Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-07
REPUBLICAN LEADER VISITS
IOWA TO CONFER WITH CUM
MINIS AND OTHERS.
SEEKING TO REUNiTE
G. o. P. MEMBERSHIP
Hon, Edward Randolph Wood Under
takes Task Of Lining Up Entire Party
For Republican Principles Of Real
Prote ction-Pocahontas Officials APP
peal Lake Drainage Case.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Aug. Hon. Edward
Randolph Wood, of Philadelphia re-
publican leader in his state. was IN
Des Moines yesterday interviewing
Governor Clarke, Senator Cummins
and other leaders here. He is on ms
way 10 Salt Lake City TO visit Senator
Reed Snoot. He has been visiting
Mayor IT. A Potter, of Mason CITY.
Mr.. Woods one particular MISSION
at this time is the reuniting OF the re-
publican party, he says he oelleVes
that before the early spring months
this will be accomplished and that
voters Will go to the polls in NoVem-
Der. 1916, determined to elect repuo-
lican who will restore republican tar
if principles. He says the east is feel
ing the need Of a protective tariff most
keeniv and il il were not for the war
the i'll effects OF free trade would be
far more apparent to the nation at
large. AS it is many eastern indus
tries are suffering. The republican
party cannot longer afford 10 De d.
vided. he says, and the leaders every
where are taking a hand In bringing
the two factions together. He says
dates for president who would give the
country business administration such
as will pc so essential after the war
Poca hontas county officials have ap-
pealed TO the supreme court their case
against the state executive council
growing out Of the sale Of the lake
beds Of Swan lake and Rat lake. The
county is claiming that the $4,000 de-
rived from the sale of these lake beds by
the state belong TO Pocanontas county.
The case was brought in the Polk
county district court and Governor
Clarke and other members of the exec
utive council were made defendants.
John Forbes, treasurer of Pocahontas
county, asked that a writ Of man
damus be issued directing the execu-
tive council to pay this sum over TO
their county. On motion filed by John
Fletcher Of the attorney generals Of
flee the case was dismissed. It is now
being appealed and may come up next
month. The state has refused to pay,
because Of the uncertainty OF the title
TO the lake bed and state officials say
that when this claim can be determined
the matter will be adjudicated accord
ingly.
The supreme court Is being asked
to pass on the validity Of the new city
ordinance regulating jitney buses.
Attorney A. D. Pugh appeared before
Justice Gaynor yesterday and argued
for q temporary injunction restraining
the city from enforcing the ordinance
which otherwise will go into effect to-
nt1ht Justice Gaynor will probably
rule on this point today. Jitney bus
operators are fighting the ordinance
and none of them has as yet taken OUT
license, altho Superintendent Mitchell,
of the public safety department, has no.
titled them that all who are operating
without q license under the new ordi-
nance Sunday viii be arrested. The
council met yesterday morning expect
ing to pass upon the applications for
licenses, but none had been presented.
All the iitney operators are thus tar
standing pat.
An appeal has been perfected In the
William Sayles case, in which Sayles
was found guilty Of the murder OF
John G. Runyan al Council Bluffs.
Punvan died as the result Of an as
sau!t by Sayles. according to the YER
dict Of the court at Council Bluffs, and
Sayles was found guilty OF second de-
gree murder. The assault took place
on Nav I. 1914, and the trial Of Sayles;
ended October l6. The court over
ruled a motion for new trial and the
case has been appealed 10 the supreme
court and will probably be heard next