Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-28
6ia ISSUE DEVELOPS IN DIES
asoiNEs MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
JUST CLOSING.
FieHr Is TO CONTROL
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Dusinsss Men Want Commissioners
Who Will Prsssrvs Psaes IL Strikes
cems-Mayor Hanna Assured Of Re.
sIsetien-Ferms Administers Was
Handicapped BY Associates.
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Des Moines. March 2s.-On Monday
Des Moines votes again for city Off
Gals. The campaign drawing to =
close has not been any fiercer nor
spectacular than others. It has been
marked by the usual. and to-be-ex-
pected personalities.
Mayor James R. Hanna is sure Of
election as mayor. He probably will
have two to ono over Roe, his OPP
ponent, and the proportion may be
larger. Hanna is exceedingly fort
innate in having Roe as his opponent.
w. F. Mitchell probably will be high
man for the council, with the others
about in this order: Fred German. Z
NJ. Leonard, r. NJ. Galbraith, J.. I.
Myerly, John L. Hamery. H. B. Erase,
,. ]. Conroy. Mitchell and German
are sure to 80 on the council. The
only ones sure not to go on are Erase
and Conroy. The sole fight is between
the other four-Leonard, Hamery. Gal
braith and Myerly.
The conspicuous phase of the cam
paign has showed up in q way wholly
unexpected by those who laid the
plans.
t. All a Business Matter.
Those who point the finger Of scorn
at Des Moines, in connection with the
city campaign, and say it is all poll
tics while it ought to be all business
do Dies sMoines an injustice. The city
campaign Of Des Moines at this time is
pretty nearly Ill a business matter If
ii IL disguised IS politics ii is III order
to deceive
The big feature Of the campaign, as
seen BY those whoh are capable Of dis
eliminating, and who are not purpose
~ blind. IL fight for control Of the
police arm Of the city in anticipation
OF what many regard as an inevitable
fight to the death between the unions
and the enemies Of the unions. The
greatest care has been taken to have
this feature concealed, but it is there,
and twill be met next Monday. This
ls why the fight is raging about the
head OF Galbraith, who is slated for
head Of the public safety department If
his champions control.
VIII % recalled that some years
ago there was Q street car strike when
Hoe was head OF the public safety de-
pArtment. and It was claimed that the
police department failed to give proper
protection to the cars and by It's re-.
fusal to clear the streets Of the strik-
ers contributed largely to the failure
Of the company to handle the situation.
There IL no doubt that, at least. there
was failure Of the police department to
ID anything to H1lp tie inaportsd 3;teike
breakers. At that time business
mems association" was formed, or
came to the front, with the avowed OBJ
ject Of breaking up the unions. This
c-ganization is responsible for. the can
didacy Of Gaibraith and Mitchell. But
Mitchell has positive strength aside
from this organization. Hence the fight
1s on Galbraith, who would be the
choice Of this organization to handle
the police. and who would lean at least
far toward the employers Of labor. in
case OF a strike, as the old administra-
ton did the other way.
Hanna Handicapped.
And the business men OF Des Moines
believe that it is only matter of time
until there will come labor contro-
vsasy that will involve all the in
fsstr'ps OF the city. It is because Of
this fact that Galbraith Is strong and
psooabiy Will pull thru. The saloon
question Is only an incidental.
II Mitchell goes on the council and
Myerly loses he will have charge Of the
streets. 1t is expected that German
viii have charge Of public accounts and
he will make an admirable man for
the place. II Hamery gets on the coun-
ell, he would be best assigned to the
public safety department, in which he
was quite successful in the first COM
mission council. Myerly is strong with
= large class Of local politicians but he
10 a poor substitute for MacVicar in
charge Of the streets. Leonard is
plxzle.He is street car conductor. But
he has done much work In the labor
organisations. At the same time he
Sd 90 eminently fair and high minded
that everyone who knows him is going
to vote for him. man Of not great
natural ability he would be an excel
lent councilman.
The Catholic and anti-Catholic ques-
tiorisis In the campaign only to slight
extent. but would be more so II Erase
4 and Cunroy were able to command
more. votes. The ants made a clean
inx in the school election and nearly
90 in the city primary. The question
Seems te he not so dangerous as 1t was.
Mayor Hanna is a really capable and
strong man but he has been SO sur
rounded that he.was almost helpless In
the past. Now he is showing commend
sabla snap and vigor in the campaign.
nut II n Roes weakness that makes
tha mayoralty fght cinch for Hanna.
v,hen Roe shielded himself behind the
statute Of limitations to keep from
payine over fees to the county ne
placed himself for all time.
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Nevada, March 2S-At the special
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