Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-24
SENATOR CUMMING SAYS CUR.
RENcv AND TARIFF LAWS ARE
FAR FROM PERFECT.
WILL GIVE REASONS FOR
OPPOSITION in sTATEmENT
Congress in Session Thirtssn Months
and Two Laws Are Almost Sole AZ.
oompIishmsnt-epe Election in
Second District First In Many Years
Called to Select Congressman.

DeS MoineS. Dec. Git mas Deen y
long and hard pull for congress-" said
Senator Cummins yesterday as he
rested in his office. 1--WE have had con-
gress in continuous session practically
for thirteen months. Two things have
been accomplishments tariff bill and
the currency bill. These are import
ant measures. voted against both OF
them and am quite ready to give my
reasons therefor. believe that there
are many good things in both but they
are not what they ought to have BEEN.
Senator cummins win speak next
Tuesday evening before the Grant Club
on the recent meeting Of the republican
national committee. He had been sent
an invitation by the president Of the
club a week ago to speak. but did not
get the invitation until he had returned
home.
The senator, Notwithstanding the
long siege at Washington Is in good
health and better spirits. He says he
has had but little time to consider Iowa
politics as yet.
The special election in the Second
district will be the first special cleo
ton for member Of congress In Iowa
due to death Of a member for many
years. In fact the number of Iowa
members Of congress who have died
while in Office has not been large.
When Congressman e. II. Hubbard
died last year 1t was at time that did
not require special election. Previous
to that the following had died in Of
fee: NJ. E. Cults, Oskaloosa, 1884;
Rush CLARK, Iowa City. 1890: William
Smith. Marion, 1870.
Notification Of the vacancy will come
from authorities at Washington. In
the case of a vacancy in the legislature
the governor receives his official noti-
fcation from tho county auditor and
acts thereon. AS soon as the infoFma-
ton comes from Washington the gov
ernor will act in regard to the Second
district.
Information came from reliable
sources in the Second district yester-
day that Senator James A. White. Of
South Amana, is to be the democratic
candidate to succeed Pepper at WASH
'ington. Senator White is serving his
second term in the state senate. He
is q farmer, and not married. 81 years
ole, educated at Notre Dame Univer-
sity. It also became known that Rep
resentative Joseph Kelso Of Bellevue
would like to 60 to congress-.
The Communication Of sentence or par
don issued by the governor on the adj
vice Of the parole board today for w.
E. Alexander Of this city 10 the first
time for many years that q pardon has
been granted for one under conviction
Of first degree murder.
The legislature at one time acted un-
favorably in regard to the Alexander
case, but that was soon after he was
committed. The parole board made q
report few years ago quite favorable
to Alexander. Since then he has been
a model prisoner. He is married man
and his wife has not secured divorce
but desires to help him. Alexander is
we'll educated and Is good writer.
The people Of Des Moines will have
no objection whatever to his release
at the end Of his ten year term.
State Superintendent Deyoe has just
returned from Ellsworth, Hamilton
county. where he addressed q meeting
where the new school building was
dedicated.
"They have a building very much
like the ones We are urging shall be
constructed for the consolidated
schools" said Mr.. Deyoe. They have
fine town and a good prospect Of con-
solidation of the surrounding districts.
They have a handsome building. which
looks substantial. and all the room is
made use Of, with an auditorium ana
gymnasium and rooms for domestic
science and manual training"
The department is giving all possible
announcement to the construction Of
such good school buildings in the
smaller towns Of the state.