Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-27
TRoTTING ASSOCIATION AGREES
TO GO BACK TO OLD SYSTEM
OF AWARDING PURSES.
WILL APPLY TO STATE FAIR
AND OTHER IOWA MEETINGS
Greatest Scramble For State Offices Is
For Railroad Commissioner, Poorest
Population Of Negroes in Iowa Ex-
cessive-Few Insane Negroes.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 2i.-An who are
interested in high class trotting at the
state fair and on other tracks where
large purses are offered for speed
events will be glad to learn that at
the meeting of the two trotting associ-
ations in Chicago it was agreed that
the each heat a race system should
be abandoned and that records of
horses only when they win the entire
race will be considered in Classifying
horses. Secretary Corey, Of the state
agricultural board, and others from
Iowa sought this rule. III American
TrotIing Association circles there has
been a strong move to make perma-
nent the other rule; but il was agreed
at the Chicago meeting last week that
only records MADE in winning races
on regular tracks would count.
The effect OF this will be TO greatly
increase the number of horses avail
each heat race plan was forcing
it was making il difficult TO ill for the
slower class races.
There was also agreement 10 entire
" abandon the weight rule since the
matter of weight for tro1ting drivers
is of no Importance.
The only place for which there
seems, at present, TO be any great
scramble in the state is that of rail-
road commissioner-the poorest PAID
place Of all.
Some time ago il was announced
that Clifford Thorne would be a candi-
date for denomination and later 1t
came out that Chris Ottosen would
again De candidate and had secured
papers. Whether Colonel Palmer VIII
be a candidate again has not been de-
cided. There probably Will be others
seeking the republican nomination.
On the dem ocratic SIDE. Mr.. Reed
OF E-iGon railroad engineer ana
brother to Chairman Nick Reed OF the
democratic state committee. secured
papers some time ago and has Deen
circulating them. sam w. Mercer OF
Iowa City, who runs large printing
plant, is also announced as candl-
date. He was the candidate once pc
fore. Also l.. T. Jones Of this city, in
charge of the publicity end OF the
democratic state campaign under
Chairman Reed for long time. is an
uounced as a possible candidate on the
democratic ticket.
There is a much larger proportion
OF negroes in the state prison and re-
formarory than in the state Of Iowa as
a whole. The percentage of coloreo TO
white population in the Fort Madison
institution is about IS. which is much
higher than the proportion Of co.ored
TO white population of the state. In
the south a very large proportion OF
the prison population is colored.
But in the other state institutions
the situation IS reversed. There are
very few insane negroes in Iowa.
There is only one at Clarinda. There
are few at the ether places and none
at Knoxville.
AS result Of the adoption Of the
so-cal!ed workmen's compensation law
in Iowa it is anticipated that there will
be a great increase in fidelity and cas-
ualtE business in the state and that
some OF the big eastern companies will
open branch Offices here. 1t is an open
secret that the law as finally passed
was framed up by the insurance com
panies and their representative and is
hardly to be called a state system OF
workmen's compensation. 1t merely
requires insurance in some company.
The big casualty companies therefore
plan to reap the greatest rewards from
the law and are already getting into
the Iowa field for big business.
Capt. George Z. Ball and Lieut.. Sid
ney D. Maize, are getting ready to
start out Monday next on the big job