Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-03-05
EFFICIENCY Plan !
ATTRACTS NOTICE
Scheme for Recognizing STATE
Affairs Starts Discussion.
LIKE CITIES COMMISSION FORM
Executive Council Appointed by the
Governor Will Have Full Control.
Constitutional Convention Probable.
State oratoricai Contest.

Governor viii Have Full Control.
Constitutional Convention Probable.
State Oratoricai Contest.
Des Moines, March 2.-If the state
of Iowa should adopt the plan that
will be recommended to the next leg
lislature for the reorganization Of the
state government it would mean that
Iowa would have the most modern and
| upto-date state government in the
world. at least according to the ideas
OF the professional reformers, and
would have discarded the old political
ideas for strictly business formation
of government affairs. The more the
plan is studied the more it impresses
the radicals that it is along the right
line. and it is expected that the
scheme will have important bearing
on legislation at the next session and
have strong support. There does not
seem to be any special prospect of the
matter becoming a political issue
| Neither party will take up the plan
But when the legislature meets there
will be some strong pressure to have
4 constitutional convention called to
| fix it up. The report is bound to cause
a great deal of discussion, more or less
| serious, for the faults of the present
political system are acknowledged. not
/ alone as to state matters, but as to
county and city affairs,
Divisions Of State Authority.
I The various divisions of state execu.
tive authority are TO be nicely ar.
ranged under the new system, so as
least to disturb the present bureaus
! and organizations. There is to be a
director general appointed by the gov.
emo, Oh each of the following depart
ments: Agriculture, public works.
public health, education, commerce
and industries, charities and correc.
tons and public safety.
The heads of these various depart.
ments are to constitute an executive
council, with great authority in the alb.
sence of the legislature. The scheme
for the consolidation of Offices is the
most complete ever suggested for any
state, and some OF its features will
some day become part OF the law OF
the state.
First State Convention Called.
The Prohibition party has already
called its state convention to nomi
| nate a state ticket, the first to get into
the field. This will be held in Mar
shalltown, March and 8. The Prohi
bition party will not have primary
election for selection OF candidates
and is therefore permitted to hold a
select candidates who will subsequent
~ go on the ballot by petition. 1t has
been decided that the temperance OF
CARNATIONS OF the state will this yeal
work together unitedly for the defeat
of every candidate OF every party who
will not pledge himself to favor the
adoption OF constitutional amend
ment, the repeal OF the mulct law an.
for national irohibtory amendment
This vii! bring the congressional fights
into the prohibitory question.
State OratoricaI Contest
The state oratorical contest will be
held in Des Moines Friday night The
eastern division is composed of Par
sons college. Coe. l.enox AID Iowa
Wesleyan. Des Mones college. Ames
| Simpson and Morninsside make up the
western division. Orators from these
! schools will meet for the state cham
pionship. The contest will be held il
| the auditorium of the First Baptist
church In the preliminary contests
Fred Dean OF Des Moines college woI
first honors in the western division
while Kenneth B. McAfee took frs
| place in the eastern division.
Damage Suit at Carroll.
The ease OF G. H. Teller, state fooc
| inspector who is being sued for S. ,00l
for alleged false prosecution at Car
roll, was resumed today. II will prob
ably take all the week for the state t.
introduce its evidence. w. B. Barney
state dairy and food commissioner
was on for the state. He declared
| that if Teller loses his case the stat,
might as well call in all of its inspect
| ors. as they would be at the mercy O
| crooked Dealers
cosson Will Argue Case.
Attorney General George Cosson LEI
| for Washington. where tomorrow h,
will appear before The United State
| supreme court in behalf of the state o
| Iowa in the railroad case in which tn,
| state is seeking to compel railroads t,
| accept freight AT Mississippi rive
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