Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-29
Meredith WON'T RUN
DEC MolNE1 MAN WILL NOT
MAKE coNrEsT ron DEMO.
CRATIC NOMINATION.
NOT INCLINED 70 ENTER
soUAeBLE FOR PLACE
Meolnnlss, 81 Decatur County, to be
Formidable Candidate on Democratic
Ticket II Neminatsd-Ali Msrehants
20 b Permitted TO Handle Common
Msdieinss Familiar e Public,
3peoiss to rimss-Republican.

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Des Moines. Jan. 29.-1t is practically
certain that e. T. Meredith. former
president Of the commercial club, will
not be q candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor.
Representations had been made to
MI. Meredith that If he would only
come out as a candidate the way would
be cleared for his nomination without
q fight in June, or at least only a
nominal contest. Mr.. Meredith was
opposed to any double campaign, and
would not care to accept the leader
ship unless he could have the nomi-
nation with practically the acquiesence
Of all those who would support him in
the fall. But it has become apparent
that he can not be accorded the nomi-
nation without a fight.
It is certain that v. r. McGinnis, Of
Decatur county, will be candidate. He
will be q most formidable one, and re-
publicans who are well versed In the
way politics go. say he will be by far
the strongest candidate that can be
named for governor on the democratic
ticket. MoGinnis is a whirlwind CAM
paigner and man Of tine presence
and great force.
There will also be other candidates
for the nomination, as yet not for
mally announced. There is expectation
1F
will yet enter the race.
State officials have no intention Of
merchants Of common medicines with
which all persons are familiar.
The makers Of sulphate of iron won
a victory by having the commission
decide that at least for the present no
effort would be made to compel the
taking Of this drug out of the hardware
and grocery stores.
Representatives Of the retail mer-
chants of the state put UP the plea
that as to a great many very common
remedies like castor oil, salts, sulphur,
vaseline, borax and ammonia, it would
work great hardship on the people
II there was to be prohibition Of the
sale Of these in the general stores. The
people have become accustomed to
buying them at all sorts Of stores. To
now compel them to go to Grug stores
would be q hardship especially In the
rural districts where drug stores are
not as numerous as other stores.
The attorney general advised a co.,
sentative course In regard to these
matters and the state pharmacy COM
mission will go slow. A bulletin will
be issued more fully explaining the
law and the rulings and stating just
what can or can not be sold by the
general merchants.
Among the queer questions that
come to the office Of attorney general
was one yesterday as to whether or not
when a man sells his farm the rural
mail box on the post at the gate goes
with the farm. Another was whether
or not the telephone in the house Is
to be regarded as a part Of the real es-
tate which goes with the farm. Az
other inquirer this week wanted the
la ws of Iowa against laying out poison"
for dogs and another recently wanted
legal opinion on the inspection Of sewer
pipes as to whether or not the joints
had been properly sealed.
Some peculiar questions have arisen
in connection with the effort on the
part Of residents Of the south side, in
Des Moines, to secure a viaduct near
the Coon river on the road to Fort Des
Moines. The city first approved plans
for steel structure, but is now press
ing on the railroad commission plans
for a concrete viaduct TO cost $780,
1,fo duo
is a bridge and viaduct, for 1t includes
a bridge over the river and crosses
over railroad tracks on both sides.
Attorneys for the railroads interested
take the position that the law never
contemplated authority to order via
duct where there is now no traffic at
all but merely that If the viaduct is
built there will be traffic, and therefore
it is not a case wherein viaduct is
to be ordered because Of congestion
Of traffic and extraordinary hazards.
There is also insistence that a part Of
tho cost necessarily, of the bridge.
comes in on the abutments which the
railroad companies are asked to help
pay for, and therefore tina! the rail-
roads are saked to pay not alone for
viaduct where there is no traffic but
for bridge where there is none now.
The matter has been for a second
time referred to the railroad commits
sion.
In a little less than year the state
will have started to taking state CEN
sus. 1t is provided that every ten
years, midway between the national
census takings. the state shall enum-
crate all the people. This Is work
under the direction Of the state execu-
tive council. The work is done by anu
thru the local assessors.
It is remembered that ten years ago
the taking Of the state enumeration
was very imperfectly done and only
a part Of the population was counted.
This is the reason that the census OF
that year showed a material decrease
in population.
The members Of the executive coun-