Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-07
GATHERED IN THE BY-WAYS

a0.to be the decldinG. matter IN me
case. They worked thru jobbins houses
and others with whom they had busi-
ness relations. But now there is n
come back These jobbing houses OF
Des Moines and manufacturers and
employers Of labor are hearing from
customers. a number Of the jobhers
have the past two weeks received let
ters from out in the state. from re-
tailers who have been huyinE goods OF
Des Moines houses, asking what their
attitude was on the open saioons In
Des Noines. The writer's Intimate that
With them It IL u purely business mat
ter. that they DO not want TO do bn1f-
ness with, firms that are responsible FOR
saloons. and that II the Des Mo'ne%
iathers arc in a combine 70 hack tn
~salHons rerhars tohhl2E houses else
y,hcr. can supply the goods wanted.
The number Of these letters received
has become alarming, 1t Is suggested
that their numbers indicate a con-
certed move. with a central head tc
thus embarssa Dies Moines jobbins
houses. Whether 1t will have any
effect other than to prove an b
assment for the future eNains to he
seen. The territory In which Des
.Moines jobbers do most of their bust
ness is dry" territory.
st
The way that nomination papers have
been coming in signed up for Governor
Clarke has been a great surprise to
Secretary English, who Is receiving
them. Those sent out came back In a
few days completely filled. Mann or
the circulars say they could have filed
many more with little effort. One mar
wrote that he got ninety signers n
made inquiry of everyone and failed
to find a single person who was op-
posed to the state OF Iowa 1mproV-
ing it's capitol grounds. Another wrote
that in a week he had found only three
who were trying to place the blame
for taxes on the governor. One sig
nature caused a little surprise: 1t was
that Of the editor Of q daily paper
having about as strong bullmoose
leanings as any paper OF the state.
Since the announcement in this cor
respondence more than a week ago that
it had been decided Mr.. Meredith
should not become q candidate for
governor there has been some specula-
ton as to who will be in the race. '.
r. McGinnis is making Roadway right
along and is sending out a Slip with
his portrait and his home paper in
dorserent. But he will be fought and
fought hard by the same persons VINO
decided that Meredith wouldn't do. AT
the conference here on Jan. 26. those
who decided the matter stated that
Wilbur Marsh, OF Waterloo. would en-
ter the, campaign as a candidate for
governor. but nothing definite seems to
have been heard from this source.
He would no. nave to make n state
n,ent OF his position on the leading is
sues like either Meredith or McGinnis
would have to make. There is a group
here still insistent that either ex-
Senator Cleveland or john T. Hamilton
will be the candidate. They do not
look with favor on either George
whitmer or ex-senator VIII Whiting.
Frank Stuart probably will have a
clear field for the nomination for SEN
.ator on the bull moose state ticket.
Thus far all efforts Of the organization
"a, bring out a candidate. to oppose
him have failed. He Is the only one
Of their men in Iowa capable OF max
ing a stronE speech land stating clearly
and definitely what are the issues
which made the progressive movement
in all parties a reality.