Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-08

OF the state, SO it is stated, there is
desire for an expression at the state
convention for repeal Of the entire
primary law. Generally this is OPP
posed. What will happen, of course,
is that there will be material modif-
cation Of the primary system,
especially as to state matters and the
judiciary, but the principle will pre-
vail and there will be no bill passed
to effect repeal. 1t is now certain
that the Seventh district will ask
Charley Rawson TO remain on the re-
publican state committee. and if he
consents he probably will be again
assigned the task of steering the party
to victory as in the last two cam
paigns.
The situation which has developed
in the democratic party leaves it GER
tain that the direction of party affairs
will again be in the hands of United
States Marshal Nick Reed, of drug
store fame, operating thru the name
of Mr.. Reynolds. who has not been
chairman save in name. This makes
certain the same kind of a campaign,
with funds derived from the same old
sources and obligations placed exactly
as in the past. The big sums of
money from Rock Island. Peoria and
similar places will be Forthcoming and
therefore the campaign will be a live
ly one. In the Seventh district Steve
Hill will succeed Mayor Crenshaw, of
Abel. as committeeman. Both have
stood opposed to the Reed machine at
oil
hopelessly in the minority and Hill
will have nothing to say as to the
management Of party affairs.
Altho the late General Josiah Given,
three or four times chief justice of the
Iowa supreme court, department COM
mander Of the G. A. R., failed to get
into the Spanish American war even
with a perfectly good set Of teeth
which he had paid for, his military
spirit lives on and may have a part in
whatever may be the next war. When
General Given had concluded the
! battle OF Stone River, down in Ten
nessee, where as lieutenant colonel he
commanded regiment in weeks
very hard fighting and won great re-
nown, the men Of his command made
him a present in commemoration Of
that one battle. 1t was a beautiful
dress sword. deliberately ornamented
and dazzling with beauty. For years,
| in Des Moines. on almost every suit
able occasion the sword was called for
to be on display or to be used at fairs
| or in parades and it was quite popular.
But short time before the generals
death he sent for his grandson, Jay
Given, then a student at Ames and
! presented him with the sword The
young man was son of Welker
Given, long time newspaper man and
| more recently secretary to the indus
! trial commission. He had manifested
a liking for things military and the
general had become interested in this
trait early. He had gone thru Culver
and afterwards finished an engineering
course at Ames. The old friends
Of General Given will be interested in
knowing that his grandson, who has
been long time captain in the ma
tional guard Of California, has just
been commissioned a captain Of en-
gineers in the regular army which
means that he will follow in the foot
steps Of his illustrous grandfather and
have military career. The case q
lustrates anew how the military spirit
will crop out occasionally In families
and persist thru generations,