Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-06
GATHERED BY THE WAYsIDE

I from Iowa City. 1t was the attack
which the writer took up and analysed
J az that time and showed the utter fall
| lacy OF il in every particular. an anal
| ysis which has now been fully vindi-
Gated. But it is sincerely to be hoped
| that with the verdict such as il is there
will not be any great harm done the
| educational and other institutions OF
the state \ legislative investigation.
however, is now certain.
| Governor Clarke ran across an occa-
sional display of downright rneanness
so fragrant that he could not overlook
il. He met up with an incident OF that
kind at Humboldt. He had pointed out
/ 10 him man who had actually been
circulating the inconceivahle story that
the capitol grounds extension was a
graft that the state officials are in
terested and tina, already the governor
had made $500 coo out of the deal II
was a story so much overdraWn that
it was having no effect But that very
fellow was foolish enough to bob up
in the meeting to ask The governor q
meaningless question. The governor
was in fine mood and took half hour
for agurative SHINING" the sland-
erer 70 mis- face and holding him up to
the scorn OF his fellow men. That 1t
had the right effect vas shown in the
returns
Speaking Of the luck that has fol-
lowed Senator Cummins this year. in
striking contrast 10 the bad luck which
has so often been his in the past the
situation in a southern Iowa county
may be cited When the Savage candi-
decy was first announced one of the
old time friends OF Senator Cunmins
wrote a dismal letter in which he said
that ne couldn't get anything out Of the
standpatters. tina. they we're sullen and
| ne feared they were just much OPP
| posed to Cummins as in the former
! days. II was a very discouraging Sit
uatior. But be also added that the
coming out Of Savage had inlpel;ed a
great many who might have been in
duced 70 60 bullmoose to retain their
OLD party affiliation. They would help
Cummins some. Ten days elapsed and
the same man wrote again. All was
changed The few who had Joined the
Perkins Roosevelt party had COM
menced to denounce Cummins fierce
y. Wherefore great many Of the
old opponents of Cummins perked up
and commenced TO whisper. Well. If
these fellows are all so mad at Cum
Minis. guess he is good enough for US
In short, Cummins caught them COM
ing and going. Then look al the out
come Of the progressive party primary
and congratulate Cumnlins.
The Connolly people made a god fight
and a square one, but the Meredith
hackers were more annoyed over a little
thing which happened but was not
noticed than they were by the showing
up of shifting record Of their candidate.
When Meredith went into a town he
went in style, with a big auto and
plenty of helpers. and he put UP at the
best hotel Then he would start on,
for a conference When ne returned
10 the hotel it would be found the
hotel was covered with Connolly post
ers. Every place that Meredith went
the Connolly boosters were on hand
with Connolly pictures. Now Edwin
prides himself on being unusually hand :
some, which is true but Maurice is
also fine target for the photogra pher.
After this sort Of mpsigning had
been going on some time Meredith came
something ne could not very we'll stop
and dared rot protest against ii, for
Meredith had started out on the theory'
people may be forgiven for digging up
| flooded Mereditl1's trail with Connolly
pictures.
| If you don't know Jim Wilson,
Prairie Jim" you have missed some
thing in life
| Those who have been attending re-
publican state conventions for forty
years know him. In the old days he
was typi al of the habitual de1egate s
to state conventions. He was and is
! Of the old school in politics. He is a
better guesser on political conventions
than any man of the state. He can
sense political current quickly. He
| knows men and the motives that move
| men
Wilson came into his own as the
adviser of John Herriott. He held a
humble position in the state treasurer s
ONCE but had a great deal to do with
| directing that famous fight over :he
railroad assessments and raising val
uations which forced the issue that
made the progressive movement a
necessity In iowa. Back OF every move
OF John Herriott was the cool judg-
ment OF Jim Wilson. Then he was the
confdant and friend OF Governor Shaw
gain he was counseled with by Cum :
minis and Carroll and others. He has
been right in the front Of every fight
but much of the time submerging his
own personality.
But 1t can be said OF him that. after
the manner Of the old school. Jim Will
son never betrayed friend. He be-
lieves In making few promises ant
Keeping them. He was valuable mar
j on the board Of trustees OF the state
J college