Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-30
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS IN
TENTH DISTRICT "PAssINe
PROSPERITY AROUND"
FAMOUS BLUE SKY CASES
NOT FORGOTTEN ,RY FARMERS
Was Lawyer For Stock Food Concern
Which Put One Over on Purchasers
and Was Put Out Of Business by
Supreme court-Reeords Show 66
Per Cent Of Decisions Reversed.
Special to Times Republican.

J Special to Times Republican.
Des Ioines, Oct. 30-What little
there has been of the progressive polit-
ical party campaign in Iowa has been
made with the slogan pass prosperity
around" and each one Of the candl-
dates who has been heard from since
the June primaries has acclaimed HIM
self passer in chief of-prosperity. In
cdentally, this is second cousin to the
square deaI declaration. Some Of the
old party" people who have been dis
posed to be perhaps over-critical have
questioned the right of these new par
tyites to COPYRIGHT on these slogans.
Now 1t so happens that the only bull
moose candidate who has been able to
make stir is Judge Quarton in the
( Tenth district. Since the Perkins or
ganization in Wall street abandoned
the bull moose movement in Iowa the
candidates left to shift and pay ex-
penses for themselves have been very
quiet. But Quarton was not depend
ent on the usual sources of bull moose
support.
Quarton Acts az Attorney.
Some inquiry has just been made in
to the record which Judge Quarton
made in passing prosperity around"
in the past. Therein Is an interesting
story and it relates to a famous series
of blue sky cases with which many
people in northern Iowa have sad but
vivid recollections. A scheme had been
worked on the farmers by gang
working for so-called stock remedy
by which an order for a small quantity.
and note for payment, always turned
up at headquarters as an order for
several tons of the stuff. The victim
discovered his dilemma only when no
tilted that a big shipment was ready to
pe delivered. Many of the victims
compromised rather than so to court.
Others baked and were>promptly not1-
fled suit would be brought on the note
and contract. Thousands were victims.
1t was one of the most successful
schemes Of the kind ever worked off on
Iowa farmers.
About this time the company con-
nected up with Judge Quarton. then
Just located at Algona, and he was re-
lied upon to handle the legal end of
the proposition and to keep the pro-
rioters clear OF the penitentiary while
collections were being made. Quarton
accepted their retainer and became at
torney for the promoters.
Court Puts Concern Out Of Business.
Case after case which had been re-
sisted by the Indignant victims was
appealed to the supreme court and
these were known in court and the
newspapers as the famous blue sky
cases. The supreme court in rendering
decisions severely criticized the con-
tracts, cases were reversed. public in
dignation was aroused, and 1t became
50 hot for the promoters that they
were compelled to move their base OF
operations and ultimately they were
nut out Of business. Not until, how
ever these smooth-tongued fellows
had compelled hundreds of farmers in
Iowa to either make settlements or go
into court to save themselves from
bankruptcy.
When the Judge became a candidate
for county attorney in Kossuth .coun-
~. the Algona Courier published the
court records in these blue sky" cases
and so severe was its arraignment that
it turned the votes so that in a very
strong republican county the judge was
defeated.
Court criticizes Quarton.
But in time the matter was
smoothed over and he secured nomi
nation as candidate for judge and
was elected three times. That was I'M
der the convention system When he
tried for a fourth term his fresh record
made In court was thoroughly analysed
and exploited and because Of this he
was defeated for denomination. One
notable decision which caused wide
comment was to the erect that a dog is
wild animal, the decision being one
wherein one Of his friends had appro-
priated q dog belonging to neighbor.
The Judges unfairness on the bench
became almost notorious. In state
case. Tooth Iowa, page Z, the supreme
court said LAS we have indicated. the
misconduct we have been discussing
was SO great and so prejudicial as to
require us to reverse the case" In a
liquor case in the 134th Iowa the SUI
premc court jolted the Judge for hav-