Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-02
COSSON CALLS OPPONENT FOR
MISLEADING CLAIMS ON ROAD ,
QUESTION.
NOT TRYING TO FoIST
$1oo,ooo,ooo BOND ISSUE
Says Harding 10 Posing as Savior Of
People From Imaginary Evil-Hard-
ing Failed to Vote Yes on Bills De.
signed to Save Girls and Women
From White Slavery.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, June I'm his address
al Fairfield Yesterday Attorney Cen
eral Cosson attacked Harding's state
ments as to the one hundred million
dollar bond issue which he has said
the good roads boosters wanted to
foist on the people. Cosson asked if
any one present had ever heard any
person or candidate propose a one
hundred million dollar bond issue. No
one had. He then suggested that the
lieutenant governor was a candidate
on the ground Of saving them from an
imaginary evil.
while Mr.. Harding is now claim
ing the credit of saving the people
from an imaginary evil declared the
attorney general, when he had the
opportunity he did not save the farmer
and the people from a real evil and
voted no on the motion to bring the
trust bill on the floor and pass it. He
failed to vote for the Cosson unfair
discrimination bill prohibiting unfair
discrimination in poultry products and
grain which meant a great deal to the
farmers and people engaged in poul-
try and dairying in this state"
AS NOSSOli lldS becl UCIllS dI OlHeI
speaking engagements he called at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Harding
did not vote for one of the three bills
TO protect girls and women from white
slavery and hold the property owners
liable.
Robbins Says No.
c. A. Robbins, assistant attorney
general, declared today that the story
to the effect that he was willing to
enter an elimination arrangement
with other candidates for the republic
can nomina ton for attorney general
was absolutely false and without
foundation He said he had not been
in conference with Henry Sampson or
any Of his friends regarding the mat
ter as was stated in an article printed
in Des Moines paper.
II was, however, approached on yes
terday by a friend OF Mr.. Sampson
who said he was authorized by Mr..
Sampson TO offer me the position OF
third assistant and also pay my cam
paign expenses II would withdraw
in his favor" said Robbins. GAS this
proposition was illegal and practically
amounted to the offer Of a bride the
same was promptly declined. This is
the extent Of the so-called negotiations
so far as I am concerned"
Governor Clarke yesterday issued
an extradition for taking back to
Fremont. Neb., Charles Etherton, who
Is wanted there on charge Of having
forged and counterfeited certain
check. He was arrested at Sioux City.
Officers from Fremont came after the
extradition papers yesterday.
Cunmins' Friends Active.
Charles A. Rawson, Howard Clark
and I. C. Kurtz, Of Des Moines. have
opened political headquarters for
Senator Cummins in Chicago and are
distributing considerable literature
with reference to the senior Iowa
senator In the interests Of his cam
paign for the republican nomination
for president. Many local leaders are
already in Chicago trying to line up
votes for Senator Cummins.
BY Saturday night there will be a
number Of Iowans in Chicago getting
ready for the big convention fight.
State house officials before leaving
for Chicago took advantage Of the abb
sent voters law to cast their ballots
with the county auditor for the pri-
mary and on equal suffrage. Many Of
the local men who expect 10 attend the
convention however will remain until
after Monday so Is to be able to cast
their vote in person and watch the
trend of the primary vote on Monday
at close range.
Ruling on Librarians.
In ruling made yesterday the
state municipal accounting depart