Chairman Reed and Representative
Pepper and Kirkpatrick decided on
for about fifty post
offices.
They took no action on about thirty
other offices in the state, where terms
of the pnstnasters have expired or soon
will expire. OF these it was found that
in the case Of nine, not single candi-
date had sent in application for APP
pointment. These offices are Chelsea,
Rowland, Blanchard. Pocahontas,
Thompson, Corwith, Alton, Hospers and
Moorhead.
The referees announced list Of
postoffice recommendations some days
ago. This list, however, was taken up
again and overhauled with the result
that some changes were made and some
held back.
1t will be several days before offices
which are not disposed OF will be acted
upon. The following is the complete
list agreed upon by the referees:
First Observation-Disclosures. Henry Ep-
pers, West Point, NJ. D. Schultz.