Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-20
STATE ASSOCIATION GOES ON
RECORD AS OPPOSED TO
PROGRESSIVE LAWS.
RAP MANY THINGS BESIDES
PERMANENT HIGHWAYS
Opposed to Widows Pensions, County
Tuberculosis Hospitals, and Con-
denim Appointment Of County Off
ciaIs-county Treasurers and Audi
tors Elect Officers.
Special to Ttmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2o.-That the
county supervisors attending the an
nual convention of their organization
yesterday We're eager 10 go on record
on the good roads question and TO eX-
press themselves with reference TO the
highway commission was evident in
the keen interest taken in the election
and in the resolution. The business
session, at which time officers were
elected, had the largest attendance of
any meeting during the convention.
The room was crowded and apparently
every supervisor who had been IN at
tendance at the convention at all was
on hand at the election OF officers.
Resolutions against hard surfaced
roads made of concrete. brick or as
phalt We're unanimously adopted. The
clause with reference 10 this was as
follows: That we absolutely oppose
any agitation leading up TO hard-sur-
faced roads to be made of concrete,
brick or asphalt at this time"
Relative TO the state highway COM
mission the resolutions declared: That
as the report of the Iowa state high
way commission for the year 1914
shows the expenditures TO have been
excessive; that they be called on
to reduce their expenditures TO an
amount not to exceed $4,000 per year"
j. H. Gregory, of Dickinson county,
who was elected president over Q. H.
Dunlap, Of Washington county, was
put in by the element which is opposed
TO the highway commission and TO
hard-surfaced roads. The other off,
GERS elected were: Vice president,
Frank Voorhees,. Ringgold county; sec
rotary, John Walsh Monroe county;
treasurer, W. P. Hopkins, Pocahontas
county.
Good Roads Men Laid Down.
AS matter Of fact the friends of
hard surfaced roads and Of the high
way commission did not put up as
hard a fight as did the other crowd.
o. H. Dunlap. their candidate for
president, did not want the Office an
other year. altho he consented to be-
ing candidate. He has held the Of
fee for five years and has put in time
and labor in discharging its duties.
On the other hand it was apparent
that the friends of the old Johnson
road law, singing under the defeat adj
ministered by the legislature to this
bill last winter and by the criticism
of 1t, were anxious for chance to
carry that fight into the supervisors
convention.
The resolutions in full as they were
passed by the convention follows:
Resolved, That we extend our ap-
probation to the city of Des Moines
and the board of supervisors of Polk
county for the generous entertainment
furnished and cooperation during our
convention.
That we approve the general work
ing features of the new road law, par
ticularly those providing for a uniform
system of highways and for a uniform
standard of bridge and road construc-
ton.
Opposed to Widows Pensions.
THAT we recommend that the Thir-
ty-seventh general assembly enact
laws compelling the railroad COM
panies to remove banks and obstruc-
tons within their rightof -ways which
obstruct the view at public crossings
and endanger the safety Of the travel
ing public.
That we absolutely oppose any agi-
tation leading UP to hard surfaced
roads to be made Of concrete, brick or
asphalt at this time.
That as the report or the Iowa state
highway commission for the year 1914
shows the expenditures TO have been
excessive that they be called on to re-
luce their expenditures to an amount
not to exceed $4,000 per year.
That the law enacted In regard to
widows pensions be modified or re-
pealed and the matter Of relief be left
in the hands OF boards of supervisors
or overseers of the poor in the state
Of Iowa.
1--WE recommend that the law be
changed in regard to people receiving
assistance from the county poor fund:
that the county poor fund have first
lein on all property real or personal
left by the death Of the beneficiary
That the law relating to commits
sioners of bitches be amended so as
not to bar parties who have been In.
terested in such .mproven ents where
the work has been completed from
serving on such comrlissi5n.
Ina s1nuch as t1lbercular patients
not being cared for by the counties are
not isolated, we see no good reason
why the counties should be required to
build special hospitals for the purpose
OF isoiattiirTig thar tuhere1Ilar patients
which fall to their care.
THAT we condemn the practice OF ap-
pointing public officials, state or coun-
ty, and recommend that all such be
elected by direct vote of the peo-
ple''
It was voted to hold the next con-
vention at Davenport, and the auditors
and treasurers also voted to meet at
Davenport at the same time.
Officers were elected by the auditors
as follows: President. 3. s McCully,
Jefferson; vice president. F. J. Alber
Des Moines; secretary, F.. w. Parrot
Burlington; treasurer. Richard Warn
er. Ida Grove
The following officers were elected
by the trea surers: President. Harry H
Harlan. Sigourney: vice president,
Hugo H. Stahl: secretary, r 2. John
son, Muscatine; treasurer. H. ]. Toen-